Filter has premiered a new single called “For the Beaten.”
The track marks the first fresh offering from the “Hey Man Nice Shot” outfit in two years. It’s the first single from the next Filter album, the follow-up to 2016’s Crazy Eyes.
“I spent a lot of time in the studio the last two years working on various projects and collaborations but at the core of it all, there is always Filter,” says frontman Richard Patrick. “We chose ‘For the Beaten’ as the first single because it’s dynamic, dark, and heavy, just like the moment we are in.”
You can listen to “For the Beaten” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying lyric video streaming now on YouTube.
The release of “For the Beaten” follows Patrick’s live reunion with Nine Inch Nails during the band’s hometown show in Cleveland last month. Patrick played in the Trent Reznor-led group during their Pretty Hate Machine tour before going on to form Filter.
As previously teased, Green Day has announced a Nimrod reissue in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary.
The package will be available as a three-disc CD and five-LP vinyl collection on January 27. In addition to the original album, the reissue includes a host of previously unreleased demos, as well as a full live recording from a 1997 concert in Philadelphia.
Among the demos is a recording of an unreleased Green Day song called “You Irritate Me,” which you can listen to now via digital outlets, and a cover of Elvis Costello‘s “Alison.”
Nimrod, Green Day’s fifth album, was originally released October 14, 1997 — 25 years ago today. The record has been certified double Platinum by the RIAA, and spawned the singles “Hitchin’ a Ride” and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).”
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Blink-182 has released a new single called “Edging,” marking the band’s first song with Tom DeLonge in over 10 years.
The track features both DeLonge and Mark Hoppus handling lead vocals in the verses while harmonizing together in the chorus and features some classic Blink juvenile humor.
Drummer Travis Barker, who produced “Edging,” says, “I wanted to imagine as a listener what I wanted to experience and at the same time as a band member what we wanted to make and say and most importantly how it would sound production wise in 2022.”
You can listen to “Edging” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video will premiere Friday at noon ET.
Earlier this week, Blink announced that they’d reunited with DeLonge, who’d been out of the band since 2015. The trio will embark on a worldwide tour in 2023 and plan to release a new album that DeLonge calls the “best album of our career.”
In DeLonge’s absence, Blink featured Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba on guitar and vocals. Following the reunion news, DeLonge shared a message he sent Skiba thanking him for “all that you have done to keep the band alive and thriving.”
Nicki Minaj is not happy with the Recording Academy.
After getting news that her latest hit “Super Freaky Girl” has been been moved from the rap to the pop category, the rapper took to social media to share her thoughts.
“I have no prob being moved out the RAP category as long as we r ALL being treated FAIRLY,” Nicki tweeted, before making a comparison to Latto‘s song “Big Energy.”
“If SFG has 2B moved out RAP then so does Big Energy! ANY1 who says diff is simply a Nicki hater or a troll,” she continued. “I’d actually LUV 2 c a more street record win- male OR female! [I’m just saying] rightIsRight.”
The Grammy-nominated artist then took to Instagram and posted a 17-minute video to further express her frustration.
“If you can’t tell by now that there is a concerted effort to give newer artists things that they really don’t deserve over people who have been deserving for many years, then you’re not paying attention,” she said.
“And by the way, this is not to say any song is bad or any female rapper is bad. I always say this: Any rapper, female or male, that wins a Grammy, you should be f****** proud of yourself. But why is the goalpost only ever moved when it’s Nicki?” she asked rhetorically. “Well, I’ll tell you why. They don’t want the people that they have in the industry to go up against me.”
She continued, “They move the goalposts when it comes to me because in order for them to uplift the people who they want to shine, the people who these corporate giants can make the money off of, the people who control a lot of things behind the scenes, they have to elevate someone that they profit off.”
A few weeks ago, while accepting the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International, Taylor Swift revealed that she likes to think of her lyrics as falling into three separate categories: Fountain Pen Songs, Quill Pen Songs and Glitter Gel Pen Songs. Now, she’s personally curated three Apple Music Playlists illustrating this concept.
“Most of my lyrics are Fountain Pen lyrics. They’re modern personal stories, written like poetry, about those moments you remember all too well where you can see, hear, and feel everything in screaming detail,” Taylor explains to Apple Music. “Glitter Gel Pen songs have lyrics that make you want to dance, sing and toss glitter around the room. They remind you not to take yourself too seriously, which is something we all need to hear these days.”
And finally, she says, “Quill Pen songs are songs with lyrics that make you feel all old-fashioned, like you’re a 19th century poet crafting your next sonnet by candlelight.” Those comments are also captured in voice notes by Taylor which kick off each playlist.
A sampling of the Glitter Gel Pen Songs playlist includes “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor’s Version),” “You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version),” “22” and “You Need to Calm Down.” The Quill Pen Songs include “ivy,” “evermore,” “Carolina,” “my tears ricochet” and “Red (Taylor’s Version).” The Fountain Pen Songs include “Lover,” “State of Grace,” “White Horse,” “Betty” and “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).”
In other Taylor news, she’s booked an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on October 24, just days after the October 21 release of Midnights. It’ll be her first late-night interview since last year. Meghan Trainor, whose new album Takin’ It Back also drops on October 21, will perform on the show that same night.
We’ve got another taste of Bruce Springsteen‘s upcoming album of soul covers, Only the Strong Survive, which is due out November 11.
The Boss has released his take on The Commodores‘ “Nightshift,” a 1985 hit on which the group paid tribute to late soul music legends Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. The track inspired Bruce, his producer Ron Aniello and engineer Rob Lebret to dub themselves “The Nightshift” while working on the album. A video of Bruce performing the song in studio with string and horn sections, a small crowd in front, and dancers in the background, is also available now.
“Nightshift” follows the previously released track “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do),” originally recorded by Frank Wilson in 1965.
As previously reported, Only the Strong Survive features Sam Moore of Sam & Dave on backing vocals, along with E Street Band touring member Soozie Tyrell and others. The covers range from songs by The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Walker Brothers, Jerry Butler and more.
Here’s the album’s full track list:
“Only the Strong Survive”
“Soul Days” — featuring Sam Moore
“Nightshift”
“Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)”
“The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore”
“Turn Back the Hands of Time”
“When She Was My Girl”
“Hey, Western Union Man”
“I Wish It Would Rain”
“Don’t Play That Song”
“Any Other Way”
“I Forgot to Be Your Lover” — featuring Sam Moore
“7 Rooms of Gloom”
“What Becomes of the Brokenhearted”
“Someday We’ll Be Together”
Ringo Starr has cancelled the remainder of his tour after testing positive for COVID-19 again.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday evening, the rock star posted a selfie and wrote, “I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I was I tested positive again for Covid” before announcing, “The rest of the tour is off I send you peace and love Ringo.”
The news comes just days after the former Beatles drummer announced he was going to resume touring after previously having to cancel five tour dates due to testing positive for the virus.
“On the road again I will see you in Seattle on Tuesday the 11th Portland [Oregon on] Wednesday I am negative peace and love everybody thanks for waiting,” he shared on Monday to his socialmediapages.
According to Ringo’s website, there were only five shows remaining in the tour, two in Mexico City and three in California.
Kirk Franklin‘s The Night Before Christmas is set to air on Lifetime this holiday season.
The network released a first look of the film this week: an image of stars Naturi Naughton and Luke James, who stand gazing at one another in front of holiday decor.
The movie follows an estranged mother and daughter, played by Naughton and Lorea Turner, who are caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve and are forced to take refuge in a church. There, they meet others who are trapped inside. The group, including handsome youth pastor Adam, played byJames, and a music teacher, Kirk, weathers the wintry storm together. Through music, faith and love, James and Franklin’s characters help the mother/daughter duo reconcile their differences. Together they put on an unforgettable Christmas performance.
Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas premieres December 10 at 8 p.m. on Lifetime.
Carrie Underwood’s Denim & Rhinestones Tour kicks off this weekend, but before shows start, she’s introducing fans to the crew behind the scenes with a fun TikTok challenge.
The Full House challenge, for those not in the TikTok know, involves reenacting the opening credits to the classic sitcom to introduce viewers to all the different members of a “family” — in Carrie’s case, her road family on tour.
We meet Mark behind the wheel of the tour bus, Jordan steaming milk at an espresso machine, Matt reclining in a bus bunk and many more — all stopping to give the camera their best cheesy, ‘90s sitcom wave and smile.
But no one perfectly captures the Full House vibe better than Carrie herself, who jumps out of a gear transporter case to wave at the camera.
No sitcom would be complete without the perfect shot of a group of people mid jump, and Carrie rounds up the whole gang for the final scene — and pulls it off perfectly.
The Denim & Rhinestones Tour launches on Saturday.
This Sunday, October 16, marks the 40th anniversary of the release of INXS‘ breakout third studio album, Shabooh Shoobah.
Shabooh Shoobah was the Australian band’s first album to be released worldwide, and its first to garner major attention in the U.S., thanks in large part to popular videos for the singles “The One Thing” and “Don’t Change” that went into heavy rotation on the then-fledgling MTV.
Founding INXS keyboardist Andrew Farriss, who co-wrote most of the band’s songs with late frontman Michael Hutchence, tells ABC Audio, “Shabooh Shoobah, was a very important part of our career.”
Farriss recalls that when the band first toured the U.S. in 1983, in support of Shabooh Shoobah, they were surprised to find that many people were already familiar with their music, and he says he realized that it was because of the “national television exposure” INXS was getting thanks to MTV.
“The One Thing” became INXS’ first top-40 hit in the U.S., peaking at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album reached #46 on the Billboard 200, and wound up being certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 in the States.
“The One Thing” video featured the band at a decadent dinner party, and included scenes of the charismatic Hutchence singing the tune in an outfit reminiscent of something The Doors‘ Jim Morrison might have worn.
Interestingly, Farriss says that when INXS played a music-themed TV show in Los Angeles during that early tour, Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek visited them backstage and asked to speak with Hutchence.
Andrew recalls that Manzarek told Hutchence that he’d seen the band on TV and “was overwhelmed,” adding, “You’re the first person I’ve ever seen that reminded me that much of Jim.”
Here’s Shabooh Shoobah‘s full track list:
“The One Thing”
“To Look at You”
“Spy of Love”
“Soul Mistake”
“Here Comes”
“Black and White”
“Golden Playpen”
“Jan’s Song”
“Old World New World”
“Don’t Change”
