Wavves have made it very clear who they would like to come to their shows and who aren’t welcome.
Wavves Bans Racists and Homophobes From Shows
Blink-182 Live at iHeartRadio Theatre
Blink-182’s live performance at iHeartRadio Theatre is now up.
US Record Industry Sees Album Sales Sink to Historic Lows
Ed Christman, writing for Billboard:
It’s the worst year (so far) for music sales since the 1991 debut of SoundScan (now Nielsen Music). Album sales, including track-equivalent albums (TEA, whereby 10 track sales equal one album unit) are down 16.9 percent in the first half of this year. But sales figures no longer tell the whole story of the record business.
Not great, Bob.
Sparrow Sleeps Releases Green Day Lullabies
Sparrow Sleeps have released a new album of Green Day lullabies called Hypersomniac. You can stream their rendition of “Wake Me When September Ends” below.
TTNG Stream ‘Disappointment Island’
TTNG’s new album, Disappointment Island, is streaming below via Independent.
August Burns Red Announce Tour
August Burns Red have announced a fall tour. Dates can be found below.
The Flaming Lips Creating Whiskey
The Flaming Lips are teaming up Few Spirits with to create custom branded whiskey called the “Brainville Rye Whiskey.” The full press release is below.
Beck Talks With Rolling Stone About New Album
Beck recently spoke with Rolling Stone about his work on his new album:
The sound, Beck says, was inspired by five years of heavy touring. He played big summer festivals to young audiences, and he soaked up the energy of acts like the Strokes, with whom he toured last year. “It’s a summer night, people have their hands up,” he says. “It’s a communal, celebratory thing. I wanted to take that into the studio, a kind of energy or joy. The thing that wakes you up a little bit.”
Balance and Composure Release Teaser
Balance and Composure have released a teaser video titled “Fall 2016.”
Cardiknox – “Wild Child” Video
Cardiknox have released their new video for “Wild Child.”
Dikembe Stream ‘Hail Something’
Dikembe’s new album Hail Something can be streamed below.
Russian Circles – “Mota”
Russian Circles’ new song “Mota” can be streamed below. The song comes from the upcoming album, Guidance,
Marvel Announces New Iron Man
Time has announced that Riri Williams will be taking over the Iron Man suit for Tony Stark.
Riri is a science genius who enrolls in MIT at the age of 15. She comes to the attention of Tony when she builds her own Iron Man suit in her dorm. Creator and Iron Man writer Brian Michael Bendis spoke exclusively to Time about the creation of Riri Williams with book artist Stefano Caselli and Marvel’s increasingly diverse cast of characters.
Courtney Barnett – “Elevator Operator”
Courtney Barnett has released her new video for “Elevator Operator.”
Pixies Announce New Album; Stream New Song
The Pixies will release their new album, Head Carrier, on September 30th. You can stream the new track “Um Chagga Lagga” below.