Sarah and the Safe Word’s ‘Strange Doings In The Night’ Re-Mastered

Adam Grundy Oct 17, 2022

Today is the perfect time to start getting spooky, and preparing yourself to sit down to listen to Sarah and the Safe Word. The band is excited to announce their debut LP Strange Doings in the Night has been fully re-mastered and will also be pressed onto vinyl for the first time via Say10. And now as an added treat, you can stream the full album below.

Jason Tate Oct 17, 2022

Vulture:

So Mark and I would talk, but we weren’t really talking about the band. We’re friends before we’re a band. Far beyond what the band is to me is Mark’s health and his friendship. So we just were talking. And over the course of, I don’t remember the exact timeframe, but Mark said that they were talking to Tom and starting to work on things. So it didn’t come as any — it was just as far as the actual information dropping and the schedule of everything was revealed to me when it was to everyone else, but I knew that it was coming. It wasn’t this huge surprise, nor was it a stab in the back. Those guys, we were friends — and this includes Tom. Tom especially has been a friend and a fan of my band for many years. Long before I started playing with Blink, Alkaline Trio was out on tour opening for Blink. And Tom had, if not everything to do with it, a lot to do with that. So we’ve always been buddies. We haven’t talked in recent years.

Bartees Strange Performs on CBS Saturday Morning

Jason Tate Oct 17, 2022

Bartees Strange performed three songs for CBS Saturday Morning.

Liner Notes (October 16th, 2022)

Jason Tate Oct 16, 2022

This week’s newsletter has my thoughts on the Blink-182 reunion, first impressions of new music out this week (1975, Betty Who, Ten Foot Pole), and some early impressions of the new Carly Rae Jepsen. There’s also a playlist of ten songs I liked, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Jackie Cular Oct 16, 2022

Charlotte Sands has been teaming up many pop-punk stalwarts this year–think Aaron Gillespie (Underoath), Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens), Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday), John O’Callaghan (The Maine)–but she’s also ragingly successful on her own. In this Riot Fest interview, Sands talks about the power of collaboration and standing out from the crowd.

Jackie Cular Oct 16, 2022

The Tulsa, Oklahoma emo-pop band, Cliffdiver, released their debut album Exercise Your Demons in the spring. Cliffdiver got a chance to promote songs on the album while playing live at Riot Fest, where they gave this interview.

Jackie Cular Oct 16, 2022

I talked with No Trigger at Riot Fest about their new album, Dr. Album.

Jason Tate Oct 14, 2022

Matt Skiba has posted a thank you to Blink-182 for his time in the band.

Jason Tate Oct 14, 2022

The video for Blink-182’s “Edging” has been released.

Adam Grundy Oct 14, 2022

The sophomore album by The Promise Ring, called Nothing Feels Good, is largely credited for its influence in starting a wave of movement in the emo genre. The record has now turned 25 years old, so I thought it would be a great idea to revisit just what made this album so damn special. The album was produced by J. Robbins, and the cover art features a shot of Trimper’s Rides in the heart of the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland. The album title also inspired author Andy Greenwald to use it for his great, comprehensive guide of emo music called Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo that I thoroughly enjoyed reading when it was released. What made The Promise Ring so endearing was their mix of power pop chords paired with a heart on their sleeves approach to their lyrics that led to several quotable moments within their songs. Nothing Feels Good is an endearing collection of 12 slick emo anthems that deservedly earned their time in the spotlight today.

Adam Grundy Oct 14, 2022

Today is the perfect day to share the latest single and music video from Jude Flannery called “Stars.” On this heartfelt song, Flannery croons over sweeping instrumentation in a song ready for that playlist you’ve been crafting. Flannery shared:

This song considers the moment we decide to continue to love someone, despite being aware of their more apparent faults. Directed by Marc Zajack and filmed by Alexandra Golden Flannery, the video for Stars is a series of moments accentuated by an abstract narrative that reflects upon the ideas of journey, relationship and connection. Intertwined with each other, these moments emphasize the intimate human experiences that keep us coming back to the connections we make with others over time.

I was also able to catch up with Jude Flannery for a brief chat about his upcoming record called Quiet By Your Side, out everywhere music is sold on October 28th.