Lately there has been a lot of light being shed upon the issue of mental health, and people in the music industry. Especially on the subject of depression and anxiety. Being someone who is affected by both, I wanted an opportunity to talk about my personal experiences, and the extreme ups and downs that come with traveling, and playing music, and thanks to idobi Radio, I have a place to put my thoughts for at least the next two weeks.
Just in case you missed anything while living under your rock, here’s all the insanity you can handle from June 21st-June 29th.
Nothing Matters is a record for your floor, amongst friends, to dream during its lows, and get up and dance during its highs. This is musicianship and songwriting at its finest.
If you were tuned in to idobi Radio just now, you heard an interview with Matt Carter from Emery with idobi’s own Patrick Walford of Rock the Walls, where the band’s new song “What’s Stopping You Can’t Stop All This” just premiered on our airwaves!
Excuse the Emo Revival, But Acceptance Released a New Song If you’re a newby in this scene, the name Acceptance might not ring too many bells for you. You might have heard them on “Outlines” on All Time Low’s 2012 LP Don’t Panic. But, what you should know is that these guys released one of the best albums ever, Phantoms. It was their only full-length release, and one that marked the first generation of underground pop-punk/emo breaching the mainstream wall. Dig around for a song called “So Contagious”, because it’s perfect and probably familiar. And now, after 10 years they… Read more »
idobi senior writer Catherine Yi sat down with OWEL to discuss the emotional rollercoaster of crowdfunding, touring smart, and playing the Michael Cera equivalent of a show.
Timbaland’s R&B remix of OneRepublic’s “Apologize” helped the band break through to mainstream radio. Reimagined as a crisp and gritty song by Silverstein, this week’s (Un)covered looks at the rock cover recorded for Punk Goes Pop Volume 2.
I spoke with John about this year’s festival – he says there will be even MORE bands announced, and addresses how the festival came about this year, the game plan behind it, going the opposite direction from an EDM focused fest, and bringing it back to the Rock.
We compiled a list of special artists we think rule and labels should be paying attention to.
I love All Time Low. Some of my better friends on this planet, as well as definitely one of my favorite bands. After all these years they’re still f’n killing it.. making moves and taking names and putting out solid music.