After coming on the professional music scene in 2005 with the world-acclaimed, all-women metal band Kittie, guitarist Tara McLeod has garnered a reputation in the music world as one of the best at her craft. She chats with us about crossing genres, how she got in the business, how she met her band members and being a touring musician!
A show where Amanda Phelan, Talent Buyer and Promoter at Insomniac came by to co-host! Her most recent project is reestablishing the iconic Vans Warped Tour. Amanda was recently named Billboard’s 2023 ’40 Under 40’ as well as Pollstar’s 2021 ‘Next Gen’.
It was so cool to hear about the world of Artist Relations from Allison Sorrell! She chats about how she moved around in the industry to landing her amazing job at Veeps. Veeps is the world’s leading streaming platform for live music and entertainment, where fans can watch and connect with their favorite artists through premium live and on-demand concerts, so Allison chats all about her role there. If you are wanting to work in the world of Artist Relations, make sure you listen to this episode!
On February 25, Billboard dropped their latest Behind The Setlist podcast episode with the iconic Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects. In it, he confirmed that 2025 is the year of new music creation for the band and also shared how their 2022 When We Were Young Festival set helped them rediscover their fanbase. He said of the set, “On stage, we had so much fun with each other. The crowd actually gave a shit.” Then, with good energy all around, they went to work on creating their 2023 Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour. Wheeler noted, “It ended up being the… Read more »
We have officially made it to the home stretch of the Vans Warped Tour 2025 lineup announcements! Today, the festival kicked off artist announcements with the addition of The Word Alive at all three stops. This will be the Telle Smith-led group’s fifth appearance at the festival. Sueco has also been added to all three stops, while Charlotte Sands will perform in Orlando. Additionally, The Mainliners will make their Warped debut in Long Beach, and Rain City Drive will perform in D.C. indigo forever will also join the Long Beach date. This year’s Warped Tour stops include Washington, D.C., at the… Read more »
Jamie Bower, aka the actor best known for portraying Vecna/Henry Creel in Stranger Things, has shared a cover that is simply so iconic. The multi-talented artist unleashed his rendition of “Euclid” by Sleep Token—the album closer of 2023’s Take Me Back To Eden. Bower taps into Vessel’s soulful, soaring trademark voice singing, “Just running forward, a life like wires/ As I see the past on an empty ceiling/ I play along with the life signs anyway/ But hope to God you don’t know this feeling.” Check out the astounding cover below. Coming up in the summer, you can catch Sleep… Read more »
This week we chinwag about the Pink documentary and then interview the awesome Jordan Kelsey Knight, music photographer! Jordan tells us about officially diving into the music photography world when she began shooting for Tonight Alive on Warped Tour, the competitiveness in the photography world, shooting
editorials vs shooting live music, and so much more!
The Amity Affliction has officially parted ways with bassist and vocalist Ahren Stringer. In a statement shared on social media, the band says, “We are aware our fans have been waiting for us to comment on the situation between Ahren and the band. This will be our only statement. We have been choosing to stay silent until now, as we wanted to handle this privately with respect to all involved. Unfortunately, it has become clear to us that this is no longer possible and we owe it to you, our fans, to comment.” They continue, “Ahren will no longer be touring… Read more »
Following yesterday’s massive announcements revealing Black Veil Brides and Avril Lavigne, the Vans Warped Tour 2025 lineup is rapidly shaping up to be an unforgettable return. Today, Warped Tour kicked off their expanding roster with the addition of the Plain White T’s. Plain White T’s is scheduled to perform at the Orlando stop in November. Possibly one of the biggest announcements of the festival’s return thus far is the addition of the Jason Aalon Butler-led letlive. The group has only performed at Warped Tour once in the past, and this will mark a massive return for the band. Additionally, the… Read more »
Heart Attack Man has been quietly working on a new LP this fall, and the Cleveland punk trio has officially unveiled their new 12-track album: Joyride The Pale Horse. It’s set for an independent release on April 25. This marks their fourth studio album and will follow up their beloved 2023 record Freak Of Nature. Excitingly, this week holds more in store for Heart Attack Man supporters, as their two singles “Laughing Without Smiling” and “Spit” are dropping on Thursday, February 13. Of the release, the band says, “We can’t wait to show you all what we’ve been quietly working… Read more »
