The Maine have released their new video for “Another Night on Mars.”
The Maine – “Another Night on Mars” Video
Against Me! – “Haunting, Haunted, Haunts”
Against Me!’s new song “Haunting, Haunted, Haunts” can be streamed below. The new album is due out on September 16th.
All Get Out Announce Album Title
All Get Out will be releasing Nobody Likes a Quitter this fall. The album was co-written and produced by Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull and Robert McDowell.
What Makes Simone Biles the World’s Best Gymnast
This interactive piece from The New York Times on Simone Biles, the US gymnast, is awesome:
Her signature move is a double layout with a half-twist and a blind landing. When she first performed it in 2013, no one else had ever tried it in competition.
It’s now officially known as “The Biles.”
BitTorrent Launches Discovery Fund
BitTorrent has announced the “Discovery Fund:”
Over the next year, BitTorrent aims to partner with 25 creators by providing cash grants and promotional support to build impactful releases and discover new fans. We are looking for artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers and other creators working on uncompromised projects representing a diverse, original perspective seeking global distribution. This open, international initiative has a rolling call (so you can apply when your project is ready) and provides $2,500- $100,000 in marketing and distribution funding to use at your discretion.
Artists an apply here.
Descendents Look at Rolling Stone’s Top 40 Punk Album List
The Descendents did a review of Rolling Stone’s “Top 40 Punk Album List.”
Rival Town – “Better Luck Next Time” Video
Rival Town have released their new video for “Better Luck Next Time.”
PUP Taste Test Dog Food
PUP sat down with the AV Club to do some dog food tasting. Nom.
Anthony Green – “A Reason to Stay”
Anthony Green’s new song “A Reason to Stay” can be streamed below.
Bon Iver to Debut New Album Live on Friday
Bon Iver will be debuting their new album at a live performance this Friday, August 12th, at Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s Eaux Claires festival. A “22 days” mural has also appeared in Brooklyn, which matches posts from Bon Iver’s social media accounts.
The Stoner Arms Dealers: The Story Behind ‘War Dogs’
The movie War Dogs is coming out next week and I finally sat down to read the Rolling Stone piece by Guy Lawson from 2011 about the story the movie is based on. A gripping read.
Packouz was baffled, stoned and way out of his league. “It was surreal,” he recalls. “Here I was dealing with matters of international security, and I was half-baked. I didn’t know anything about the situation in that part of the world. But I was a central player in the Afghan war — and if our delivery didn’t make it to Kabul, the entire strategy of building up the Afghanistan army was going to fail. It was totally killing my buzz. There were all these shadowy forces, and I didn’t know what their motives were. But I had to get my shit together and put my best arms-dealer face on.”
Chvrches Share Interactive Studio Tour
Chvrches have released a fully interactive 360° studio tour website.
Chris Farren – “Still Beating”
Chris Farren has premiered his new song “Still Beating” over at Stereogum. You can stream that in the replies.
The final gallery from the Taste of Chaos tour is for Taking Back Sunday. The images come from their stop at the famous Red Rocks in Morrison, CO. You’ll find the photos below.
Ray-Bans Releases Short Film on Deafheaven
Ray-Bans have released a short film about Deafheaven. You can watch that below.