Music festival season is just on the horizon and, while we wait for the gloomy weather to pass, we can revel in the flood of music news typical of this time of year. A majority of the music festival lineups are announced in January and the festival posters set the landscape for the year in live music, foreshadowing larger tours from bands, new album cycles, and even resurgences of genres and legacy bands that might be past their peak of popularity. Pop-punk is fresh off a massive re-emergence, showcased by the success of the When We Were Young Festival in… Read more »
A look at Biden and Trump’s classified document scandals, how they’re similar and how they’re different. The 50th anniversary of Roe V. Wade and more.
Basically: A reboot (of sorts) of the hip-hop movie classic; two young guys throw a house party and all types of craziness happen. Well, will you look at how hip-hop has gotten old enough to have a real nostalgia for something other than the music? Now, with me being one of the washed many (old head, old, etc.), when I first heard they were doing a new version of House Party (1990), I was like: “HOW DARE YOU!” But see, unlike others, I wasn’t so caught up on the purity. I’ve seen all the House Party movies. See, most just… Read more »
The 118th Congress is now is session… barely. And Rep George Santos is kinda weird. That and more as It’s News to Us returns for 2023.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week looks ahead at 2023.
The nerds are back with their first show of 2023 and we can’t wait to do our yearly Nerdstradamus cannabis predictions! We have the help of this great Leafly article to guide us through and the opinions are a flowin! So don’t panic! It’s organic! Happy New Year fellow nerds!
Darrin looks back on the calendar year that was 2022 as well as previewing 2023. Music from The Salads & The Vindy’s.
— Today we talk about a never before heard Queen song, the Punk Rock Museum, and Punk Spring 2023. — Never Before Released Queen Song Sometimes life hands us gifts that we absolutely did not expect. Queen has released an “unearthed” track with Freddie Mercury leading the band. “Face it Alone” was originally recorded in the 80s and meant for The Miracle. The album was released two years before Mercury passed. Now it is about to be re-released, which led to the track’s discovery. The band previously thought releasing the song was a lost cause. However, their sound engineering team… Read more »
It’s time for a new year and a new you, but you don’t have to get all entirely new music! If you need a heaping dose of nostalgia or a grim reminder of your own mortality, you can celebrate these classic alternative, pop-punk, metal, and rock album anniversaries. From Panic! At The Disco‘s Vices & Virtues and as Pretty. Odd., all the way to Simple Plan‘s No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls, and Fall Out Boy‘s So Much (For)Stardust, these 35 alternative album anniversaries will help you get through your wintry, rainy March. Games We Play — Life’s Going Great Released on: March 1, 2024, via… Read more »
After serving as the band’s drummer for a mere three years, Atom Willard is officially saying goodbye to Alkaline Trio. He shared his departure via social media. Stream Your Favorite Artists on idobi Radio From Waterparks and 5 Seconds Of Summer to The Paradox, L.S. Dunes, Ice Nine Kills, and beyond, idobi Radio, Howl, and anthm bring alternative, pop-punk, metal, rock, and indie to you anywhere, anytime. Stream Your Favorite Artists on idobi Radio He says in a statement, “With everything going on, going wrong, in the world right now, this may seem insignificant, but it’s not for me. I… Read more »
