Johnny Marr Announces Autobiography

Johnny Marr
Jason Tate

Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, has announced he will release his autobiography, Set the Boy Free, on November 3rd. Pre-orders are up on Amazon.

I wanted to convey a feeling of breaking free, that has been a constant throughout my life. A feeling that expresses itself as both escape and discovery. Transcendence. I found it through rock ‘n’ roll and art and a journey living both in the modern world.

Study Says Dyson Hand Dryers Spread More Germs

Jason Tate

Beth Mole, writing for Ars Technica, on how Dyson hand dryers spread viruses in bathrooms:

Researchers have long known that warm air hand dryers can launch bacteria into the air—compared to dabbing with paper towels, which unleashes virtually none. But new jet air dryers, made by Dyson, are significantly more problematic—they launch far more viruses into the air, which linger for longer periods of time and reach much farther distances, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Applied Microbiology. This is particularly concerning because viruses, unlike many infectious bacteria, can easily maintain their infectiousness in the air and on surfaces, and just a few viral particles can spark an infection.

Half Hearted Hero – “Same Old Same” (Song Premiere)

Half Hearted Hero
Drew Beringer

Half Hearted Hero will be releasing their (very good) new LP, Isn’t Real, on May 27th via Animal Style Records. Today we are premiering one of my favorite songs from the album: “Same Old Same.” It contains an upbeat vibe that’ll make you want to roll down the windows and sing along while maintaining the edge that gets the band compared to peers like Polar Bear Club and Motion City Soundtrack. 

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Review: Sorority Noise – It Kindly Stopped For Me

Sorority Noise - It kindly stopped for me
Becky Kovach

Much like the famed Dickinson poem from which Sorority Noise’s latest EP takes its name, It Kindly Stopped For Me is centered on the idea of death. Though the similarities seem to stop there. Because while Dickinson’s Death is a kindly gentleman, traveling alongside her as she makes her journey through life, the band pointedly turns it into an object — death is an “it.”

By stripping death of an identity, Sorority Noise attempts to lessen the power it holds over us. There is no experience more common or more alienating than loss, yet the band manages to break down the walls their own experience created until we’re all collectively shouldering their pain.

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Say Anything / mewithoutYou Tour 7″

Jason Tate

Say Anything and mewithoutYou have a special 7″ they will be selling at their upcoming shows.

Letting you guys know – if you’re able to get out to a show, we will have “The Say Anything / mewithoutYou Tour Split” at our merch table. It’s a limited edition 7″ featuring each band’s unique and personalized take each other’s songs (basically a re-worked cover of our fav’ mewithoutyou song and vice-versa).

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