Clearing Up Some Blink-182 Rumors

Blink-182
Jason Tate

Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 took to his Discord today to clear up a few random rumors that had started circling around the ‘ol internet. While speculation around Tom DeLonge’s return to the band happens with just about every single social media post he makes, last week things were kicked into high-gear because he updated his bio to include the band’s name in it, Funko’s celebrating the band’s 30-year anniversary were announced and promoted by him, and Matt Skiba commented that he didn’t know the current status of the band.

Toss in a radio station in Chicago saying an announcement was coming, and, we got some chaos-182 for the band’s anniversary. The updates from Mark can be found below, but the basics are: no extra announcement coming today, no tour dates are currently planned, check the official channels for information about the band, and they will be touring again in the future. As for today’s news: they have some new anniversary merch up, the Funkos are up for pre-sale at various retailers (more, more, and UK more), and my recommendation as someone that’s been covering this band for most of their career: it’s best to just wait until someone you trust spills the beans instead of reading into bio changes or cryptic social media posts.

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Review: Anberlin – Silverline

Adam Grundy

It feels great to have Anberlin back in the music fold. The band seemed very comfortable walking away from the music scene after the release of their last (and at the time, final) album called Lowborn and an accompanying farewell tour, yet fast forwarding to the band’s reconciliation in 2018, where Anberlin would perform several concerts and then in May of 2020, the band announced they would be working on some new music once again. Add in a few livestream concerts during the pandemic, and Anberlin regained their band chemistry and appear to be re-invigorated in the path that lies before them. This passion was felt first-hand in lead vocalist Stephen Christian when I interviewed him about Silverline. Hearing Christian’s take on how these songs came together with producers Tim McTague (Underoath), Chad Carouthers, and JJ Revell only brings further context to the rich tunes that came together on this EP.

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Review: Between The Echoes – “Phantom Limb”

Adam Grundy

Every now and then you come across a band or a song that makes you feel fortunate to be a music writer. This feeling come in strongly with Between The Echoes and their new single entitled “Phantom Limb.” The track even features some guest vocals from Anberlin’s Stephen Christian towards the end of the song to add to the layers of complexity and conflict within the song’s lyrics. The band is comprised of Chad William, Katie Jean, Marvin Albert, and their unique band chemistry pays off majorly with a crisp pop-punk delivery. With a sound that drifts somewhere between the darkest parts of Finch, paired with the pop sensibilities of Broadside, Between The Echoes are well on their way to making the best use of their moment.

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Liner Notes (July 30th, 2022)

Palm Trees
Jason Tate

We are back!

This week’s newsletter is filled all the way up with thoughts on music from the past few weeks, including some Butch Walker first impressions, commentary on life with COVID, and all the stuff I’ve listened to and watched since we last talked. There’s also a playlist of ten songs worth your time, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Hayley Talks About Next Paramore Album

Jason Tate

Hayley talked a little about the upcoming Paramore album on her podcast:

We started working on new material as a band over the last year and a half – you know, the three of us, Zac, Taylor and I – and I just want to say it, I don’t even feel like it gives away very much…Bloc Party, from day one, was the number one reference because, it was like, there was such an urgency to their sound that was different from the fast punk or the pop punk or the loud wall-of-sound emo bands that were happening in the early 2000s. They had their own thing and it was so unique and so dynamic and it really stuck with us and I’m really really thankful for this band. I’m so thankful that they’re back and playing shows. They’re putting out great songs and it just makes me feel even more excited to get back out into the world and maybe cross paths with a band that has been a huge part of our story since day one.