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Had a fire show for y’all while I was on Warped! I had Community Meeting call in, Blacktop Queen stopped by to play some songs for you guys (you’ll hear one in this episode), William Ryan Key stopped in to play a couple new songs and a classic and Peking Duk stopped in to talk all about everything!
Microwave and Puddle Splasher have joined forces to release two collaborative racks on September 25, “Step Inside” and “Heel.” We don’t see splits as often as we used to; a relic of the 2010’s lost to streaming races and the competitive nature of virality. It is refreshing to see this in the year of 2026. Two bands coming together to share art, music, and a journey is truly what creation is supposed to be about. Vocalist and guitarist for Microwave, Nathan Hardy shares, “As long time Puddle Splasher fans, we had a great time sending ideas back and forth and… Read more »
The day has finally arrived! The band Harrison Gordon, fronted by the man Harrison Gordon, has released their highly-anticipated sophomore LP, BLISS, where they try to discover what that word even means. Gordon, the vocalist, says, “I had a two-week period where every night, I’d have the same nightmare about people who weren’t in my life anymore. Not even the individuals I’d burned or who’d burned me, just the friends who aren’t around anymore.” He continues, “After a few nights I grew convinced that I had probably pushed them away at some point. The fact I was having nightmares about… Read more »
Rising alternative star and host of idobi Radio’s Spinnin Out, Bailey Spinn, just dropped a new hit, “start again,” ahead of a massive fall tour run. The haunting offering is a vibrant rock track that demands to be on your fall playlists ASAP. She notes, “‘start again’ is a melodic metal anthem about being on the brink of failure in a relationship, but wanting to set the clock back and start over again. It channels feelings of betrayal, loneliness, and holding onto relationships that no longer serve you. It is a heavier addition to my catalog, debuting new vocal skills,… Read more »
Time to mark your calendars, 8123 family! The Maine has finally revealed all the details for their upcoming 8123 Fest 2027. And it’ll be a big one as the band is gearing up to celebrate two whole decades of music-making. Frontman John O’ Callaghan notes, “Standing at the edge of 20 years as a band and that free-fall feeling of weightlessness is beginning to well up as the roller coaster climbs. To say I’m excited would be the biggest understatement, and now we can finally answer the most-asked question of the year so far: 8123 FEST is a GO. So… Read more »
WARGASM has not one, but two major announcements today. The metalcore duo has officially signed with Hopeless Records. And as for their label debut, the band revealed, “Get Down.” The band sings, “You’ll never find my number cause I’m not in the directory/Woke up with a pocket full of other night’s accessories/Been gone for far too long but I could sleep for half a century/My friends are all imaginary, they live in a cemetery/One day when they get me yeah I’ll wind up in the cemetery/When they come to get me yeah I’ll wind up in the cemetery.” Check out… Read more »
Rising rock quartet Olive Vox have returned today with a brand new single, “Hear Me Out.” The group is celebrating this new offering alongside the announcement of their debut EP, Trace It Back, set for release on September 18 via Big Machine Rock. Olive Vox has been on an impressive run this year with their smashing singles “T.A.N.G.O.,” “14 Years,” “We Are Not The Same,” and viral hit, “BABYDOLL.” The latest tune, “Hear Me Out,” is setting the scene for what fans can expect from the upcoming EP. Speaking on the new track, Olive Vox share, “Hear Me Out” is about… Read more »
While on a massive tour run, Dexter And The Moonrocks have released a new track, “If You Could Talk,” alongside a bittersweet, raw music video about the reality of life on the road. Frontman James Tuffs shares, “The song, ‘If You Could Talk,’ and what it means to me is about having a family back home that you never get to see. It’s about what a conversation would sound like with your son if he knew how to talk, or whoever it may be. Everyone has something they are leaving behind when they hit the road, and this song is… Read more »
After teasing a new collab…the day has finally arrived! The Linda Lindas and Hayley Williams have finally revealed their track “Closer.” In even more exciting news, the band also announced that this single, along with “Burning Out,” will appear on their upcoming record, GOTTA GET OUT, due out August 28 via Reprise/Warner Records. Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza share, “‘Closer’ is about feeling like you’re losing control of time, and watching yourself grow older from afar. Lately, we’ve been realizing how important it is to stay present, especially when our lives feel constantly in motion. It feels perfect that Hayley Williams… Read more »
