News you may have missed! (6/12/21)
Right or wrong? Punk venue charging $1000 for unvaccinated patrons + Record labels getting own pages in Apple Music + 2021 VMA's to have live audience + A ton of new music you need to check out!
Welcome back to another mailer! Hope everyone has a great weekend! This week brings us Apple Music rolling out a new feature that will showcase record labels and their bands, the 2021 VMA’s are a go and will have a live audience, and there is a ton of new music you need to check out.
Also, in our recent podcast episode, we share our thoughts on that punk venue promoter charging $1000 for unvaccinated patrons, but only $18 for vaccinated attendees.
So let’s get to it.
News you may have missed
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Right or wrong? Punk show promoter charging $18 for fans who are vaccinated, $1,000 for those who are not
It's episode 40 of The All Punked Up Podcast. Tyler and Bailey do a little reflecting on the podcast's 1-year anniversary and the brand's 5-year anniversary. They also do their usual of running through some new songs released this week. This week, they talk about new songs from CHVRCHES, Felicity, NOAHFINNCE ft. Doll Skin, and All Time Low's new pop punk remix and a theme song from Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump for Disney Junior cartoon Spidey and His Amazing Friends.
The crew then discusses their thoughts on the recent news of a Florida punk rock show promoter charging $18 to fans who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, but $1,000 for those who are not vaccinated. Is this decision right or wrong? There's been a lot praise and a lot of hate for his decision. They tell you all you need to know to form your own opinion.
Other notable news
Thanks to a new vinyl pressing, Paramore’s 2007 album Riot! reached the top 10 to no. 8 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart for the first time! Looks like they sold 7,000 copies last week. (Billboard)
Indie venues call on congress to resolve problems with $16 billion Shuttered Venue grants (BrooklynVegan)
CHVRCHES and blink-182's Mark Hoppus discuss their Robert Smith collaborations (BrooklynVegan)
Foo Fighters playing first full-capacity show at Madison Square Garden since COVID (BrooklynVegan) and you’ll need to show proof of vaccination. Meanwhile, anti-vax Foo Fighters fans are renouncing the band over their New York gig (NME)
Dave Grohl: Nirvana members still jam and record "really cool" music together (Kerrang!)
Willow Smith says her new album will feature Avril Lavigne (NME)
Government urged to back drug safety testing to avoid increase in festival deaths (NME)
Record labels sue Roblox for letting users upload pirated songs (The Verge)
Bayside celebrate their history with the 21 Years Of Bad Luck tour (Alt Press)
Architects announce U.S. and Canada tour with exclusive presale (Alt Press)
The Menzingers announce fall US tour (BrooklynVegan)
All Time Low has announced a new “Summer Daze Rose 2020” wine (All Time Low website)
Sony Music Launches New “Artists Forward” Campaign, Waives Debts for Pre-2000 Artists (Consequence)
These YouTubers created their own Machine Gun Kelly pop-punk song (Kerrang!)
twenty one pilots' Tyler Joseph explains why Level Of Concern isn't on Scaled And Icy (Kerrang!)
Listen to Evanescence's Amy Lee interview Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes (Kerrang!)
Asking Alexandria Have Announced That They Have Signed To Better Noise Music (Rock Sound)
‘Take Off Your Pants And Jacket’ Turns 20 (Stereogum)
Apple Music’s spatial audio is sometimes amazing but mostly inconsistent (The Verge)
2021 VMAs happening at Brooklyn's Barclays Center with a live audience (BrooklynVegan)
A Quiet New Apple Music Feature Is a Win for Record Labels (Rolling Stone)
Mayday Parade Announce New Tour (Chorus)
New and notable songs, videos and albums out this week
The Front Bottoms release new song ft. Matt Skiba, announce 2021 tour
Hot Milk drops new song “I Just Wanna Know What Happens When I’m Dead”
Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake has shared the new solo song “Father Time.”
Tyler Posey has released a new pop punk track called “Happy”
Bowling for Soup has released a cover of Hanson’s “Where’s the Love” ft. Hanson. Listen on Spotify, Amazon Music, or Apple Music.
Jedha, a new project from William Ryan Key and Ryan Mendez, has released a new song called “Dividing Pair.”
Hunny share new track “Daydreams/Heartbreaks.”
Citizen has released a new music video for “Black and Red.”
KennyHoopla Drops New Mixtape Survivors Guilt Produced by Travis Barker
Weezer Take a Shit on Pitchfork in New Song for Skate-Boating Video Game (Consequence)
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! drop new song “Gone Are The Good Days”
Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes’ featured on Olivia O’Brien’s new song “No More Friends”
10 songs All Punked Up was digging this week
If All Punked Up made an album for this past week, these are the songs that would be included on it.
“Where’s the Love” (cover) — Bowling for Soup ft. Hanson
“Dating My Dad” — K.Flay ft. Travis Barker
“Happy” — Tyler Posey
“Burn” — Cherie Amour
“tonight” — Magnolia Park
“Bored” — Exit
“Father Time” — Chris DeMakes
“Meant for Misery” — Settle Your Scores
“Hideaway” — Wavves
“Daydreams/Heartbreaks” — Hunny
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