<p>The creative genius of “Weird Al” Yankovic has never been one stifled by limitations, but as he sets out to return to the stage in the coming year, the California native is bringing things back bigger — and weirder — than ever before. Per an announcement to kick off the work week, Yankovic has set the coordinates for his return to the live stage in 2025 with the Bigger & Weirder Tour, which welcomes back all of the multimedia offerings, […]</p>
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The OBGMs have released a new song. It is called “Buffalo” and is available digitally now. The OBGMs released their EP Your Friends Are Not Your Friends earlier this year and released their album The Ends in 2020. The band will be playing with The Flatliners at their Holiday Melee show in Ottawa, Ontario in December. Check out the song below.

Sprints have released a video for their new song “Feast”. The video was directed by Niamh Bryson. The song appears to be a standalone single and is available digitally via City Slang. Sprints released their album Letter To Self earlier this year. Check out the video below.

<p>We all have an Emily Salvi in our lives. For Nerina Pallot, her Emily Salvi was a listener, the name changed to protect the anonymous, who reached out one day and revealed that the English singer-songwriter and producer’s music was a guiding light through some dark days. It provided the catalyst and inspiration for Pallot’s forthcoming eighth studio album, A Psalm for Emily Salvi, out November 1, swirling around a heightened theme of the importance of perseverance, connection, and vulnerability. […]</p>
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<p>Editor’s Note: Welcome to V:News, a new series where we highlight anecdotes and passages from recent Vanyaland interviews to reflect the current day’s headlines and discussions. All the information contained within is from past published work, and can only be reprinted and repurposed with full credit and a link back to the original article. Way back in January we chatted with Juliana Hatfield about her Electric Light Orchestra covers record, Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO, one of the many new projects the […]</p>
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On September 20, IDLES played at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. English Teacher opened the show. IDLES are currently touring North America and will be touring Europe later in the fall. The band released their album TANGK earlier this year. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to catch all of the action. Check out his photos below!

Balance and Composure have released a video for their new song “with you in spirit”. The video was directed by Dessie Jackson. The song is off their upcoming album of the same name which will be out on October 4 via Memory Music. Balance and Composure will be touring the US with a stop in Toronto in October and released their EP Too Quick to Forgive in 2023. Check out the video below.

Lost Evenings VII wrapped up yesterday in Toronto, Ontario and Frank Turner has announced the dates for next year’s festival. Lost Evenings VIII will take place on September 25-28, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. See the post in full below.

Run For Cover Records has announced details for its upcoming festival called Something In The Way. The festival will take place at Roadrunner in Boston, Massachusetts on February 1 and 2, 2025. Slowdive, Balance and Composure, Soccer Mommy, American Football, Fiddlehead, Mannequin Pussy, Militarie Gun, Sweet Pill, Anxious, Dazy, Enumclaw, Glare, Gouge Away, Great Grandpa, Mini Trees, My Fictions, One Step Closeroser, Ovlov, Sadurn, Wishy, and Women in Peril will be playing the festival.

Montreal-based Shunk have released a new song called “Sated”. The song is available digitally now via Dental Records. The band will be releasing their debut album later this year. Shunk released their debut single “Goblin” earlier this year. Check out the song below.