Hawthorne Heights’ hearts aren’t always in Ohio. The emo act announced the Behind The Tears Tour to celebrate 20 years of their first album, The Silence In Black And White. Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 9 at 10 AM local time. The spring run isn’t going to be the usual show set-up, though. Instead of the loud reverb of electric guitars, it’s getting traded in for a subdued acoustic tone. The flyer for it says it’ll be “An emotional musical journey designed to peel back the years and tears.” Their first LP, which boasts their single, “Niki FM,”… Read more »
Ahead of their eagerly-awaited full-length album, Final Summer, which arrives on April 19 via Pure Noise Records, Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings has issued their latest single, “Silence.” Of the new release, guitarist/vocalist Dylan Baldi shares, “I wrote this song after reading that Samuel Alito’s Roe v. Wade opinion tried to justify banning abortion with quotes from a guy who literally burned women at the stake for being ‘witches’ in the 1600s. Like, how stupid do you have to be to think that a guy like that has said anything worth listening to at all? It’s wild that you can be a… Read more »
Geek Girl Riot is revisiting the Sandman universe and one of our Rioters’ (many) conversations about femme empowerment. While you relive the episode’s magic, keep scrolling to read the latest reviews, featuring: Dead Ringers, Mrs. Davis, The Covenant, Beau Is Afraid, Evil Dead Rise, and The Diplomat.
A heartfelt tribute, where the women of Wakanda shine.
Today we talk about Mark Hoppus’ relieving cancer update, the “My Universe” music video, Britney Spears gaining her freedom, and the gameshow Big Brother making history. Mark Hoppus Beats Cancer Blink-182 fans everywhere had their hearts filled with joy yesterday when Mark Hoppus announced that he is now cancer free. In June, the 49 year old took to social media to let everyone know that he had been diagnosed with stage four diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Hoppus has been going through chemo and experienced hair loss. He mentioned in his announcement that he will still be taking time to… Read more »
Siiickbrain’s latest might be called “Silence” but it’s an explosion of dark & dangerous sounds that demand to be heard.
– Today we’re seeing Lisa lookin’ like Kamala, Bernie chuckle, Kpop takeovers, AOC shout, Roe v Wade being protected, a sad Joe Exotic, and we’re missing a legend. – K-Pop to the Rescue Yet Again #ImpeachBidenNow Gotcha Bitch! Take a moment to take in all this beauty ???? pic.twitter.com/bAGQYftN8D — Haileigh (@hobissweetness) January 22, 2021 If you’ve been on Twitter this morning, you probably saw that #ImpeachBidenNow is trending. And if that, understandably, caused too much anxiety for you to go down that rabbit hole we’re here to tell you, it’s alright baby. Because yet again, K-pop fans are banding… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about country musicians taking a political stand.
We are all looking for ways to support the Black Lives Matter movement (find a list of resources here) and that includes artists and creatives. It’s incredible to see people you admire taking a stand, using their platforms to amplify black voices and advocate for change, and doing what they can to stand on the right side of humanity. Here’s a list of some artists making their voices heard: Lizzo Lizzo has been posting videos on Instagram to spread awareness, educate, and provide information on where you can go to make a change. She’s remained vocal and has used her… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the Black Lives Matter protests and highlights some public figures’ thoughts on them.
