In late January, the New Jersey-native band Man Overboard announced a hiatus that will take place after a final run of farewell shows in the summer. Love them or not, Man Overboard were one of the first bands to fully propel 2010’s revival of pop punk back into the hearts of music lovers worldwide, an effort that can only be described by their iconic tagline: “Defend Pop Punk.” Today’s pop punk music scene would definitely not have been made possible without Man Overboard, and with that in mind, the idobi staff reflects on their favorite memories of the band that… Read more »
Though the exact memory from ten years ago might be a little fuzzy, we all do remember loving every moment spent with this record. Well, who didn’t love this one, right? Everything in Transit is about as perfect as records come.
This week on In Frequency, host Eleanor Grace talks new music and politics with Michael Fiorentino of Somos.
Neil Gaiman x Junot Díaz, The Sandman comics, and Death.
Amazon is being sneakier than usual, lately. The company is taking a break from their usual hat trick of not reminding you when to cancel your Amazon Prime trial, and instead they decided to keep their 13 Day Vinyl Giveaway more or less a secret. Beginning on Friday, Oct. 23, Amazon began a daily contest to give away a selection of records to support their recently-relaunched vinyl store. The news of the vinyl giveaway didn’t reach people until Day 4, when Pigeons and Planes reported that Amazon would be giving away three copies of Led Zeppelin I. Days 2 and… Read more »
Small Press Expo (SPX) is more than just another comic convention. Since 1997 SPX puts on thepremier annual event for independent creators and small publishers.
All Get Out are streaming their new EP ‘Movement’ in full before it’s official release April 14th. This the first new music from the band in four years, since their 2011 full length ‘The Season.’
Dance Gavin Dance are streaming their new album Instant Gratification nearly a week before it hits stores on April 14th.
The music industry is crumbling. With torrenting, streaming, YouTube and a barrage of other services the value of the actual music for an artist has dwindled to a miniscule amount, but Tidal wants to change that. Tidal is the new music-streaming app (re-launched today) by Jay-Z and fellow musicians who want to put money back into the artists’ hands. The current supreme music streaming king, Spotify, gives artists anywhere from $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream to artists; meanwhile Tidal promises to be an “artists for the artist” device to give musicians a better cut of their music plays. Tidal has… Read more »
Turnover have released a music video for their new song “New Scream.” The song comes from the band’s upcoming album ‘Peripheral Vision’ which is due out May 4th with Run For Cover Records.
