Don’t forget to stare into the sun today!!
- Trent Reznor details his massive score of the upcoming film The Vietnam War, by Ken Burns & Lynn Novice.
- The Killers made a promo video for the Mayweather vs McGregor fight this weekend. Why? “I think there’s a symbiotic relationship between using a song like ours and Las Vegas and a boxing arena. Business of boxing. It seemed to make sense,” Brandon Flowers told Rolling Stone. I mean yeah ok, but still. Why?
- Jay Z get very real about his Kanye call-out and perceived anti-Semitism in a new interview.
- Break out the febreeze… This is apparently how people promote albums now. That room must smell like ass and cheap perfume.
- Clipping. have returned with The Deep, a five-and-a-half minute rumbling epic “based on the underwater mythology of the 90s Detroit electro band Drexciya.” Casually.
- Chance The Rapper and The Social Experiment made a new song together.
- Speaking of new songs, here’s a new St. Vincent track.
- Foo Fighters rickrolled Japan with the actual Rick Astley. And.. what in the hell? It’s actually pretty freakin rad.
- Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood went back to Italy for an earthquake benefit and played a handful of Radiohead gems and rarities, including the unreleased Follow Me Around.
- Watch Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Marijuana Deathsquads live score 1920s Dada films.
- Nothing to see here, just a mysterious sonic attack weapon that’s fucking people up.
- Ryan Adams really doesn’t like Father John Misty.
- Meanwhile, Josh Tillman doesn’t seem bothered by the news, opting instead to send off the creepy Chuck E. Cheese animatronic figures in a fine tribute.
- Something something Oasis reunion maybe this maybe that.
- A fine read about the only contitsuency Trump has left – the hate core.
- The new AQ podcast covers the new QOTSA album, which arrives this week. Get upon it.
