NKOTB just dropped the music video for their new single, “One More Night!” The track is from their upcoming “Thankful” EP, which is due out on May 12th, the first night of the “Total Package Tour” with Paul Abdul and Boyz II Men. We’re thankful for new music from our favorite boyband, who just get better and better with age. Watch the video below!
Pre-order “Thankful” on iTunes now and get an instant download of “One More Night!” Check out the dates for the “Total Package” Tour here.
You will always love the music that you liked when you were 13. This is one of the most true statements we have ever heard! Simple Plan, as bizarre as it sounds, has had a profound effect on us…well one of us anyway. They’re the reason we picked up the guitar, the reason we wore those huge khaki shorts with tall tube socks, Vans, and Role Model clothing. Yeah….we were super fangirls for SP, complete with an email address dedicated to Seb’s eyes! We won’t get into that now though. Here is our Friday Five favorite deep cuts from the Canadian band’s debut album “No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls” which they’re currently playing in full on the 15th Anniversary Tour!
“Meet You There” – This is one of the songs on an album full of angsty emo teen songs. No matter where life takes us, we’ll always meet Simple Plan there.
“My Alien” – It seems like every good pop punk band need a song about aliens, space, and/or girlfriends. SP hit all three targets. Thy went and got the Astronaut kit so if you can provide the rocket, they’ll be with their beloved 4 leg/2 armed girlfriend again.
“You Don’t Mean Anything” – When your two favorite singers collab on a single, that’s definitely going to be your favorite song! Joel Madden from Good Charlotte lent his vocals to the third track on SP’s debut album and we’re still surprised this was never a single.
“The Worst Day Ever” – If you thought “I’m Just A Kid” was emo, this song takes the cake for being one of the most emo songs we have ever heard.
“One Day” – The acoustic picking in this song sounds out of place with the rest of the album if you’re not looking at the big picture of early 2000s music. SP really are masters at their craft because if you just heard this song with no context or name attached, chances are you might not realize it’s the same band that wrote “I’m Just A Kid.” This is still one of our favorite emo deep cuts, hands down!
Grab a copy of NPNHJB on iTunes or Amazon if you lost your copy, broke it from over playing it, or just want a digital copy.
Our favorite musical brothers, AJR, just dropped the music video for their new single, “Weak.” The video, directed by Shane Drake and produced by London Alley Films, shows Adam, Jack, and Ryan in an abandoned subway car before a blinding white light tempts Jack to follow it. You’ll just have to watch to find out what happens!
The track, from AJR’s “What Everyone’s Thinking” EP, has already had over 100 million streams on Spotify and is climbing up the charts worldwide. AJR will be performing “Weak” on the TODAY show on April 5th! Tune in to watch or if you’ll be in NYC swing by the studio. Watch the video for “Weak” below.
AJR are wrapping up their headlining “What Everyone’s Thinking” Tour, with shows this Saturday (3/11) and Sunday (3/12) at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC! Saturday night is sold out, but you can still get tickets for the Sunday show here! We highly suggest going both nights.
Pick up a copy of “What Everyone’s Thinking” on iTunes now!
2017 is shaping up to be a VERY good year for NKOTB fans! The Total Package Tour with Boyz II Men & Paula Abdul kicks off this Summer! Cruise #9 is setting sail in October! Joey McIntyre has a new TV show! AND they just released new music for the first time in 4 years! NKOTB hit “The Late Late Show” with James Corden to premiere the new song, “One More Time.” They also revealed that the track would be on their upcoming EP, titled “Thankful,” which is due out on May 12th. (AKA the first date of the Total Package Tour!)
There is no us without you.#Thankful to you all forever and a day.
We’re thankful for new music from our favorite boyband, who just get better and better with age. We can’t wait to see them perform some of the new tracks on tour! Listen to “One More Night” now!
Pre-order the “Thankful” EP on iTunes now and get an instant download of “One More Night!”
This Week’s Tournament:
BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells, CA
Last Week’s Winners:
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – Andy Murray
Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Sam Querrey
Brasil Open – Pablo Cuevas
World Tennis Day Hits MSG
Madison Square Garden hosted the 10th Anniversary of the BNP Paribas Showdown last night, in celebration of World Tennis Day. This year’s showdown featured Team Americas vs Team World, played in a modified World Team Tennis format. Captain Andy Roddick led Team Americas, with Jack Sock, Venus Williams, and Juan Martin del Poetro. Captain Lleyton Hewitt led Nick Kyrgios, Kei Nishikori, and Garbiñe Mugaruza for Team World.
The event featured 6 sets of Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Mixed Doubles, and Men’s Doubles, with each game counting toward the team’s overall score. We loved the team format, especially as tennis is mostly an individual sport. It was a fun night watching so many great competitors on court in a more relaxed setting. There were trick shots, tweeners, and “ole, ole, ole, ole, Delpo, Delpo” cheers all night long. In the end, Team World defeated Team Americas 29-24.
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Sam Querrey Wins 9th Title in Acapulco
Sam Querrey just had one of the best weeks of his career. He won his first ATP 500 level tournament in Acapulco in style, taking out 3 top-20 players on the way. Sam was impressive all week, defeating David Goffin, Dominic Thiem, and Nick Kyrgios en route to the final against Rafael Nadal. Sam defeated Rafa 6-3, 7-6(3), in a It was Sam’s first victory over Rafa, and Rafa’s first career loss in Acapulco. Acapulco has one of our favorite trophies of the year – and doesn’t Sam look so natural in that hat?
Brasil Open Features Ball Dogs
Ball kids are an important part of any tennis tournament – they couldn’t run without them. The Brasil Open in São Paulo is the first to feature ball dogs! The dogs, from 2 local non-profit shelters, chase down and retrieve balls from all over the court. They also help promote local shelters and adoption. We love this idea and would love to see more tournaments get involved!
Indian Wells Announces Wild Cards
Wild Cards were announced for the BNP Paribas Open, which kicks off this Wednesday in Indian Wells. Bjorn Frantangelo, who nearly defeated Novak Djokovic in IW in 2016, received entry along with #NextGen Americans Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Stefan Kozlov, and Reilly Opelka. The draw will be announced at 3pm local time today. Fingers crossed they don’t all end up playing each other in the first round! Make sure you tune into to the tournament, which starts on Wednesday, March 8th on ESPN.
Andy Grammer might be looking at his girl with fresh eyes, but now thanks to Australian producer, Ryan Riback, we’re hearing the song with fresh ears as well!
Ryan is known for his infectious EDM dance floor ready sound and has worked with everyone from Maroon 5 to Fifth Harmony and now he’s adding some new fire to Andy’s hit single that’s sure to rise to the top of the charts once more. “Fresh Eyes” is already certified platinum in multiple countries and double platinum in Australia! Listen to the new remix below.
Be sure to grab a copy of the “Fresh Eyes” remix on iTunes and add it to your Spotify playlist, too!
It’s been a while since we did a Friday Five but we’re bringing it back!! Each week, new music is released on Fridays and gets our weekend off to an awesome start. It’s hard to sift through all of the new tracks if you don’t know what you’re looking for.
Sometimes we let the Youtube shuffle do it’s thing and lead us in new places we never ventured before. Other times we take cues from our current favorite bands and see who they’re playing shows with or what they’re listening to. This week, let us help you find your new favorite artist to elevate your weekend to the next level! Check out our Friday Five New Artists To Watch!
Chase Atlantic – “Into It”
Chase Atlantic just released their new video for “Into It” on Snapchat which is great because that’s where we spend most of our social media time anyway. Genius idea, awesome band, perfect song.
Citizen Four – “Testify”
They sing in 4 part harmony, have luscious hair, cool boy style, and they dance. What more do you want in a boy band?! Watch C4’s lyric video for “Testify” and you’ll be a fan before it’s over.
James Maslow – “How I Like It”
Okay, so he’s not “NEW” but as a solo artist he is brand new! James Maslow, from BTR, just released his first solo album and it’s SO GOOD SO GOOD!! “How I Like It” is the first single and that’s how we like it.
Seaway – “Slam”
Whether you saw Seaway opening for Real Friends with Moose Blood or you’re catching them on the upcoming Simple Plan tour, these Canadians bring back everything we loved about late 90s/early 00s pop punk. Every song from these guys gets us jumping and screaming “EVERYTHING IS COOL MAN!”
As It Is – “Hey Rachel”
Patty Walters poured his heart and soul into the latest As It Is record and his raw honesty on the song “Hey Rachel” is showing us that it’s okay to be well…just, Okay. Even when you don’t think you’re fine, you’ll always have your family to lean on.
Chase Atlantic are the heart of what’s new and fun in music and they don’t shy away from unorthodox ways of doing things. The guys just released their new video for “Into It” on Snapchat which is pretty dang cool if you ask us! When they announced their tactic early in the week, we weren’t quite sure what to expect or how that was going happen since Snaps only last for 24 hours max unless the person who posted them saves them. We knew that we had to follow the guys to get the full story! Pun fully intended.
Brothers Mitchell and Clinton Cave together with their friend Christian Anthony were just teasing us with their Snapstory music video because they released the entire music video on Facebook shortly after and quickly racked up 5k+ views on it!
The guys edited all of their fun and rowdy Snap stories together from the past couple of months to their new single, “Into It.” There are snaps from the studio, the guys hanging with Benji and Joel Madden and the MDDN Co management team, traveling to NYC, and even some live shots of the band performing. We love the creativity behind this video and can’t wait to see what Chase Atlantic come up with next! Watch the video below.
Grab a copy of Chase Atlantic’s “Part One” on iTunes or Amazon now!
Our friends in Shiffley have been relatively quiet lately, but their latest single “Sleepless Night” just got the remix treatment from a bunch of awesome collaborators! The remixes are packaged together and bring out the best of the single on each remix.
These are perfect for whatever mood you’re in whether you’re mellowing out to the Figaro “Sleepytime Tea” Remix or getting ready for a night out with your friends to the N2N remix. We had a hard time picking a favorite but the Shinynaut remix is really good! It highlights the high energy of the track and adds in a subtle ticking clock just before the big drop. If any of these could easily be worked into a Skrillex set, it’s this one!
Listen to all of the “Sleepless Nights” Remixes below and try to pick a favorite!
The Tide just announced a UK tour for April 2017 called the “Put The Cuffs On Me Tour!” Nate, Levi, Austin, and Drew aren’t slowing down and they’re ready to play more shows for their fans in the UK. The string of dates stretch across the UK throughout April bringing the guys to small venues from Birmingham to Glasgow to Manchester. New Hope Club and Bronnie have been announced as openers for this special tour! Tickets go on sale Thursday March 9th at 5pm local time. VIP packages are also available for this tour that include special perks like a ticket to the show, early entry into the venue, and a selfie party with The Tide! Check out the dates below.
The Tide “Put The Cuffs On Me Tour” 2017
April 9th – O2 Institute – Birmingham, UK – Buy Tickets
April 10th – Corporation – Sheffield, UK – Buy Tickets
April 12th – Garage – Glasgow, UK – Buy Tickets
April 13th – O2 Academy 2 – Liverpool, UK – Buy Tickets
April 15th – Club Academy – Manchester, UK – Buy Tickets
April 17th – O2 Academy Islington – London, UK – Buy Tickets
Grab a copy of The Tide’s “Click My Fingers” EP on iTunes or Amazon now so you can sing along!
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