All Time Low will be playing Jimmy Kimmel on April 5th. I’m old enough to remember when they made their TV debut on Kimmel.
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Ratboys Surprise Release New Album
Ratboys have surprised released Happy Birthday, Ratboy on Bandcamp.
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Oh The Humanity! has released a video for “Never Worse.”
Read More “Oh The Humanity! – “Never Worse” Video”Courtney Barnett and Vagabon Cover Sharon Van Etten
Courtney Barnett and Vagabon have shared their cover of Sharon Van Etten’s “Don’t Do It.”
Read More “Courtney Barnett and Vagabon Cover Sharon Van Etten”Netflix Buys ‘Knives Out’ Sequels for $450 Million
Netflix is plunking down an astounding $450 million for the rights to “Knives Out 2” and “Knives Out 3,” the next two follow-ups to the 2019 murder mystery, sources tell Variety. The films will reunite director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig, who teamed up so memorably on the first detective story.
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Patti Smith Launches Newsletter
Patti Smith has launched a new newsletter.
Read More “Patti Smith Launches Newsletter”Half Alive – “What’s Wrong” Video
Half Alive have returned with a video for “What’s Wrong.”
Read More “Half Alive – “What’s Wrong” Video”Apple Invests $50M Into Music Distributor UnitedMasters
Matthew Panzarino, writing for TechCrunch:
Independent music distribution platform and tool factory UnitedMasters has raised a $50M series B round led by Apple. A16z and Alphabet are participating again in this raise. United Masters is also entering a strategic partnership with Apple alongside this investment.
If you’re unfamiliar with UnitedMasters, it’s a distribution company launched in 2017 by Steve Stoute, a former Interscope and Sony Music executive. The focus of UnitedMasters is to provide artists with a direct pipeline to data around the way that fans are interacting with their content and community, allowing them to connect more directly to offer tickets, merchandise and other commercial efforts. UnitedMasters also generally allows artists to retain control of their own masters.
I Hope You Lather
AFI have released a bar of soap:
Custom soap bar with a Hinoki fragrance. Features the AFI logo and special packaging inspired by the BODIES album art.
Half Waif – “Take Away the Ache”
Half Waif has shared the new track “Take Away the Ache.”
Read More “Half Waif – “Take Away the Ache””Spotify Acquires Live Audio App Locker Room
Spotify has invested heavily in prerecorded podcast content, and now, the company is looking to host live audio conversations. The platform announced today that it’s acquiring Betty Labs, the company behind the live sports audio app Locker Room. Spotify didn’t disclose how much it spent on the purchase.
As a result of the acquisition, Locker Room will stay live in the App Store but will be rebranded with a different name in the future on iOS and, eventually, Android with a broader focus on music, culture, and sports content. Spotify says it sees live audio as ideal for creators who want to connect with audiences in real time, whether that’s to premiere an album, host a question and answer session, or possibly even perform.
Garbage Announce New Album
Garbage will release No Gods No Masters on June 11th. Today they’ve shared the new song “The Men Who Rule the World.”
Read More “Garbage Announce New Album”Dinosaur Jr. – “Garden” Video
Dinosaur Jr. have released a video for “Garden.”
Read More “Dinosaur Jr. – “Garden” Video”Songwriters Sign Open Letter “Pact”
Mark Savage, writing for BBC:
In an open letter, the writers behind songs like Dua Lipa’s “New Rules” and Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” said “a growing number of artists” were demanding a share of publishing royalties, even if they had contributed nothing to a song.
”These artists will go on to collect revenue from touring, merchandise [and] brand partnerships,” they said, but “songwriters have only their publishing revenue as a means of income”.
They added that composers were often subjected to “bully tactics and threats” by artists and executives who wanted to take a share of the songwriting royalties.
You can read the open letter at The-Pact.org.