Direct Hit!’s new video for “Artificial Confidence” premiered today on Noisey. You can find that on YouTube or by hitting read more.
Sturgill Simpson – “Breakers Roar” Video
Sturgill Simpson has released his new video for “Breakers Roar.”
Apple Music to Get Design Overhaul
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple Music will be getting a pretty big overhaul this year:
Following a management shakeup, the service’s new look is being overseen by content head Robert Kondrk and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor. Design chief Jony Ive’s team also has provided input, along with Iovine and Eddy Cue, the senior vice president in charge of Internet services.
9to5Mac has more on what the new look may be, and it’s described as a more “black and white” interface:
The new user-interface ditches the current colorful and translucent look in favor of a simpler design that emphasizes black and white backgrounds and text. For instance, the user interface in the albums view will no longer change in appearance based on the color of a particular album’s art. While the new interface will eschew color in the user-interface, album artwork will become “huge” and a larger part of the interface in order to avoid a dull black and white look, according to people who have seen the updated Apple Music service.
There’s a small aside at the bottom saying that iTunes itself will get a minor update this year with a larger revamp expected next year. My argument has long been that iTunes needs to be separated into different apps. There’s just too much going on. I’m still using, and for the most part enjoying, Apple Music. The ability to combine my library with the Apple Music library remains the killer feature for me, but god damn when the bugs hit they are infuriating. I currently have two versions of “Thrice” in my library even though they’re named the same and I’ve checked all the sorting options and tried renaming them multiple times. I mean what the hell.
Roswell Kid – “The Magic Eye” Video
Roswell Kid’s new video for “The Magic Eye” can be found on YouTube or by hitting read more.
Drake and Courtney Barnett to Play SNL
Drake and Courtney Barnett are set as the musical guests for the final two episodes of Saturday Night Live this year. Drake will be on the May 14th episode, Barnett will perform on May 21st.
AM Taxi to Release New Mixtape Next Week
AM Taxi will be releasing a new mixtape next Friday, May 13th. You can stream the song “Enough to Feel Like Enough” below.
George from The 1975 Breaks Shoulder
The National to Begin Recording Soon
In a new interview with Pitchfork, The National mention that they are set to begin recording their new album soon.
Dessner said of the studio, “We need a new home because everybody is scattered,” since frontman Matt Berninger now lives in Los Angeles and Bryce splits his time between the Catskills and Paris. He adds that he’s “been really, really working hard on the National stuff now, so that’s mainly, almost every day,” and that they will “do the whole record there, because it’ll just be fun and a good feeling.”
Cover Your Tracks Sign With Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records have signed Cover Your Tracks. You can stream the band’s single “Spin the Bottle” on YouTube or by hitting read more.
The Street Artist Behind Blink-182’s New Album Art
NME interviewed D*Face, the artist behind Blink-182’s latest album artwork:
“But those first ideas that I sent, they said ‘nothing’s really doing it for us.’ [see above and below for the rejected album artworks] There was an illustration, however, that I’d worked on about a year and a half ago that I’d parked up and not got round to finishing. I looked at it and thought how California, to me, is about driving, the birth of the hot-rod and that whole lifestyle – so it made sense if it had a car in it. So that was the first checkpoint for me where I realised it was working. I sent that idea over and Matt [Skiba] and Travis were like ‘that’s the one. That the shit!’ But, to be honest with you, Mark [Hoppus] was like ‘I’m not so sure…’ – so it wasn’t straightforward, let’s put it like that!”
Seeing some of the rejected art ideas is pretty cool, but I’m definitely more of a fan of what they ended up with.
Run the Jewels – “Crown” Video
Run the Jewels have released their official virtual reality video for “Crown.”
Tegan and Sara – “U-Turn” Video
Tegan and Sara have released their new video for “U-Turn.”
Alicia Keys – “In Common”
Alicia Keys has released her new song “In Common.”
The Shins to Make Live Return in September
The Shins will be making their live return at the End of the Road festival this September.
Mark Hoppus on Live 105
Blink-182 continued their media blitz yesterday with Live 105’s Kevin Klein. Mark Hoppus talks about how Tom DeLonge’s Facebook post came as a surprise and how he hadn’t spoken to Tom in over a “year and a half,” how he is really just focused on this new album, and how great it’s been to work with Matt Skiba.



















