In celebration of five years of No Earbuds, the music PR firm run by industry veteran Jamie Coletta, the inaugural No Earbuds Fest is on its way. The day-long punk music-lovers dream show takes place on June 15 at Pomona, California’s The Glasshouse. Early in the spring, No Earbuds released their first wave of artists, which included Glass Beach, We Are The Union, Jhariah, Dollar Signs, Teens In Trouble, J.R. Slayer, and La Fonda. Today, the full No Earbuds Fest lineup finally dropped. Pool Kids are also set to headline along with performances from Queen Of Jeans, talker, Grave Secrets,… Read more »
Queen Of Jeans has unleashed not one but two major announcements this Monday. The Philadelphia-based quartet has shared their new acoustic emo track “Horny Hangover” in tandem with the revelation that their forthcoming record All Again is on its way. You can preorder the album here. Following the release of October 2023’s “Karaoke,” “Horny Hangover” is the second look into what Queen Of Jeans has in-store for All Again, which is due out June 28 via Memory Music. Contrary to its title, the new single is subtle in its tones, with flowy folk instrumentals and soft vocals. Crooning across the… Read more »
Miriam Devora of Queen of Jeans joins me this week to discuss their upcoming album, If you’re not afraid, I’m not afraid, out August 23rd.
When We Were Young Fest 2023 has been nothing short of a pop-punk playground this weekend in Las Vegas, NV, and will certainly go down in history as a celebration of nostalgia like no other. As day 2 of the weekend began to wind down, Simple Plan decided to take the event to a whole new level with a star-studded lineup of guest artists to join them on stage for a mind-blowing rendition of their 2002 hit, “I’m Just A Kid.” Read more: Gabe Saporta Joins The Academy Is… For “Snakes On A Plane” At WWWY As Pierre Bouvier, Simple… Read more »
We were blessed with many incredible releases throughout 2022—and our staff and hosts are here to share their Top 5 picks.
Properties featured: Catherine Cohen: The Twist? She’s Gorgeous, Young Rock, Mr. Mayor, Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives., grown-ish, Life & Beth, Is it Cake?, Human Resources, Cheaper by the Dozen, Killing Eve
We’re all about that k-drama and k-pop life here at Geek Girl Riot, and Maurene Goo joins us to share her love of Korean pop culture and also talk about her new YA novel ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’. Sam also gives us her report on ‘Adventure Time’ and Angie drops by for her take on Paula Hawkins’ new psychological thriller ‘Into the Water’.
Alberta rockers Nickelback may have picked up a leading three trophies at the MuchMusic Video Awards last night, giving music critics across the country another reason to groan, but in the end it was all about Lady Gaga’s “flaming boobies.” The critically unpopular group, who picked up three Juno Awards back in March, went into the televised street-oriented awards show – which saw thousands of fans take over the blocks surrounding MuchMusic’s Toronto Queen and John Sts. headquarters – with a leading five MMVA nods, tied with R&B Toronto newcomer Danny Fernandes. Nickelback’s trio of trophies were for best video… Read more »
Given the radical image changes that Panic! At The Disco has undergone in the past year, it’s hard not to read the lyrics to its new album’s opening song as a pre-emptive strike against critics. “Oh, how it’s been so long/we’re so sorry we’ve been gone/we were busy writing songs/for you,” bassist Jon Walker sings, by way of apology for the two-and-a-half-year lag between 2005’s “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” and the new “Pretty. Odd.,” due March 25 via Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic. Then, he launches into lines meant to comfort fans who have no doubt noticed that their favorite… Read more »
Seven years after singer Michael Hutchence’s death, INXS have announced that they will find their new lead singer through a new Mark Burnett reality show, Rock Star. Replacing singers is tricky business. Ian Astbury joined The Doors after an actual history in rock with The Cult, but Jim Morrison he ain’t. Oh, and what about Creedence Clearwater Revisited? Yeah, without John Fogerty’s voice, they’re just a drummer and a bassist who used to be in a good band. I know I don’t ever want to hear Scott Weiland try to be Axl Rose, but seeing Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and… Read more »