Indie-rock trio half•alive shared a new track from their dazzling new Persona era. Today, the group revealed the high-energy, chaotic track “Automatic” featuring a music video full of furry friends. In fact, these monster mascots have names: Sonny and Cher. And they’re inspired by the world of @blatant.space. Lead vocalist Josh Taylor shares, “We had a lot of expressive songs on the record, but nothing angry. An angry song is a bit challenging for us, actually. We can write songs you can dance or nod your head to all day, but a song where you can thrash around or run fast to… Read more »
Following the release of their highly-acclaimed August-released record Paradise State Of Mind, Foster The People are ready to hit the road in 2025 on an expansive North American tour. The tour excitingly kicks off on January 25, 2025, in Seattle at The Paramount Theatre and wraps up on March 6, 2025, at the Dallas House of Blues. Good Neighbours are heading out on the road to support, too. Of the record, lead vocalist Mark Foster shared, “I think the trickiest part about this record was trying to be authentic about what had been going on with me without writing something… Read more »
Fans of British pop-rock, we are so unbelievably back. McFly and Busted are coming together to perform a massive double-headlining arena tour throughout the UK and Ireland. On a social media video, the two artists said, “Every saga has an ending. BUSTED VS McFLY Tour 2025. The ultimate battle of the bands.” The tour is set to showcase the artists behind “Year 3000” and “Star Girl” going head to head. Frankly, the real winners are everyone who gets tickets to see these guys. The tour kicks off on September 16, 2025, at Birmingham’s BP Pulse Live and wraps up on… Read more »
Following the release of three new American Idiot tracks and revealing their Punk Bunny Coffee holiday offerings, Green Day has a unique drop in honor of Dookie‘s 30th anniversary. The band has collaborated with BRAIN—the wild and wonderful art studio that brought you Fall Out Boy’s CRYNYL—to make DOOKIE DEMASTERED. Each song will be given new life by being put into formats that are “inconvenient” at best when it comes to listening. Examples include Big Mouth Billy Bass singing “Basket Case,” Teddy Ruxpin playing “Chump” and much more. Listen to your favorite song in a bizarre, nostalgic object by entering to… Read more »
Have you ever wondered where the term “Hardcore” came from? Well that will be answered for you this week on my show as I have Canadian hardcore punk legend Joey Shithead of DOA on my show! We talk about stories from the early hardcore days and a whole lot more. This one is for all the hardcore and punk lovers!
Fans are eagerly anticipating the release of the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of American Idiot due out October 25. Green Day has just revealed three more tracks that will appear on the release. The additions include “Shoplifter,” “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Live at Irving Plaza, New York, NY 9/21/04,” and “Jesus Of Suburbia – Demo.” Uniquely, the iconic nine-minute American Idiot hit, “Jesus Of Suburbia,” began as a two-minute-long demo. Check out the demo below. With the release, Green Day has curated a variety of limited-edition box sets available in eight vinyls and 4 CDs, and each box set also includes… Read more »
America’s local band Cheekface surprised fans with a biting, darkly funny beachy indie pop bop, “Flies.” Previously, the L.A.-based trio released It’s Sorted in January 2024 featuring 10 dazzling tracks. Here, you may even feel as if you’re at a ska show. Jeff Rosenstock added a bit of his own flair with a baritone sax cameo. Vocalist and guitarist Greg Katz shared, “This song is about living the dream in a room full of flies. Me and [bassist Amanda] Mandy [Tannen] wrote this song in our practice space a few months ago, but the title lyric was literally written in a… Read more »
Today, Long Island based upstarts Koyo have announced the release of their Mile A Minute EP. In addition, the band has released the first single of the EP, “Ten Digits Away (Deluxe),” one of two tracks from their previous work that appear on the EP, reimagined and reinvigorated.
Perfectly timed for the release of the new Rain City Drive album Things Are Different Now, out now via Thriller Records, the Florida-based group’s vocalist Matt McAndrew stopped by the idobi Radio studios in Los Angeles to perform “Frozen (Reimagined)” live. Flying solo during his performance in the studio, the track came to life through an enchanting array of gentle acoustic guitar strums, each chord resonating with the track’s initial intimacy. McAndrew’s soulful voice soars throughout the room, filling each corner with raw emotion. With each note, McAndrew’s musical prowess shone brightly, showcasing his undeniable talent and ability to captivate a room with nothing but his guitar and… Read more »
Ahead of their Riot Fest performance this weekend, State Champs have dropped their latest offering, the anthemic “Light Blue.” The band shares in a press release, “Have you ever been transported back in time, for better or for worse, simply by the smell of something or someone? Inspired by Dan & Shay’s ‘Tequila,’ we put our energetic spin on this concept with ‘Light Blue.’ It’s a light-hearted track that reminiscences and rollercoasters between airy, bouncy guitars and pop arrangements to a full-blown fuzzed-out chorus that will have you banging your head in between memories you didn’t ask to be dug… Read more »
