Following the release of “I Died” on June 5, Cassadee Pope and Daisha McBride officially dropped their spooky music video for the song. Set to appear on Pope‘s forthcoming LP Hereditary, available July 12, the song is a dark rock track about scorched-earth breakups. Pope says, “I knew nobody would be able to execute my idea for this video better than my friend Ed Pryor. We wanted the aesthetic to really lean into the lyric about feeling like someone has made you feel like a ghost by cutting you off.” She continues, “We flipped the lyric on its head and… Read more »
Following the release of 2024 singles “cheerleader” featuring Waterparks and “absolutely nothing,” phem is back with the supercharged, hyperpop-infused single and lyric video for “donuts.” “I was eating donuts in the kitchen/I was working overtime fuck an intermission/I was doin’ donuts in my Benz/Parking lot of 7-Eleven and then I said/I was doin’ better you listened/That’s what I expected from you way back then,” the artist sings. Check out the synth-infused new track below. “[D]onuts are a metaphor for so many things…one being in that flow state, or a never-ending cycle [you] wish would end. [T]his song is multi-leveled. [T]he… Read more »
Riot Fest is officially back for 2024, taking place on September 20, 21, and 22 at Bridgeview, Illinois’ Seatgeek Stadium. Headliners include Fall Out Boy on Friday, Beck on Saturday, and Slayer on Sunday. The festival lineup boasts myriad rock staples including The Offspring, who are playing their 1994 LP Smash, NOFX, Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, and beyond. Plus, rising stars such as Heart Attack Man, Sweet Pill, and Loveless, will also be taking to the Riot Fest stages. While announcing their festival slot, Fall Out Boy shared, “[H]aving a big ol’ Chicago homecoming + headlining #RiotFest on September… Read more »
If you’re in the mood for a banger, then you’re in luck. Beauty School just shared the music video for “Reaper,” featuring The Wonder Years’ frontman Dan Campbell. While the song is a sweet and sour ode to the inevitability of death, the music video is more of a celebration of life. It sees the band members rocking out in a warehouse, joined by the reaper himself. It’s a smart and satirical take on a heavy topic, which is right up Beauty School’s alley. A match made in heaven, this collab is everything you never knew your emo-punk-loving soul needed.… Read more »
Cassadee Pope is giving us another glimpse into what to expect on her forthcoming record Hereditary, which arrives on July 12. Today, the “Three Of Us” singer shared a dazzling collab with “The Rap Girl” Daisha McBride, “I Died.” In fact, the unique genre collab came from Pope shooting her shot on social media. “I remember DMing Daisha on a whim last year, letting her know I was a fan and would love to write sometime,” she says on Instagram. “Not only did we get a great song together but we both got a new friend in the end.” Read… Read more »
Avril Lavigne is currently on her Greatest Hits tour run with Simple Plan, Royal & The Serpent, and more special guests. Though, on June 1, the “Complicated” singer surprised Las Vegas attendees at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with none other than Sum 41 vocalist Deryck Whibley. The two ex-spouses and fellow pop-punk legends went on to perform “In Too Deep” together. Lavigne introduced the performance saying, “Tonight, we have a special guest and he plays guitar in one of my favorite bands and your favorite bands.” Check out the full video below captured by YouTube user Patrick Hogan. Avril… Read more »
This year marks a whopping five entire years of Sad Summer Festival. The fifth-anniversary tour is positively stacked. Mayday Parade and The Maine are set to headline and The Wonder Years, We The Kings, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Daisy Grenade, The Summer Set, Diva Bleach, Hot Milk, and Like Roses will play sets, too. However, on the Philadelphia date, fans will be treated to a headlining show from hometown heroes The Wonder Years. You can catch the act on August 8 at Philly’s Highmark Skyline Stage at The Mann. With the festival looking to channel the original essence of Warped Tour, they continue to partner with different charities and… Read more »
It’s a good day for Charly Bliss fans! The eclectic power pop group has released their new single, “Calling You Out.” The track will appear on their forthcoming album Forever, due to arrive on August 16. With it, a kooky, colorful music video directed by Adam Kolodny features the band performing on a rooftop, amongst other places. Like many Charly Bliss songs, this is as fun as it is relatable. Its hypnotic melody and empathetic lyrics tell an ages-old story of times when insecurities get in the way of happiness. Read more: idobi Radio & Los Angeles LGBT Center Announce… Read more »
MOTHICA is back with the fourth track and music video from her upcoming record Kissing Death, “The Reaper.” The song is preceded by singles and accompanying music videos for “Curiosity Killed The Moth,” “Doomed,” and “Red.” Of her new LP, available August 23 via Heavy Heart Records, MOTHICA notes, “This is for the younger version of me who romanticized death for a decade, and the lasting impact it had on me as I searched for an easier, softer way to exist.” Aptly named “The Reaper,” the new music video sees MOTHICA partying in the club with death over her pop-rock hit. You… Read more »
Scene Queen is bringing a refreshing new twist to the phrase “Whips & Chains” on her new single. Rather than leaning into her sexually empowering side, the Hopeless Records artist has unleashed a revenge-themed banger that takes aim at men who think they can take advantage of women. “I wrote ‘Whips & Chains’ about the fear of being a woman at a bar,” Scene Queen explains in a press release. “The song is about a group of women coming together and fighting back against a man who spikes drinks. I really wanted to showcase my crazy side lyrically and go… Read more »
