Season 2, Episode 9. 1st Annual Christmas Special… Originally Aired December 21, 2006 on idobi Radio. Music from The Used, Simple Plan, Descendents, Cartel, Jimmy Eat World, Adam Sandler, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nerf Herder, Relient K, Blink 182.
New York, NY – Multi-platinum rockers Simple Plan are joining pals Good Charlotte on the long-awaited Noise To the World tour, sponsored by MTV, which kicks off May 3rd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The like-minded punk purveyors will hit 35 markets in the U.S., and are expected to bring their brash, pop/punk sound directly to fans that have patiently waited for the bands to share a bill. Plans for a long-overdue Simple Plan/Good Charlotte tour were hatched in February when both bands performed at the MTV Asia Aid event in Thailand, which raised money to benefit Tsunami victims and families. Capitol recording… Read more »
The Vans Warped Tour has officially announced the lineup and itinerary for the 11th annual edition of the punk/skating tour. As previously reported by MTV News, the bill for the oldest touring festival in the U.S. will be topped by the Offspring and My Chemical Romance, along with the Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail. The 48-date tour, which kicks off on June 17 at the Germain Amphitheatre in Columbus, Ohio, will snake its way across the country through mid-August, wrapping up on August 14 at the Englishtown Raceway in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Discount… Read more »
New York, Ny – Considered long overdue, multi-platinum artists Simple Plan and Good Charlotte are joining forces in what many consider the hottest concert this Spring. The two bands are planning a full-scale North American tour, which is tentatively scheduled to kick off May 3rd in Kansas City and expected to continue on through June 5th. The tour plans were hatched earlier this month when both bands performed at the MTV Asia Aid event in Thailand, which raised money to benefit Tsunami victims and families. The tour routing will be announced in the coming days along with specific city and… Read more »
Tapping a hunger for positive messages in difficult times, Christian artists are appealing to a growing number of people outside of their traditional audience. The trend is reflected in an important barometer, mainstream radio, which closely follows the tastes of its listeners. “The events of the last couple of years have made people more open to spiritual things and trying to find answers,” says Stacie Orrico, a Christian artist who has made inroads on the pop charts. “After, people were just flocking to churches, which was amazing to watch,” she says. Orrico, MercyMe, Natalie Grant, Relient K and even the… Read more »
Music fans mourning the passing of Aaliyah – and those curious about her legacy – will push the late R&B star to the top of next week’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite strong debuts from Mary J. Blige and Slipknot, Aaliyah’s eponymous album will vault to #1 on the albums chart next week, a month and a half after its initial release. The singer died August 25 in a plane crash that claimed the lives of eight others. Sales of Aaliyah jumped from 62,000 copies during the week of her death to 305,000 copies in the week that followed, bumping… Read more »
