Former frontman of Polar Bear Club, Jimmy Stadt, has formed the new band Wax Bottles. The group also includes guitarist Nate Morris (ex-PBC), Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem) on drums, Jasmyn Morris on keys, and Pierre Marceau on bass. You can hear two new songs below.
Brendon Urie talked to People Magazine:
When I told them I wasn’t going to college or on a Mormon mission, that I don’t believe in God and I was pursuing music, they were like, “You’ve gotta move out.” They cooled off, and when we made our first Panic! at the Disco album, I got a care package from my family with this beautiful letter: “No matter what, we will always love you.”
Fights and Fires have released a video for “Church Bells.”
Silverstein have debuted their new song “Mirror Box.”
Eric Nally, the lead singer of Foxy Shazam, has released a video for his new solo song “Ruby.”
Waxahatchee’s new album, Out In The Storm, can be streamed on NPR.
Jay-Z has announced some new tour dates.
NasvilleGab is reporting that Cassadee Pope and Rian Dawson of All Time Low have ended their relationship:
Their representative has confirmed “they have amicably ended their relationship, but remain friends, supportive of each others’ careers, and maintain the utmost respect for one another.”
The Dangerous Summer are reuniting and will be releasing new music and touring. You can read the band’s full statement below. There are also some new pressings of the band’s catalog on vinyl up for sale.
Green Day have issued a statement after an acrobat tragically died before their set at the Mad Cool festival in Madrid. You can read it in full below.
Manchester Orchestra’s new song, “The Moth,” is up on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.
My thanks to Broadside for sponsoring the website this week. The band released their new album, Paradise, a couple weeks ago and you can give it a listen on all the regular streaming services. It’s got a summer pop-punk vibe, not unlike early Cartel or All Time Low. A video for the title track can be found on YouTube.
Chris Avis, a well known music videographer, passed away a few day ago. A GoFundMe has been set up to raise funds for a memorial:
To honor his memory, we’re setting up this GoFundMe as something positive at a time of terrible darkness. With the blessing of his family, we’re asking that anyone also feeling at a loss to channel those feelings into something good that Chris would appreciate, raising money for the Bakersfield High School Drillers athletics program. Beyond music, everyone knows how deeply he loved coaching basketball, having also played in high school himself under the current BHS varsity coach, so it felt like the best way to honor him.