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Twenty One Pilots on Playing MTV Unplugged, Their Favorite Episodes and What They’re Doing Differently
MTV Unplugged performances, at least during its 1989-2001 heyday, were among the most watched and influential events in music programming. If you were on Unplugged, you made it. Though its influence has waned as artists have moved away from traditional television as a whole, the show’s legacy remains firmly intact. Now a quarterly event, MTV enlisted Twenty One Pilots as the next artist to perform on MTV Unplugged. The show is unlike any other Unplugged predecessor. Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun don’t “unplug” in the traditional sense, but they stripped down their songs to create completely different versions than what’s made them radio staples in the past half-decade or so. A day before they recorded their set in front of an intimate audience at Exchange in downtown Los Angeles, we ...
Metallica, P!nk, Twenty One Pilots and Luke Combs to Headline BottleRock 2022
BottleRock 2022 is officially a go, and Metallica, P!nk, twenty one pilots and Luke Combs are set to headline. The festival plans to take place in Napa Valley on Memorial Day weekend (May 27-29) and will also include performances from The Black Crowes, Greta Van Fleet, CHVRCHES, Bleachers, Spoon, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Silversun Pickups and more. “We’re happy to be bringing the first taste of summer back to music fans here in the Napa Valley,” Dave Graham of BottleRock Napa Valley said in a statement. “As fans have come to expect, our 2022 lineup has something for everyone, featuring a wide variety of genres that offer legendary performers with some of the most exciting new and emerging artists in the world.” One thing to remember if you’re planning on heading to Napa: BottleRock ...
Twenty One Pilots Share ‘Choker’ Video From Upcoming Scaled and Icy LP
Twenty One Pilots have released “Choker,” the second track ahead of Scaled And Icy, their first studio album in three years, which arrives May 21 via Fueled By Ramen, “Choker” arrives with a music video directed by Mark Eshleman, shot in the band’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio. “Choker” follows on the heels of Scaled And Icy’s lead single, “Shy Away,” which was released with a Miles & AJ-directed video and is available as an instant grat download alongside “Choker” with all pre-orders of Scaled And Icy. The album will also be available in a special edition box set limited to 35,000 copies worldwide. The full tracklisting for the album was shared with the release of “Shy Away.” Lyrics for the poignant “Choker” include “I know it’s over / I was born a choker / Nobody’s coming for me. / I s...
Twenty One Pilots Announce New Album Scaled And Icy, Share ‘Shy Away’
Twenty One Pilots have been quiet for the better part of the past few years, with the release of the pandemic-inspired “Level of Concern” and their holiday single “Christmas Saves the Year” being the exceptions. Now, the duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are officially back. The Ohio-based band will release Scaled And Icy, their sixth studio album, on May 21 via Fueled by Ramen. The release will coincide with a livestream where they’ll debut songs from the album. You can grab tickets for that event, which kicks off at 8 pm EST, here. Scaled And Icy was written and produced by Joseph as he was hunkered down at his home studio in isolation. The themes of the record assess the chaos that was 2020, with Joseph tackling anxiety, loneliness, boredom, and doubt in his lyrics. D...
Twenty One Pilots Release Never-Ending Music Video
If you’ve ever hoped that a Twenty One Pilots music video would never end, well, today’s your lucky day. The group just released the first-ever never-ending music video for their single “Level of Concern.” The Monday-released stream, featuring constantly revolving fan-submitted footage, premieres an entirely new music video every three minutes and forty seconds. Powered by Imposium and created with the help of director Jason Zada, the visual experience is the duo’s way of sharing moments with fans during the pandemic. For the video, the group, consisting of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, encouraged fans to “dance, animate, dress up, get creative, be weird and have fun” on its website, with a spot for submissions. “We didn’t think you would tear through the codes so easily,” the duo tweeted. “S...
Twenty One Pilots Share New Version of ‘Level of Concern’
Twenty One Pilots have shared “Level of Concern” (live from outside), an alternate version of the quarantine-inspired song that the duo released in April. This version features pals and collaborators including Paul Meany (Mutemath), Jesse Blum (MisterWives), and Simon Jefferis. According to a release, the concept for the new version happened as the group decided to work on recording a remote performance of the tune that they performed on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. “Level of Concern” ended up hitting no. 1 on Billboard’s “Alternative Songs” and “Rock Airplay” charts. The song is the duo’s first song the release of 2018’s TRENCH. Check out the song below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be...
