Darrin chats with a hardcore-punk legend, Ian MacKaye, singer from DC legends MINOR THREAT and FUGAZI.
Your fave Midwest emos have some big news. American Football is celebrating 25 years of their iconic self-titled debut, aka LP1. The anniversary will be marked by the release of a remastered version of American Football and a covers album featuring Ethel Cain, Yvette Young, and more. The anniversary albums will be available on October 18 via Polyvinyl Record Co. Iron & Wine offered a rendition of the band’s “Never Meant” and paired it with a new music video to usher in the big birthday. Vocalist Sam Beam shared, “My neighbor Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver, Indigo De Souza) and… Read more »
Ahead of their appearance at Las Vegas’ Best Friends Forever Festival in October, Karate has officially announced that new music is on the way. On July 25, the Boston post-hardcore outfit officially dropped a double single— “Defendants” and “Silence, Sound.” Additionally, the “Sever” artists announced that their upcoming album Make It Fit will arrive out on October 18, via the Numero Group. This marks their first official full record since 2004’s Pockets. Read more: idobi Radio Summer School Tour Announces Debut Lineup With Stand Atlantic, Magnolia Park, More Numero Group notes, “Out of the brain of Geoff Farina spills 10… Read more »
What a time to be an emo kid. With nostalgia in vogue, scene kids like ourselves are begging for another chance to live out our Warped Tour fantasies. The days of thick rubber bracelets with “I Love Boobies” imprinted into them, free meet-and-greets at the merch tent, and a day chock-full of heavy-hitting acts in the alternative space. Luckily, When We Were Young Fest is filling this void for the second year in a row with another incredibly stacked lineup. From legacy headliners like Green Day and blink-182 to next-generation acts like Magnolia Park and Games We Play, the second-annual… Read more »
Radio Uprising showcases the greatest bands and artists that tomorrow has to offer, including: Snake Eyes, Fake Names, Ragers, and Dead Lakes
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the rise of straight edge.
There’s nothing about Like Pacific that doesn’t leave listeners with the warm n’ fuzzies.
PART 2 of Darrin’s chat with legendary hardcore singer and songwriter from Minor Threat and Fugazi fame, Mr. Ian MacKaye.
Worth Taking’s frontman Jerod McBrayer talks with me about the band’s background, their latest album Hangman and what’s next on the horizon for them.
In the past few years, Harrisburg, PA’s Koji has become just as well-known for his activism, unrelenting positivity, and the intimacy of his live shows as he has for his recorded music. He just arrived home from an extensive North American co-headliner with labelmates Turnover, and idobi editor Eleanor Grace caught up with him at one of the tour’s final dates to talk about how the past two months on the road have treated him, working with a full band, his thoughts on the scene, and how this tour has seen him reclaim his voice.
