carolesdaughter, aka singer Thea Taylor, is back with a jazzy new single, “Virginia Slims,” preceded by 2024 singles “King Baby” “beautiful girls (get the ugliest world)” and “i love my man (he just doesn’t know it yet).” carolesdaughter explains, “Like a lot of my music and writing, ‘Virginia Slims’ is about embracing your own sensitivity. Becoming comfortable and aware of your self-destructive and isolating behavior. Owning the way you cope and resigning to being no one else’s ‘problem.’” She continues, “This was the first jazz-influenced song I ever made, and it came together so naturally. My G.O.A.T. Amy [Winehouse] was… Read more »
Warped Tour 2025 lineup updates are rolling in! With the festival making its highly anticipated return for its 30th anniversary this summer, yesterday’s announcements added DE’WAYNE, Sophie Powers, and more to the bill. Today, Warped keeps the momentum going, unveiling that the Daryl Palumbo-led Head Automatica will make their Warped Tour debut in Orlando this November. Sweet Pill has also been announced and will perform at the D.C. and Long Beach dates. Stay tuned for more daily reveals! Read more: 18 Artist Predictions for Warped Tour 2025 This year’s stops include Washington, D.C., at the RFK Campus festival grounds on… Read more »
With just a week and a half left until the full Warped Tour lineup is unveiled, the artist announcements continue to roll in! Today, the artist announcements have kicked off with the addition of Sophie Powers performing at all three-weekend stops. This will mark her first performance at the legendary festival. UK’s Holding Absence will also perform during the festival’s Orlando date in November. Big Ass Truck has also been added to the D.C. date. We The Kings are now scheduled to perform in D.C. and Long Beach. This year’s stops include Washington, D.C., at the RFK Campus festival grounds… 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 »
Halestorm has an exciting surprise for fans everywhere. The band just announced that they’ve released a live album and video for their famous Wembley concert on December 9, 2023. Supported by Black Veil Brides and MOTHICA, Halestorm played a stunning 90-minute set. In an Instagram post, Lzzy Hale shared, “To Sell Out Wembley is a right of passage, and this one was a huge milestone on the ever stretching Halestorm Highway. We’ve been the same band mates and best friends for over 20 years, so this moment was personal for us. What a gift to be able to do the… Read more »
Marking their first release since their September 2023-released Deadly Fun, Dark Divine has unleashed their fiery new single, “Burn The Witch.” “‘Burn the Witch’ is a song about the realization that sometimes toxicity has a lasting effect on one’s personality,” lead vocalist Anthony Martinez shares of the new single in a press release. “Even though we may separate from toxicity, it doesn’t mean that it [hasn’t] turned us into the very thing that we tried to separate from. Sometimes, we turn into the very evil that we are defending ourselves from in order to defend ourselves from said evil.” Read… Read more »
Creeper just shared a new surprise in the form of an extended edition of their 2023 record Sanguivore. With four additional tracks, Sanguivore: Special Edition contains even more vampiric rock, operatic choruses, and ’80s synth instrumentals. On social media, the band notes, “A surprise digital special edition of Sanguivore is available on streaming platforms everywhere right now. Check out b-sides from the recording process, a Pat Benatar cover and a re-mix of Cry To Heaven as well as re-imagined artwork by Gut Slaughter.” On top of the digital release, Creeper also revealed a delightfully macabre black-and-white visualizer for the new… Read more »
One Step Closer has announced their new album, All You Embrace. The hardcore group’s second LP will be released on May 17 via Run For Cover Records. In the wake of the announcement, they’ve released a new song called “Giant’s Despair.” In the track, the band embraces shoegaze sounds with intricate hardcore chords that are re-fitted into a modern mix of emphatic emo. This is just a taste of what to expect from their upcoming full-length. Vocalist Ryan Savitski says this is who the band is on a deeper level. “I wanted to showcase One Step Closer in its fullest… Read more »
GHØSTKID has announced a new album, Hollywood Suicide, and dropped the first single from the record, “FSU.” The new full-length comes out on March 22 via Century Media Records, ahead of their upcoming spring tour with Black Veil Brides, Creeper, and Dark Divine. The post-hardcore act embodies an edgy and (positively) offensive realness that hasn’t been in the scene for a bit. Dramatic make-up, masks at times, but overall, they appear like varieties of the undead, especially in the music video for the new single. All of which makes GHØSTKID stand out as new proverours in the genre. Vocalist Sebastian… Read more »
Dark Divine had a magnetic journey over the last 365 days. From the release of their debut album, Deadly Fun, to the inspiring and exhilarating experience of touring alongside Thriller Records labelmates The Word Alive on the Hard Reset Tour, the group has, without a doubt, etched a monumental chapter into their history. As the curtains close on 2023, the band is already poised for a momentous 2024. With a tour alongside alt behemoths Black Veil Brides looming on the horizon, Dark Divine is set to unleash yet another wave of performance brilliance across North America. As we eagerly await… Read more »
