Balance and Composure are back after a five-year hiatus, and have delivered two truly special new tracks as a welcome back present.
Tragedy shook the metal community this past Friday evening when the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, IL collapsed during a show. At the time, the venue was hosting Morbid Angel, Revocation, Crypta, and Skeletal Remains for the “United States Tour of Terror.” While the featured acts were between sets, a tornado ripped through the area and consequently, the venue. Following the disaster, more than 40 concert-goers were left injured and one victim tragically passed away. Since these events, a GoFundMe page has been organized to help cover the funeral costs for the deceased victim, Fred Livingston Jr. Read… Read more »
Nearly 3 years after PVRIS’ last album, Use Me, dropped, vocalist Lynn Gunn has announced her latest collection EVERGREEN. The new full-length project is due on July 14 via Hopeless Records. In addition to the thrilling news of a new body of work from PVRIS, the group has released their latest single “GOOD ENEMY.” “GOOD ENEMY” is the fourth single released from the highly-anticipated new album. Read more: “Scott Pilgrim” cast reunite for Netflix anime series Honing on her magnetic craftsmanship through songwriting, instrumentation, production, and beyond, “GOOD ENEMY” showcases Gunn’s vulnerability through distorted rhythms in the chorus and vigorous… Read more »
“We are Sex Bob-Omb and we are here to make you think about death and get sad and stuff.” Although we are feeling the exact opposite of sad and stuff, Scott Pilgrim fans rejoice! Netflix has announced that the original cast for the 2010 film “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” will reunite for an all new Original anime series with Michael Cera at the helm as the titular character. Read more: Carlie Hanson in Philadelphia The full cast returning for the anime series includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey… Read more »
Prepare for the return of the “GODDESS”, the new single from PVRIS, now available via Hopeless Records.
Music festival season is just on the horizon and, while we wait for the gloomy weather to pass, we can revel in the flood of music news typical of this time of year. A majority of the music festival lineups are announced in January and the festival posters set the landscape for the year in live music, foreshadowing larger tours from bands, new album cycles, and even resurgences of genres and legacy bands that might be past their peak of popularity. Pop-punk is fresh off a massive re-emergence, showcased by the success of the When We Were Young Festival in… Read more »
— Today we talk about the internet’s investigation of Harry Styles, Brendan Fraser’s return to acting, and Justin Bieber stepping away from tour. — The Internet is Worried, Darling The internet is buzzing right now after this weekend’s Venice International Film Festival. Of course, not all of it is about movies. Leading up to the premiere of Don’t Worry Darling at the festival, there was already speculation of behind the scenes drama. Everything from Shia LaBeouf quitting the film to lead actress Florence Pugh not getting along with director Olivia Wilde. Then you throw in Pugh’s opposite and Wilde’s boyfriend,… Read more »
In between playing Sad Summer Festival, State Champs have been filling up gaps on tour with their own headliner tour with supporting acts Hot Mulligan and My Kid Brother. The tour made a quick stop at The NorVa in Norfolk, VA. We were lucky enough to have idobi photographer Crystal Huffman catch the show last minute and provide her sick shots below!
When I get a chance to catch up with Pinkshift, a Baltimore-based band full of BIPOC people—including a singer the same color as me—I can’t help but gush for a few minutes.
“We want to push pop-punk into new heights. We want to do something special and leave a positive mark on the genre.”
