In the past few years, Harrisburg, PA’s Koji has become just as well-known for his activism, unrelenting positivity, and the intimacy of his live shows as he has for his recorded music. He just arrived home from an extensive North American co-headliner with labelmates Turnover, and idobi editor Eleanor Grace caught up with him at one of the tour’s final dates to talk about how the past two months on the road have treated him, working with a full band, his thoughts on the scene, and how this tour has seen him reclaim his voice.
On their appropriately titled debut LP, Youth, Citizen unsurprisingly addresses coming-of-age angst – typical fodder for most young, earnest pop punk bands – yet somehow they accomplish it without sounding stale or cliche.
The Summer Set are back and better than ever with their third full-length Legendary.
After releasing several EP’s over the years, Brighten returns to their roots of acoustic guitars and honest, passionate songwriting on their new record Peace and Quiet. Delightfully simple yet powerful, Peace and Quiet takes its listeners on an emotional journey guaranteed to drop them off at the end with a refreshed, confident outlook on life.
Longtime Lostprophets fans won’t be disappointed by their latest effort – it takes the best elements of the rest of their discography and combines them into one. Drawing influences from metal, punk, pop, and rock, there’s something on this album for everyone.
Jason Mraz’s latest effort is another wonderful addition to his discography, perfect for those cloudless summer days when nothing can go wrong.
YouTube video blogger and singer/songwriter Alex Day has sold 52,881 units of his song Forever Yours in the last week – enough to bag the No.4 spot on tonight’s Official Christmas Singles Chart.
After losing a lead vocalist and drummer, many bands may decide to call it quits. For the members of Chiodos, giving up was not an option. Today, the band releases their third studio full-length album, Illuminaudio, on Equal Vision Records. On release day, idobi’s own Mike Skehan had a chance to chat with keyboardist Bradley Bell about the new album, replacing old members, fan expectations and more
On Tuesday afternoon, Conan O’Brien released a statement saying he will not follow an 11:35 pm Jay Leno show with a 12:05 ‘Tonight Show’ out of respect for the ‘Tonight Show’ brand and for Jimmy Fallon.
TORONTO – As music lovers approach a new decade in this still-young century, a recording technology once considered old and obsolete — vinyl — has been making a strong comeback.
