Today we talk about Sean Penn’s time in Ukraine, Turnstile hitting late night TV again, and Kanye West’s new music video. Sean Penn Crosses Over to Poland Last week, actor Sean Penn traveled to Ukraine to record footage of Kyiv, the country’s capital, for his documentary on the Russian invasion. Just a matter of days after arriving, he had to travel on foot to the Polish border, along with many Ukrainians. Penn tweeted that he, and two others, had to abandon their car and carry their belongings. Not many details have been released but we do know he made it… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Rage Against the Machine.
Fireworks have posted a video for their song, “Glowing Crosses”, which comes off of their latest album Oh, Common Life, released March 25th via Triple Crown Records. Celebrate the release of their record today by checking their music video out!
†††(Crosses), the latest band from Chino Moreno of Deftones, have released a music video for “Bi†ches Brew”. The song comes off the band’s upcoming self-titled album, which can be pre-ordered here. You can watch the rather creepy video below. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBN-1Q0_Fiw
Florida pop-punk outfit Against Me! is known for its raucous live shows and angst-filled lyrics, but with its fifth album White Crosses, due June 8 on Sire Records, the band is dipping into the past.
Hard at work on its fourth album, rock band Linkin Park has kept busy on a number of other fronts as well, among them its first movie soundtrack. In addition to the group’s contributions to the new “Transformers” film, some of its members have solo projects in the works. As for the new Linkin Park album, it likely will come out in 2010, according to co-frontman Mike Shinoda. “It’s moving,” said Shinoda. “I feel like we’ve been writing a lot. I’d say we’ve got about half the music done, though I shouldn’t say halfway, because who knows how long the… Read more »
Listeners tuning in to Chicago alternative rock station WKQX (Q101) on August 9 heard a catchy, guitar-driven track called “The Great Divide,” followed by an announcement that the song was produced by a “mystery artist.” It quickly became the most-requested song on the station and was put into power rotation by the programming department. After three weeks of speculation, a DJ finally revealed the secret: The band behind the alt-rock hit was none other than Hanson, a trio of brothers best known for their pop-rock song “MMMBop,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1997. Q101 program… Read more »
Riot Fest is coming up fast, and with it comes the announcement of the festival’s official aftershows. Featuring sets from Sum 41, Hot Mulligan, Anthony Green, and so many more, fans will want to finish their festival day long after the final headliner. Before the festival starts on September 20, festival-goers can enjoy music two days prior. The late-night shows kick off on Wednesday, September 18, with two concerts featuring appearances from Sum 41 with Drug Church and Many Eyes, and St. Vincent. Thursday night includes headliners from New Found Glory and The Chisel with support from Sincere Engineer and… Read more »
Jhariah Clare has created numerous mediums of art throughout his life. He started off with drawing and animation but quickly grew into music, directing, and more. Fortunately, his music project has given him the perfect home base for all of his creative aspirations and outlets. As he gets ready to release his second full-length album Trust Ceremony on April 19—literally on the last day he was recording it—he dropped by the idobi Radio studio, and we chatted about the new music, his love for creating an entire universe around his art, and more. “TRUST CEREMONY is exactly as the title… Read more »
Sleeping With Sirens are rounding out their ‘Complete Collapse’ era with a bang via their furious new track “Don’t Let The Party Die”.
