Marking their debut single, Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals—fronted by LJG and featuring Matt Patton on bass, Mikey Erg on drums, and her wife Paris Campbell Grace on vocals and percussion—have unleashed “All Fucked Out.” “Back in 2021, I sat down in my office to do some songwriting,” Laura Jane Grace explains in a press release. “Not knowing what specifically to write about that day, I challenged myself to write a song similar to whatever the current No. 1 hit in the world was at the time. I made the challenge to myself without knowing exactly what that… Read more »
Since ending their hiatus last year, Boys Like Girls have successfully kept us all on the edge of our seats with their latest album, tour news, and now their unexpected team-up with EDM artist Said The Sky. While Boys Like Girls have once again honed in on their sugary alt-pop sound on their October 2023 released full-length album SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS, their latest collaboration sees vocalist Martin Johnson blending his unique prowess with a striking falsetto and propelling the track forward. With the echoes of his voice lingering in the air, the track is a kaleidoscope of Boys Like Girls’… Read more »
Riot Fest is officially back for 2024, taking place on September 20, 21, and 22 at Bridgeview, Illinois’ Seatgeek Stadium. Headliners include Fall Out Boy on Friday, Beck on Saturday, and Slayer on Sunday. The festival lineup boasts myriad rock staples including The Offspring, who are playing their 1994 LP Smash, NOFX, Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, and beyond. Plus, rising stars such as Heart Attack Man, Sweet Pill, and Loveless, will also be taking to the Riot Fest stages. While announcing their festival slot, Fall Out Boy shared, “[H]aving a big ol’ Chicago homecoming + headlining #RiotFest on September… Read more »
Laura Jane Grace has officially dropped the gorgeously filmed “I’m Not A Cop” music video. The visual features herself and her wife, Paris Campbell Grace, portraying Reno 911 police officers “patrolling” the streets of Chicago, IL, where they live. “I’m Not A Cop” is pulled from LJG’s recently released Hole In My Head full-length record. Of the new release, she shares in an Instagram caption, “Are you a cop? Are you surrrrre you’re not a cop man? You know by law you have to answer that question otherwise it’s … actually I’m not a lawyer so don’t quote me on… Read more »
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) is on their summer headline tour right now, and the band is sharing a new unreleased song onstage, “Losers Stay Losers.” According to Setlist.fm, the Craig Owens-fronted ensemble debuted the new track on June 8 at Lakewood, Ohio’s Winchester Tavern. They also performed their new May 30-released track “Hunger Pangs.” Check out the new track “Losers Stay Losers” live from their Lakewood set below. The track is set to be released later this month. D.R.U.G.S. is currently on their summer headline tour with Savage Hands, Downswing, and The Requiem acting as support. Check out their full touring schedule… Read more »
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) helmed by former Chiodos frontman Craig Owens has unveiled their latest single, “Hunger Pangs.” The new track marks the group’s first taste of new music in 2024 and follows the deluxe release of DESTROY REBUILD in 2023. “‘Hunger Pangs’ is a song about an insatiable urge and unquenchable thirst for love,” Owens shares. “This song is both a new era and return to form for D.R.U.G.S.” “Hunger Pangs” serves as a powerful and irresistible showcase of Owens’ prowess. With lyrics that convey the intensity of an all-consuming love, Owens belts, “That silver tongue in… Read more »
Following the release of their eagerly awaited full-length album, ~mAntras~, in April 2024, marking their first new collection since 2015’s Always And Forever, Alien Ant Farm stopped by the idobi Radio Studios in North Hollywood, CA to perform their single “Fade.” At the time of the single’s arrival in February 2024, guitarist Terry Corso shared in a press release, “If you’re looking for classic AAF ingredients, ‘Fade’ is well represented. With urgently swung rhythms and heart felt, to the point lyrics, this track brings the band’s creative history with the DeLeo brothers into the present and future.” Without sacrificing the… Read more »
In anticipation of their forthcoming full-length album Gangster Of Love, which will arrive on May 31 via Wax Bodega, Super American has announced a North American fall headline tour. The tour, presented by Emo Nite Brooklyn, is scheduled to kick off on August 1 in Toronto, ON, and run for 34 shows, with support from Sydney Sprague and Summerbruise. Sharing their excitement for the upcoming tour, the band writes in an Instagram caption, “we could not be more excited to take a lap around the track this aug/sept to celebrate Gangster of Love with our friends @sydneysprague + @summerbruise69 presented… Read more »
Kiesza flashed onto the scene, and into the zeitgeist, with her 2014 debut single “Hideaway”, only to lose it all just as fast, in equally dramatic fashion, when she suffered a brain injury from a horrific car crash. The accident started her on a years-long journey of recovery and self discovery, dealing with doubts of ever making it back to music. The music industry all but wrote her off as gone forever, a blessing in disguise, that liberated Kiesza with the opportunity to rebuild herself and learn some profound lessons about life, mortality, and the kind of artist she was… Read more »
On the heels of their latest long-awaited full-length album, ~mAntras~, Alien Ant Farm stopped by the idobi Radio Studios in North Hollywood, CA, to perform their breakout single “Movies.” The track originally appeared on their 1999 release, Greatest Hits, before it was re-recorded for their debut studio album, Anthology, alongside their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal,” released in 2001. Stripped down from the prog guitar-laden arrangement of the original, “Movies” erupts throughout the studio space. Led by gentle acoustics that create an intimate atmosphere and steady percussion that maintains the track’s flow, the softer instrumentation highlights the song’s evolved… Read more »
