On November 12, Yellowcard kicked off their 20 Years Of Ocean Avenue tour throughout the UK and Europe in Glasgow. The band is joined by Story Of The Year and This Wild Life. The tour will continue throughout the rest of the month where they will wrap the dates up on November 24 in Cologne, Germany. Excitingly, the artists didn’t just play Ocean Avenue hits, Yellowcard also debuted a brand-new track called “Better Days,” per a fan-recorded TikTok. Check out the video of the new track below. If you are located in the UK and Europe, there is time to catch the three… Read more »
From 2011 to 2014, there was one social media niche that defined the music taste for young people and became the go-to platform for tastemakers: Tumblr. It was the birthplace of the indie sleaze aesthetic, soft grunge teens in Dr. Martens, tights under denim shorts, oversized flannels, emo black and white photography, Jeffrey Campbell Litas, and American Apparel basics. Back then, we curated our blogs with the same precision required on today’s Instagram feeds. With this brooding, indie fashion look came an edgy side of music that was fully loaded with personality and grit. We relished in fan fiction and… Read more »
Hey there! Chris Rock here to say that I give Jared explicit permission to do a very spot-on white guy impression of me in this week’s episode of The Mean Time! If anyone should take issue with said impression, I encourage you to come back here and read this official statement. Polka-Dot Afro!!!
Hardcore quintet Stick To Your Guns has released a two-and-a-half-minute ripper titled “More Than A Witness.” This is the second single off their new album, Keep Planting Flowers, due out January 10 via SharpTone Records. You can pre-order the new record here. “‘More Than A Witness‘ was a song that poured out of us, from the riffs to the lyrics it was clear that the substance of this song was something that desperately needed to come out and I’m glad it did,” says guitarist Josh James. “It’s one of my favorites from the new album and truly is a reminder… Read more »
Canadian metalcore outfit Counterparts has announced a headline tour taking place next winter. The Heaven Let Them Die North American Tour will feature support from Pain Of Truth, Malevolence, and Foreign Hands. This announcement comes after the band’s surprise release of their new six-song EP, Heaven Let Them Die, via Pure Noise Records last week. Physical copies of the EP, along with a new merch line, are available to purchase here. Pain Of Truth is still riding from the high of their 2023 release Not Through Blood and supporting the likes of A Day To Remember, Kublai Khan TX, Four… Read more »
After their incredible performance at When We Were Young last month, Anberlin has announced a headlining tour next winter, celebrating the 20 year anniversary of their album Never Take Friendship Personal. Joining them will be Copeland performing their album In Motion in its entirety, along with The Dangerous Summer, Spitalfield, and Madina Lake on select dates. On the upcoming tour, bassist Deon Rexroat shares, “We’re celebrating 20 years of Never Take Friendship Personal and we couldn’t be more stoked to play one of our favorite albums front to back in some of our favorite cities in America. We’re also excited… Read more »
Armor For Sleep has announced a massive 25-show tour with support from Boys Night Out and Hellogoodbye. The tour, which kicks off on March 6 in Boston, MA, will celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Armor For Sleep’s 2005 full-length album, What To Do When You Are Dead. In a social post across the band’s channels, they share, “Could not be more excited to announce that we will be venturing out this Spring to properly celebrate 20 (!!!) years of “What To Do When You Are Dead”. We will be playing the album in its entirety plus more! Super honored… Read more »
Shoegaze heavyweights Superheaven have released new music for the first time in nearly a decade. The new single “Long Gone” is the A-side of their new two-song single, “Long Gone / Numb To What Is Real.” In 2015 after the band’s sophomore album, Ours Is Chrome, and a stint of heavy touring, they decided to take a break. The group never broke up but rather went into hibernation. Now emerging not only more creatively charged than, but as eager to hit the stage as the fans were to see them up there. “We did the JAR ten year show and… Read more »
Hardcore-infused pop-punk phenoms Koyo has released a new video for “Mile A Minute.” The new single is the title track off their new EP that’s available now via Pure Noise Records. Frontman Joey Chiaramonte explains, “This is the first full band, full-send Koyo track after releasing our first record—for sure an intimidating prospect. We’ve been slowly but surely getting more music together, maybe keeping everything a little closer to our chests than usual.” “Mile A Minute” is the perfect holdover until we await new music from the Long Island-based outfit. Koyo is seemingly always on the road, you can catch… Read more »
