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What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The Summer Set, Armor for Sleep, Anti-Flag, and more.
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What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The Summer Set, Armor for Sleep, Anti-Flag, and more.
Joining Gunz tonight on The Gunz Show will be The Used, Armor For Sleep, and The Varsity Lap. Glory Days will be live in the studio with an acoustic performance, as well.
Tune in at 9pm ET, tonight. Only on idobi Radio.
After drawing record-breaking crowds and hosting the largest rock event in Ohio history in 2025, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is coming back with an even louder roar in 2026. The festival is slated to return to the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, from Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17, and will feature over 140 artists performing across five stages. In addition to the previously announced headliners—Shinedown (Friday) and Tool (Sunday)—the festival has confirmed that My Chemical Romance will top the bill on Thursday, May 14, with Bring Me The Horizon headlining Saturday, May 16. The weekend will also… Read more »
Senses Fail and Story Of The Year are teaming up for a co-headlining tour run this fall. Dubbed the Scream Team Tour, the month-long trek launches in November with support from fellow emo heavyweights, Armor For Sleep. Senses Fail frontman Buddy Nielsen shares, “More than 20 years into our career and we are finally touring the United States with Story of the Year. I vividly remember seeing them on Warped Tour and being blown away by their stage show. Over the years we have become such good friends, it will be great to finally share the stage each night.” Story… Read more »
Arriving in tandem with the announcement for their forthcoming full-length album Ever After, Action/Adventure has released the first glimpse of the new collection with “URL.” “This is the result of unrequited love,” vocalist Blake Evaristo shares of the new single. “Just because you put your blood, sweat, and tears into something doesn’t mean it’ll love you back. Even though you’re living the life you wanted, you find yourself wondering what the other life could’ve been.” Watch the official video for “URL” below. The band’s new album, Ever After, is slated to arrive on October 24 via Pure Noise Records. The… Read more »
The Starting Line has officially released the second single from their forthcoming album titled “Circulate.” Arriving with an accompanying music video, premiered via Rolling Stone, the track is already being dubbed the “song of the emo summer.” Watch the video below. With the “Sense Of Humor” drop came the announcement of Eternal Youth, their first full-length album in 18 years since 2007’s Direction. Set for independent release on September 26 via their newly launched imprint, Lineage Recordings, the album marks a major new chapter for the group. You can preorder and pre-save the album here. “If you are reading this… Read more »
Despite teasing fans with two unreleased songs in 2023 and 2024, The Starting Line officially broke their silence in June with the arrival of “Sense Of Humor,” their first new material since 2015’s Anyways EP. Now, as fans anticipate the 11-track collection, the band is teasing a new, currently unnamed track that is set to drop tonight at midnight. Watch the teaser video below. With the “Sense Of Humor” drop came the announcement of Eternal Youth, their first full-length album in 18 years since 2007’s Direction. Set for independent release on September 26 via their newly launched imprint, Lineage Recordings,… Read more »
Ahead of their summer tour, The Starting Line dropped a major announcement. The group is dropping their new album, Eternal Youth, their first new release in 18 years. The independent LP is set for release on September 26. In tandem with the big reveal, the group shared their new song, “Sense Of Humor” with an official music video. “The album will be released by OURSELVES, INDEPENDENTLY via our new imprint Lineage Recordings. Never stepped on by any music industry non-musician. Direct from the horse’s mouth. May this record serve as our most PURE form of expression yet,” the band shared… Read more »
Dave Shapiro—a well-respected music industry executive who opened doors for hundreds of alternative artists in the scene—has tragically passed away today, May 22, 2025, in a small jet plane crash in San Diego, CA. He had just turned 42 years old in January. A godfather of the scene, Shapiro was a driving force in the world of artist management, booking, and touring. As a co-founder of Sound Talent Group and owner of Velocity Records, he helped guide the careers of countless alternative artists. His vision, tireless drive, and deep respect for musicians made him a beloved professional and trusted voice… Read more »
The Starting Line just gave fans the announcement they’ve been waiting nearly two decades for. Today, the beloved band revealed their first full headlining tour in 17 years, igniting excitement across the scene. In a heartfelt message shared on social media, they wrote, “It’s been ages. There is no time like the present.” Their return feels perfectly timed—and deeply needed. They continue, “TSL is thrilled to embark on our first headlining tour in 17 years. We’d never dare set out on such an excursion without curating the crème de la crème of line-ups. We will be traversing the U.S. along… Read more »
