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JESSE LEACH Says New TIMES OF GRACE Album Is Less Metalcore And More Of A ‘Rock And Roll Experimental Record’
In a new interview with Revolver, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the new LP from TIMES OF GRACE, his collaborative project with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. “The album is done,” he said (see video below). “We have two quarantine versions of a song [being released soon]. One is an old-school one reworked. The other one is a new cover that you won’t see on this next record. ‘Cause it’s not just not one record — it’s gonna be a record and another release. And we hope to have it out this year.” Regarding the musical direction of the new TIMES OF GRACE material, Jesse said: “It’s definitely different from the last record. We decided to really sort of set ourse...
DEE SNIDER Is ‘Big’ On Trolling People On Twitter
In a new interview with KNAC.COM, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider was asked what his favorite social media platform is and why. He responded: “The one that I’m most active on is Twitter. It was my first one, I’m also on Facebook and Instagram, and I have a loyal following on those too. Twitter would be my favorite, I think, because it just has this ease of use. It’s also got this immediacy of reaction. I liken it to back in the day when you were on the radio and you talked about something and you reacted, so the phones would light up. It’s that immediacy of something that you said and it connected with people. I see a lot of that on Twitter — there’s responses, there’s likes and there’s shares. I use Twitter as a rule, though I often wonder ...
Marshmello Nabs First Streaming Songs No. 1 With Juice WRLD on ‘Come & Go’
“Come & Go” is also the fourth song to debut at No. 1 on Streaming Songs in 2020 and first since 6ix9ine’s “Gooba” in May. Juice WRLD and Marshmello’s “Come & Go” becomes the fourth song to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart in 2020, ruling the list dated July 25. “Come & Go” bows with 36.4 million U.S. streams earned in its first full tracking week (ending July 16), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The song follows Drake’s “Toosie Slide,” The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi’s “The Scotts” and 6ix9ine’s “Gooba” as No. 1 Streaming Songs debuts in 2020, equaling the amount of No. 1 debuts achieved in 2017 and 2019. Only 2018, which saw 11 debuts atop the list, had more. “Come & Go” is Juice WRLD’s third Streaming Songs leader, following the two-week rei...
Mac Miller’s Team to Release Project Celebrating His Music, Set Phone Number for Fans to Call
Two years after Mac Miller‘s untimely death, fans are still devoted to his music. As a result, Warner Records announced on Tuesday (July 21) that an “untitled project” is in the works. “Mac Miller’s team is working on an untitled project to celebrate Malcolm and his music,” the statement shared to social media reads. “His art touched so many lives, in so many ways.” Additionally, the statement revealed that a “toll-free phone number has been set up to collect your stories, thoughts and wishes as part of this project. Your offerings are deeply appreciated.” Fans who would like to participate can sign up here. The project would be Mac’s second posthumous release. In January 2020, Circles arrived as a counterpart to 2018&#...
The Video for Bronson’s Latest Single ‘Keep Moving’ Is a Corporate Culture Fever Dream
While many of are still trading office life for working on the couch in our sweatpants, the new video from Bronson brings us back to our desks via its surrealist approach to life on the corporate ladder. In the clip for the trio’s latest single “Keep Moving” (out today, July 21) the pristinely dressed employees of Bronson Inc. partake in corporate strategy in the midst of an increasingly surreal series of events including miniature corporate drones shooting out of computer screens, dead-eyed employees lip-syncing the song lyrics and a man casually on fire in the boardroom in what appears to be an homage to the cover of Pink Floyd‘s Wish You Were Here. Watch the video below. The creeping panic is set to the tune of the newest track from Bronson, the electronic music ...
From Her Musical Reveal to Hilarious Maternity Looks, Here Are Katy Perry’s Best Pregnant Moments
Katy Perry‘s rollout for her fifth album fell in line with her expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom. From the moment fans knew from her “Never Worn White” music video, the KatyCats keep roaring in anticipation for when she’ll deliver them both this summer! Billboard went back to review eight times Perry made us gush or giggle about her blooming family. Her “Never Worn White” music video baby bump reveal That baby bump in her March 4-dated music video gave fans all the feels, but the real kicker is why she chose to announce her pregnancy with this single and video. “Honestly, I was getting way too fat to hide it, so I was like, ‘Well, I think this song would be a great reveal! Let’s start there,'”...
SWMRS’ Joey Armstrong Responds to Lydia Night’s Sexual Misconduct Accusations: ‘I Hope She Can Forgive Me’
SWMRS drummer Joey Armstrong has addressed the sexual misconduct allegations made by the Regrettes’ Lydia Night. “While I don’t agree with some of the things she said about me, it’s important that she be allowed to say them and that she be supported for speaking out,” he wrote Tuesday on the band’s Instagram. Armstrong, the son of Green Day frontman Bille Joe Armstrong, continued, “I respect her immensely and fully accept that I failed her as a partner. I was selfish and I didn’t treat her the way she deserves to have been treated both during our relationship and in the two years since we broke up. I have apologized to her privately and I hope she can forgive me, if and when she is ready to do so. I own my mistakes and will work hard to regain the trust that I lost.” A rep f...
A Complete History of Musicians Running for Office
Celebrities making a run at public office is hardly a fresh phenomenon. That’s how we wound up with two terms of the Gipper in the White House, a former professional wrestler in the governor’s mansion of Minnesota, Gopher from the Love Boat in the House of Representatives, and the current political shitshow we find ourselves in. Nor is it a surprise to any regular person why they would think they could leverage their celebrity into a political career. This pathology isn’t unique to actors and reality TV stars either. Over the decades, a number of famous musicians have tried their hand at politics, some of them succeeding in their goals of policymaking and advocating on behalf of their constituents. While it may be jolting to see Kanye West weeping through a campaign event for his potential...
Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz Recalls Band’s Tense Final Meeting
Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz breaks down the turbulence of the band’s final days in his newly issued memoir, Remain in Love — including a particularly awkward group meeting in 1991 where singer David Byrne allegedly yelled, “You should be calling me an asshole.” Byrne’s quote seemingly implies an internal struggle: that the frontman had long wanted to break up the band but his bandmates aimed to continue. But Frantz says that he and the other members, bassist Tina Weymouth and guitarist Jerry Harrison, maintained their composure during the encounter. “We had heard this before, so we thought, ‘If we keep our cool, this will blow over and we’ll get to do another Talking Heads record,’” the drummer told The Guardian. Instead, everyone moved on to other projects: Byrne with hi...
Quiz: Are You a Blockbuster Movie Expert? Test Your Might!
If you couldn’t tell already, Consequence of Sound is celebrating Blockbuster Month all throughout July. For the past few weeks, we’ve been revisiting the mighty Davids and titanic Goliaths of the genre with a variety of features. But we’re curious how much you actually know about this area — particularly, when it comes to box office receipts. Are you a Blockbuster Avenger or are you a Blockbuster Flop? Don’t answer that; we’ve got something better. Below, we’ve put together an online quiz that will no doubt test your might. To quote Yoda, you must feel the Blockbuster around you; here, between you, me, the dollars, the popcorn, everywhere, yes. Even between the mouse and your finger. Do or do not, there is no try. Read more You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Onl...
Emerging Songwriter McCall Shares New Single “One Eye Open”: Stream
Rising Los Angeles songwriter McCall has shared the dreamy new single “One Eye Open”. It’s off her upcoming EP, On Self Loathing, due out sometime later this summer. McCall first began to break out with her 2019 EP Under the Reign. She specializes in what she calls “sad bops with spice,” and that certainly applies to her new offering. “One Eye Open” is fashioned around achingly personal lyrics and pared-back piano. Meanwhile, the studio effects — or her “spicy” ingredient — find McCall sounding like a kid in a candy store. The SoCal native arranges her own voice into a grand chorus, at times evoking Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek”. But she uses this technique sparingly, and as often as she builds out the top line, she demolishes it back to simplicity. She also worked a series of breaks...
A24 Premieres Jonathan Glazer’s New Quarantine Short Film STRASBOURG 1518: Watch
Director Jonathan Glazer has returned with a new short film. It’s called STRASBOURG 1518 and features pulsing new music by composer Mica Levi, who worked with the filmmaker on 2014’s Under the Skin. A24 is streaming the short film here. Dubbed a “collaboration in isolation”, the 10-minute film gracefully oscillates between some of the “greatest dancers working today” as they perform alone in their respective homes. Not gonna lie, a few of the shots are pretty damn eerie. And they should be given that the whole thing was inspired by a dancing plague. Yes, a dancing plague. In July of 1518, a case of dancing mania washed over the citizens of Strasbourg, prompting 50 to 400 people to dance for days. [editors-pick id=”557632,982420″] Already, several critics and fans have called it a...
