Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan are a pop-punk match made in heaven, and they just dropped their new collab, “Young & Dumb.” Here, the iconic artists recount their early starts in the biz as young Canadians with big dreams. “This is such a full-circle moment. Not only did Simple Plan tour with me last year on the Greatest Hits Tour, but we also toured together in 2003 on my very first arena tour,” Lavigne says. She adds, “We were so young—just a bunch of kids from small towns in Canada who had just released our debut albums. We connected instantly… Read more »
Actor and indie rocker Finn Wolfhard is gearing up to release his debut solo project Happy Birthday on June 6. Today, he offered a taste of what’s to come with his new single and music video for “Objection!” Previously, he launched singles “Trailers after dark” and “Choose the latter.” The Stranger Things actor is no stranger (no pun intended) to folk-tinged indie music with previous projects such as Calpurnia and The Aubreys. However, these recent releases are his most fully-realized and are utterly thrilling. Happy Birthday, Wolfhard’s debut LP “was written during a year of self-reflection. The album explores themes… Read more »
Dexter And The Moonrocks are dominating the alternative rock world with their country-tinged grunge, and we are so here for it. After hitting No. 1 on the alternative rock chart with “Sad In Carolina,” the blue-collar Texas rockers are ready to steal your hearts again with the release of Happy To Be Here, as well as a music video for the EP’s title track. Per the band’s bio, “A fry cook, an oil field operator, a concrete surface decorator, and a kids’ baseball coach came together in West Texas, blending the country and western of their childhoods with the grunge… Read more »
Real Friends is currently on tour supporting Silverstein on their headlining run alongside Greyhaven and Broadside. And on this run, the band has pulled out a very special cover: “The Taste Of Ink” by The Used. In fact, at some tour stops, Broadside vocalist Oliver Baxxter joined them onstage to perform the iconic alternative track. Real Friends dropped an official video of one of their performances saying, “Give me a hell yeah if you’re into this.” Basically, we can’t scream “hell yeah” loud enough. Check out the collab below. Check out Real Friends’ full tour roster below and grab tickets… Read more »
Do you hear that? Wedding bells are ringing as summer fast approaches. Now, weddings are great for catching up with long-distance friends and family, enjoying cake (or a donut wall), and getting down on the dance floor with a White Claw in hand. However, if you’re not all about the classic Bruno Mars and Journey songs that plague wedding DJ speakers, you’re in luck. idobi Radio rounded up the 16 best alternative wedding songs that are perfect for everything from your walk down the aisle to your first dance track, and even to your cake-cutting song. Just because your grandparents… Read more »
Ahead of their World Tour kicking off next week, Pierce The Veil have a slew of surprises up their sleeves. Arriving this Friday, May 9, the trio will be unleashing a deluxe version of their chart-topping album, The Jaws Of Life, that will include their cover of Radiohead’s “Karma Police” as well as their latest offering, “Kiss Me Now.” Pierce The Veil’s new single “Kiss Me Now” dances with ‘90s-inspired flourishes—shimmering guitar lines, off-kilter textures, and a hazy melodic sway—while still pulsing with the roots that have defined their sound for over a decade. It all culminates in a towering… Read more »
This week on DNA Interviews: The Metal DNA Podcast, Shawn is joined by Ryan Manning of Paradise Slaves to talk about the band’s debut album and the awesome story of their formation, old school doom metal, the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre and even bagpipes in metal! Catch Metal DNA live Saturdays @ 8pmEST on idobi Howl! Follow Metal DNA on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram! Subscribe/Follow on iTunes & Spotify
This week on Add To Library, a show where hosts Shawn Kupfer & Brian LaCour bring you deep dives into awesome Heavy Music Albums both new and old, the guys talk all about Youth Code’s 2016 album Commitment To Complications! The guys manifested a YC reunion as the day after this episode was recorded, the band announced they were back with new music! Subscribe to Add To Library on Apple Music and Spotify Follow Add To Library on Facebook & Instagram Tune in live Fridays @ 9pmET for new album breakdowns each and every week!
After making a searing return with her first solo release in years—“POPSICLE”—a venom-laced anthem that marks a powerful reassertion of identity, rage, and creative control, Lilith Czar has dropped the Edgar Allan Poe-inspired video. From its opening lines (“You two-faced son of a bitch / You fucking make me sick”), she wastes no time reclaiming her voice, launching straight into a snarling chorus that reads like a warning: “Easy rocking bomb pop / Gonna make your heart stop.” “‘The Portrait’ video for ‘POPSICLE’ was inspired by Poe’s The Oval Portrait – a story about obsession and how it drains the… Read more »
Johnnie Guilbert and Sueco came together to maximize their joint slay with the new track, “Right Girl, Wrong Time.” The music video follows the singers through a Catholic church. Sueco even performs his part as a priest from the pulpit as Guilbert follows a faceless woman up to the roof of the church. At the end, the person is revealed to be Guilbert’s real-life partner, Grace Van Dien, aka Chrissy Cunningham from Stranger Things. Coming up soon, you can catch Guilbert in the UK on May 7 and 8, and in Chicago on May 10. Grab concert tickets here. “Right… Read more »
