After releasing their fantastic debut full-length earlier this year, Elder Brother—consisting of Kevin Geyer (The Story So Far) and Dan Rose (Daybreaker)—have constantly been out playing shows across the country. idobi writer Catherine Yi caught up with Dan during their brief west coast winter tour to discuss why bands should never break up, that one weird song on the record (you know which one I’m talking about), the best albums of 2014, and more.
The Punk Goes Pop series is six volumes deep at this point, celebrating the release of its most recent compilation this week — but what if we were able to flip the script and pull in artists from the world of mainstream pop to take on music from our scene?
idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Kenny Vasoli in Toronto to talk about everything happening in the world of Vacationer, his songwriting approach on their most recent record Relief, navigating heartbreak and anxiety, his history with The Starting Line, and more.
Having been through more than their fair share of ups and downs, it would have been easy for Such Gold to quietly implode—but it doesn’t seem to be in their blood to just give up.
Every music fan has a closet full of band tees — but how many can say they douse their lunch in a band’s branded hot sauce and eat it with a band’s branded plastic fork?
Matt, Brian and Kyle from the band Major League are Mike’s guests this week! New Jersey, JFK, Privacy, Social Triggers, Band Politics Find them on Twitter: @majorleaguenj Thanks for listening! Join the conversation: #MikeHerreraHour @mikeherreraTD Questions, comments, and good stories can all be sent to [email protected]. The Mike Herrera Hour – every Friday & Sunday, 8pm ET/ 5pm PT here on Idobi.com. Visit mikeherrera.net and be sure to keep an eye out for upcoming shows in your area!
After years of trucking it out as an independent band, California’s From Indian Lakes teamed up with Triple Crown Records for their latest effort Absent Sounds; we checked in with frontman Joey Vannucchi on the pros and cons of going the label route after being independent for so long in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
Crowdfunding. Is it good? Is it bad? How does it function in the music world? There are a lot of questions surrounding this campaign platform, and we’re here to get to the bottom of the basics.
With all the millions of songs out there, it’s inevitable that a few will end up sounding similar to one another — but sometimes, the resemblance gets a little too close for comfort.
New project from Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden, The Madden Brothers, proves yet again they’re brilliant songwriters who know just how to hook us in, whether the genre’s pop, folk, acoustic, or anything in between.
