It’s a struggle most of us have experienced with our families, at least to some degree — the parents think the kids’ music is unlistenable garbage, and the kids think their parents’ music was recorded by the first dinosaurs to ever hold guitars. But when you find those rare few bands that occupy the middle ground between everyone’s tastes, it’s a special moment that brings the family together way better than getting a pet fish ever could.
It’s no question that late night drives are best accompanied by great music, but sometimes choosing the playlist to fit the mood you’re in when you’re alone with your thoughts can be difficult. This week we’ve compiled some of our favorite albums to play on those long, nighttime drives when you’re feeling especially introspective.
If you caught Sunday’s episode of The Gunz Show, you heard our exclusive premiere of Fort Hope‘s brand new single, “Earthquake”. If you missed the episode, we’re also premiering a full stream of the song right here on idobi.com. The single is taken from the band’s forthcoming album, Courage, due out on May 11th via LAB Records. The London rock band, who have toured with the likes of Jimmy Eat World and We Are The In Crowd, have launched pre-orders for the album which you can check out here. Stream “Earthquake” below.
Having recently wrapped up Memphis May Fire’s Unconditional Tour, veterans A Skylit Drive are back and better than ever. Their newest record Rise is the most successful release in both the band’s and label Tragic Hero Records’ history. Vocalist Michael Jagmin sat down with idobi writer Alex Rudisill as the tour came to a close to discuss the band’s latest endeavors.
We all know YouTube is one of the most dangerous places on the Internet. You’ll go on really quick to check out that one video a friend sent you, but end up just clicking and clicking those videos on the right before you realize in horror that it’s already 2 A.M. and you haven’t done any of your homework yet. Your friendly neighborhood idobi staff is here to save you from that misery. We’ve done all the searching and incessant clicking for you to compile what we think are the coolest covers on YouTube of pop punk and alternative music.… Read more »
Whether you’re forever alone or have managed to find happiness with someone, there’s one thing we can all agree on: Valentine’s Day is the worst. To help you through it, our writers have compiled their top picks from bands like Brand New, Dashboard Confessional, and Lydia for our list of the top ten songs to listen to while alone in your bed eating ice cream.
The temperature outside the Skyway Theater the night of the Panic! At The Disco’s Minneapolis show was a frigid zero degrees with a wind chill plummeting into the negatives. But that didn’t stop the hardy concertgoers of the Upper Midwest from filing up the venue before the show even started – just in time for Brooklyn’s X Ambassadors and California’s The Colourist to ignite the frozen winter evening with a fire that didn’t die down until long after Panic!’s headlining set had ended.
2014 is already shaping up to be an insane year for music, and some of our favorite bands are on their way to huge things this year. For our inaugural Tuesday Ten column, check out our list of ten bands you need to have your eyes and ears on in 2014.
Real Friends are currently in the middle of their first coast-to-coast US headliner and idobi writer Catherine Yi caught up with bassist and lyricist Kyle Fasel to discuss constantly being on the road, his love of emo music, and the best fan experience he’s ever had.
Moving Mountains’ self-titled release is a beautiful compromise of melodic indie and post-rock, offering something for listeners both old & new.
