Last.fm has regained their independence:
Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent company. Ownership has changed, but the product you use every day has not. Your account, your listening history, and your data remain exactly where they are. The team building Last.fm is the same. The service continues as normal.
Jack Antonoff is on the latest episode of the Tape Notes podcast.
New Found Glory are teasing a video for the new song “Good to Go.”
In this fun interview with the band Me., we talk about the unique way the band formed, the creation of their songs, and the ease that comes after the turmoil.
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Today is a great day to share the latest single from shoegaze artist, Zoon, called “Omni II.” On this hypnotic track that features a cameo from Chris Chu of The Morning Benders, Zoon makes a significant mark on the indie scene. The song comes from Zoon’s new LP, Happy Thought School, that will be released everywhere on June 19th via Paper Bag Records.
Read More “Zoon – “Omni II” (Song Premiere)”
MUNA talked with Rolling Stone about their latest album:
McPherson: You can’t help but react against what you’ve previously worked on, whether you’ve had success or not. With “Silk,” there of course is fear. This has been happening to us since the beginning of our career. We’re always like, “What if this is the best moment of our lives and then everything else after this sucks?” Since we toured with Harry Styles, we were like, “What if this is the peak?” You never know. We have to accept that, but what we are in control of is making music that we think is good. It would have been a very fear-based scarcity mentality thing to do to try to recreate “Silk Chiffon” another 11 times and see which one sticks.
Alexisonfire has announced a special Crisis show on August 12th in New York.
Wild Pink have shared the new song “Round of Applause at the End of the World.”
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STMNTS has returned with a new single called “Fixture.”
Read More “STMNTS – “Fixture””
Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects is on the latest Podioslave podcast.
Boston Manor have announced some new tour dates.
Read More “Boston Manor Announce New Tour” The All-American Rejects will be releasing a new micro-drama series SuperFan.
Read More “The All-American Rejects Announce ‘SuperFan’ Series”The bite-sized show will run to 31 episodes and be available on the CandyJar microdrama platform.
Coco Kinnon, lead singer of the punk rock band, Winona Fighter, talks with me about the band’s new song “Bombs Away.” The track is a prelude to new music heading our way! Kinnon talks about what is inspiring her song writing now and how the band creates a safe space for all fans.
Read More “Video Interview: Winona Fighter”
Linda Perry called out Green Day in a new interview for dropping her as the producer of the follow up to American Idiot.
When asked if there was any truth to that, Perry said the band had indeed reached out and asked her to produce their next record. “I had a full calendar and cancelled six months of work to do it,” she recalled. “I met with Billie Joe [Armstrong], and we talked for three hours […] Like every artist, I think he had got to a point where you feel like I have nothing to say and need help – there’s a therapy aspect to producing too.”
“Then Courtney blabbed her mouth that I was producing. Suddenly they started getting backlash from their fans, upset they were ‘bringing in Linda Perry, who produced Pink and Christina Aguilera’.
“And then those guys just stopped calling me,” Perry continued. “I would reach out to figure out what was going on. Nobody called. I lost six months of scheduled work. That was fucked-up – all because Billie-Joe’s a little pussy and got all this backlash from his fans and didn’t like it.”
The Descendents have re-issued Cool to Be You on vinyl.