Meet Me @ The Altar have shared “Strangers”, an electric and honest ode to the voices in your head that make you doubt yourself.
Get up, get out! Could we be getting a blast from the past with a cover of “Take Me Away” pulled from the Blockbuster hit film ‘Freaky Friday?’ It seems this could be possible as Meet Me @ The Altar has launched an extended video on their Instagram Reels of the group in the studio covering “Take Me Away.” The short clip shows the band members, Edith Johnson, Téa Campbell, and Ada Juarez, jamming to the song with the caption, “Y’all have been asking for this one!” The trio has performed the track on tour in the past to an… Read more »
It’s hard enough to make it in a competitive industry when you’re young. But if you’re also a person of color and/or part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, it can feel next to impossible. For Meet Me @ The Altar—a trio of young women of color, two of whom are queer—the only way around those industry hurdles is through them. “We’re the perfect mesh of like almost every single type of person in the world,” says vocalist Edith Victoria. I’m catching up with the band over Zoom, the day before their debut full-length, Past // Present // Future, is set to… Read more »
Images via Facebook, NME, and Variety Today we’re showing some love to a couple of our favorites, Meet Me @ The Altar and BTS. Plus, Mike Richards takes a step back from Jeopardy! Bye-bye, Mikey. — — Saving Pop-Punk? The NYT Says They’re Only Warming Up For too long, people have said that pop-punk is on the decline. However, the young artists we love have something else to say about that. One of our favorite bands, Meet Me @ The Altar continues to be on the rise, giving pop-punk a fresh take. The band is made up of three women… Read more »
For decades some of the most talented drummers in the music industry have been the women. These drummers were born with the beat, taking their talents and their empowerment and spreading them across the industry. They’ve changed the way things are done with big banging beats and the indomitable spirits that go along with them. Jess Bowen We could only start this list off with our favorite drummer: Jess Bowen. She absolutely kills it in every project. Jess most famously played for The Summer Set and NEKOKAT and joined 3OH!3 for the entirety of the last Warped Tour. Now she’s… Read more »
It looks like the folx over at Fueled By Ramen finally watched our 8 Black Rockers You Need To Be Listening To video from back in July. In it, we squealed over Meet Me @ the Altar, and we’re squealing even harder now.
We’ve put together a list of eight of our favorite black rockers who we are OBSESSED with.
If you thought idobi Radio and Hopeless Records were done celebrating the label’s 30th anniversary, think again! Today, Hopeless Records announced that they’re bringing their traveling museum exhibit to The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas. This thrilling event is preceded by the exhibit’s stop at Cleveland’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. This included performances from Scene Queen, Waterparks‘ Awsten Knight, Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years, and illuminati hotties. If you’re in Las Vegas for When We Were Young Fest, happening on October 19-20, you can catch a Hopeless Records anniversary party at The Punk Rock Museum on… Read more »
Your New Music Friday playlists are in for a treat! Marianas Trench has surprise-dropped another single, “Down To You,” from their forthcoming LP Haven, due out on August 30 via 604 Records and Warner Music Canada. Talk about a band that’ll keep you on your toes! Preceded by tracks “Lightning And Thunder,” “A Normal Life,” and “I’m Not Getting Better,” “Down To You” is an electrifying song with soaring falsetto, cinematic sonics, and more. “And everything all come down to you/I just don’t work, not without you/I twist and turn, all around you/And in the end, it all comes down to… Read more »
2024 is the year of Laura Jane Grace! Following the release of her solo album, Hole In My Head, a long run of touring, and two more tours on the books for later this year, Laura Jane Grace has announced her debut EP alongside The Mississippi Medicals. The EP, Give An Inch, is scheduled to arrive on September 6 via Dial Back Sound and can be pre-ordered here. In the announcement post on social media, Laura Jane Grace writes, “Let’s now all “Give an Inch” and see what happens! Me, @dialbacksound & @pariscampbellgrace & @mikeyerg recorded a 6 song ep… Read more »
