The Penske File

Rolling Stone & Billboard have merged, or something (THR, Variety, Deadline too)

Competing juggernauts in their respective industries, like Billboard and Rolling Stone, and Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, will now fall under the umbrella of the same partnership between their parent companies.

stream Western Settings' "Spinning World" off new LP 'Another Year'

”Spinning World” is a melodic punk banger that kinda finds the middle ground between The Menzingers and The Smoking Popes.

The Fest 2019 adds Against Me!, Stiff Little Fingers, Spraynard, The Bronx, Torche, more

Other additions to The Fest’s stacked lineup include War On Women, TWIABP, The Lillingtons, Career Suicide, Grade, The Casket Lottery, Able Baker Fox, J Robbins, Bob Nanna, and more.

stream Mercy Union's (Gaslight Anthem, Scandals) debut LP 'The Quarry'

The NJ band play their home state tonight with Red City Radio and Pkew Pkew Pkew, and The Fest next weekend.

What's going on Wednesday?

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include NIN/JAMC, Oh Sees, Steely Dan, the Bowie ‘Berlin Trilogy’ tribute, Big Thief, Kero Kero Bonito, Ulrika Spacek, Trevor Powers, Guided by Voices, Dave East & Styles P, Murder by Death, and more.

The Fest 2018 adds Menzingers, Get Up Kids, Lawrence Arms, Mock Orange, more

Other new additions include Comeback Kid, Mikey Erg, Frameworks, Brendan Kelly, Shellshag, and more.

Joey Cape releasing new solo album 'Stitch Puppy,' touring, added to The Fest (dates & full album stream)

Fat Wreck Chords is having quite the year. A bunch of bands just wrapped up the label’s 25th anniversary tour, including a band that’s been on Fat for over two decades, Lagwa…