The latest Instagram update from Garrett Nickelsen of alternative rock band The Maine isn’t quite what it seems. At first seeming to be a screenshot of a conversation between Nickelsen and band frontman John O’Callaghan, it didn’t take long for fans to realize the supposed phone number of the vocalist was left in clear view in the photo.
idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Garrett Nickelsen and Kennedy Brock of The Maine at the Vans Warped Tour’s Toronto stop to talk about the tour, branching out musically, the 8123 family (including hints about their latest signing), and much more.
‘Tis that season for us to collectively reflect on the masterful, put-it-on-repeat albums that have dropped this year. In a year brimming with exceptional releases, sifting through the best albums of 2023 proved to be a delightful challenge for the idobi Radio team. When we initially tried to narrow our favorite albums down to 23 to correspond with 2023, it proved absolutely impossible. So we took off the restraints and, ahem, opened up that pit! Welcome to the Best Albums Of 2023 Vol. 2. We opted for a celebration of equality, bestowing each album with its due praise for a… Read more »
Not every band can release a song on a Wednesday, then have everybody in the audience scream each word back at them live on the following Friday. And not every band can put together a festival in their hometown and bring in fans from around the world in the middle of January. But The Maine is not like every band. “We’ve been so fortunate and lucky to experience what we have,” says vocalist John O’Callaghan. We’re sitting in a building inside Civic Space Park in Phoenix, AZ on the second day of 8123 Fest. Through the windows, This Century plays… Read more »
The Maine is ten years old in 2017. The core of any band blessed with longevity must surely be friendship.
Follow idobi writer Olivia Carpenter’s journey as she follows The Maine at select dates of their Free For All Tour, and a few American Candy dates. This entry was from their Fresno, CA date.
Follow idobi writer Olivia Carpenter’s journey as she follows The Maine at select dates of their Free For All Tour, and a few American Candy dates. This entry was from their Los Angeles date.
The Maine are streaming their new single “English Girls” from the upcoming album ‘American Candy.’ The album is released March 31.
Forever Halloween digs deep to unearth some serious human truths – and sounds appropriately mature doing so. The album boasts worldliness in comparison to The Maine’s earlier catalogue, and it’s evident from the authenticity of the collection how effectively the members have channeled their experience of growing up into their work.
If anyone in attendance had doubts about the recently reformed Taking Back Sunday, they were certainly put to rest on October 11 in Des Moines, Iowa. Let’s hope that Taking Back Sunday stays this way for a long, long time.
