Bright Eyes have announced a world tour.
The Movielife Announce New Shows
The Movielife have announced some new tour dates.
Review: Green Day – Father Of All…
When I last sat down to write about a Billie Joe Armstrong project, I put my thoughts down on a band called The Longshot. What I wasn’t expecting from the new Green Day album, called Father of All Motherfuckers, is for that aforementioned side project to surpass the quality of the much more established brand. But alas, on Green Day’s 13th studio album, they have taken a few steps backward as they try and regain their footing. At first, it was tough for me to put my finger on where it went wrong on this record, but after re-listening to the album a few more times since its release date, it just isn’t as strong as I have come to expect from the pop-punk giants. Produced by Butch Walker, Chris Dugan, and Green Day, the album should have been a momentous creative igniter for the band to re-solidify themselves right before their most prominent touring stint in recent memory (the Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy). But instead, the final mixes of this record feel like they are missing a key ingredient in what made the band such a fun time in the first place.
The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time
Vulture put together a list of the “100 greatest emo songs” of all time. By and large, pretty damn good list. It’s full of great songs and there’s some massive nostalgia factor in there. Obviously, I have a pretty strong attachment to this genre of music. And, I thought the authors handled the issue of Brand New about the best you can:
Initially, they were considered a viable candidate because telling the story of emo without Brand New would be like making a 1980s list without Thriller. “More broadly speaking, there’s a difference between not supporting a band going forward and writing them out of history,” Garland noted. But on further reflection, this isn’t simply a historical account of emo, but rather a series of subjective opinions organized to quantify greatness. Especially after witnessing Leaving Neverland and Surviving R. Kelly in the time since the initial voting, it became impossible to include Brand New on this list and not replicate the same mistake that’s plagued popular music throughout history — condoning an artist’s actions and minimizing the victims if the music’s good enough.
This is a topic I think about a lot and I still have no good answers. I keep thinking one will come, but maybe I’m just lying to myself that I’ll be able to think my way to some kind of clarity. I’ve started and stopped various essays on this topic multiple times because I still feel too close to it and it always ends up with me in a weird headspace. But, how the authors handled this feels right to me.
Roddy Ricch Tops the Charts
Roddy Ricch once again has the number one album in the country this week.
Rock band Green Day collects its 11th top 10 effort, as Father of All… arrives at No. 4 with 48,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 42,000 are in album sales, enhanced by purchases of merchandise/album bundles via the group’s webstore.
The 1975 Are Always Teasing
The 1975 sent out an email to this a website called Mindshower.ai. There’s a countdown on it.
All Time Low Announce New Album
All Time Low’s new album, Wake Up, Sunshine, will be out on April 3rd. Pre-orders are now up.
The 1975 Debut Two New Songs Live
Frightened Rabbit Auction Off Scott Hutchinson Drawings
Frightened Rabbit are auctioning off some drawings by Scott Hutchinson to support those affected by the Australian brush fires.
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The Zac Brown Band on New Podcast
The Zac Brown Band are the latest guest on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast.
Adele Says New Album Coming in September
Clairo – “february 15, 2020 london, uk (demo)”
Clairo has shared the new song “february 15, 2020 london, uk (demo).”
Sponsor: My Thanks to Welcome to Geekdom
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Deanna Chapman for many years now. We’ve worked together on various projects, been on each other’s podcasts, and developed a nice online friendship. She has a podcast called Welcome to Geekdom that dives into movies, books, tv shows, comic books, and so much more. It’s a great show created by a dedicated and driven individual. The time and effort she puts into making this show is inspiring and all the episodes that have been released show that.
The podcast has been going strong since 2016 and there are a whole bunch of new guests lined up for 2020. If you’ve never given it a listen, now’s a great time to subscribe and get lost in geekdom.
Some episodes you may enjoy:
- Knives Out with Emily Edwards
- Yellowcard with Becky Kovach
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse with Murjani Rawls
- LEGO Batman with Jason Tate
Basically, if you like awesome pop-culture stuff, there’s a chance it’s been talked about on this podcast. All of the links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player can be found here.
Liner Notes (February 14th, 2020)
Another week has come and gone. In this week’s newsletter, I do the same as every week: go through the music and entertainment I consumed over the last week and make bad jokes. You’ll find early thoughts on New Found Glory, Soccer Mommy, and my love for season three of Mr. Robot. Plus, 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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