Los Angeles pop-rock trio Beauty School Dropout stole our heart as the blink-182 North American tour opener, and are blessing our Friday with their brand new album READY TO EAT. Across the nine tracks including hit single “beautiful waste,” the band reveals their modern alternative prowess, setting the stage for the genre’s future. “READY TO EAT is the culmination of our high highs, low lows and everything in between,” says the band. “The album is a sonic spiral through our personal struggles with addiction, relationships and love (or lack thereof). The album is meant to be a reflection of our… Read more »
Sound the alarms because the time has come, people! Beach Weather is dropping their debut full-length album! Here’s what we know, it’s titled Pineapple Sunrise, has 11 tracks, and drops March 3rd. They took to their socials to announce the release saying, “Thanks for all the love on our new song TWTB! You guys really spun that tune 100,000 times within the first 24 hours. We’re gonna keep working hard for ya. We’ll see ya at the Pineapple Sunrise; A Loner’s Paradise.” Not only that, but you can pre-save their upcoming single “Homebody” in anticipation of its Friday drop! It… Read more »
The Umbrella Academy S2 hits Netflix on July 31st and to get you positively screaming with anticipation, there’s a new trailer.
No Doubt is putting the finishing touches on the video for “Underneath It All,” the third single from its latest album, Rock Steady. The group shot the clip earlier this month in Los Angeles with director and longtime collaborator Sophie Muller and the direction team known as Logan. The clip is set to premiere July 16. No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani explains that the video’s concept goes along with the song’s title. “It is pretty simple,” Stefani says, writing on the group’s official website ( nodoubt.com). “It starts off with me totally made up with loads of makeup and hairdos, clothes,… 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 five long years, Allie X has officially announced that she will be touring her 2020 record Cape God. The artist says, “It is with great excitement that I announce the Cape God 5 Year Reunion tour. I never thought it would take 5 years to tour this album, but that’s what happens when you release during a pandemic!” Allie X adds, “So many of my fans have told me how meaningful this album is to them and how it helped them through tough years. 5 years later, I look back on it with a lot of pride, and I… Read more »
Rock quartet Badflower is emerging with a brand new single, “London,” which is preceded by 2024’s “Haunting You.” The track features raw vocals, a unique jazz swing, and urgent riffs. Here, Badflower shows just how much they can think outside of the box, all while staying true to their heavy rock roots. Badflower lead vocalist Josh Katz says of the track, “‘London’ is a song about longing for something you can’t have. It’s about fantasizing that your life was in different place with a different person.” Check out “London” below, which arrives with a sexy and horrifying new music video.… 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 »
Weathers just announced a 2025 spring tour, and it might just be a dumpster fire. At least that’s what the band joked about in their recent Instagram post. The band shared, “Weathers Sucks. The Tour. Get ready for this dumpster fire tour for your favorite mediocre band with mediocre-looking guys with massive egos.” The Weathers Sucks Tour kicks off on February 26 at the Voodoo Room in San Diego and wraps on April 3 at Los Angeles’ El Rey. Currently, no support acts have been announced. All tickets will go on sale on Friday, December 13. Grab your tickets here… Read more »
Following the success of her massive 2024 Greatest Hits Tour, the pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne is gearing up for a second round. Part two of the tour kicks off in May 2025, ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Joining Lavigne on the road are Simple Plan, Fefe Dobson, and We The Kings. Lavigne shares on social media with the tour announcement, “Round two let’s fking gooooo!! When I launched the Greatest Hits tour last year, I was so blown away by all your loveeeeee. You guys sold it out and I wasn’t ready for it to be over. I’m heading out… Read more »
