Machine Gun Kelly has returned with another pop-punk track called “Concert for Aliens.”
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We Got New Motion City Soundtrack Thanks to Stephenie Meyers
Stephenie Meyers, yes, the author of the Twilight novels, reveals on her blog:
There was this one song by one of my favorite bands—it was such an amazing encapsulation of Edward’s mindset throughout Twilight, the despair and the hope and the despair again. The joy of first love plus the sure knowledge of impending tragedy. Perhaps because it was such a specifically Edwardian song, it never found a place in a Bella-centric movie. So it just sat there, being perfect for a story that was only in my head. The band never released the song. It only existed on an old submissions CD and my personal Midnight Sun playlist.
I’ve been listening to this song for a decade, all by myself.
When I realized that Midnight Sun was actually going to happen, that I was going to be able to finish it, my mind quickly turned to the playlist. There was pruning to be done, adding, subtracting, searching for songs that captured what I needed… but then this big problem. It wouldn’t be the Midnight Sun playlist without THE song. Which didn’t officially exist.
Skip to the happy ending: with an assist from Alex the Amazing, I was able to get in touch with the band and to my great joy, they were willing to help out. So here is THE song. I hope you love it as much as I do, though I’m not sure that’s possible. From the very excellent band Motion City Soundtrack, I give you Crooked Ways.
Hayley Williams – “Pure Love” Video
Hayley Williams has released a video for “Pure Love.”
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Yours Truly haver shared a video for “Undersize.”
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Chaser have released the new song “Look Alive.”
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Kevin Truckenmiller of Quietdrive is the latest guest on The Wasting Time Podcast.
Sad Summer Donating to The Bail Project
This week Sad Summer Fest will be donating $1 from every ticket sold to The Bail Project.
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One Tail at a Time Dog Rescue will be hosting a special livestream on YouTube and Facebook on August 8th. Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy will be headlining the event.
Follow-Up on the The Killers Assault Claims
The Killers’ legal team has issued a statement on the sexual assault allegations after conducting an internal investigation. The former crew member who originally brought these allegations to light has also posted a response. You can read both below.
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Sad13 – “Oops..!”
Sad13 has shared a video for the new song “Oops..!”
Read More “Sad13 – “Oops..!””Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World Announces Podcast
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World has announced a new podcast about songwriting. His first guest, in an episode due out later this week, is Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. This is very relevant to my interests.
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Andrew McMahon has announced two more drive-in shows. This time at Monmouth Park in New Jersey on August 24th and 25th. More information can be found below.
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Young Jesus has shared the new song “Magicians.”
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State Champs have shared an acoustic performance of “10 AM.”
Read More “State Champs Perform “10 AM” Acoustic”Review: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
When Arcade Fire won the Album of the Year Grammy for The Suburbs on February 13, 2011, it was legitimately shocking. Sure, the Grammys, as an institution, are known for weird out-of-left-field choices, particularly in the Album of the Year category, where the favorites (either odds-wise or in terms of public or critical sentiment) regularly lose to something a bit more sentimental (think Green Day, Usher, Alicia Keys, and Kanye West all losing to the late Ray Charles in 2005) or maybe just a bit more white (Beyonce’s self-titled smash losing to an unexceptional late-career Beck album in 2015). But The Suburbs was different. There was no precedent for an indie band taking the top prize. A band hadn’t won the award period since U2 and Dixie Chicks won back-to-back in 2006 and 2007. The other contenders were also all gargantuan albums that had spawned at least one ubiquitous, generational hit: Katy Petty’s Teenage Dream, Eminem’s Recovery, Lady Gaga’s The Fame Monster, Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now. Arcade Fire weren’t nobodies: they’d made arguably the second most acclaimed album of the 2000s with 2004’s Funeral (the first most acclaimed being Radiohead’s Kid A), and The Suburbs had even debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. But next to a gaggle of mainstream hit machines, the Canadian indie rock band didn’t stand a chance.
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