The dramatic events of July 13, 2024, when an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump occurred at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. We also explore the political and social fallout, including President Biden’s condemnation of political violence, the FBI’s ongoing investigation, and how militia groups are exploiting the incident for recruitment. Additionally, Trump announces JD Vance as his VP running mate amidst these turbulent times. Also, musical guest The Beaches.
Canadian alt-rockers, The Beaches have dropped a brand new single today, “Blame Brett” and announced their forthcoming sophomore LP Blame My Ex due out September 15th. The new track is extremely cheeky to say the least. The Beaches give a new perspective to the break-up anthem by being equally parts funny, mournful, and scathing. They sing “So sorry in advance / Before you take off your pants / I wouldn’t let me meet your friends / I wouldn’t let me near your dad”. They continue with the line “Don’t blame me, blame Brett / Blame my ex”. Pretty hilarious right?… Read more »
Cage The Elephant is officially back in the studio working on new songs. But first…the group dropped an official music video for their recently released song “Beaches In Tennessee.” Vocalist Matt Shultz says, “‘Beaches In Tennessee’ is about wanting to be rescued from everything. Sonically, it took shape fairly quickly. We all fell in love with Brad’s guitar part, and we built the track from there. Personally, I felt good writing it. We’re presenting some heavy and dark subject matter in a lighthearted way, but the situation is no longer in the present tense, thankfully. It’s no secret that I… Read more »
Shaky Knees Festival is back for its 12th iteration, with My Chemical Romance, blink-182, and Deftones leading performances for the three-day event. The fest is set to make its return to Atlanta, GA, September 19-21, 2025, at Piedmont Park. Beyond the powerhouse headliners, Shaky Knees 2025 boasts an impressive lineup across all three days this year. Friday, September 19, will bring sets from Lenny Kravitz, The Marías, Pixies, IDLES, and more. Saturday, September 20, keeps the momentum high with The All-American Rejects, Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths), Mannequin Pussy, Die Spitz, and others. The festival will wrap up on… Read more »
After several reports via Rolling Stone and TMZ alleging that Green Day, Post Malone, and Lady Gaga would headline Coachella in 2025, the lineup has been revealed. And what do you know? Green Day, Post Malone, and Lady Gaga will headline. The festival will take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, on the second and third weekends of April 2025, April 11-13 and April 18-20, respectively. In addition to the three headliners, Misfits, The Marías, The Prodigy, and others will perform. Presale tickets for Coachella 2025 will be available tomorrow, November 22. You can register for access here. Check out the full lineup breakdown… Read more »
Spotify is chock-full of good alternative playlists, ranging from The New Alt and ALT NOW all the way to Feel-Good Indie Rock and Walk Like Badass. Now, the streaming platform is introducing a new rock playlist entitled MARROW. Showing off how “rock never dies,” Spotify has unleashed an entire trailer with big industry names to showcase the new playlist. You can see cameos from The Beaches, Destroy Boys, and KennyHoopla, all of which appear on the playlist. The trailer takes place in a police station as detectives try to find “the killer” of rock, but come up empty-handed, obviously. Rock… Read more »
Norwegian singer girl in red announces the Doing It Again tour. She’ll be joined by alt-indie acts The Beaches and Momma across the run Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, February 16 at 10 AM local time. The run is ahead of her upcoming second album, I’M DOING IT AGAIN, BABY! which drops on April 12 via Columbia Records. She recently issued the first single and music video from the upcoming LP, “Too Much.” This will be her first full-length since her 2021 debut if i could make it go quiet. Read more: Pete Wentz Launches New… Read more »
LØLØ has been on a hot streak in 2023, sharing six new singles, including her collaboration, “5,6,7,8,” with the Travis Mills-led and new Verswire signee, girlfriends. Beyond the mountains of new music issued this year, LØLØ has demonstrated her prowess as a live performer, reaching new heights as direct support on the Boys Like Girls‘ Speaking Our Language Tour and Against The Current‘s Nightmares & Daydreams World Tour. As LØLØ continues to carve her path in the music industry and the anticipation of her debut album via Hopeless Records grows, 2023 has been a landmark year for the rising alt-rocker… Read more »
Spotify Wrapped Day has officially arrived, and for voyeuristic music lovers, it’s the best day of the year. Not only do you get to realize that your music taste has basically remained the same since 2008, but you also get to see your most hardcore metal head friends admit that––yes––they did help boost Taylor Swift to the No. 1 streamed Spotify artist for the year globally. To no surprise, Swift does lead the pack, and precedes globally streamed top artists Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, and Peso Pluma. Additionally, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd artist… Read more »
On episode 55 its HOT! Rosie thinks the beaches are “Rad brah” and The Boy’s starting school! Teachers are trying their hardest and Nathan got recognized at a gas station and left Rosie behind? We need that full story!
