idobi Radio will be covering Virgin Festival at Merriweather August 30, featuring Taking Back Sunday, The Hold Steady, The Bravery, Weezer, Blink-182, and many other bands. Check back next week for our coverage. The Virgin Festival Freefest is free this year. Patrons and fans are encouraged to donate to The RE*GENERATION. Over one million young people in the US live on the streets. Many of them left home because of violence, abuse or neglect. Every day, they face extreme hardships — poverty, social exclusion and often continued abuse. You can make a difference.
The Smashing Pumpkins have been gone for seven years, but they’ve got a much-anticipated new album called Zeitgeist due in about two months. So what better time to pay tribute to Billy Corgan and company than … well, right now? That’s the thinking behind an upcoming Pumpkins tribute project, spearheaded by MySpace and featuring acts like Panic! at the Disco, 30 Seconds to Mars, (+44) and the Academy Is … taking cracks at their favorite SP tracks. According to a source at MySpace, the project (currently known as, uh, “The MySpace Smashing Pumpkins Tribute Project”) will launch on May 14,… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 5. Originally aired March 8, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Yellowcard, The Reason, Stefy, The Bravery, Saves The Day, Mission District, Weezer, American Hi-Fi, and Travis.
Baltimore – If you find yourself surrounded by 40,000 fans, 40 bands, three stages and 85 degrees, you’ve apparently waded chest-deep into the summer concert season. For years, folks east of the Mississippi have welcomed the start of that season at the HFStival, now staged in Baltimore after thriving for 15 years as a Washington, D.C., staple. Quite a bit’s changed since WHFS-FM started ushering in the arrival of summer – most notably the station itself, which disappeared from the dial earlier this year. It has since resurfaced as an online entity and also takes over Baltimore’s Live 105.7 on… Read more »
Nashville – The Pixies, Weezer, Widespread Panic, the Killers, the Arcade Fire, Liz Phair, the Black Keys and Death Cab For Cutie are among the acts that will play the reconfigured Lollapalooza festival, which will take place July 23-24 in Chicago’s Grant Park. Also on the bill are Cake, Dashboard Confessional, Dinosaur Jr., Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Louis XIV, Tegan & Sara, M83, Los Amigos Invisibles, Blue Merle, the Redwalls, the Changes, Dandy Warhols, Digable Planets, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Billy Idol, the Bravery and Blonde Redhead. The lineup was announced Friday in Chicago. Lollapalooza 2005 will be produced by Capital Sports… Read more »
Temecula, California, emo quintet Finch have been plenty busy since exchanging fisticuffs with bro-rockers Disturbed at last summer’s Rolling Rock Town Fair. The group has finished a new album, Say Hello to Sunshine, and is scheduled to kick off a tour this week. Guitarist Alex Linares said Say Hello to Sunshine – Finch’s first full-length for Geffen and the successor to their 2002 debut, What It Is to Burn – will signal a change in direction for the band. Those expecting What It Is to Burn, Vol. 2 might be in for a bit of a shock on the June… Read more »
Breathing new life into her massive return single, “People That I Love Leave,” Cassadee Pope has collaborated with emerging singer-songwriter Jax to create a fresh and captivating rendition of the track. Exploring the universal theme of loss and the bittersweet reality of relationships, “People That I Love Leave” delves into the emotions of pain, longing, and vulnerability that arise when we say goodbye to those we care about or engage in self-sabotage within a relationship. Pope‘s soulful voice beautifully captures the essence of the lyrics, while Jax’s unique sound adds a dynamic element, resulting in a harmonious fusion that takes… Read more »
Every year on March 31st, we honor International Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating the resilience of trans and non-binary people everywhere. This is a day dedicated to elevating voices and experiences from this community of incredibly strong and endlessly brave individuals. We are your sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers. We are your neighbors, coworkers, and friends. The trans community is a diverse community and represent all ethnic and racial backgrounds. We are the voices coming through your stereo. The music industry is flooded with artists who identify within this community. We make rock music, pop… Read more »
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In honor of Pride Month, I am sharing my coming out story.
