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According to a report from Re/code, Twitter is entertaining the concept of allotting users more than 140 characters per tweet. The company is supposedly formulating a product that will “enable Twitter users to publish long-form content to the service.” Jason Del Ray, the reporter who ran the story, tweeted the following for additional clarification: “Not […]

Seriously, how cool is this? An awesome new Twitter account, which isolates the vocals from follower-requested songs, has surfaced. You can check out a few notable posts below. It’s worth noting that due to the account quickly growing in popularity, the admin has issued a statement to those who request songs. “Isolating vocals is a […]

Late last evening, a slight feud erupted between LA metalcore group Volumes and Australian heavy hitters Northlane. The former served as the instigators, calling out the latter as “Volumes down under.”  Northlane initially fought back briefly and candidly, saying, “Nice demos! Too bad we already released Node.” But a few minutes later, they came back again […]

A few nights ago, Senses Fail frontman Buddy Nielsen took to Twitter for an epic rant on the current state of our scene. “People in newer and younger bands are extremely uneducated as to proper behavior. We are in serious need of people in the community to speak up and set examples on how to conduct […]

One curious Harry Potter fan remembered that Draco Malfoy's birthday was yesterday, June 5, and eagerly contacted J.K. Rowling on Twitter to decipher his age. Rowling responded, revealing that Malfoy is officially 35 years old.  [Photo via EW] Rowling tweeted: “I’m not invited to the party, mainly because I keep telling girls they’re misguided to fancy him.” The […]

In a new memo obtained by the Verge, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo admitted that the company has failed to adequately protect users from online harassment. “We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years,” Costolo said. “It’s no secret and the rest of the world talks […]

Earlier today, news broke that Blink-182 vocalist/guitarist Tom Delonge would not be working with the band “indefinitely.” That’s not the only think that broke, however. Since, we’ve witnessed both hearts and sanity cracking through our various social channels. While some people battled the news with humor, others were just angry, confused and upset. Below are some […]

Earlier today, news broke that Blink-182 vocalist/guitarist Tom Delonge had quit the band. That’s not the only think that broke, however. Since, we’ve witnessed both hearts and sanity cracking through our various social channels. While some people battled the news with humor, others were just angry, confused and upset. Below are some of the initial […]

Twitter has taken the first step toward improving their direct messaging feature—which has always been annoyingly restrictive and lackluster. Now, you’re able to share tweets within your DMs. All you have to do is click on the tweet’s “…” icon and choose “share via direct message.” Yes, it’s 2014, and this is just now happening. […]

Butch Walker, who produced Fall Out Boy's 2013 comeback album, Save Rock And Roll, took to his Twitter this afternoon to defend FOB's (and Panic! At The Disco's) evolution as artists, and conscious decision to abandon their more pop punk rooted early sound with recent releases. Though Walker clarified that he did not produce Fall Out […]

On Monday (July 21) in Cleveland, pretty much every musician in the music scene showed to the inaugural AP Music Awards, and most of them took selfies via our backstage and red carpet Twitter mirrors provided by Monster Energy and Twitter Music. Here are the 44 best selfies from the night: Rockin' the #APMAS red carpet […]

A video has been making its way around YouTube, poking fun at the way local bands use social media. The video touches on a lot of the typical promo you’ll see from bands on Facebook and Twitter—asking for “likes,” teasing “announcements.” You've definitely heard most of them before. Even though the video is about local bands, […]

Twitter and Billboard are announcing today a deal to create the Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts: an ever-changing and updated chart/list of music that’s being talked about and shared by Twitter users. The charts, which should begin tracking in May, will be published on Billboard.com as well as the official Billboard Twitter feed. In-tweet charts and […]

3. Gerard Way (@gerardway) Work work work! pic.twitter.com/RKH0ghosEo — Gerard Way (@gerardway) December 10, 2013 2. Jack Barakat (@JackAllTimeLow) Sometimes you gotta look yourself in the mirror and say “You are the prettiest princess in all the land”. I do it once a week — Jack Barakat (@JackAllTimeLow) April 13, 2012 — 1. Andy Biersack […]

From First To Last's Matt Good recently tweeted that there will be a “cool announcement” for fans. It is unclear what the announcement will be, but according to Good’s recent tweet, it will be coming soon.  Stay tuned for the announcement.  For all those FFTL fans out there, I have a very cool announcement coming soon. […]

Some entertainment to kick off your Monday morning! This morning, Geoff Rickly started off the day tweeting stereotypical names for “fantasy emo metal bands circa 2003.” Check out some of his tweets and retweets below and be sure to tweet him your suggestions and add your own in the comments!   It's 2003. I'm starting a shitty emo metal […]

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on two key issues concerning same-sex marriage: a constitutional provision of the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban (Proposition 8). DOMA, which was instituted in 1996 under the Clinton administration, prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex unions performed […]

Facebook has announced that it will bring video to Instagram, the popular photo sharing service which the company acquired last year for $1 billion. In an apparent effort to compete with the Twitter-owned Vine video sharing app, Instagram will integrate video sharing into its current photo feed. The updated service will become available for both […]

Facebook announced earlier today that it is rolling out Verified Pages and profiles, much like the system already in use by Twitter, Vine, and Google+. As with Twitter, Facebook's verified accounts are denoted by a small blue check mark. The site stated that “Verified Pages belong to a small group of prominent public figures (celebrities, journalists, government […]

Twitter #Music, Twitter's new service, which uses Twitter as a music aggregation and discovery tool, has launched today. You can head to music.twitter.com to experience the new service, which has paired up with iTunes, Spotify and Rdio to stream and suggest music for you based on your Twitter activity.  As for our experimentation with the […]