Prince’s publicist has announced that the pop music superstar has passed away. He was 57. Earlier this morning there were reports that there had been a death at Prince’s estate.
R.I.P. Prince (1958-2016)
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Review: Sorority Noise – It Kindly Stopped For Me
Much like the famed Dickinson poem from which Sorority Noise’s latest EP takes its name, It Kindly Stopped For Me is centered on the idea of death. Though the similarities seem to stop there. Because while Dickinson’s Death is a kindly gentleman, traveling alongside her as she makes her journey through life, the band pointedly turns it into an object — death is an “it.”
By stripping death of an identity, Sorority Noise attempts to lessen the power it holds over us. There is no experience more common or more alienating than loss, yet the band manages to break down the walls their own experience created until we’re all collectively shouldering their pain.
Butch Walker To Title Album ‘Stay Gold’?
It looks like the new Butch Walker album will be called Stay Gold. In a recent interview with the BGX Radio Hour, Butch played two new songs acoustic, and two live videos have also recently shown up — you can find all of those below.
The Fall of Troy Release ‘OK’
The Fall of Troy have released their new album, OK, on their website. The digital version is free, or pay-what-you-want, and there are vinyl and bundle versions available as well.
Stephen Christian Chats With Max Bemis
Stephen Christian, formerly of Anberlin, interviewed Max Bemis, still of Say Anything, in the most recent episode of his podcast. You can find that on Soundcloud or below.
Thrice Post Studio Update
In their latest studio update, Thrice talk with producer Eric Palmquist about creating the sounds for their upcoming album.
Sorority Noise Stream ‘It Kindly Stopped For Me’
Sorority Noise’s new EP, It Kindly Stopped For Me, can be streamed below.
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Issues – “Coma”
Issues debuted their new single, “Coma,” on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show today. The new album, Headspace, will be out on May 20th via Rise Records.
Gates – “Habit” Video
Gates have released their new video for “Habit.” The song comes from the band’s upcoming album, Parallel Lives, which will be released June 3rd.
Bands on TV (Week of April 18th)
This week on TV we’ve got Of Monsters & Men on Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday the 20th, M83 on Kimmel the very next night, and 5 Seconds of Summer on Ellen on Friday the 22nd. The rest of the late night shows have a bunch of re-runs.
The Billboard 200 (Week Ending April 14th)
The Lumineers have their first number one album on the Billboard 200. Deftones appear at number two with 71,000 copies sold (69,000 pure album sales).
Chris Stapleton’s Traveller dips 2-3 with 48,000 units (down 34 percent), while Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo descends 1-4 with 47,000 units (down 50 percent). The album fell 95 percent in traditional album sales, falling from a 28,000 start to a little more than 1,000 copies sold. (Much of its first week sales were bolstered by pre-orders not delivered until after the album saw a wide release on April 1. Those pre-orders were sold as part of a ticket/album bundle to his Yeezy 3 fashion show held at Madison Square Garden and screened via a live stream in movie theaters. The remaining sales were from Tidal and West’s official website.)
Reminder: AP.net Commemorative Pin Pre-Order
I talked with our friends at the Hard Rock Online Rock Shop and we’re going to keep the pre-order up for the second edition of our AP.net commemorative logo pin for another week. Thanks so much to everyone that’s picked one up so far, we’ve sold way more than I think anyone was expecting, and it’s pretty damn amazing. If you’d like one of the gold versions of the pins — make sure to get your order in.
Review: Deftones – Gore
It’s been well-documented how tumultuous the nearly 30 year career of Sacramento rock band Deftones has been. From the tragic loss of original bassist Chi Cheng, to the in-fighting, to the passive approach the band took to recording their mid-2000’s records – it’s somewhat remarkable that Deftones didn’t break up years ago. Instead, the band has unleashed Gore, their most fascinating release since 2001’s breakthrough White Pony.
Moose Blood – “Honey”
The new song “Honey” by Moose Blood is now up on Spotify and Apple Music. The song comes from the upcoming album, Blush, due out August 5th on Hopeless Records.
Update: Post updated with the official video.
Brendon Urie and Halsey Team Up at Coachella
Panic! at the Disco and Halsey teamed up last night at Coachella for a combination of “New Americana” and “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” A video can be found below.