On Friday, April 19, Taylor Swift fans were treated to a surprise double album as the “Anti-Hero” singer released The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Across the 31 tracks, Swift name-drops many artists including Charlie Puth, Stevie Nicks, and even herself. Believed to be a song about her previous relationship with The 1975‘s Matty Healy, she also mentions pop-punk legends The Startling Line in her track, “The Black Dog.” In a recent post, the band reacted to being named on the album. They said, “Dear Taylor, We heard the song, thank you for name checking our band. We feel flattered… Read more »
Seattle-based all-girl pop-rock band THEM is dishing out a new tune for your New Music Friday playlists. THEM—a band name made up of the initials from members’ names Thompson, Hudson, Ellie, and Maia— just released their new track “Confused and Upset,” featuring shimmering vocals, beachy grooves, and bubbly beats. “I’m confused and I’m upset/I can’t seem to get out of my bed/I thought I liked him/Now I don’t/What the heck/Stupid boys don’t give me rest/I’m dizzy/May their actions be suppressed/I don’t need an excuse not to kick it with you,” the band sings in their chorus. Check out the ultra-relatable… Read more »
It’s no secret that Taylor Swift has always had an affinity for the scene. This has been evident through her captivating performance over a decade ago of “That’s What You Get” alongside Paramore, her collaboration “Two Is Better Than One” with Boys Like Girls, and her confession that Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz is one of her favorite lyricists. Taylor may be for the girly pops, but she’s never shied away from winking at elder emos. Read more: 9 Best Taylor Swift Covers From Alternative Stars Now, as Swifties worldwide are, no pun intended, swiftly dissecting every line of her… Read more »
Say Anything is a band that you can’t appropriately compare to any other band. Perhaps you could attempt to use metrics like ticket sales or song charting, but certainly not in any tangible sense of emotion, delivery, or downright weirdness. Say Anything kicked the doors down when they entered the scene with a huge “Fuck You” to any preconceived notion of what a “punk” or “emo” band should be. They didn’t give a shit about being a cog in the music industry machine—in fact, they were pretty loud about their despise for it. They wanted to share their passion for… Read more »
Jhariah Clare has created numerous mediums of art throughout his life. He started off with drawing and animation but quickly grew into music, directing, and more. Fortunately, his music project has given him the perfect home base for all of his creative aspirations and outlets. As he gets ready to release his second full-length album Trust Ceremony on April 19—literally on the last day he was recording it—he dropped by the idobi Radio studio, and we chatted about the new music, his love for creating an entire universe around his art, and more. “TRUST CEREMONY is exactly as the title… Read more »
Since the launch of his debut single “Flyin’ Pass” in November 2023, Caldwell has been making waves in the country music scene despite his alternative flair. The track has not only climbed various country music charts but also amassed over 2 million streams, solidifying Caldwell’s position as a rising star in the genre. Building on this success, Caldwell has released a remix of “Flyin’ Pass,” featuring the genre-fluid, multi-instrumentalist MOD SUN, and the versatile rapper/singer Yung Pinch. “This song holds a special place in my heart—it all came together when my team and I were in LA, celebrating the iTunes… Read more »
MLB Hall of Famer Tom Glavine joins Gunz to talk all things baseball and sports as fans can get to hear one of the greatest pitchers to ever play the game talk about how it really is!
As long as “Alien’s Exist,” Tom DeLonge of blink-182 will have a guitar in his hand. The iconic guitarist is putting his signature Starcaster® in the hands of fans, thanks to Fender. The signature release marks his second with the brand and costs $1,199.99. The Starcaster comes in four different colorways: Shoreline Gold, Olympic White, Surf Green, and Shell Pink. DeLonge first premiered the Squier® Starcaster® in 2022, and as an experienced musician in a pop-punk band, he’s got to amp up some of the features of his instrument. “I made some changes to the original Starcaster®; I’ve streamlined the… Read more »
Everyone has their favorite record, song, and artists they live for. That also includes the Grammy-winning trio Paramore. BrooklynVegan interviewed the 2024 Record Store Day Ambassadors about what they love listening to. As emo staples, it completely makes sense that one of the first records vocalist Hayley Williams bought was from another iconic act. “Thursday’s Full Collapse, on white vinyl,” she explains in the interview. Drummer Zac Farro jumps in that while he doesn’t fully remember what his first vinyl purchase was and says it might’ve been one of many albums from The Beatles. He also recalls what CD he… Read more »
It seems indicative of U.S. divorce trends that we could reasonably add National Ex-Spouse Day to the calendar between the bookends of April Fool’s Day and 4/20. Lo and behold, April 14 stands as the designated date for reflection on the heels of romantic dissolution. Officially, it’s a day to assuage anger and practice forgiveness—but let’s be real here: that’s about as engaging as a rainy day lecture on the history of watching paint dry. In the interest of feeding our delusion of music being a cure-all, we’ve opted for a decidedly more “teenage angst” approach in celebrating the sanctioned… Read more »
