Members of the ska band Reel Big Fish escaped unharmed when their tour bus caught fire at a truck stop. The six band members and three crewmen were sleeping on the bus Saturday morning when the blaze started. The band was on its way to a show at The Blue Note in Columbia, part of a five-week tour to promote its album “Cheer Up,” released in July. Bus driver Ron Mullholland noticed smoke pouring from the bus after he bought a cup of coffee at a truck stop, and alerted the band. Trumpet player Tyler Jones said Mullholland saved his… Read more »
Viral TikTok pop punk band, 408 has announced today that they have signed a worldwide record deal with Big Noise Music Group. The signing pairs with the exciting announcement of their upcoming single “Break Up With Your Girlfriend” produced by Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Neck Deep), Kyle Fishman (Morgan Wallen, Luke Bryan) and Nick Bailey (Machine Gun Kelly, Trippie Redd, jxdn) out September 29. The band has dropped several teasers across TikTok and Instagram Reels that you can check out! Big Noise President Jon Cohen shared, “We’re super excited to sign 408, a true DIY band that has been grinding on their own for some… Read more »
Today we talk about the 22nd Black Reel Awards, concerts and movie premieres being canceled in Russia, and the life of Ralph Ahn. The 22nd Black Reel Awards idobi is proud to have been the presenting sponsor for last night’s 22nd Black Reel Awards. The celebration of Black filmmakers, actors, and creatives included presenters like Anthony Mackie and Jess Bowen, the new statuette designed by our very own Sherin Nicole, and honorees Halle Berry and Laurence Fishburne. The nominees were all powerhouses and it was a mystery going into the evening who would ultimately walk away with the award. Will… Read more »
Today we’ve got the scoop on AJR’s new tour, Bebe Rexha & JinJoo at Wrestlemania 37 and highlights from the 21st Annual Black Reel Awards.
Mike Cubillos joins Scott to talk about Reel Big Fish, music publicity, and LA living.
Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Big D and The Kids Table, Suburban Legends, and The Maxies will head out on the Summer of Ska tour beginning June 17th in Toronto.
Because of a power outage, Rock The Walls was cancelled last night – instead, Patrick will be broadcasting a makeup show TONIGHT (Sunday)!
On Rock The Walls this Sunday at 7 pm EST:
Kenny Hotz of Kenny vs. Spenny
Brent Rambler of August Burns Red
Bert Poncet of Chunk! No Captain Chunk
Maika Maile of There For Tomorrow
With tour/exclusive updates from ADTR, Reel Big Fish, Miss May I, Enter Shikari + more
Fall Out Boy‘s Patrick Stump might be the well-known face of pop-punk and scene music, but in his heart, he is an OG ska fan. So much so, that the singer was recently interviewed for the upcoming second expanded edition of In Defense Of Ska by author and journalist Aaron Carnes. The book is set to arrive on October 29 via Clash Books. The book’s second edition boasts “an additional 30,000 words of compelling stories, research, and analysis” of ska legends such as Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Operation Ivy, the Slackers, Hepcat, Mephiskapheles, and Reel Big Fish. In addition to his… Read more »
Punk hip-hop artist Gvllow just released a cover of Billy Idol‘s “Eyes Without A Face” featuring special guest MOTHICA. The song will appear on the Sumerian Records’ American Psycho comic book series official soundtrack. “I recorded this song over a year ago because I simply love this song and wanted to do my own cover of it. It’s fun to do covers once in a while especially when it’s a song you really love,” Gvllow shares. “I was blessed to have my buddy Scott Holiday feature guitar on it to bring the solo and all the fun guitar effects to life on the… Read more »
Charlotte Sands just reimagined the iconic AFI track “Miss Murder.” The song will appear on the Sumerian Records’ American Psycho comic book series official soundtrack. The artist shares, “I am so grateful to get to be a part of such an incredible project alongside so many artists I love and so many songs that have been such an enormous part of my life.” Sands adds, “I grew up listening to ‘Miss Murder’ and I’m so humbled to have gotten to create my own version of it and imagine an entirely new world for it to exist in. I enjoyed every… Read more »
