Toni Morrison Passes Away

Margalit Fox, writing at The New York Times:

Toni Morrison, the 1993 Nobel laureate in literature, whose acclaimed, best-selling work explored black identity in America and in particular the experience of black women, died on Monday in the Bronx. She was 88.

Her death, at Montefiore Medical Center, was announced by her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf. A spokeswoman said the cause was complications of pneumonia. Ms. Morrison lived in Grand View-on-Hudson, N.Y.

I think about this quote from Song of Solomon all the time:

Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boil down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?

R.I.P

Mark Hoppus Interviewed on 97X

Blink-182

Mark Hoppus sat down with 97X to talk about Blink-182’s new album and mentioned that at one point they thought of leaving the album untitled, again:

We’d originally not wanted to call it anything, and were maybe thinking about just not titling it at all – but we already did that once, so we didn’t know if we should call it ‘Extra Untitled’ or what. So we’re like ‘let’s just call this what number album this is’, and depending on which you think is our first album and which you include, this is nine.

Julien Baker Canceling Live Shows

Julien Baker

According to posts from two festivals, Julien Baker has canceled all of her upcoming live shows due to ongoing medical issues.

Unfortunately, Julien Baker has been forced to cancel planned concerts, including performance on the island. We have received this message from her booking agent: due to ongoing medical issues, Julien Baker will be cancelling all currently planned live shows.

Sponsor: Collider Release Debut EP and New Video for “No Hard Feelings”

Collider

Earlier this year Beau Burchell of Saosin traveled to Perth, Australia to work with Collider on their debut EP. That EP is now available on all streaming services and you can check out a video for “No Hard Feelings.”

Looking for a new melodic rock band to throw into your rotation? Check them out on Apple Music, Spotify, or Google Play.

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NF Tops the Charts This Week

NF has the number one album in the country this week:

The set, which was released on July 26 via NF Real Music/Caroline, starts with 130,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 1 according to Nielsen Music — the fourth-largest week for a rap album released in 2019. Of that sum, 84,000 were in album sales, which made it the biggest sales week for a rap set this year.