Caspian’s new album is out today and it features the song “Nostalgist” with Pianos Become the Teeth’s Kyle Durfey.
New Found Glory Share New Acoustic “My Friends Over You”
New Found Glory have shared a new acoustic rendition of “My Friends Over You.”
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Billy Talent – “Reckless Paradise”
Billy Talent have shared the new song “Reckless Paradise.”
The Interrupters to Record This February
The Interrupters will be heading into the studio with Tim Armstrong in February to record a new album:
While touring we’ve also been writing non-stop. That means we have a lot of material to get down. We can’t wait to bring everything together to complete the puzzle.
My Chemical Romance Add Second UK Show
My Chemical Romance have announced a second UK show after the first sold out.
Albums in Stores – Jan. 24th, 2020
If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
Review: Anti-Flag – 20/20 Vision
What is a politically-charged punk rock band to do as the world crumbles around them? Fight back. Anti-Flag have made their most immediate record in quite some time on 20/20 Vision, one directly has the POTUS in mind with of all of the fist-pumping anthems to be found here. On their 12th studio album, the band has little left to prove, yet they continue to deliver some of the most consistently excellent punk rock found in music.
Opening up with the current single “Hate Conquers All,” one that intersperses Trump-dialogue about protesters, Anti-Flag waste little time getting down to the business at hand. With lyrics such as, “Hate conquers all / In the ashes of the fall / With our backs against the wall / Watch the empire fall / Watch the nation dissolve,” the band makes it crystal clear of the urgency of the political situation going on in DC. The song feels like a call to arms for people to wake the fuck up on all of the terror taking place in our very own country.
Addy Sign with Topshelf Records
Addy have signed with Topshelf Records.
Parkway Drive Announce Soundtrack
Parkway Drive will release Viva The Underdogs, the soundtrack to the band’s documentary film by the same name, on March 27th.
Oso Oso Records with Punks in Vegas
Oso Oso has recorded a four song set with Punks in Vegas.
Sparta Announce New Album
Waterparks Release Unreleased Demos
Waterparks released a bunch of demos on Soundcloud.
Tegan and Sara Working on New Music
Hayley Williams – “Simmer” Video
Hayley Williams has debuted her new video for “Simmer.” The track comes from her upcoming album, Petals for Armor, due out on May 8th.
Grammys Chief Calls Her Removal Retaliation for Exposing ‘Boys’ Club’
Ben Sisario, writing for the New York Times:
Deborah Dugan, the suspended chief of the Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, said in a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday that she had been removed as retaliation for uncovering a range of misconduct at the academy, including sexual harassment, improper voting procedures and conflicts of interest among academy board members.
And:
According to the complaint, the nominating committee, when finalizing the ballot for the 2019 award for song of the year, for example, chose as one of its eight final nominees a song that had initially ranked 18 out of 20. The artist behind that song, the complaint alleges, was allowed to sit on the committee and was also represented by a board member.
The complaint also says that the committees can add artists to the ballot who had not first been chosen by the general voting pool. For this year’s awards, it says, 30 such artists were “added to the possible nomination list.”
And:
The document, filed with the E.E.O.C.’s Los Angeles office and technically called a charge of discrimination, alleges that Ms. Dugan’s predecessor, Neil Portnow, had been accused of rape by an artist, and that the academy’s board had been scheduled to vote for a bonus for him even though all of its members had not been told about the accusation. The complaint has little detail about the accusation, but said that a psychiatrist had said that the encounter was “likely not consensual.”
It also says that Ms. Dugan herself had received unwanted sexual advances from Joel Katz, a powerful industry lawyer who represents the Grammys.