James Alex’s family has posted a message saying that Beach Slang have broken up. This comes after accusations of emotional abuse were made by the band’s former manager.
Read More “Beach Slang Break Up”Lana Del Rey – “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” Video
Lana Del Rey has shared a video for “Chemtrails Over the Country Club.”
Read More “Lana Del Rey – “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” Video”Sponsor: Stream the New American Thrills EP
American Thrills are a punk rock band from Connecticut featuring members of The Tired and True (Eulogy Records) and Shut up and Deal. Founded in early 2020, during a pandemic the band came together to write their debut self-titled EP. The EP was engineered by Nick Bellmore (Make Do and Mend, Hatebreed) and mixed and mastered by John Naclerio (Brand New, Bayside). The band’s unique blend of upbeat punk rock with hooks for days, and a sprinkle of Midwest emo, caught the attention of New School Records (No Trigger, Twenty2), and the new EP is out now.
Also, the band have now released the album on vinyl.
Read More “Stream the New American Thrills EP”Taylor Swift Tops the Charts, Again
Taylor Swift once again has the number one album in the country:
As Taylor Swift’s Evermore returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 16) for a third nonconsecutive week (up from No. 2 a week ago), the superstar now has a cumulative 51 weeks at No. 1 across all eight of her chart-toping albums. That ties Michael Jackson for the fourth-most weeks at No. 1. The two superstars only trail The Beatles (a record 132 weeks), Elvis Presley (67) and Garth Brooks (52).
The Mountain Goats Perform on Colbert
The Mountain Goats performed “Get Famous” on Colbert.
Read More “The Mountain Goats Perform on Colbert”Sky Ferreira Covers David Bowie
Sky Ferreira has shared a cover of David Bowie’s “All the Madmen.”
Read More “Sky Ferreira Covers David Bowie”The Menzingers Start Patreon
The Menzingers have launched a Patreon:
What a hell of a time to be alive. With our best-laid plans smashed to bits and an entire album cycle of touring erased from the calendar, we needed to find new ways to keep this operation runnin’. Thus “From Exile,” a DIY self-recorded revisioning of “Hello Exile,” was born. It was an incredible learning experience and a beautiful way for the four of us to connect albeit from a distance.
We’re at it again, this time launching a Patreon and calling it The Regulars Club. For many people, this was a year of self-reflection and prioritization. We are no exception. We’re taking a deep dive. This is a way for us to stay connected to you guys, to each other, to our music, and to the journey that got us here. There are countless stories we’ve yet to tell. We’ll be telling them here. We’re writing, filming, recording, drawing, and shaping the whole damn thing ourselves.
The Dirty Nil – “Ride or Die” Video
The Dirty Nil have released a live video for “Ride or Die.”
Read More “The Dirty Nil – “Ride or Die” Video”The Pretty Reckless – “And So It Went”
The Pretty Reckless have shared the new song “And So It Went” featuring Tom Morello.
Read More “The Pretty Reckless – “And So It Went””Avril Lavigne Teams Up With Mod Sun
Mod Sun has released the new song “Flames” featuring Avril Lavigne.
Read More “Avril Lavigne Teams Up With Mod Sun”Sponsor: My Thanks to Kelborne
My thanks to Kelborne for sponsoring the website this week.
The band recently released The Lovely Rot, on all streaming platforms. It’s full of emotionally-imbued pop-rock in the vein of Jimmy Eat World, but with some pop-punk and indie-rock influences. It was released last Friday and mixed by Matt McClellan (Being As An Ocean, Better Off) and mastered by Kris Crummett (Dance Gavin Dance, The Story So Far, Meg & Dia).
Read More “My Thanks to Kelborne”Liner Notes (January 8th, 2021)
I’m just saying I woulda banned him way earlier. 🤷♂️
This week’s newsletter looks at the end of the year feature and shows some of the stats behind the top fifty, plus some thoughts on the Series 6 Apple Watch, and the usual commentary about music, movies, and TV shows. There’s also a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed this week and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Read More “Liner Notes (January 8th, 2021)”The Hold Steady – “Heavy Covenant”
The Hold Steady have shared the new song “Heavy Covenant.”
Read More “The Hold Steady – “Heavy Covenant””Cold Years Cover Lizzo
Cold Years have shared a cover of Lizzo’s “Good as Hell.” The cover is in partnership with the Scottish Association for Mental Health, and there’s a limited-edition t-shirt for the release with all profits going to SAMH.
Read More “Cold Years Cover Lizzo”The Juliana Theory – “Better Now” Video
The Juliana Theory have released a video for their new song “Better Now.”
Read More “The Juliana Theory – “Better Now” Video”