Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy was recently on Howard Stern where he talked about the timeline of the band, especially during the Folie à Deux period and the hiatus, along with his divorce from Ashlee Simpson. Listen to the interview below.
Ari Shaffir has released a new stand-up special, Paid Regular, which can be purchased on his website.
Strung Out's first new record in five years comes out on March 24, 2015 via Fat Wreck Chords.
“We are very proud to announce the release of our new album, Transmission.Alpha.Delta. It’s been five years since our last album, and we feel this is the most complete and intense music we have ever created. We will be hitting the road hard this year with tours planned through Spring and Summer, so we will be seeing you all soon!!
Ionia just recently announced their new EP, Postcards From The Edge: Chapter 1. Delta 32., which will be released on February 1st. The band premiered, “I Hate Long Pretentious Titles And I’m A Hypocrite," the first single off their new EP. Listen to it below.
Grant Pardee, reporting for VICE, wonders where all the good mascots went to.
Video games are more popular than they've ever been, but somewhere along the way we lost something: mascots, to be specific. Once upon a time, every franchise worth its salt had an anthropomorphic rodent or high-jumping plumber on the box, a far cry from today's landscape of grim men with scars and swords and guns.
Steve Renman (former manager of Incubus) has launched a new course, “Insider’s Guide to Today’s Music Business" on Renman U. View the trailer below
Renman U is an online, interactive set of courses designed to teach aspiring artists and business professionals what it takes to succeed in today’s music business. Unlike anyone else teaching the music business, Renman U takes a real-life, no bullshit approach to the actual music business. Courses and lessons are based on Steve’s 36+ year experience and career at the highest levels in the business.
Devil's Conquistadors is the story of Behemoth, their music, their ultimate rise to the upper echelon of metal and becoming a household name in their native homeland, Poland. A 490-page, hardcover tome that is being released by Metal Blade Records in February, includes artistically presented pages that are splattered with old photos of the band, flyers, lyric sheets etc. Preorders are available now at metalblade.com/behemoth
Netflix has released a teaser video for the 8-episode follow-up to 2001 comedy film, Wet Hot American Summer. View it below
Periphery have released a video for title track, “Alpha”. Wes Richardson, who also collaborated with the band on the “Make Total Destroy” video, directed the clip. Watch the video below
While everyone is crying over spilled milk (aka Tom Delonge leaving blink182), HIM has parted ways with their drummer, GAS Lipstick. View his statement below
