Month: October 2023

Paramore has dropped a surprise ‘almost’ remix album titled ‘Re: This Is Why’, featuring reimagined versions of tracks from their latest studio album released earlier this year, This Is Why.

‘Re: This Is Why’ features contributions by Bartees Strange, Claud and Wet Leg; as well as Paramore’s touring partners Foals, The Linda Lindas and Remi Wolf; jazz geniuses DOMi & JD Beck and alternative electronic wizards Panda Bear, Romy & Zane Lowe. ‘Re: This Is Why’ also includes Paramore’s demo of the album track “Sanity.”

Frontwoman Hayley Williams shares: “We’ve long wanted to recognize the connection we have with some of the artists who’ve influenced us as a band and/or who have cited our band as an influence. Some of the songs have been remixed sort of classically, while others were reworked or rewritten. It’s incredible to hear all our worlds colliding. We sent This Is Why – the record – out into the world early this year, with all its messages of disdain, distrust, and sobering self-examination. This is the Reply.”

To stream ‘Re: This Is Why’, head here.

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The upcoming concert film ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ has broken records with advanced global ticket sales surpassing the $100 million mark before the film opens in over 8,500 theaters worldwide on Oct. 13 across 100 countries. AMC Theatres said that the film is expected to open to $100 million to $125 million in North America.

AMC also said that advance ticket sales in the U.S. market is particularly strong for premium large-screen formats like Imax, Dolby Cinema, Prime at AMC and other premium film venues. AMC Theatres Distribution has lined up screenings in 4,000 movie theaters in North America.

AMC Theatres plans a world-premiere screening in Los Angeles for the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film Oct. 11. Tickets are available for the opening weekend and subsequent weekends, and the film will play Thursday to Sunday after the first weekend.

Swift’s Eras Tour, which kicked off in March of this year in Arizona, has broken world records in attendance and revenue, with the artist performing a 44-song set list across all of her albums throughout her career.

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Blink-182 have shared the video for “Dance With Me,” which pays homage to the legendary punk band The Ramones.  The song is off Blink’s upcoming album One More Time, out Oct. 20, marking the return of Tom DeLonge to the band after a two-album absence. One More Time has already yielded 2022’s “Edging,” as well as the recently released singles “One More Time” and “More Than You Know.”

The video for Dance With Me, directed by the Malloy Brothers, sees Blink’s Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker all sporting leather jackets and mop haired wigs as they’re being interviewed about punk and their new song. Says Hoppus: “Punk is doing what you think is right on your own terms and not answering to anybody else and not letting people tell you how you should live your life.”  The Blink-182 guys mimic the famous Ramones video for “I Wanna Be Sedated”, and posted on X: “This video is a love letter to The @RamonesOfficial.”

Blink-182 is currently touring Europe and the U.K., but will be back in Las Vegas for two shows later this month. Then in February and March of next year they’ll play Australia and New Zealand, with South American dates to follow in the spring. For ticketing info, head here.

Take a look at the video for Dance With Me – here.
To pre-order “One More Time” head here.

Blink-182 Cosplay as The Ramones in Video for New Single “Dance with Me”: Stream

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Selena Gomez is getting ready to celebrate the holidays with a new special at Food Network. “Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays” —a four-part spin-off from Gomez’s popular Max home cooking series, “Selena + Chef” — will debut on November 30 at 8:00 p.m. on Food Network. “Home for the Holidays” can also be streamed on Max (home to her “Selena + Chef” series.)

Gomez is inviting celebrity chefs into her home to show off their favorite holiday dishes in the new special for Food Network — Eric Adjepong, Alex Guarnaschelli, Michael Symon and Claudette Zepeda. In the four episodes, each celebrity chefs will show Gomez and her best friend, Raquelle Stevens, how they use food to make the holiday season memorable. Gomez’s Papa, Nana and sister Grace will also appear in “Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays”.

Gomez said in a statement to Variety: “The holidays have always meant so much to me. It was an honor to have these amazing chefs in my kitchen to introduce some of their favorite foods and what makes the holidays special for them.”  Betsy Ayala, head of content for food at Warner Bros. Discovery, added: “With an incredible festive programming slate all season long, Food Network is the holiday destination for viewers and their families. Offering special culinary moments is the way Food Network celebrates the holidays, so to have superstar Selena Gomez, who has more than 650 million fans on social media, open the door to her own home kitchen is a holiday dream come true for fans.”

“Home for the Holidays” is just one of two new series starring Gomez for Food Network. Her next series will debut in 2024, and features Gomez ‘visiting other chefs’ kitchens in a quest to cook their most popular dishes.’

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Record Store Day 2023 have revealed the list of special releases for their annual Black Friday celebration, which falls on November 24. Fans of various genres of music will once again be able to snag limited-edition vinyl titles sold exclusively at independent record shops throughout the U.S. and other countries.

Among the 175 releases that will be available are releases from Noah Kahan (a color marble vinyl version of his Cape Elizabeth EP), Post Malone (whose The Diamond Collection will be available on clear vinyl), Kim Petras, Jonas Brothers, All Time Low, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Dierks Bentley, and the Grateful Dead.

This year, the number of classic hip-hop titles has increased, in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the genre with reissues or collections being released as exclusives or “RSD First” items, including music from Prince, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Nas, De La Soul, Madly, Schooly D, Three 6 Mafia, Digital Underground, Czarface, C-BO, Yungblud, Souls of Mischief, Spice 1, four Tuff City hip-hop compilations and the “Judgment Night” soundtrack.

Other 2023 Record Store Day Black Friday releases include music from The Beach Boys, Jeff Beck, late KISS drummer Eric Carr, The Doors, Justin Townes Earle, Faces, The Flaming Lips, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Goo Goo Dolls, Gov’t Mule, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Norah Jones, Noah Kahan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Feat, Los Lobos, Aimee Mann, The Monkees, Mötley Crüe, Gram Parsons, Margo Price, Keith Richards, Leon Russell, and Billy Strings.

The full list of titles can be found on the Record Store Day website here.

Here Is The Record Store Day Black Friday Vinyl Release List For 2023

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Drake just dropped his surprise new track “8AM IN CHARLOTTE” along with a video featuring his son, Adonis Graham.  This is just the latest in a series of ‘timestamp’ songs that Drake released, along with the previously dropped “9AM In Dallas”, “5AM In Toronto”, “6PM In New York” and more.

Drake also just released his highly-anticipated eight studio album “For All The Dogs”. The 23-track record features guest appearances from Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, Teezo Touchdown, J. Cole, Yeat, SZA, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Chief Keef, Sexxy Red, Lil Yachty.

The music video for “8AM IN CHARLOTTE” begins with an introduction showing Drake having a conversation with his son, who showed him a drawing he made and explains the illustration to his father (which went on the become the artwork for rapper’s new album “For All The Dogs”, which was just released at 6AM on Friday).

Take a look at the video for “8AM IN CHARLOTTE” – here.
To stream “For All The Dogs” head here.

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