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.
The full Skate and Surf Festival lineup was announced today with the addition of multiple bands, including Real Friends, Hit the Lights, and Diamond Youth.
The second day of Warped idobi Radio pre-interview week features interviews with Echosmith, American Pinup, WAX and I The Mighty.
Since its inception in 2012, Today’s Mixtape Festival has been one of our favorite fests to look forward to each year. For this week’s Tuesday Ten, here are the ten bands playing this year who we think you can’t afford to miss.
There are tons of amazing bands playing this year who you don’t need to be told to check out, but to make sure you also find some of the lesser-known gems on the lineup, here are ten up-and-coming artists we think your SBSW experience wouldn’t be complete without in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
Atlanta’s O’Brother have been building their name the past few years on tours with the likes of Thrice, Circa Survive, and Moving Mountains, but with a powerful new album – August’s Disillusion – and two months on the road as first-time headliners, the band is undoubtedly taking things to a new level in 2013. idobi editor Eleanor Grace sat down with vocalist/guitarist Tanner Merritt and drummer Michael Martens to talk about the new record, how life on the road as headliners is treating them, finding hope in disillusion, and more. You guys have been on the road for about a… Read more »
Knapsack, the former band of The Jealous Sound frontman Blair Shehan, have reunited. The band will be heading out on tour this fall, including a stop at Fest in Florida, and you can read more details about the reunion by clicking “Read More.”
The Upset Victory grab the ReverbNation featured spot, and will Reggie and the Full Effect make a comeback?
On The Gunz Show; Thrice, Bearcat, and All of a Kind.
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Tune into Rock The Walls with Patrick Walford Tonight from 8-10pm ET to hear the latest and greatest in Pop Punk, Metalcore, and Hardcore music. This week’s show I’m joined by some of the bands out on the Fearless Friends Tour. I’ll be speaking with Bert Poncet of French Pop Punk/Hardcore band Chunk! No, Captain Chunk around 8:30, Telle Smith of The Word Alive (where we talk all about their upcoming album) around 9, and Beau Bokan of Blessthefall at 9:45. In addition to interviews with 3 of the bands out on the Fearless Friends Tour, we will have… Read more »
