My thanks to MxPx for sponsoring the website these past few weeks. They recently released the new song “Worries,” and it’s out now on all digital platforms. There is also a video for the song and some limited merchandise in their webstore.
As many of you know, my first website was a MxPx/Blink–182 fan-page. When this whole pandemic started, MxPx reached out to me to see how I was doing and wanted to sponsor the website for multiple weeks knowing how crazy the online ad market and the economy were acting. It was an incredible gesture, and so I want to give my personal pitch: Check out “Worries” and if you’ve never dived into the band’s discography before, this weekend is a perfect time to do it. I fell in love with Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo as a kid, and if you’re looking for pop-punk perfection, they have an incredible catalog to experience. There’s never a wrong time to discover great bands, and this is a great band, full of great people.
Also, Mike Herrera will be doing weekly livestreams every Friday on the MxPx Facebook page throughout all of May. Make sure you check that out each week at 6pm PT.
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Read More “5/29/20 (Ten Songs)”This week’s newsletter has my early first impressions of Phoebe Bridgers’s new album, Punisher. You’ll also find more thoughts on all of the best of lists that hit the website this week and my plans for their future, and my usual commentary on music and entertainment I enjoyed this week. And, of course, there’s a playlist of ten songs I liked as well. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Alex Lahey has released the new EP, Between the Kitchen and the Living Room, to all streaming services.
Read More “Alex Lahey Releases New EP”The Dirty Nil will be releasing The Dirty Nil: Live From The Opera House on Facebook on June 5th, and then YouTube on June 6th. It’ll be up for 24 hours and then taken down.
Read More “The Dirty Nil Announce Limited Digital Concert Film”Mansions will release Big Bad on June 26th. Today they’ve shared the new song “Black and White” and pre-orders are now up.
Read More “Mansions Announce New Album; Stream New Song”Brendon Kelly of The Lawrence Arms has a new podcast called “Road to the Skeleton Coast” talking about the band’s album and leading up to their new release. (Overcast link.)