Magic City Hippies Announce 'Modern Animal' U.S. Winter TourOctober 24, 2019Magic City Hippies have announced their Modern Animal tour. The winter tour will take place in 36 different cities across the U.S. The tour will be in support of their latest LP, Modern Animal which was released in August. The LP has received praise from Magnetic Magazine, Ones To Watch, Wild Honey Pie, The 405, Relix and more. Their tour will include support from The Palms at select dates with more announcements on the way.
Portland 'Bubblegum Doom' Duo FOX MEDICINE Releasing New LPOctober 23, 2019Neezy Dynamite (guitar/vocals) had been tinkering with her songwriting and sound for years in various underground bands until one night she met Vanny Keeps (drums/vocals) at a show. The two bonded musically and started recording 'fuzzy DIY demos' and playing shows in late 2016.
Boysetsfire Celebrating 25th Anniversary With Vinyl Reissues & TourOctober 23, 2019Craft Recordings is pleased to announce reissues of Boysetsfire's second and third albums, After the Eulogy and Tomorrow Come Today, in celebration of the post-hardcore band's 25th anniversary. Set for release on December 6th and available on vinyl for the very first time, both reissues have been remastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Paul Blakemore. Each album features new interviews with band members and in-depth liner notes from Jan Schwarzkamp, editor of Germany's VISIONS music magazine, plus archival photos of the band. Later this fall, the Delaware five-piece will kick off an 11-date tour in Garwood, NJ, with shows continuing throughout Europe.
Iris Releases Dreamy Music Video for Single 'Stars'October 23, 2019Rock/Pop's newest charmer, Iris, premiered the official music video version of her single, 'Stars”, produced by Grammy® Award-Winning Malay (Frank Ocean & John Legend). The 'Stars' music video was shot in various locations in St. Remy de Provence, Bordeaux, San Sebastian, Barcelona, and Los Angeles. All footage was shot by Malay Ho on an 8mm film camera and was directed by Iris and Malay.
Listen to FRENSHIP's 'Remind You (Vacation Version)' HereOctober 23, 2019Platinum-selling duo FRENSHIP - James Sunderland and Brett Hite – have announced their forthcoming EP, Vacation Versions, out November 1st via Counter Records (part of the Ninja Tune family) which features re-imagined versions of four tracks from Vacation. Like its counterpart, Vacation Versions cohesively examines the nuances of relationships and the idea of happiness and home with the duo's hot-cold relationship with Los Angeles serving as one of the inspirations. From the EP comes first single “Remind You (Vacation Version),” trading electro-pop synths and a bouncy melody for soft keys alongside hauntingly warm harmonies addressing the insecurities which can often affect someone on one side of a relationship. Listen below.
Hello Forever Release Video For 'Anywhere Is Everywhere'October 23, 2019Art pop collective Hello Forever has announced their debut album Whatever It Is, out January 31st, 2020. From the album comes the group's latest single and accompanying music video for “Anywhere Is Everywhere,” a track that capture's Hello Forever's essence, hinging on finger-snaps and a bedrock of barbershop quartet-style harmonies.
BANOFFEE Announces Debut LP 'Look At Us Now Dad'October 23, 2019Australian rising star Banoffee today announced her debut album Look At Us Now Dad will be released Friday, February 21st via Cascine and Dot Dash. To celebrate the album announce, Banoffee has shared her new single 'Tennis Fan' (feat. Empress Of), with a video directed by Quinn Whitney Wilson (Lizzo) and premiered via The FADER. Banoffee shares - 'Working with Lorely (Empress Of) and Quinn was such a pleasure and it turned into a daytime slumber party of sorts, with all ideas being welcome and nothing deemed too silly. I hope when people watch this clip they feel the good feelings we were all experiencing at the time. It's a song about rejecting the yuck stuff but it's just as much about celebrating the good stuff. I think this video does a great job of showing how strong friendships can make anything unkind feel unimportant and trivial.'
Only Sun Release Video for 'I Can't Stand It'October 23, 2019Echoing the music itself, the new video is a whirlwind of vibrant colour peppered with the band's trademark humour. Filmed at Saracen House Studio in Milton Keynes, what started out as a sincere and artful band shoot, soon descended into pure pandemonium. As Aabid Kanji of Only Sun reflects.
ABC's David Muir Exclusively Interviews Payton Leutner, Speaking for the First Time After Her One-Time Friends Stabbed Her 19 Times in the Name of Slender ManOctober 23, 2019Anchor David Muir has the exclusive interview with Payton Leutner, who speaks for the first time five years after her two friends stabbed her 19 times and left her for dead in the woods of Waukesha, Wisconsin, when she was 12 years old. Pre-teens at the time, authorities say Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier claimed they wanted to kill Payton to prove themselves to a mysterious fictitious character—known as Slender Man. Now 17 years old and in high school, Payton talks about the unspeakable day, the long road of recovery, and her life now. “The Wicked” airs on “20/20” Friday, Oct. 25 (9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC.
Songstress Sariyah Idan Unveils 'Breaking Shadows'October 23, 2019Sariyah Idan is an American songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist whose soul and jazz influenced expressions have come to fruition in her first full-length album, Breaking Shadows . An accomplished artist and arts educator, whose experience began singing ensemble world folk music as a child, dancing professionally and studying poetry and jazz music, Sariyah possesses a profound sense of story alongside a keen understanding of music's sensual strength and the emotional space a voice can occupy.
PUNKY BREWSTER Sequel Adds Freddie Prinze Jr.October 23, 2019According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Freddie Prinze Jr. has joined an upcoming streaming TV sequel of 80s sitcom 'Punky Brewster.' The series will premiere on Peacock.
RATINGS: CREEPSHOW is a Monster Hit for AMC's SHUDDEROctober 23, 2019The new Creepshow TV series is a monster hit for Shudder, AMC Networks' premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. The series has set records across the board since its Sept. 26 premiere in terms of viewers, subscriber acquisitions and total minutes streamed:
Little Big Town Release 'Over Drinking' Vevo Live Performance VideoOctober 23, 2019Vevo announces the release of Little Big Town's live performance of 'Over Drinking.' Little Big Town began with Kimberly Roads and Karen Fairchild, two Georgia natives who began singing together in college. Arkansas-born and Alabama-raised Jimi Westbrook, a friend of Fairchild's husband, joined them to make a trio, and the group was completed by the addition of Arkansan Phil Sweet in 1998. From the outset, Little Big Town devoted their sound to harmony and multiple lead vocals, a combination that made the band a hard sell at first. They finally landed a deal at Mercury Records, but it fell through due to disagreements about musical direction. In the wake of the success of the Dixie Chicks, however, Little Big Town suddenly seemed a more likely commercial proposition, and they were taken up by the Dixie Chicks' label, Monument Records, in 2000.
Sophia Bush Will Recur on LOVE, SIMON SeriesOctober 23, 2019Deadline reports that Sophia Bush will play a recurring role on Disney+'s upcoming 'Love, Simon' TV series. The show is inspired by the film, which was based on a novel by Becky Albertali.