While it does boast one of the most impressive festival lineups of the year, Riot Fest isn’t just about the music — it’s also home to the most punk rock carnival around. And as we prepare ourselves for the wild ride of this year’s fest, we asked ourselves a question that few have dared to ask before: what if the artists playing this year’s Riot Fest were carnival attractions?
Katie Stein joins Scott to talk about Mumford & Sons, digital marketing, and moving to LA.
With a sound that calls to mind the likes of The Black Keys, The White Stripes, and Kasabian, Orthodox is one of those records that is meant to be heard live in the middle of a rowdy crowd on a hot Saturday night in some too-cramped club.
Lines We Trace, the second album from Seattle natives Hey Marseilles, is a go-to for fans of folk, classical, and melodic pop alike.
God is real, and her name is Taylor Swift. Whether or not you’re on board with Swiftie mania, it’s impossible to deny that the record-breaking artist is an industry-changing champion. From country to pop and rock to indie, she defies genre and definitely has a streak of emo running through her veins, as she’s noted Pete Wentz as a major songwriting inspiration in the past. After all, her vault tracks from Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) include collaborations with Fall Out Boy and Paramore’s Hayley Williams. You also can’t forget “Two Is Better Than One” with Boys Like Girls or… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Blackbear, The Early November, Tiny Moving Parts, and more.
Aside from the allegations against Armie Hammer, we got some great news for y’all today! Check it! – Biden Moves Quickly to Reverse Trump’s Transphobic Policy Wasting no time, President Biden signed an executive order this morning repealing the bigoted Trump-era policy that banned transgender people from the military. The ban was widely seen as transphobic and honestly, extremely unnecessary. From behind his desk in the Oval Office just before signing the order, Biden told the press, “This is reinstating a position that the previous commanders and, as well as the secretaries, have supported. And what I’m doing is enabling… Read more »
Jay Z. Beyonce. Rihanna. Madonna. Kanye West. Over the past few years these figures, among others, have been deemed members of the upper-upper echelon of music royalty: the kings and queens capable of doing whatever they damn well please. With the launch of Tidal, these entertainment powerhouses, along with 11 more of their peers, hoped to be the first to finally eliminate freemium as a standard in the streaming world. The initial announcement was brief, awkward, full of vague grandiose statements, and it was a bit of an elite circle jerk as they all stood there grinning at each other.… Read more »
Reading and Leeds has announced the final 70 bands to fill out the 2015 lineup, which includes Bring Me The Horizon, Mumford and Sons, All Time Low, Modern Baseball, and more.
An outspoken and instantly recognizable voice, letlive. frontman Jason Butler is reigniting the fire of modern punk rock with the band’s unequivocal message to the masses. One of music’s most unmistakably charismatic frontmen, the band has been tearing up stages across the country all year on Warped Tour and alongside bands like Every Time I Die and Bring Me The Horizon. idobi writers Alex Rudisill and Alexa Gallo spent some time with Jason at their appearance at South By So What?! to discuss the current state of music as well as his personal musical background.
