Life comes at you fast and music news can break even quicker. With all the announcements that happen in a single day, it’s easy to lose track of who’s releasing what, when your favorite artists are hitting the road, and all the mayhem that happens in between. Don’t worry though, we’ve got you covered. Every week we keep track of the latest in new releases so that you don’t have to—from artists who are just starting to make their mark in the business, to scene staples with so much more to deliver. This week, we heard singles from a plethora… Read more »
Minnesota based heavy hitters Soulkeeper have announced their signing to Pure Noise Records.
Orlando, Florida-based 408 just announced that they’re heading on a major East Coast tour in support of their forthcoming album Hot Mess. Arriving on March 22, Hot Mess contains the thrilling singles “Break Up With Your Girlfriend,” “Smash The Mirror,” “Remember Her Like That,” “Life Goes On,” and their title track. You can pre-save the album here. Several rising pop-punk acts are set to join various dates of the upcoming spring 408 tour. Catch Telltale, Silly Goose, Crooked Teeth, Greywind, and Definitely Maybe will help to open up select shows. Hot Mess Tracklist: 1. Remember Her Like That 2. Girl Of… Read more »
The annual Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, FL has announced the set times for this year’s four-day event, which marks the festival’s twelfth year in production. Running from May 18-21, this year’s installment of Welcome To Rockville will see performances from nearly 100 artists including Slipknot, Evanescence, Rob Zombie, Coheed & Cambria, Motionless In White, Badflower, and plenty more. Read more: The Aces Announce Massive Tour With Support From LALA LALA The Danny Wimmer Presents festival will boast more than 100,000 fans during the four-day event and will include amusement rides, an adult-sized water slide, art installations, and interactive… Read more »
With seven full-length albums to their name and their music solidly, and rightfully, etched into the annals of rock history alongside emo/scene peers such as My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Dashboard Confessional, The Early November has returned with their most personal collection of songs yet. To mark the occasion, they’ve released a 10-track magnum opus as a self-titled album, more than 20 years into their career. In an in-depth interview with idobi Radio, founding members Ace Enders (vocalist/guitarist) and Jeff Kummer (drummer/percussionist) discuss why now was the right time to release a self-titled album, what’s next for The… Read more »
This week: Madagascar: A Little Wild, Woke, L.A.’s Finest, Get Organized With The Home Edit, Julie And The Phantoms, The Duchess, Lovecraft Country
Check out our picks of what you should be watching this week—featuring Wonder Woman, IT, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Snatched, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Wall, Meri Pyaari Bindu, and The Wedding Plan.
Even if you’re convinced that a band changing their sound is the worst thing that’s ever happened to you, it’s perfectly natural for someone’s music to develop and shift from album to album. But every once in a while, those shifts are so dramatic that the early work ends up sounding like it was released by an entirely different band than the more recent material.