idobi UpRising features incredible new artists, hand-selected by idobi Radio as ones to watch. You’ll want to keep your eyes on our next UpRising artist, the Austin, Texas, indie/pop duo The Vantage.
Thursday, March 19th I flew into South by Southwest this afternoon. Tonight, I strode 6th Street. amid the scene here in Austin. I felt a tension between, and within, the musicians, attendees, and the city. The dichotomy is an inclination toward indie values, opposed by the gravitation of commercialism. I realize this as I happen on IFC’s Fairgrounds, which features a music stage, interactive attractions such as a Velcro wall, and food trucks and a beer stand. It’s like a festival within a festival and it is a microcosm of SXSW. It’s an insular fantasy realm manifested by marketers and… Read more »
As It Is are streaming their new single “Concrete” today. The song comes from their upcoming album ‘Never Happy, Ever After’, which releases April 21st on Fearless Records.
Ah, modern love. Long gone are the delicate romanticisms of ye courtships of olde, replaced with a shockingly complex system of digital signals—both literal and figurative—to express your feelings for someone in the 21st century.
After completely crowd-funding their latest record, Young Lions ensure listeners old and new alike won’t be let down with Blue Isla, a new voice for the young, a taste of freedom, and a bright spark of energy.
We compiled a list of special artists we think rule and labels should be paying attention to.
It goes without saying that 2015 is going to be a massive year for music, but in between the obvious contenders for our most anticipated releases, there’s also a slew of up-and-coming talent that we’re keeping our eyes glued to this year.
Here’s what some of Anthm’s favorite artists had to say about those great tunes they wish they’d been responsible for.
While Lil Wayne has, to the best of my knowledge, spent around 70% of his career so far behind bars, you don’t need to share his level of passion for drugs and weapon possession to end up in an orange jumpsuit. In this week’s Tuesday Ten, we look at some of the other crimes that have landed musicians behind the ever-so-flattering lens of the mugshot camera.
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?
