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The Handmaid’s Tale & 13 Reasons Why


We’re getting serious this week, because the two shows we’re discussing are very dark, complex, and incredibly important: Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why.

Editorial

MAGfest 2016 – Rock Out and Game On


Music and Gaming. What more could you want on a chilly February weekend? Well it turns out there was all that and more to the annual MAGfest held at the Gaylord Convention Center just outside Washington, DC on February 18-21st.

News

Made for Mixing: The Intersection of EDM and Punk


Electronic dance music and punk rock may not seem like two peas in a pod, but they’re similar in more ways than you’d think. Structurally, EDM shares the same elements of punk music—both are fast paced, melodic, and employ catchy, memorable riffs.

Editorial

Tuesday Ten: What’s In A Name?


In this week’s Tuesday Ten, we’re exploring the connections between some of our favorite bands named after lyrics and the songs they’re titled for.

Interviews

Interview: Sydney Sierota of Echosmith


idobi writer Catherine Yi caught up with Echosmith at the end of their latest tour opening up for Tonight Alive to reflect on coming up young, signing with a major label, meeting new fans, and more.

News

Night Riots – Young Lore: Album Review


What do you call a five-piece, unsigned, alternative rock band from coastal California? You could call them a “critically overlooked act” like MTV did, or you could call them “one of the top 16 unsigned bands in North America” like Rolling Stone Magazine did. But whatever you do, don’t call them “indie.”

News

Record Store Day celebrates indie retailers


Despite the success of online retailers, explosion of Internet downloads and high-profile closings of Virgin Megastores and Tower Records stores, bricks-and-mortar record stores are not all spinning toward oblivion. Although hundreds of independent music retailers have gone out of business in recent years, about 2,000 are still around, and many are thriving. The survivors will celebrate Saturday, as acts such as Erykah Badu and Franz Ferdinand gather to pay homage to the hometown record store. Record Store Day was the idea of Chris Brown, a music guru from Bull Moose, a chain of 10 record stores in Maine and New… Read more »

News

Modest Mouse Scores First Billboard #1


It was a tight race for the #1 spot on Billboard ‘s next albums chart, one that pitted enigmatic indie rock outfit Modest Mouse against soulful British songstress Joss Stone. And no matter how it all played out, someone was going to score the first chart-topping debut of their career. While Stone was a solid contender for the top spot, Modest Mouse take the crown on next week’s chart by a margin of 10,000 scans with their latest offering, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, selling nearly 129,000 copies. But Modest Mouse’s conquest was perhaps more significant because… Read more »

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