A lot of life has happened in the past ten years. Just think about everything that has consumed the world since 2005—graduations, weddings, the rise of the smartphone, and an entire language understood only by twelve year olds (**insert fourteen emoticons to thank Instagram here**).
Electronic dance music and punk rock may not seem like two peas in a pod, but they’re similar in more ways than you’d think. Structurally, EDM shares the same elements of punk music—both are fast paced, melodic, and employ catchy, memorable riffs.
Reading and Leeds festival has announced over 70 more bands for its lineup next year. Artists include: Bring Me The Horizon, All Time Low, Slaves, Neck Deep, New Found Glory, Panic! At The Disco, headliner The Libertines, and many more. The festival takes place in August from the 28th-30th in each city. Tickets are on sale for both Reading and Leeds now, and you can check some of the lineup below! Every year, this festival really takes the cake. It’s lineup is always phenomenal, and bands love playing it. Don’t miss out on getting your tickets because the rest of… Read more »
After last year’s majorly successful AP Music Awards, Alternative Press have announced that this year’s awards will take place on July 22, 2015 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. This year, the hosts are idobi’s own Full Frontal radio hosts, Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat!
2014 is officially a wrap! Thanks for tuning into idobi Radio this year whether it was during Warped idobi Radio, the Alternative Press Music Awards, one of your favorite radio shows, or just to listen to great music. On New Year’s Eve we originally broadcasted the idobi Radio Top 40 of 2014 hosted by Eddie of EJC Show and Fish of Gone Fishkin. In case you missed the program, here are our top 40 songs of last year. These are based on the amount of plays, listeners, and requests on idobi Radio around the globe in 2014. Fall Out Boy… Read more »
Even if you’re convinced that a band changing their sound is the worst thing that’s ever happened to you, it’s perfectly natural for someone’s music to develop and shift from album to album. But every once in a while, those shifts are so dramatic that the early work ends up sounding like it was released by an entirely different band than the more recent material.
While it does boast one of the most impressive festival lineups of the year, Riot Fest isn’t just about the music — it’s also home to the most punk rock carnival around. And as we prepare ourselves for the wild ride of this year’s fest, we asked ourselves a question that few have dared to ask before: what if the artists playing this year’s Riot Fest were carnival attractions?
Here are some of our favorite photos from the APMAs show the other night!
You know when Oscars season hits and suddenly it’s the only thing anyone can talk about? That’s how we feel about the first Gibson Brands Alternative Press Music Awards – Fueled by Monster Energy Drink. With less than two weeks left until the awards show makes its July 21st debut, at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we’ve all been picking our favorites and placing our bets—which is exactly what this show is all about.
Step right up, because it’s time to call the rookies up from the bench for Warped season. In this week’s Tuesday Ten, we’ve put together an idobi All-Star Rookie Squad of artists you absolutely cannot miss as they make their first official appearances on Warped Tour this summer.
