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Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer will soon be hitting the road together for the rescheduled Hella Mega Tour which hits stadiums across the U.S. this summer, and they’ve added a few new dates

As Aaron Carnes gears up for the release of his ‘In Defense of Ska’ book, he’s been doing an accompanying podcast. He’s interviewed tons of notable ska musicians, plus members of some bands you might not expect to go as deep into ska as they do, like Joyce Manor and Thou. Here are some excerpts from those episodes and some quotes from Aaron, co-host Adam Davis (Omnigone, Link 80), and the bands themselves…

Bret Michaels, Britney Spears, and Fall Out Boy are among other music-related Funko Pops being released for the nine-day virtual event.

Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem at Biden’s inauguration, and there are also a couple of virtual concerts happening surrounding the event, which is scaled down for security and COVID purposes.

Mark Knopfler, John Mellencamp, The War on Drugs, Nathaniel Rateliff, Steve Martin, Leon Bridges, Graham Nash have also donated instruments to the National Independent Talent Organization’s charity auction…

Brendan talks about how The 1975, Phoebe Bridgers, Hum, Rival Schools, Chamber, Higher Power, Poison The Well, and more are helping him through all the extra time spent at home.

Plus: End of the Road, Green Man, and more tours, festivals and events affected by COVID-19.

The Hella Mega Tour now goes down in summer 2021 at the same venues.

New Zealand’s The Beths have announced their sophomore album, Jump Rope Gazers, which will be out July 10 on Carpark…

Green Day’s ‘Father of All…’ and Weezer’s ‘Van Weezer’ are due out in 2020, and they’ll also both go on a summer stadium tour with co-headliners Fall Out Boy and openers The Interrupters…