No one in the Parx fandom had this on their bingo card: Waterparks frontman Awsten Knight has revealed the band was the victims of a targeted armed robbery just before kicking off their recent European tour—an incident that ultimately led to multiple suspects being arrested. Knight opens the video saying, “Waterparks were the targets of an armed robbery on day zero of our Europe run that we just finished. Forgive me if this is scattered; I don’t have notes or anything, I’m just talking.” According to Knight, the band’s Los Angeles storage unit was broken into by four armed individuals… Read more »
Reviews of ‘Lightsaber’ and ‘Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey’… and we LOVE the targeted Instagram ads we get. Seriously.
Left To Suffer has officially unveiled their new album, Unwelcome Guest, via Hopeless Records. Featuring singles “STFU,” “Unrequited Dread” and the LP title track, the new record is nothing short of ferocious. Frontman Taylor Barber says, “The album reactions have been exceeding my expectations. I’m so grateful to everyone spinning the songs and posting them so I can see what they think. It fills my heart with joy to see music I’ve created with my best friends is reaching new people every day and with the tour we’re growing our little family more and more every day. I’m so excited about… Read more »
The Hails are tackling a major issue on their new track “Ducks On The Pond.” That issue? Online gambling. From mobile sports betting apps to prediction markets, people are getting dopamine hits from playing on their phones and avoiding the casino entirely…sigh. Lead singer Robbie Kingsely shares of the song and its lyrics: “‘All my people want submission, come on people be submissive’ is a sarcastic attack on the modern psyche of people, particularly young men, who willingly dive into the pitfalls of online gambling. As we observe our generation and the ones coming up, it’s glaringly obvious that no… Read more »
Following the announcement for their upcoming 2027 tour, The Interrupters have revealed their new single and music video for “Warrior Spirit” and it’ll hype you up for any battle, big or small. Of the new track, frontwoman Aimee Interrupter says, “Everyone is usually fighting some kind of battle that no one else can see but within each of us lies a warrior spirit that begs us to find our own fearlessness.” Guitarist Kevin Bivona adds, “This was a super fun collaboration with so many musicians we admire. We created this song with Tim Armstrong, Jesse Michaels, Travis Barker, and Brett… Read more »
Rising alternative star and host of idobi Radio’s Spinnin Out, Bailey Spinn, has just revealed a vulnerable new track, “long sleeves in the summer,” featuring Sleeping With Sirens‘ Kellin Quinn. She says of the collab, “‘long sleeves in the summer’ is an honest and powerful rock ballad about struggling with self image and mental health. The emotional lyrics come from lived experience with depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, with the track instrumentally pulling inspiration from bands like Loathe, Pierce The Veil, and Sleeping With Sirens.” The new track is set to appear on Spinn’s sophomore album, death & devotion, due… Read more »
Pop-Punk’s new favorite foursome, The Paradox, return today with the release of their sophomore EP, Proceed With Caution. The six song effort packs a punch and is everything you’d want from The Paradox. Proceed With Caution finds the band at their peak so far with catchy songwriting and charisma. No one can say this band is a fluke; they continue to rise in popularity and prove over and over again they have the talent and attitude to deserve it. It is understandable in the climate of virality and short attention spans that The Paradox have chosen to release two EPs… Read more »
Ahead of the release of their debut album What’s In Between, arriving on October 30, via Atlantic Records, Radio Free Alice has revealed, perhaps, the best indie collab of the whole year. The Australian act tapped Water From Your Eyes‘ Rachel Brown for the new track, “Big Ideas.” Frontman Noah Learmonth says, “From early on we felt that a second vocal would work well with the song, a kind of call and response. We had loved Water From Your Eyes for years, and had gone to their show when they came to Melbourne. We felt like Rachel would be perfect,… Read more »
It’s officially spooky season, baby! As you hang your Halloween decor and thrift for new seasonal finds, you can make your playlists perfect with these alternative October albums. From Green Day‘s iconic Nimrod and Bring Me The Horizon‘s debut LP Count Your Blessings to Twenty One Pilots‘ Trench and My Chemical Romance‘s beloved The Black Parade, these 40 alternative album anniversaries will give you something to celebrate all month long. We the Kings — We The Kings Released on: October 2, 2007, via S-Curve.Standout Tracks: “Check Yes Juliet” & “Skyway Avenue” Green Day — Warning Released on: October 3, 2000, via Reprise Records.Standout Tracks: “Warning” & “Minority” AFI — Silver Bleeds… Read more »
Following their recent signing to Rise Records, Los Angeles punk-rockers Niis (pronounced “Nice”) have unveiled their new single and official music video for “No Flowers.” Preceded by their label debut “Earthquakes,” the exciting offering is set to appear on their EP Play Niis, due on October 23. Vocalist Mimi Doe shares, “A lot of the songs on this record are about fitting into societal monotony. We forget to put ourselves first by doing things that bring us joy and make us feel something, or anything. And that’s something I really wanted to capture with the lyrics.” Check out “No Flowers”… Read more »
