On September 11, Katy Perry performed a 10-minute career-spanning set before recieving the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 VMAs. She played all the hits, from “Firework” and “Roar” to the OG bop “I Kissed A Girl.” Additionally, she used her speech time to harken back to her emo roots. It especially comes at a unique time as rumors have started to swirl that Warped Tour may be coming back in 2025. Read more: Charlotte Sands Drops Thrilling AFI “Miss Murder” Cover For Sumerian Comics During her Video Vanguard Award acceptance speech, Perry shared, “Thank you to MySpace, Warped Tour,… Read more »
Following the release of “M” in August, Soccer Mommy is back with her new track, “Driver” from her forthcoming LP Evergreen due out on October 25 via Loma Vista Recordings. Additionally, the dazzling indie artist announced international tour dates spanning from this fall into spring 2025. Of the new track and accompanying music video, Soccer Mommy shares, “’Driver’ is a love song that’s really about someone being there for you in spite of your shortcomings. It’s more light-hearted than some of the other songs I’ve put out this year, using my distractedness as a bit of a punchline.” Check out “Driver”… Read more »
The Get Up Kids are currently on tour throughout North America to commemorate 25 years of Something To Write Home About. However, fans in the UK and Europe will get to celebrate the emo record, too. The “Holiday” band just announced a series of dates for spring and summer 2025. On Instagram, the band shared, “The time has come! We are finally able to announce that we are bringing the Something To Write Home About 25th-anniversary tour to the UK and Europe next year. We cannot wait to celebrate across the pond with you! The response to our Latin America… Read more »
If you thought idobi Radio and Hopeless Records were done celebrating the label’s 30th anniversary, think again! Today, Hopeless Records announced that they’re bringing their traveling museum exhibit to The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas. This thrilling event is preceded by the exhibit’s stop at Cleveland’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. This included performances from Scene Queen, Waterparks‘ Awsten Knight, Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years, and illuminati hotties. If you’re in Las Vegas for When We Were Young Fest, happening on October 19-20, you can catch a Hopeless Records anniversary party at The Punk Rock Museum on… Read more »
Gearing up to release their deluxe edition of The Best Part About Being Human via Pure Noise Records on September 20 and hit the road this October, Bearings has shared “Gone So Gone (Reimagined).” “Gone So Gone: The original way the song was demoed,” the band shares in a press release. “Was fun taking it back to where the songs original vision one was and having some fun with it.” With a more mellow arrangement, the reimagined version evokes a completely different and fresh emotion compared to the original. Check out “Gone So Gone (Reimagined)” below. Bearings and Broadside will… Read more »
Royal & the Serpent just dropped a haunting, pop-rock-tinged cover of folk and blues musician Lead Belly’s classic “Where Did You Sleep Last Night.” Nirvana‘s 1993 MTV Unplugged cover of the track is also well-known in pop culture. Royal & the Serpent‘s stunning rendition is set to appear on the official soundtrack for Sumerian Comics’ American Psycho series. She explains, “I’ll never forget the first time I watched the iconic Nirvana MTV unplugged performance. My heart nearly stopped when I heard Kurt’s rendition of ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night.’ I’ve been dreaming of covering this song for the entire… Read more »
Alongside the announcement of the upcoming deluxe edition of Shame On Me, Catch Your Breath also released a new emotional track from the album, “Ghost Inside The Shell.” The track is Catch Your Breath’s second release since their debut LP Shame On Me, and follows “Dial Tone (Redial)” and “Perfect World,” featuring Ryan Oakes. Speaking about the track, Josh Mowery says it was a reflection of the hardships people face and how they can feel inescapable. “‘Ghost Inside The Shell’ is a song about life’s struggles catching up to you,” Mowery says. “You aren’t sure where things went wrong or… Read more »
Babe, wake up, the forecast says it’ll be Beach Weather all year long. Today, the indie-rock act shared their music video for new single “Hardcore Romance.” But that’s not all, they also announced that their new album Melt will arrive on October 25. Featuring singles “High In Low Places” and “Hottest Summer On Record,” Melt follows up March 2023’s Pineapple Sunrise LP. Of the new silky, smooth modern rock single, guitarist Sean Silverman says, “[The song explores what] modern romance would look like to us, now at the point we’re at in our lives. Hardcore Romance was the first demo… Read more »
Let’s face it: nostalgia is trendy, which makes this the perfect moment for lolitslea to shine. She’s a pro at enveloping her throwback influences from the 2010s into music for today’s scene. She dubs her special flavor of pop-rock “neon pop punk” as a nod to her predecessors who pioneered the genre, including Hey Monday, Forever The Sickest Kids, Cobra Starship, Metro Station, and more who embraced the poppier side of pop-punk. She is taking her favorite nostalgic elements from these artists and re-writing them into new music that sounds fresh for her fans in 2024. The passion, heart-wrenchingly raw… Read more »
