<p>Alright well here we are on the last Friday in January with a good news vs. bad news proposition from the maniacal “new world order” of Melanie Martinez. The “multi-platinum, multi-hyphenate global alt-pop phenomenon” outta the glowing fields of Long Island yesterday surprise dropped a new single called “POSSESSION” (the good), but it’s unfortunately not a cover of the Samhain/Danzig song (the bad). Instead it’s described as a “candy-coated gut punch” (all quotes here direct from the press release), and “with razor […]</p>
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Today's reviews are: Blanket – True BlueMØL – DreamcrushRaging Nathans – Room for One MoreYou can check out any of our reviews right here. 

Fucked Up have announced tour dates for Canada and the UK. The band will be playing songs from their Zodiac series as part of its year-long send-off. The Outfit, Faze, Computer, Hitmen, Rivalry Records, Other Half, and Softness will be joining them on select dates. The Canadian leg starts on March 13 in Kingston, Ontario and wraps up on March 22 in London, Ontario. The UK leg kicks off in Liverpool on March 28 and wraps up with their performance at Manchester Punk Festival on April 4. The tickets for the Canadian shows are available now and tickets for the UK dates will go on sale on February 2. Check out the dates below.

Bad Cop/Bad Cop have three California shows in March. They'll be in San Diego, Anaheim, and Oakland. You can see the details below.

<p>Editor’s Note: Vanyaland Film Editor Nick Johnston back on the ground in Utah covering the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for the grand finale out in Park City. He’s already very busy. Check out our preview of the 2026 festival; keep it locked to our full coverage of Sundance reviews from this year’s festival as they go live, and check out our full archives of past editions. It never really fails to amaze me that Andrew Stanton’s WALL-E is in the Criterion Collection – not because the […]</p>
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Earlier this week, Kanye West issued a Wall Street Journal ad where he apologized for his previous antisemitic and anti-black statements. Well, as it turns out, just after issuing that statement, he announced he has a new record coming out. Bully is out March 20 via the Gamma label, which is run by Larry Jackson, previously of Apple music.