As Americans young and old struggle to understand the horror of last week’s unprecedented terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, many have also been asking one question: What can I do to help? Across the country, students of all ages – from second graders to those in college – are raising relief money through bake sales and car washes. Those who are old enough are also giving blood and volunteering with the Red Cross and other charities. So many people have donated supplies and food to rescue workers in New York and Washington, D.C., that no more of those items are… Read more »
Nearly a week into his stay at a live-in rehab center, Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean is learning how to surrender, addiction experts say. “The first thing you have to do is give up – you have to say, ‘This thing is bigger than I am,’” said Buddy Arnold, president of the Musicians’ Assistance Program, an organization that helps musicians get clean. “You’re being asked to give up your best friend, your coping tool that works all the time.” McLean entered an undisclosed rehab facility on Sunday to deal with alcohol abuse, depression and anxiety, according to his Backstreet bandmates. The… Read more »
Recently-signed band Dakona, currently hard at work on their debut album for Maverick Recording Company, will take a break from recording to headline a benefit concert to help teen suicide prevention. The event takes place May 26th at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY, just outside of New York City. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Mental Health Association of Westchester, NY, Teen Suicide Prevention Program. Dakona’s concern for the issue of teen suicide prevention stems from last year’s suicide death of a fan of the band’s in Vancouver. Earlier this year, the band staged an SRO… Read more »
Tonight Alive has made their monumental return to the U.S. stage with their first Stateside performance since the final cross-country Warped Tour in 2018. After announcing an indefinite hiatus from international touring on December 18, 2018—which led to the cancellation of their 2019 U.S. tour due to a “demanding” schedule and the need to prioritize their “mental and physical health”—the band played a few select shows in Australia. However, their appearance at When We Were Young marks their first U.S. performance in over six years, signaling a powerful comeback for the beloved Australian group. Ahead of their performance, the Jenna… Read more »
Gabe Saporta, the charismatic frontman of Cobra Starship and Midtown, has launched a brand new skincare line targeted to men called Brotege. Under the tagline “Skincare for Bros, Not Pros,” the debut product Good Boy Protection (For Bad Bros!) is an all-in-one daily moisturizer that contains SPF and retinol. The product is designed to be a simple solution to having healthy skin without all of the muss and fuss of an expert-level, multi-step skincare routine—something that has been glamorized across social media over recent years. In addition to being an easily accessible line of products, Brotege is environmentally conscious, arriving… Read more »
As A Day To Remember prepares to make their monumental return to the When We Were Young stage later this month, vocalist Jeremy McKinnon spoke with Kerrang in the UK to chat about the group’s forthcoming Slam Dunk performance next year, future music, and more. “As usual, we’re just constantly writing,” McKinnon shares. “So we’re just trying to get something together that we think is good enough to be a new record. And once we do that, it’ll be all guns blazing. I know people are ready for us to do that because they’re telling us all the time. It’s… Read more »
At the tail-end of last week, Waterparks announced via a lengthy statement posted to their platforms that they were “canceling the release” of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY. In the post, the trio shared that they would be “dropping one final track from the album titled GUILT,” which has officially arrived. Coinciding with the statement the band shared, which details vocalist Awsten Knight “constantly being in the headspace of re-approaching my issues with religion is very unhealthy and continues to take its toll on my mental wellbeing,” the track and accompanying short film opens through a voiceover introduction.… Read more »
On Friday, August 2, the official Waterparks Instagram account detailed that the band is canceling their album INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY. However, the band is set to release one new track tomorrow, Saturday, August 3, “GUILT.” Their Instagram statement notes, “I no longer feel good about INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY and will be canceling the release. The sheer amount of unprecedented mishaps, bureaucratic red tape, and bizarre things that have gone wrong truly has me believing the universe is working against this project and I’m tired of fighting it. It sounds dramatic but without… Read more »
Halsey is back with the new single, and it’s going to give you major early aughts vibes. So, grab your skinny scarves and statement belts to listen to their track “Lucky.” Preceded by “The End,” listeners may derive that Halsey’s “Lucky” samples Britney Spears‘ 2000 single of the same name from Oops!… I Did It Again. “When I was five, it always felt like Britney was singing directly to me. 24 years later, these words hit different. love you forever,” Halsey said on social media. Similar to Spears, Halsey‘s chorus says, “‘Cause I’m so lucky, I’m a star/But I cry,… Read more »
Following up music video releases for “Dancer,” “Gift Horse,” and “Grace,” IDLES is back with new visuals for their TANGK track, “POP POP POP.” Shot on location in Iceland, “POP POP POP” focuses on lead vocalist Joe Talbot moving through the snow-capped mountains and lanes. In their new album era, IDLES is proving over and over again that “Love Is The Fing.” Joy really is an act of resistance. Over simple, infectious, and utterly groovy beats, Talbot sings of “freudenfruede,” which means finding joy in others’ happiness. Talbot says, “It’s a song about the beauty of having a kid and… Read more »
