Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom has passed away. He was 41.
Alexi Laiho Passes Away
Playboi Carti Tops the Charts
Playboi Carti has the number one album in the country this week.
Playboi Carti lands his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as his Christmas Day release Whole Lotta Red debuts atop the tally. The rapper’s second studio album starts with 100,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 31, 2020, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
AFI Announce New Album Coming
AFI have announced a new album will becoming this year.
Read More “AFI Announce New Album Coming”Liner Notes (January 1st, 2021)
This week’s newsletter looks back at 2020 and the year from hell. I also share some articles I read this week that I found interesting, share thoughts on the music I’ve been checking out that I missed throughout the year, and talk a little about the bad movie I saw (Wonder Woman) and the good movie I saw (Soul). And as always, there’s 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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Lauv – “2021”
Lauv has shared the new single “2021.”
Read More “Lauv – “2021””Gwen Stefani – “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” Video
Gwen Stefani has released a video for “Let Me Reintroduce Myself.”
Read More “Gwen Stefani – “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” Video”Justin Bieber – “Anyone” Video
Justin Bieber has released a video for his new song “Anyone.”
Read More “Justin Bieber – “Anyone” Video”Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” Video
Harry Styles has released a video for “Treat People With Kindness.”
Read More “Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” Video”Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness – “New Year Song”
Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness has shared the new song “New Year Song” on all streaming platforms.
Read More “Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness – “New Year Song””Foo Fighters – “No Son of Mine”
Foo Fighters have unveiled the new song “No Son of Mine.”
Read More “Foo Fighters – “No Son of Mine””Albums in Stores – Jan. 1st, 2021
If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the comments 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.
Read More “Albums in Stores – Jan. 1st, 2021”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. And oh what a year it was. Our official best of lists will be coming out early next week, and here’s to 2021. It can’t be weirder, right?
Ticketmaster Will Pay $10 Million for Hacking Rival Ticket Seller
Ticketmaster has agreed to pay $10 million for breaking into a competitors’ network. The company and its parent Live Nation admitted to hiring a former employee from rival ticket seller CrowdSurge, then using his knowledge — including old usernames and passwords — to learn CrowdSurge’s inner workings and “cut [the company] off at the knees.”
“Ticketmaster employees repeatedly — and illegally — accessed a competitor’s computers without authorization using stolen passwords to unlawfully collect business intelligence,” said acting US attorney Seth DuCharme. “Further, Ticketmaster’s employees brazenly held a division-wide ‘summit’ at which the stolen passwords were used to access the victim company’s computers.”
Elvis Costello – “Farewell, OK”
Elvis Costello has released the new song “Farewell, OK.”
Read More “Elvis Costello – “Farewell, OK””New Eve 6 EP Coming Next Year
Spin:
Fans might be more surprised to learn that new Eve 6 music is on the way — the reason Collins recently began tweeting more from the band’s account. Within the next two months, Eve 6 (Collins, Hilzinger and guitarist Jon Siebels) are set to release Black Nova (Velocity Records), a self-produced EP mostly recorded in Siebels’ downtown Los Angeles apartment.