MANCHESTER, New Hampshire – Fellow marchers in The Black Parade : If you are like me, after being blown away last fall by the astounding musical achievement that is My Chemical Romance’s latest album, you thought to yourself, ‘How are they ever gonna do this live?’ The record – art rock meets glam rock meets punk, with a dash of vaudeville – is chock-full of death and hospitals and cancer and soldiers and scary teenagers, and it begs for an over-the-top live show. At long last, the boys have delivered. After months of teasing us with holiday radio sets and… Read more »
The Crowes and Oasis don’t plan on merging into a bluesy Brit-pop supergroup anytime soon, but the two bands will definitely jam onstage together on their joint Tour of Brotherly Love, Gallagher promises. “It’d be rude not to, wouldn’t it,” Gallagher said Wednesday from his manager’s office in London. “I have no doubts in my mind that there’s gonna be various people on stage at various points – as for what we’re gonna do, I don’t know.” The songwriter/guitarist/vocalist said that his top three choices of cover songs to play with the Crowes would be Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,”… Read more »
Singer-songwriter NIKI DEMAR released her glamorous, romantic, unapologetically queer track and accompanying music video for “Vegas.” The neon-lit visuals brilliantly pair with the bright pop-rock love song. In the video, the singer recruited her real-life girlfriend and fellow musician Julianne Hope to “tie the knot” in the Marriage Capital of the World. Plus, the two actually did get matching playing card tattoos that appeared in the music video. “Let’s go to Vegas/Book a one-way flight/Spend all our money/Go to a chapel/Get married tonight/Let’s drink til the morning/Let the strangers stare/Kiss in the streets making the memories/That we’ll see when we… Read more »
There aren’t many bands contending with The Killers for the widest breadth of sonic profile. Since the day that cage door opened, they’ve strayed worlds away from their grit-and-glam ethos of post-punk revival. The trek’s seen them over the washboard roads of heartland rock, through flashbangs of synth-driven pop, and the wildflower fields on the softer side of folk. And still, now 20 years removed from their Hot Fuss debut, they continue to fire off their early staples with the same love-scorned ferocity that had first lit the fuse. In celebration of the bi-decadal anniversary today, June 7, we reached… Read more »
Zoe Ko is back with a sexy and thrilling new single, “Touch Therapy,” via Big Loud Rock. Preceded by “EAT” and “DIRT,” this new song boasts booming basslines, glam-rock sonics, and energizing pop beats perfect for your “hot girl summer” playlists. The New York City-born artist shares, “This song was born out of the most teenage dream night you could imagine. I was seeing a boy in L.A. and one day he drove me around to different outlook points and we eventually ended up at a drive-in movie. Needless to say, I barely remember that movie because I couldn’t see… Read more »
Wake up, people, we’ve officially got new music from the one and only Head Automatica. After nearly two decades of radio silence, the band has returned with their first offering since their 2006 sophomore album Popaganda, “Bear The Cross.” Having first blown up on Myspace, Head Automatica has officially entered their Instagram era, making a new account and posting their cover art to the surprise of myriad elder emos. In the comments, long-time fans dropped several comments reading “OMG,” and “Perfection!!!” as well as “Welcome back!” “Bear The Cross” sees the band reach outside of the iconic glamorous pop-rock sonics… Read more »
Zoe Ko, the New York City native and recent Big Loud Rock signee, is back with “EAT,” a follow-up A-Side to her March-released track “DIRT.” Having written the recent releases with Jonny Shorr after moving from New York City to Los Angeles, the artist says, “It was a culture shock to say the least. I missed my best friends and our crazy nights out, and the shameless confidence the city infused into me.” She continues, “My friends and I would always use some variation of the word ‘eat’ as slang. Like after a wild girls’ night out we might say,… Read more »
The past few months have been nothing short of a whirlwind for this Phoenix-based duo. Diva Bleach is ready to kick ass and take names as they share a new single today, “Torn In Two.” Following their recent signing to InVogue Records and the releases of “Kiss Her Goodbye” and “Out Of My Head,” vocalist/bassist Sydney Roten and guitarist Brie Ritter are offering a glamourous, yet heartbreaking track. “‘Torn in Two’ is about wanting someone you can’t have,” Roten says of the new single. We’ve all been there, too, Sydney! Here, the band shows off their pop-rock prowess, with candied… Read more »
Brokenhearted girlies, LØLØ has a brand-new treat for you with her new single, “poser.” The equally glamorous and high-energy emo artist intertwines grungy guitar chords and yearning vocals to craft an unapologetically honest heartbreak anthem. All in all, LØLØ is the queen of breakup hits, including her recently released “2 of us.” If you are in your anti-Valentine’s era, this is the perfect metaphorical middle finger to add to your playlists. “You never loved me you fucking poser/Was it only ever just for the sex?/Why would you kiss me and pull me closer just to leave me hanging off of… Read more »
If you don’t know the name Tilly Kingston, chances are that you will likely be seeing her name more and more—and we are not mad about it. This Midlands, UK artist is keeping glam punk rock in style with her new single “YOUTH IS WASTED.” With guitar tones reminiscent of Heart Attack Man‘s “Freak Of Nature,” the track crescendos into a thrilling chorus, highlighting the rising star’s empowering voice. Lyrically, Kingston has the same raw coming-of-age narratives and rebellious feelings of YUNGBLUD himself and Charlotte Sands. “Youth is wasted on the young,” she screams in the song. Check out “YOUTH… Read more »
