It seemed especially difficult to commit to our selection of top albums this year, but after laboring over it for what might be considered an unreasonable amount of time, we were finally able to narrow it down. Check out our top 10 albums of 2013!
Anthony Raneri(Bayside) has released a music video for “String Me Along” following the story of young love. The track comes from the Our Voices EP, which is a split between Raneri, Adam Lazzara(Taking Back Sunday), Chris Conely(Saves The Day), and Vinnie Caruana(I Am The Avalanche).
idobi writer Catherine Yi caught up with Echosmith at the end of their latest tour opening up for Tonight Alive to reflect on coming up young, signing with a major label, meeting new fans, and more.
New England Metal & Hardcore Festival have announced their initial line-up for 2014. The festival will take place at The Palladium in Worcester, MA from April 17-19. Bands playing include All That Remains, Iced Earth, Slapshot, Cruel Hand, Twitching Tongues, Reign Supreme and more. It will also be the last East Coast performance from Bleeding Through.
Better Off’s nostalgic emo punk effort is a remarkable display of skill and maturity that you wouldn’t usually expect on a debut album.
Haim is going on a world tour next year. Check out the dates!
Beartooth kicked off their first full US tour with August Burns Red, Blessthefall, and Defeater at Union Transfer on Friday night. Frontman Caleb Shomo took some time between sets to speak with idobi writer Alex Rudisill about tour, what’s next for the band, balancing his projects, and even John Mayer.
Jason Lancaster has posted a lengthy blogpost regarding Go Radio’s recent breakup, explaining his reasonings behind the decision and addressing the circulating rumors.
On Sunday night’s The Gunz Show, tune in for a special interview with actor/comedian Tom Green. Plus interviews with Balance and Composure and RadioDriveBy.
We’re excited to unveil another new column, Double Take. In this bi-weekly editorial, idobi writer Marina Oliver explores the subtle connections between two musical concepts from different moments in time, finding the threads that tie the two together. For the column’s debut, we delve into two quintessential summer albums that are musically different from one another but turn out to have a lot in common: Jack’s Mannequin’s Everything In Transit and The Antlers’ Burst Apart.
