Zebrahead have released the new song “Shock and Awe by the Sea.”
Zebrahead – “Shock and Awe by the Sea”
Hailee Steinfeld – “Wrong Direction”
Hailee Steinfeld has released the new song “Wrong Direction.”
Jimmy Iovine Knows Music and Tech. Here’s Why He’s Worried.
Ben Sisario sat down with Jimmy Iovine to talk about the state of the music industry and technology and there’s quite a few interesting nuggets in there:
If I were still at Interscope, here are the things I’d be worried about. I’d be worried that I don’t have a direct relationship with my consumer. The artists and the streaming platforms do.
I’d be worried that an artist like Drake or Billie Eilish streams more than the entire decade of the 1980s, according to the information I’ve seen from labels and streaming services. I’d also be worried that the streaming services aren’t making enough money, because that can jackknife.
And:
If I were still running Interscope, I would be signing artists and encouraging them. Right now there are a lot of people running around saying, “What’s making noise on TikTok?”
That’s fine. But I’m more encouraged by the people who are saying, “Whoa, this artist has something to say. I’m going to support them, because I believe that in the end they’re going to win, and that will make all of us win.”
Senses Fail to Record New Album in 2020
Senses Fail have announced they will record a new album in 2020.
All Time Low Post Cryptic Teaser
All Time Low have posted up a cryptic teaser on Instagram.
Motion City Soundtrack Play First Show in Three Years
Motion City Soundtrack played their first show in three years last night. The setlist can be found below.
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Green Day Perform on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
Green Day performed “When I Come Around” last night on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
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Happy New Year
I wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a safe New Year’s Eve tonight. I hope everyone has a fun evening. If you’d like to join the community as the clock strikes twelve, our forums are the place to be.
Thank you to everyone that visited this website over the past year. Here’s to 2020.
Harry Styles Tops the Charts
Harry Styles once again has the number one album in the country.
Harry Styles’ Fine Line album leads the Billboard 200 chart for a second week, as the set earned 89,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 26, according to Nielsen Music.
Poppy Cuts Ties with Titanic Sinclair
Hayley Williams to Release New Music Next Year
Hayley Williams of Paramore has announced she’ll be releasing some new music next year that she’s going “to call her own.”
Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes. 30 was a very important year. 31 will be too.”
“I’m putting out some music next year. With the help of some of my closest friends, I made something I’m going to call my own. It’s a really special project and you’ll get a taste of it in January.
Happy New Year, friends. Hayley Williams
Hype train, activated.
8tracks Is Shutting Down
8tracks has had a long run and its day in the sun. We’re sad to announce, however, that the company and its streaming service will wind down with the end of the decade, on December 31st, 2019.
We have mixed feelings as we round out this decade and the life of 8tracks. We served many listeners and DJs well, at important times in their lives, for more than a decade, introducing adventurous listeners to new artists they may never have otherwise discovered, and for that we’re proud. On the other hand, we recognize we’ve disappointed many listeners and DJs, employees, investors and partners. We all wish we’d had the opportunity to continue to innovate in the music sector and serve our community and other stakeholders well, just as we had in our earlier years.
Every Time I Die Plan to Record in 2020
Every Time I Die will head into the studio in 2020 with Will Putney to record their new album.
Liner Notes (December 27th, 2019)
The last few weeks of the year are always a little strange in the music industry and online, everyone is basically in hibernation. This week’s newsletter is a recap of my holiday week so far and has some recommendations, a few brief music thoughts, and my weekly media diet rundown. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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John Feldmann Talks With Alt Press
John Feldmann talked with Alt Press in a new interview:
Look, without The Used, I don’t think we’d be talking. The Used were definitely the catalyst that started my career as a producer. Goldfinger had a pretty good run, but we never did become Green Day. Ultimately, the Used are the one band that I knew I could help as a songwriter and as someone who can both arrange music and record music, I knew I could help them. So it is awesome to have come around full circle. There were years that went by where I thought, “Why wouldn’t I have done a label when I first discovered the Used?” [all] those years ago instead of signing them to Warner [Records]. Everything happens for a reason: I don’t look back and think, “Goddamn it, what I should’ve done was…” I always look forward. What’s next?