News you may have missed! (7/17/20)
10 blink-182 songs for every life chapter, Simple Plan member sexual assault allegations, do we take music for granted? 5 signs you probably miss concerts more than you think, and much more!
What’s up, everyone?! Like all of these newsletters from the last 3-4 months, I hope this finds you safe and healthy. I, like all of us, am ready for this pandemic to go away. I will say that I am still enjoying working from home and still feel surprisingly productive.
Next week, we’ll be releasing Episode #003 of The All Punked Up Podcast. I am super stoked to have you all hear it. The episode takes us back on a little nostalgic trip to the 2000s and how we got our scene news during that time. More on that below!
Speaking of the podcast, we are now on iHeartRadio and TuneIn! So give us a follow there if that’s where you listen to your podcasts.
We are having a ton of fun putting these episodes together, so please reach out if you have ideas for segments, interview ideas or anything you’d like to hear us cover on our show. This podcast is for YOU, the listener. So we want to give you what you want to hear. DM us on any of our socials or send an email to info@allpunkedup.com.
Here’s the news. Lots to get to.
News you may have missed…
Simple Plan and bassist part ways due to sexual assault allegations
Here’s something you definitely need to see: Album covers recreated by UK care home. That’s right, check out the elderly recreating some of our favorite album covers.
APU writer Bree shared 10 blink-182 songs that helped get her through some of her toughest and best life chapters over the years.
My Chemical Romance explain why they took out PPP loan for postponed tour
Against The Current’s Chrissy Costanza set to host new livestreaming show
APU writer John asks the question: Do we take music for granted? It’s good quick read.
Our writer, Evie, has a list of bands you need to listen to right now. Are you listening to any of these bands?
APU writer Brittnee has 5 signs you probably miss concerts more than you think
Slick Shoes to release new album for the first time in 17 years
Grayscale gives “Baby Blue” a new sound with “Live From The Barber Shop Studios”
HelloooTV: production company connecting artists and fans through virtual concerts
The All Punked Up Podcast: Episode #003
Episode #003 of The All Punked Up Podcast will be released next week! I’m excited to release this episode as we interviewed Jason Tate, owner of the now defunct AbsolutePunk.net site to talk the site’s history and what it was like to contribute to help launch the careers of some of the epic bands we still love today. If you’re a fan of the pop punk / emo / alternative scene, then you definitely don’t want to miss this episode of nostalgia.
Weekly Game Results
In case you didn’t know we have two games running weekly on our Instagram! We play “Battle of the Bands” every Tuesday and “Timeless or Dated” every Thursday.
Here are this week’s results:
Timeless Or Dated:
Cinematics by Set It Off was voted dated 54% to 46%
Weezer by Weezer was voted timeless 82% to 18%
Fallen by Evanescence was voted timeless 65% to 35%
With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear by Sleeping With Sirens was voted timeless 62% to 38%
We Stitch These Wounds by Black Veil Brides was voted dated 58% to 42%
Nevermind by Nirvana was voted timeless 92% to 8%
Battle of the Bands:
Pierce The Veil beat Sleeping With Sirens 58% to 42%
The Killers beat The Offspring 52% to 48%
All American Rejects beat Thirty Seconds To Mars 67% to 33%
With Confidence beat The Band CAMINO 76% to 24%
Falling In Reverse beat Escape The Fate 69% to 31%
New Years Day beat In This Moment 63% to 37%
Do you agree with these results? Be sure to tune in every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 pm EST on our Instagram Story to cast your vote.
What bands would you like to see go head to head in Battle of the Bands? What albums would you like to see us poll for Timeless or Dated? Make sure to send us a DM and let us know!
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. These songs could be old or new, maybe even unrelated, but they all traveled through APU team members’ headphones this week.
“Fuck Them All” — The Dangerous Summer
“Blue in the face” — Alkaline Trio
“Take Me Back (Re-Imagined)” — Sleep on It
“London” — The Young Hearts
“I Revolve (Around You)” — Neck Deep
“Heavenly” — Broadside
“Strawberry Lipstick” — Yungblud
“Personal” — Point North
“Headspace” — Fame on Fire featuring POORSTACY
“Candy” — Forever Emerald
If you’re interested in listening to this “album”, we’ve got the playlist created over on Spotify here. Feel free to give it a listen. Maybe go ahead and just subscribe to the playlist while you’re at it. This same playlist will be updated weekly with new songs.
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Let’s all do our best to love one another.
Cheers,
Tyler Winters, Founder
All Punked Up