Wake up, everyone! Alternative supergroup Celebrity just dropped their new EP Automatic Changer. Featuring members Kevin Kiley (Militarie Gun, LURK), Drew Brown (Weekend Nachos), Kevin Maida (Knuckle Puck), and Chris Mills (Harms Way, Inclination), Celebrity is here for all the indie-rock and emo vibes. Alongside the release of their EP, the quartet dropped a music video for their track “Wildflower.” Here, the musicians, who typically exist in the hardcore or pop-punk worlds, get to exercise their bright indie-rock muscles. The band’s sunny melodies and surf-rock guitar lines are utterly electric. Check out the music video below. Stream Automatic Changer here.… Read more »
Recently we learned that Militarie Gun’s “Do It Faster” would appear on the WWE 2K24 Post Malone and Friends game pack. It was also revealed that Militaire Gun would compose the entrance music for Posty’s wrestling character. Today, the wait is over! You can now listen to the entrance theme, titled “Gun Under The Gun (MFG),” alongside the full soundtrack, including songs from Post, Turnstile, 100 gecs, Grimes, and others. WWE 2K24 Tracklist: In reflection on the creation of the song, Militarie Gun’s Ian Shelton shared with New Noise, “A wrestling intro needs to start big and iconic, get more… Read more »
Militarie Gun has teamed up with Manchester Orchestra to rework their track, “My Friends Are Having A Hard Time.” The collaboration is off of the fast-rising Los Angeles group’s incoming EP, Life Under The Sun, and comes out on January 26 via Loma Vista. The collection is comprised of five tracks plus features Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, Mannequin Pussy, and a NOFX cover. Read more: So What?! Music Fest Announces Lineup Featuring Underoath, Skillet, & More Everyone needs some East Coast emo edge, and the union between both acts highlights the versatility of Militarie Gun. The indie rockers break down the… Read more »
Militarie Gun is building anticipation for their debut album with the release of their latest single, “Will Logic.” The band has offered fans a glimpse into their musical prowess and what can be expected from their forthcoming album, Life Under The Gun, set to be released on June 23 through Loma Vista Recordings. “Will Logic” builds upon the raw intensity and infectious hooks of Militarie Gun‘s previous two singles, “Do It Faster” and “Very High.” From the moment “Will Logic” kicks in, it immediately engulfs you in a whirlwind of energy and passion that the group has made a signature… Read more »
Militarie Gun are going to be welcoming in the Summer with their hotly-anticipated debut album. You’re going to love it.
Ahead of their spring tour, Joyce Manor has revealed a new track and music video for “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives,” from their forthcoming record, I Used To Go To This Bar, due out on January 30 via Epitaph Records. For more new music, download the free idobi App Barry Johnson says of the track, “Mark Chen was a singer and songwriter for the bands Summer Vacation and Winter Break, which didn’t get quite as popular as they deserved to. I just love Mark’s songwriting and voice. Lyrically, the song was inspired by Chase and I hanging out, drinking and smoking weed… Read more »
Joyce Manor is planning for a big 2026! In addition to announcing their latest album arrival, I Used To Go To This Bar, dropping on January 30, 2026, via Epitaph Records, the band has unleashed the lead single “Well, Whatever It Was.” “‘Well, Whatever It Was’ has got to be one of the most Southern California sounding songs ever recorded,” frontman Barry Johnson shares. “I hear Jane’s Addiction in the verses, Beach Boys / Weezer in the chorus, and RHCP in the outro. It was LITERALLY produced by the guy from Bad Religion FFS. Everyone was just firing on all… Read more »
Riot Fest 2025 is just around the corner! While the three-day fest will be headlined by Green Day, Weezer, and blink-182, featuring more than 90 other artists across the weekend, everyone knows the party doesn’t stop once the headlining set ends. Riot Fest Late Night Aftershows, a yearly tradition, will kick off on Wednesday, September 17, ahead of the festival’s official Friday, September 19, start date. Late Night Aftershows will feature performances from Chicago natives such as Alkaline Trio, The Academy Is…, and Knuckle Puck, as well as performances from punk rock legends The Damned, Sex Pistols, Marky Ramone, Buzzcocks,… Read more »
Riot Fest will be celebrating its 20 year anniversary in no time—it’ll be sunny September in Chicago before we know it! With headliners blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day stretched across the three-day weekend, the festival has announced the breakdown of its single-day lineups. The festival this year is slated to celebrate its 20th anniversary, but will also feature a number of album playthroughs celebrating their own anniversaries, including Knuckle Puck’s Copacetic, The Academy Is… performing Almost Here, Alkaline Trio’s Maybe I’ll Catch Fire, and more. Check out the single-day lineup breakdowns below and purchase tickets to Riot Fest, taking over… 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 »
