Andrew Jackson Jihad just wrapped up the last leg of their tour with Hard Girls and Dogbreth, bringing their folk punk sound across the country in support of their new album, Christmas Island. idobi writer Alyssa Dempsey had the lovely opportunity to speak with cellist Mark Glick before the band’s show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. Read below for their conversation on the fans’ reaction to the new album, the band’s switch to a new label, and what their moms think of their songs.
Today is a day for mourning. Anberlin’s seventh and final album, lowborn, is here, and it’s bringing with it a sense of closure.
idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Garrett Nickelsen and Kennedy Brock of The Maine at the Vans Warped Tour’s Toronto stop to talk about the tour, branching out musically, the 8123 family (including hints about their latest signing), and much more.
Yeah, we get it — hating everything your parents love is a rite of passage growing up. But every once in a while, you have to admit when they’ve gotten it right.
It’s a struggle most of us have experienced with our families, at least to some degree — the parents think the kids’ music is unlistenable garbage, and the kids think their parents’ music was recorded by the first dinosaurs to ever hold guitars. But when you find those rare few bands that occupy the middle ground between everyone’s tastes, it’s a special moment that brings the family together way better than getting a pet fish ever could.
There’s nothing quite like that first taste of success, and for UK-based pop band Rixton, their smash single “Me and My Broken Heart” has been that ticket. We went behind the song with the Scooter Braun-managed band to talk about the songwriting process, breaking through the mainstream, and the most memorable moments of their newfound fame.
“Sellout” has always been the dirty word of the music world — far worse than anythings with four letters. But does it still hold the same weight it used to?
Mike “Fish†Fishkin, of idobi Radio’s Gone Fishkin, talks Warped Tour with former All Time Low tour manager and new idobi hire, Matthew Flyzik. Flyzik elaborates on everything from advice for bands on their first Warped summer to memories of the tour growing up.
Listen in as the hosts interview Alive Like Me, Mayday Parade, Less Than Jake and Vanna for the third day of Warped idobi Radio pre-interview week.
Nashville’s Blacklist Royals, made up of twin brothers Nat and Rob Rufus, share the truth behind the ten questions they get asked the most as twins who play music together in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
