Third Eye Blind have released their new song “Cop vs. Phone Girl” from their upcoming EP, We Are Drugs. You can stream the song below.
Third Eye Blind – “Cop vs. Phone Girl”
Verizon Buys Yahoo for $4.8 Billion
Vindu Goel, reporting for The New York Times:
Verizon, seeking to build an array of digital businesses that can compete for users and advertising with Google and Facebook, announced on Monday that it was buying Yahoo’s core internet business for $4.83 billion in cash.
The deal, which was reached over the weekend, unites two titans of the early internet, AOL and Yahoo, under the umbrella of one of the nation’s largest telecommunications companies. Verizon bought AOL for $4.4 billion last year. Now it will add Yahoo’s consumer services — search, news, finance, sports, video, email and the Tumblr social network — to a portfolio that includes AOL as well as popular sites like The Huffington Post.
Yahoo and AOL, once giants of the industry, now just another part of Verizon. I wonder what Tumblr’s fate will be?
The 1975 Announce North American Tour
The 1975 have announced some new North American tour dates. You’ll find those below.
Doctor Strange Trailer #2
The second trailer for Doctor Strange has been released.
A Day to Remember – “Bullfight”
A Day to Remember have released their new song “Bullfight.” The album’s release date has also been pushed back to September 2nd.
Pierce the Veil – “Circles” Video
Pierce the Veil have released their new video for “Circles.”
Brie Larson to Play Captain Marvel
Brie Larson has been officially announced to play Captain Marvel.
Useless ID – “We Don’t Want the Airwaves” Video
Useless ID have released their video for “We Don’t Want the Airwaves.”
Balance & Composure Announce New Album
Balance & Composure will release their new album, Light We Made, on October 7th via Vagrant Records. They have also released their new song, “Postcard,” and pre-orders are now up.
‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Releases New Trailer
The Lego Batman Movie trailer has also been released. I’d say it’s been a pretty good day for trailers.
‘Wonder Woman’ Trailer
The badass new trailer for Wonder Woman was just released.
‘Justice League’ Trailer
A trailer for Justice League was just posted on Twitter.
Sponsor: Thank You Audible
My thanks to Audible.com for sponsoring Chorus this week. They are currently offering a free 30-day trial that comes with two free audio books, and if you’ve got any kind of commute, I can’t recommend finding some time to listen to audibooks enough. One of the things I love about Audible is how easy they make the return process — if you order something to check out, start it and don’t like it, they’re really great about letting you return the book without any hassle.
I’ve been currently reading Armada, so if you’re looking for something new to check out, that’s definitely worth giving a look.
SD3 – “All That I Want”
SD3’s new single “All That I Want” is now up on Apple Music. The 80’s themed music features Cary Brothers.
The Last VCR Will Be Manufactured This Month
Ananya Bhattacharya, writing for QZ:
Surprising fact: there’s a company still making video-cassette recorders, or VCRs. But that will change at the end of this month.
Japan’s Funai Electronics, which makes its own electronics, in addition to supplying companies like Sanyo, will produce the last batch of VCR units by July 30, Nikkei reported (link in Japanese). The company cites difficulty in obtaining the necessary parts as one of the reasons for halting production.