Nobody should have to feel like 5th grader Delanie Marcotte does. Listen. I’ll be the first admit; life isn’t easy… and middle school / high school and even college can be the hardest times of our lives. Socially – are you kidding me? Like come on. We all FREAKED out those first couple weeks of high school. I remember my parents making me go to as many different pre-events as possible, just so when I went to high school I knew at least some people when I showed up and walked the hallways. Having at least someone to nod to… Read more »
Riding high with the success of their two hit pop singles “Tonight Tonight” and “I Like It Like That,” and their eagerly awaited new album Whatever set for release November 29th, Hot Chelle Rae will be performing at two charity concert events in the coming weeks to support anti-bullying initiatives.
A tormentor from Eminem ‘s past has failed to bully a Michigan appeals court into reinstating a lawsuit against the rapper. DeAngelo Bailey, who attended elementary school with Em in Detroit back in the day, claims the rapper’s 1999 tune “Brain Damage,” which name checks Bailey as a schoolyard terrorizer, trashed his reputation by portraying him in a false light. Bailey, now a sanitation worker, contends the worst he did was “bump” the then wimpy Marshall Mathers III and give him a “little shove.” But a Michigan state appeals court ruled Friday that the track, which appears on Eminem’s breakthrough… Read more »
It looks like Eminem’s finally planning to stand up to his old schoolyard tormentor-in court. Slim Shady wants a Michigan judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a playground peer who allegedly taunted and terrorized the then-prepubescent hip-hopster back when the two were in grade school, the Detroit News reports. Eminem, born Marshall Mathers III, is expected to appear in Macomb County Circuit Court before Judge Deborah Servitto on August 18 to ask her to toss the suit filed in 2001 by DeAngelo Bailey. Bailey’s seeking $1 million for the injury he claims to have sustained to his reputation when… Read more »
With Warped Tour hitting the DC circuit in t-minus 6 weeks, the festival has announced the unplugged stage and list of performances. Warped Tour shares on their social platforms, “Introducing: Warped Unplugged D.C. An up-close stage experience where artists, comedians, & speakers deliver unfiltered sets. W/ art installations, nonprofit pop-ups, & an interactive graffiti wall, this is more than a stage! It’s a co-creative art installation for connection.” Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman initially revealed in the debut, exclusive episode of idobi Warped Radio earlier this year that the festival would be unveiling an acoustic stage. He shared, “We still… Read more »
Riot Fest will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer with a stacked return to Douglass Park in Chicago, running September 19–21. The milestone weekend will be headlined by blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day, each anchoring a different day. blink-182 kicks things off Friday, Weezer takes the stage Saturday for a full-album performance of The Blue Album, and Green Day will bring the celebration to a close on Sunday. Ahead of the 2005 Riot Fest launch, twenty years ago, festival founder Michael Petryshyn had shared, “I just wanted to put a show together with all of my favorite bands.” And the… Read more »
After teasing a featured guest on their 10-year re-release of “Dial Tones,” As It Is has officially revealed the special act: Lucas Woodland of Holding Absence. Sure, we were wrong on our initial guesses of Stand Atlantic and Derek DiScanio of State Champs, but Woodland is also an incredible artist who has a five-letter first name and eight-letter last name. Who knew so many awesome acts fit this very specific character limit? On Instagram, As It Is shared, “We are beyond excited to have our bestie @loocaswoodland of @holdingabsence lend his incredible voice to the 10-year re-record of Dial Tones!… Read more »
As It Is just dropped a new teaser video on Instagram and TikTok sharing that they’re releasing a new version of “Dial Tones.” This time, the Never Happy, Ever After track contains a mystery featured guest artist. The teaser video sees the song in its more mature form with refined pop-punk sonics—after all, it’s been an entire decade. (Insert crying emoji here.) Our best guess is that As It Is tapped Stand Atlantic to help refresh “Dial Tones” in 2025. In September 2024, Patty Walters joined Stand Atlantic onstage for a performance of “NOSE BLEED.” So, clearly, they were hanging… Read more »
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Following the release of the first five tracks from their forthcoming compilation album A Decade Uneventful: B-Sides & Rarities (2012 – 2022), As It Is has rolled out the next seven tracks. The new, unheard B-sides released today include “Patchwork Love Acoustic,” “No Way Out Acoustic,” “Babylon Ben,” “May We Go Down As Lovers,” “Just Another Family,” “Okay (Demo),” and Still Remembering (Demo). The band shares on X (formerly Twitter), “GOOD MORNING WORLD. WE HAVE COME TO RUIN YOUR DAY WITH THESE SONGS” While fans are clamoring over the seven new releases across social media (“oh so it’s SAD sad,… Read more »
