Celebrating the release of his highly anticipated full-length album, Love In Stereo, which arrived via Warner Records earlier this year, MAX graced the idobi Radio studios in North Hollywood, CA, for two captivating live performances. For his first performance, he delivered a stripped-down rendition of the viral sensation “STUPID IN LOVE,” igniting the studio with his electrifying energy. “‘STUPID IN LOVE’ is one of the most special songs to me,” MAX shares in a press release. “It’s based off of my own love story with my wife, who I got engaged to four months after we started dating and were… Read more »
“We wanted to salute one of our all-time favorite bands,” is what Sum 41 posted on their Twitter. Legends see legends in this special release from the Canadian pop-punk icons. Their cover of Rage Against The Machine’s “Sleep Now In The Fire” was released after hearing of the band’s announcement that they are no longer touring or playing live. With both acts hanging up their guitars, it’s a poetic sendoff. The original recording of the song was from their 2023 Hellfest Open Air set in Clisson, France. In the video, you see Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley running around on… Read more »
For vocalist and guitarist Laura Jane Grace, love is in the air this winter season. The Against Me! founder married actress and comedian Paris Campbell in an intimate Las Vegas wedding on December 18. Dave Decker, @watson33569 on Instagram, shared photos from the wedding ceremony, which did, of course, feature an Elvis Presley impersonator. The couple opted for wedding attire true to their styles. Jane Grace wore a radiant floral blazer and Campbell donned a gothic, lacy black dress with a red, fringed jacket. Campbell also shared photos from the Little White Wedding Chapel commenting, “looking forward to a lifetime… Read more »
2023 signals the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, with the genre in some of the rudest health it has ever been in.
Lana Del Rey, aka the 2023 VMAs winner in the category of Best Alternative for “Candy Necklace,” has gone viral this year, but not for her music. Fans were utterly stunned to see the Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd singer seemingly picking up a shift at Waffle House. In fact, many celebrities seem to be cosplaying as service workers. Spotted working in Florence, AL, in mid-summer, Del Rey still took pictures with fans and even signed a few autographs along the way. This is all fine and dandy, but the biggest question the internet was… Read more »
Evanescence delivered an awe-inspiring performance at Germany’s Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals this past weekend, leaving no doubt about their ability to captivate a crowd. The seasoned alt-rock nu-metal group brought their performance to life—pun certainly intended—with a sensational 16-song set, which included the likes of “Going Under,” “Call Me When You’re Sober,” “My Immortal,” and plenty more. During their June 3 performance at Rock am Ring, Evanescence pleasantly surprised fans by inviting Jacoby Shaddix, the vocalist of Papa Roach, to join them on stage for the closing number of their set: their 2003 smash hit single,… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about how Independence Day feels empty when 50.5% of the US population just had their independence stripped away.
Today we talk about the passing of Taylor Hawkins, Harry Styles dropping a new single, and Will Smith’s big slap at the Oscars. The Life of Taylor Hawkins Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters, unexpectedly passed away this weekend at the age of 50. Fans found out about his passing when the band posted a statement saying, “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we… Read more »
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There were moments listening to this album that I was sure I was hearing the future, and there were moments where I was just as sure that the mid-70s lineup of Canadian prog gods Rush had somehow travelled forward in time and possessed the bodies of younger men to make some of these songs.
