Dashboard Confessional is currently on a massive tour with Boys Like Girls and Taylor Acorn. Though, on September 21 at the St. Louis stop, a very special guest joined the lineup: Chris Carrabba’s son, Caden. On beloved track “Vindicated,” Caleb came out and performed alongside his dad as the drummer. Carrabba shared, “One of my favorite shows of the tour got even better when my son @caden_carrabba joined us on the drums for Vindicated in St. Louis! You should’ve heard the reaction he got from this audience! This kid is the real thing.” Check out the sweet moment below. Dashboard Confessional has several more tour… Read more »
It’s been a whirlwind week for The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess artist Chappell Roan. The artist took to TikTok this week to explain why she’s not endorsing a candidate for the 2024 election but will be voting for Kamala Harris. Obviously, this caused lots of online discourse, some in bad faith. Though, this is not the only “controversy” she’s recently encountered. In August, the singer took to social media to discuss boundaries with fans and “fans.” She said, “I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are… Read more »
Four Year Strong has officially dropped a pop-punk cover of Stone Temple Pilots‘ beloved track “Vasoline.” The cover is set to appear on Pabst Blue Ribbon and Pure Noise Records‘ compilation cover album, Dead Formats: Vol. 3. The record is officially set for release on October 18. You can pre-order your copy here. Alongside Four Year Strong‘s release, Pure Noise Records also revealed Spanish Love Songs‘ “Don’t Change” INXS cover and Grumpster‘s reimagining of Lit‘s “My Own Worst Enemy.” Previous cover releases set to appear on Dead Formats: Vol. 3 include ‘68’s rework of Beastie Boys‘ “Intergalactic,” Bloom‘s cover of… Read more »
Following the release of his PLANET JACK EP, Australian artist SLOE JACK is back with a brand-new single, “LANDMINE.” “I lost faith in the good of the heart and all the moral law/A walking reject, doomed from the start/I was made to roam the earth and make a home in the dark,” SLOE JACK sings with brutal honesty on the grunge hip-hop offering. “Sometimes I feel like I’m one step away from self-destruction. I wrote ‘LANDMINE’ about being scared of falling back into my old ways. I’ve come a long way as a person, but still can’t get over my… Read more »
Earlier this summer, we had the marvelous Zoe Ko stop by the idobi Radio Studios in Los Angeles, CA, to hang out and play a game we call Truth Or Darts. During her visit to the studio, she joked about what film her music could soundtrack, what her wholesome favorite movie is and the follow-up film that made her cry (TWICE—but same!!), and her greatest fear. After revealing that she originally wanted to be a doctor when she was a kid, she also shares that she feels like she would have accidentally killed someone. “To be honest, my very very… Read more »
Ahead of the release of their debut LP Highly Irresponsible, Better Lovers has revealed their new single “At All Times” and its accompanying visuals. The hardcore act previously released their singles “A White Horse Covered in Blood” and “Future Myopia” set to appear on the forthcoming record. Lead vocalist Greg Puciato (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan) says, “When the guys sent me the instrumental of ‘At All Times,’ I was really blown away. I’ve been looking forward to the ‘writes power ballads’ stage of my existence for a while now. I knew it was coming. I had no idea it would be with this band. As a vocalist, it’s really… Read more »
Screamo legends From First To Last have returned with another new single, marking the group’s second release of 2024 after not releasing music in six years. This past Friday, September 27, the band released “REV,” a follow-up to their latest offering, “GENESIS,” released this past July. The band’s return is once again without vocalist Sonny Moore aka Skrillex, who rejoined the band for a brief stint from 2017-2019. Their current roster includes vocalist/guitarist Matt Good, guitarist/vocalist Travis Richter, and drummer Derek Bloom. This isn’t the first time Good has taken on a majority of the vocal duties—the band had the… Read more »
Following the release of their remix of MisterWives‘ “End Of My Rope” and their 2023 LP I’ve Loved You For So Long, The Aces have officially shared their spicy new single, “The Magic.” The indie-pop quartet has delivered a new queer romance bop, featuring groovy basslines and dance-inducing choruses. “She’s a work of art, can’t find it in my heart to leave her/I’ll go where you are, feel like I was made to please her/Written in the stars, never pulling us apart ‘cause/Babe, the magic is wherever we are,” Cristal Ramirez sings. Check out “The Magic” below. Read more: Hayley… Read more »
This week I have a colorful punk rocker on my show, I have Spike Slawson of Me First + The Gimme Gimmes! Spike grew up in the Pittsburgh punk scene and has played in many many bands along the way including Re-Volts and Swingin Utters and many more. Early on Spike also worked at the iconic punk label Fat Wreck Chords so you know this episode is filled with punk narrative and not to be missed by punk rock lovers!
Bad Omens has officially revealed that they’re back in the recording studio, according to posts made on social media in September 2024. Now, the band has dropped an official teaser video, and fans are over-the-moon excited for all that’s to come. The teaser video feels like it is straight out of a horror movie. Eerie visuals include a TV in a dark room playing nothing but static, an empty hospital bed, and a shadowy figure walking down a narrow hallway. The end of the video fades to black, and you can hear a robotic, raspy voice say, “Goodbye, friend.” On… Read more »
