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Riot Fest Moves Back To Douglass Park, Announces Set Times

After sharing the news that Riot Fest would take place in Bridgeview, IL at SeatGeek Stadium, the festival has officially announced they’re returning to Douglass Park in the heart of Chicago. “If there was no Chicago, there’d be no Riot Fest. It grew out of an independent music community where one would be able to see Naked Raygun, Smashing Pumpkins, or Rise Against on a random Saturday night, and you’d still have enough time to go catch a late-night set at Legends and if lucky enough, maybe Buddy (Guy) would be there performing at his venue,” says founder Michael “Riot… Read more »

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Trash Boat Releases New Single “Better Than Yesterday”

Following a series of recent singles, Trash Boat has unleashed their latest offering, “Better Than Yesterday.” The track comes from the UK-based group’s forthcoming full-length record, Heaven Can Wait, which arrives via Hopeless Records on October 4. You can preorder or pre-save the album here. “This song centres around the classic saying ‘comparison is the death of joy,’” vocalist Tobi Duncan shares. “It creeps into everything I do, who does what I do better than me, who makes more money, who’s better looking, who’s stronger, who’s in a bigger band, focusing on everything that I haven’t (yet) managed to achieve… Read more »

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Pierce The Veil’s Vic Fuentes & Wife Danielle Announce Pregnancy

It wasn’t long ago that Vic Fuentes and his wife, Danielle Victoria, announced that they were pregnant with their first baby! In September 2022, the couple, who have been together since 2012 after meeting on the set of the “King For A Day” music video, shared the news that they would be parents come February 2023. The couple welcomed their daughter Violet Valentine Fuentes into the world on February 9, 2023, one day before Vic’s birthday. Now, the beautiful duo has announced that they are expecting baby No. 2! And boy, oh boy, IT’S A BOY!! In a collaborative post… Read more »

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Waterparks Drop “GUILT” Interlude and Short Film

At the tail-end of last week, Waterparks announced via a lengthy statement posted to their platforms that they were “canceling the release” of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY. In the post, the trio shared that they would be “dropping one final track from the album titled GUILT,” which has officially arrived. Coinciding with the statement the band shared, which details vocalist Awsten Knight “constantly being in the headspace of re-approaching my issues with religion is very unhealthy and continues to take its toll on my mental wellbeing,” the track and accompanying short film opens through a voiceover introduction.… Read more »

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Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals Announce ‘Give An Inch’ EP

2024 is the year of Laura Jane Grace! Following the release of her solo album, Hole In My Head, a long run of touring, and two more tours on the books for later this year, Laura Jane Grace has announced her debut EP alongside The Mississippi Medicals. The EP, Give An Inch, is scheduled to arrive on September 6 via Dial Back Sound and can be pre-ordered here. In the announcement post on social media, Laura Jane Grace writes, “Let’s now all “Give an Inch” and see what happens! Me, @dialbacksound & @pariscampbellgrace & @mikeyerg recorded a 6 song ep… Read more »

DNA Interviews #18: Christian Bystron of Megaherz!

Shawn is joined by Christian Bystrom, Lead Guitarist & Programmer of Legendary German Industrial Metal band Megaherz on this episode of DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast! They discuss their latest album In Teufels Namen + much more! (This interview was originally conducted in July 2023 around album release) Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram!

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We Are The In Crowd’s Rob Chianelli Offers Health Update Ahead Of WWWY Fest

We Are The In Crowd‘s drummer and world’s best (Doug the) pug dad Rob Chianelli offered an important health update after sharing his multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in October 2023. Chianelli describes on Instagram, “I’ve been getting back on the kit practicing, getting ready for @whenwewereyoungfest that’s this October in Vegas. And if I’m being real, it’s been one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done physically. Having MS has knocked me down, weakened my muscles, given me joint pain in my hands, numbness in my hands and feet, and it has given me extreme fatigue that I wouldn’t… Read more »

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Mayday Parade Announces New Single, “Pretty Good To Feel Something”

With Sad Summer Fest just over a week away, Mayday Parade is ensuring we’re armed with all the sad songs we need to mark the occasion! Dropping on the festival’s kickoff date on July 11, Mayday Parade has announced their latest release, “Pretty Good To Feel Something.” Captioning a video of Larry David yelling, “Pretty pretty good,” the band writes, “We are feelin’ PRETTY GOOD, pretty pretty p r e t t y pretty good, about having a new tune dropping soon!” You can presave the track here, and we’re feeling pretty good that Mayday Parade will be performing “Pretty… Read more »

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Waterparks Releases Supercharged Rendition Of “FAI2” With Zeph

Waterparks and Zeph, aka Zephani Jong, teamed up to reimagine the Intellectual Property hit “FUCK ABOUT IT (feat. blackbear)” in “FAI2.” The track is set to appear on the band’s sixth album INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY. While no release date is confirmed for the LP, the band previously released the album single, “SOULSUCKER,” in May. In classic Awsten Knight fashion, the singer took to Twitter/X in all caps to tell fans the best way to listen. “DONT TEXT ANYONE OR LOOK AT SOCIALS WHILE YOU LISTEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, YEAH IM A LITTLE BOSSY BUT ZEPH… Read more »

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Real Friends Release Heart-Wrenching New Single, “Waiting Room”

Chicago pop-punk stalwarts Real Friends have kicked off the summer with their latest release and first new music of the year, the heart-wrenching “Waiting Room.” Opening with vocalist Cody Muraro singing, “After I knew there was only bad news,” his stirring ballad works to navigate and grapple with loss and grief. Following the November 2023 release of “When You Were Here,” “Waiting Room” is likely the second preview of their forthcoming, currently-untitled full-length album scheduled to arrive this fall. “Today, the saddest and most important song we’ve ever written is out. This is for anyone who’s lost a loved one.… Read more »