Saturday, February 28, 2026

Around the Tubes: February 28, 2026

 

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Time WastingSunny NightsIf It’s Tuesday, It’s Murder, Em Beihold, Sydney Rose, The Hives, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Belles, and Leah Nawy.


Just Women’s Sports is expanding its original soccer programming with the launch of Time Wasting, a new weekly podcast hosted by 2x World Cup champion Kelley O’Hara and longtime Angel City captain Ali Riley.  Inspired by the cheeky soccer tactic of running down the clock, Time Wasting flips the concept on its head, with O’Hara and Riley packing each episode with sharp tactical insight, behind-the-scenes stories and the kind of perspective only players who lived it can provide.  Premiering March 10th, Time Wasting will feature O’Hara and Riley breaking down the biggest stories in women’s soccer each week. Full episodes will be available on YouTube and audio platforms, with clips and highlights distributed across Just Women’s Sports’ social channels.


- Break out the SPF — “Sunny Nights” are coming to Hulu.  Check out the official trailer below!  After a critical acclaimed Australian debut, the darkly comedic crime drama starring Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden makes its U.S. debut  on March 11 on Hulu.



Hulu has debuted the official trailer for its latest Spanish Original series “If It’s Tuesday, It’s Murder”.  Check out the official trailer below!  The Hulu Original series starring Álex García, Inma Cuesta, Ana Wagener, Pedro Casablanc and Biel Montoro, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland and Hulu in the US on March 31.




Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Em Beihold releases her highly anticipated debut album, Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter, out today via Republic Records.  A bold and deeply personal body of work, Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter finds Beihold reckoning with identity, expectation, and the pressure to become everything at once. Across the album, she transforms self-doubt into sharp, cathartic pop, balancing vulnerability with wit in the way only she can.  LISTEN HERE


- On April 17, 2026, Beastie Boys’ platinum selling To the 5 Boroughs album will be made available as limited-edition 3LP and 2CD sets featuring 11 bonus tracks, including remixes and B-sides. The 3LP set will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl in a triple gatefold jacket with pop-up elements and a subway map lithograph, all housed in a firm slipcase. The 2CD will be housed in a multi-paneled soft pack. This is the first-time the 2019 digital deluxe edition will be made available physically and can be pre-ordered, HERE.  Beastie Boys’ self-produced dedication to their home city of New York, To the 5 Boroughs was released in 2004 and hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200Top Rap AlbumsTop R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTop Current Albums, Rap Album Sales and Top Album Sales charts. The album features a steady mix of deep pop culture references in tracks such as “Shazam!” and “Ch-Check It Out,” as well as more serious social and political issues with “Right Right Now Now,” “It Takes Time To Build” and “An Open Letter To NYC.” Rolling Stone stated, “To The 5 Boroughs is an exciting, astonishing balancing act: fast, funny and sobering,” while Pitchfork proclaimed, “the album's easy air speaks to veteran, nothing-to-lose attitude of both the city and the group.”


A month after the single’s release, Gold-certified singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sydney Rose reveals the official music video for her latest vulnerable track, “Over” featuring award-winning singer-songwriter Tom OdellWatch HERE. Listen HERE.  The song’s video, directed by Gus Black and produced by Emily Lorentz (AGP Films), finds Sydney reflecting with raw emotion while among a group of friends at a house party.


Fresh from touring with My Chemical Romance across a run of sold-out Latin American stadiums, playing to just shy of half a million fans across Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru, International Rock Sensation The Hives, the best live band on the planet and still your new favorite band, lauded on all continents for their masterful skill and reckless abandon in the rock music field, have today shared a brand new video for their latest anthem, "Roll Out The Red Carpet".  The video is in the stop-motion animation style and directed by the hugely talented artist Cissi EfraimssonShare Stop-Motion Animation Video for "Roll Out The Red Carpet" 


 Nick Nanton and Astonish Entertainment in association with Abundance Studios are thrilled to announce principal photography has officially wrapped on The Blind Boys of Alabama, a new documentary chronicling the extraordinary eight-decade journey of one of the most revered and influential groups in American music history.   Directed by 24-time Emmy® Award–winning filmmaker Nick Nanton, the film celebrates the legacy, resilience, and cultural impact of the iconic multi-Grammy winning gospel and Americana ensemble whose music has transcended generations, genres, and social movements.


Emerging country artist Belles continues the legacy of one of country music’s most iconic songs with the release of “Son of Jolene,” a special collaboration featuring international music legend Dolly Parton, arriving April 17. The track will impact country radio on May 11, marking a pivotal milestone ahead of Belles’ highly anticipated debut album, due in 2026. Pre-save “Son of Jolene” here.  Inspired by the timeless narrative that captivated generations, Belles penned “Son of Jolene” as a clever, character-driven continuation of the classic story, imagining a chance encounter years later with Jolene’s son. Blending vivid storytelling with a modern country edge, the song honors the spirit of the original track while introducing a fresh perspective.


New York City-based indie pop artist, producer & multi-instrumentalist Leah Nawy reflects on her inner child and who she's becoming on the self-produced, swirling track “Quicksand” out now. Mixing synths with live instrumentation, Nawy's delicate, self-assured vocals find peace in the past and hope in the future.  Entirely written, arranged, and self-produced by Nawy over the course of two years, “Quicksand” marks Nawy's first full exploration of blending electronic production with live instrumentation. The track unfolds in constantly shifting sections, opening with a pulsing electronic bass and restrained verse before building into a dense indie-rock chorus with electric guitars, twinkling pads, and lush, forward vocal production. A rhythmically transformed second verse introduces triplet synth patterns before the song dissolves into a fully atmospheric, layered a cappella outro. The evolving structure mirrors the song’s slow realization and emotional resolve.  LISTEN: "Quicksand"



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