Motion City Soundtrack’s first three albums are coming to cassette for the first time. Orders go live on Friday.
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St. Vincent Performs on Colbert
St. Vincent performed “Down” on Colbert.
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Modest Mouse are selling some of their old gear on Reverb.
Thrice Announce New Single
Thrice will release the new song “Open Your Eyes and Dream” on September 20th.
Read More “Thrice Announce New Single”Andrew McMahon and Something Corporate Birthday Bash Video
A fan has uploaded a video of Something Corporate’s reunion for Andrew McMahon’s birthday to YouTube.
Read More “Andrew McMahon and Something Corporate Birthday Bash Video”Dane Johns new book, The Futile, is now available everywhere. Written with plenty of humor and heart, The Futile is ultimately a book about how people have the power to change themselves—and the world—even in the darkest of times.
Interview: Cal Stamp
Recently I was able to catch up with singer-songwriter Cal Stamp (Record Heat / Spirit Animal) to discuss his recent EP entitled Nylon, his second EP called Denim, and how Stamp plans to close out the “trilogy” with Leather. In this interview, Cal Stamp discussed his unique musical upbringing, what motivates him as an artist, and he mentioned several of his core artist influences. Stamp’s Denim EP will be available wherever you stream your music on October 14th, and the latest single, “Don’t Make Me Wait!” was released on September 9th.
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Citizen have released two new songs on the deluxe edition of Life in Your Glass World.
Read More “Citizen Release Two New Songs”Yungblud Performs “Tissues” on Kimmel
Yungblud performed “Tissues” on Kimmel.
Read More “Yungblud Performs “Tissues” on Kimmel”The Early November – “Five Years”
The Early November have shared “Five Years” from their new album.
Read More “The Early November – “Five Years””Paramore Add Two LA Shows
Paramore have added two LA shows to their tour. The band will be playing on October 20th at The Wiltern with Faux Real and October 27th at The Belasco with Elke.
Sponsor: ‘The Futile’ – Now Available Everywhere
Dane Johns new book, The Futile, is now available everywhere.
The quick pitch: In a near future world, where critics of the authoritarian leader are imprisoned and media has become a state sponsored tool for repression, one young punk rock band goes on the road to start a revolution with their music. An early reader review called The Futile, “Hunger Games on the Warped Tour.” Written with plenty of humor and heart, The Futile is ultimately a book about how people have the power to change themselves—and the world—even in the darkest of times.
Dane shared this background of the novel:
I played in middling emo/punk/rock bands through most of my late 20s and early 30s, so a lot of The Futile is pulled from those experiences, just those feelings of self-doubt, exhaustion, and “Am I delusional?” humiliation mixed with the best times of your life, riding around in a smelly van with your least/most favorite people in the world who you are so annoyed with one moment, but the next, you find yourself so filled with love for them that it could make you cry. That’s where The Futile started, but then as I learned more about the Russian punk band, Pussy Riot, and saw the continual escalation towards fascism in my own country, the world of The Futile began to take shape a bit more. Despite the heavy themes at times, I believe The Futile is cathartic and hopeful. Plus, there are a lot of run-on jokes like any good band should have and plenty of subtle (not always so subtle) references to punk/emo bands I love like Colour Revolt, Death Cab for Cutie, Foxing, Now, Now, mewithoutYou, Pussy Riot (of course), The Copyrights, and a bunch more.
Get more information, and order the book, at Dane’s website.
Read More “‘The Futile’ – Now Available Everywhere”Review: Anarbor – Love and Drugs
When I last caught up with Slade Echeverria (lead vocalist/bassist) of Anarbor, I could tell that the music he was about to release with his band felt fully-realized and matched his bandmates’ ultimate vision for where they could take their sound. Love & Drugs is a great collection of eleven songs that work well off of each other, and move the needle forward in the band’s storied discography that so many fans adore. This album hits somewhere between the pop polished rock of Walk the Moon, paired with the intricate focus on production like Bad Suns, while still maintaining the heart of the music that sounds like Anarbor.
The album starts off with the chill-sounding song of “Slow Distraction” that gradually invites the listener to be pulled into Echeverria’s vocal croon, while guitarist Danny Stravers keeps the riffs incredibly interesting. The layered vocals in the chorus make for a cool production element, and sound like a million bucks. “Letter In A Suitcase” brings the tempo up significantly in its delivery and allows for the band to shout above their instruments in the chorus before slowly exiting the aggressive tones as each hook unfolds. Lead single, “Drugs” reminded a bit of the quirky, synth-based pop of Smallpools, with equally-pleasing results. On the second verse, Echeverria explains, “A week away, I know my head should be straight / You got me strung out, I’m strung out / I need a fix / So would you pick up the phone, no one’s home / Is this the comedown, the comedown / That I heard about?” The way he describes the feeling of falling in and out of love is captivating, and really pulls the listener into the mix.
Read More “Anarbor – Love and Drugs”Something Corporate Reunite for Andrew’s 40th Birthday
Something Corporate reunited to play a show with Andrew McMahon at the House of Blues for his 40th birthday.
Death Cab for Cutie “Rand McNally” Hunt
Death Cab for Cutie have launched a website with a unique way of unlocking access to the new song “Rand McNally.”
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