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 »
As A Day To Remember prepares to make their monumental return to the When We Were Young stage later this month, vocalist Jeremy McKinnon spoke with Kerrang in the UK to chat about the group’s forthcoming Slam Dunk performance next year, future music, and more. “As usual, we’re just constantly writing,” McKinnon shares. “So we’re just trying to get something together that we think is good enough to be a new record. And once we do that, it’ll be all guns blazing. I know people are ready for us to do that because they’re telling us all the time. It’s… Read more »
Pat & Seb don’t actually have a group chat together… Weird right? Seb is doing some emotional talking work in the back yard, and Pat can’t get over how out of hand tipping has gotten in shops. All this and more in this week’s episode of Man of the Hour.
Fans thought that As It Is took their final bow in 2022, but recently, the band returned to announce they’ll be playing Slam Dunk 2025. Additionally, they’re gearing up to release A Decade Uneventful: B-Sides & Rarities (2012 – 2022) on November 20. Following all the great news, As It Is’ lead vocalist Patty Walters took to his YouTube channel to have a heart-to-heart with watchers in a video entitled “See you around.” It marks the first video posted on his personal channel in 10 years. He details As It Is‘ signing to Fearless Records way back in 2014. “Our… Read more »
Following the release of Final Summer, Cloud Nothings is ready to celebrate 10 years of their record Here And Nowhere Else. To commemorate the anniversary, the band is sharing a special deluxe edition of the LP via Pure Noise Records. You can secure your pre-orders here, which are scheduled for release on October 18. Vocalist Dylan Baldi noted, “A lot has changed for us in the 10 years since Here And Nowhere Else came out, but it’s really cool to have such a clear document of the band we were at that time. I can vividly remember the shows at Bell’s and Gasa… Read more »
Following the release of their viral single “My Drummer’s Girlfriend” and “Straight To Heart,” ALT BLK ERA—sister duo Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam—is back with their new single and video for “Come On Outside.” The track will appear on the band’s 10-track debut album, Rave Immortal. It arrives on January 10, 2025, via Earache Records. Secure your pre-orders here. “We want ‘Come On Outside’ to be a source of comfort and strength for anyone who feels hurt, lost or alone,” Nyrobi says. “We want our listeners to feel that they have a sister in us, who is offering them the exact same warmth, love… Read more »
Have you ever met someone who listens to pop but has an unexpected infatuation with heavy metal, too? It’s a plot twist that proves that “range” in music consumption is possible in a world full of gatekeepers and genre boundaries. This range extends beyond music fans. Underneath the guise of mainstream music stardom, some of our favorite pop artists have underground projects to experiment within the depths of metal breakdowns, screams, and unrelenting riffage. True artistry knows no bounds and sometimes even pop artists need a break from their typical musical formulas. Here are three beloved mainstream household names who have… Read more »
Fresh off of the release of their anthemic new full-length album Ghost Town Road and a standout live session at idobi Radio Studios, where they performed their 2024 hit single “Night Shift,” Smallpools took us on a nostalgic ride by performing their breakout 2013 hit “Dreaming.” “I guess we wrote the songs thinking they were good enough to put out into the world, so we hoped that someone would care and like them,” vocalist Sean Scanlon shared with Fuse TV in August 2013 following the release of the Gold-certified track in May 2013. “We spent so much time writing, and… 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.
If you’re a certified museum lover, alternative-obsessed, or a combo of both, you need to add this new exhibit to your bucket list. Based in London, the Barbican Music Library is currently home to an exhibit that is examining the emo era from 2004-2009, aptly named “I’m Not Okay.” And oh yeah, did we mention that it’s free? Per the City Of London Corporation, “The exhibition examines how this scene intertwined with internet fame and drama, with teens expressing their angst through confessional lyrics, tight jeans, and dyed black hair. ‘I’m Not Okay’ delves into how Emo became a positive… Read more »
