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Sponsor: Creep Records Signs Jank
Philadelphia band, Jank, have signed to Creep Records and launched pre-orders for their much buzzed about debut album, Awkward Pop Songs. For a limited time the full album is available for free on Bandcamp. A limited first pressing of the vinyl will be released on May 27th (300 blue inside white and 700 kelly green and orange with purple splatter) and there are pre-order options that also include a t-shirt and medtainer. A message from Creep Records, and a promo code, can be found below.
Members of The National and Grizzly Bear Cover Grateful Dead
Members of The National and Grizzly Bear have shared their cover of the Grateful Deadʼs “Terrapin Station (Suite)” — the 17 minute long rendition can be found below. The track comes from the tribute, Day of the Dead, out May 20th on 4AD.
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Jessica Brown Findlay Cast in Morrissey Biopic
Ali Jaafar, writing for Deadline:
Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay has joined the cast of Steven, the Mark Gill-directed biopic of iconic British singer Morrissey. Findlay stars opposite Jack Lowden in the lead role of the movie that follows the character from his early life in the 1970s before he went on to become the lead singer in seminal 1980s band The Smiths. She will play Linder Sterling, an English visual artist, performance artist and musician from Liverpool who became a close friend of Morrissey.
Architects – “Gone With the Wind”
Architects new video for “Gone With the Wind” can be found on YouTube or by hitting read more. The new album, All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, comes out on May 27th via Epitaph Records.
‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Trailer
The new trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has been released.
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Radiohead Reportedly Film Video With Paul Thomas Anderson
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor reported in a podcast that Radiohead filmed an new music video with Paul Thomas Anderson:
Oh, this happened, I forgot to tell you. So, I’m at home and there’s a knock at the door… there’s a guy with a clipboard. I come to the door with a scowl on my face and the guy says, “Hey, we’re in the neighborhood, we’re going to be shooting a music video.” So now, I’m thinking you’re basically telling me — what happens a lot in my neighborhood, because it’s a very typical suburban-looking neighborhood — I’m gonna be inconvenienced. Then the guy goes, ‘It’s Radiohead,’” Wilder-Taylor continued. “I can’t tell you anything about it. I’m guessing that’s the non-disclosure part. Between us girls, Radiohead — I don’t give a shit, I don’t get it. I’ve heard one song I don’t care about — ‘Creep.’ Yeah, you’re a creep and a loser and you’re putting me to sleep.
Diarrhea Planet – “Let It Out”
Diarrhea Planetʼs new song “Let It Out” can be found below.
Congratulations to Alex Gaskarth and Lisa Ruocco
Congratulations to All Time Lowʼs Alex Gaskarth and his new wife Lisa Ruocco on their marriage over the weekend.
We’ve felt like a family for so many years. This just makes it official. We are so lucky to not only be marrying our best friend, but to have family and friends from all over the world joining us to share in this day and celebrate with us.
House of Heroes Share “Colors Run” and Post Pre-Orders
House of Heroesʼ new album, Colors, is now available for pre-order. The album will be out on June 10th and a lyric video for “Colors Run” can be found on YouTube or by hitting read more.
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Second Edition Commemorative AbsolutePunk Logo Pin
Last week we teamed up with Hard Rock’s Online Rock Shop to debut a special commemorative pin for the AP.net logo. We sold out of that limited run in just a few hours. After talking with our friends at Hard Rock, we’ve decided to do a second edition run of the pin. This version is bordered in a really cool antique gold color and is now available for pre-order. These won’t ship as fast as the last version as they haven’t gone into production yet, but we are aiming to have them sent out by the end of the month. I’ve been seeing a bunch of you post pictures of your pins on Instagram and Twitter and I can’t explain how cool it is to see that logo out “in the wild” like that. They really do look fantastic. I hope everyone that wasn’t able to grab the first run can get in on this pre-order, and I look forward to seeing even more photos in the near future.
If you missed last week’s post, I included a little history about how that logo even came to be. Now we just have to come up with something for Chorus so that in 20 years we can do another pin.
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Interview: Abe Cunningham of Deftones
Drummer Abe Cunningham talks the journey behind Deftonesʼ eighth record, Gore, trying to make full albums in a singles-based world, and playing around with juxtapositions while striving for balance at this point in the band’s career.
Culture Abuse Stream New Album ‘Peach’
You can stream the new album from Culture Abuse, Peach, at Noisey or by hitting read more.
New ‘Suicide Squad’ Trailer Released at MTV Movie Awards
The new trailer for Suicide Squad is out and can be found on YouTube or by hitting read more.
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Kanye West’s ‘The Life of Pablo’ Hits Number One
Keith Caulfield, writing for Billboard, reports that Kanye Westʼs The Life of Pablo will debut at number one on the Billboard 200 charts.
The Life of Pablo is the first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 where the majority (70 percent, in fact) of its units were generated by streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Its 66,000 SEA units equates to just over 99 million U.S. streams for the album’s tracks in the week ending April 7. (Each SEA unit is equal to 1,500 streams from an album.)