This week on Add To Library, Shawn & Brian kick things off by talking all about one of the albums of last year as they dive deep into The Callous Daoboys I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven! Subscribe to Add To Library on Apple Music and Spotify Follow Add To Library on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Tune in live Fridays @ 9pmET for new episodes every week!
It’s time for a new year and a new you, but you don’t have to get all entirely new music! If you need a heaping dose of nostalgia or a grim reminder of your own mortality, you can celebrate these classic alternative, pop-punk, metal, and rock album anniversaries. From Fall Out Boy‘s Mania as well as American Beauty/American Psycho all the way to Green Day‘s Saviors and Poppy‘s I Disagree, these 35 alternative album anniversaries will help you kick off 2026 in a spectacular fashion. The Dirty Nil — Fuck Art Released on: January 1, 2021, via Dine Alone Records.Standout Tracks: “Doom Boy” & “Damage Control”… Read more »
If you’re looking for your next artist obsession, you’ve come to the right place. We here at idobi Radio know a thing or two about the best underground artists and acts on the rise, and we know you’ll adore these artists who might just be the next big things. From indie-rockers Dogpark to pop-punk trio mode., your 2026 will be better with these artists to watch. Dogpark 2026 is the year of indie sleaze revival, we’re calling it now. And there is no better band fronting this new chapter in the genre than Dogpark. The East Coast quartet combines fuzzy… Read more »
Happy New Year and happy birthday to some of rock, metal, and indie’s brightest and most legendary figures. As we ring in 2026, we can also pop some Champagne and toast to these Capricorn and Aquarius babies, who have made some of the most iconic tracks in alternative music history. From the incredible and beloved Poppy, to the iconic Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha, all the way to Foo Fighters and Nirvana artist Dave Grohl, here are some January musician birthdays to mark in your cals this month. Poppy — January 1 Poppy might be having her birthday on the very first… Read more »
This week on Add To Library, The Sexual Hellbutcher is back, this time as a vocalist! Shawn & Brian end 2025 off with Dead Kosmonaut’s 2020 album Gravitas! Subscribe to Add To Library on Apple Music and Spotify Follow Add To Library on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Tune in live Fridays @ 9pmET for new episodes every week!
2025 was full of magical musical moments, including the arrival of a new Hayley Williams album, Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party, and a Panic! At The Disco reunion. Aside from an array of band reunions and dazzling records, this year also featured an incredible amount of singles and EPs that advanced the alternative genre forward. From Pierce The Veil’s bonus tracks, including “Kiss Me Now” to The All-American Rejects’ “Easy Come, Easy Go,” and beyond, these 20 songs from 2025 marked the best of the best. Pierce The Veil — “Kiss Me Now” Pierce The Veil revealed the deluxe version of their… Read more »
In 2026, a wave of albums that helped define the sound of the mid-2010s turns 10 years old. From Panic! At The Disco’s genre-hopping dominance and blink-182’s post-hiatus rebirth to scene-shaping releases by Pierce The Veil, Modern Baseball, The 1975, and Waterparks, these records captured a moment when alternative music splintered, evolved, and exploded in new directions. Here are 30 albums turning 10 in 2026. Panic! At The Disco — Death Of A Bachelor Released: January 15, 2016Standout Tracks: “Victorious,” “Emperor’s New Clothes” American Football — American Football Released: January 22, 2016Standout Tracks: “Home Is Where The Haunt Is,” “I… Read more »
This past year was full of magical musical moments, including a collab between Evanescence, Poppy, and Spiritbox and the reunion of Panic! At The Disco. 2025 also had one of the most packed album release calendars with some truly divine offerings. From Turnstile’s Never Enough and Hayley Williams’ Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party to Heart Attack Man’s Joyride The Pale Horse and L.S. Dunes’ Violet, these 2025 album releases were nothing short of extraordinary and deserve many listens throughout the year ahead. Ethel Cain — Perverts Released: January 8, 2025Standout Tracks: “Punish,” “Etienne” Diva Bleach — Can You Keep… Read more »
This week on Add To Library, Shawn & Brian are talking all about a rad band from Massachusetts that was peak Metalcore & Hardcore in the Late 90’s & Early 2000’s as they dive deep into Overcast’s 1997 record Fight Ambition To Kill Subscribe to Add To Library on Apple Music and Spotify Follow Add To Library on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Tune in live Fridays @ 9pmET for new episodes every week!
2025 may have felt a little rocky because…well, we lost the legendary Ozzy Osbourne. However, the year was not all bad. From the arrival of a new Hayley Williams album, Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party, and a Panic! At The Disco reunion all the way to a genuinely wild collaboration with Evanescence’s Amy Lee, Poppy, and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante, there were a ton of major music moments to celebrate this year. Here are 18 of the biggest music moments from the pop-punk, metal, and rock scenes that shaped the year. blink-182 and Alkaline Trio host LA Wildfire Relief Benefit… Read more »
