In about six weeks, long-faced football fans jonesing for sacks, Hail Marys and outrageous end-zone celebrations can count on two things to turn their frowns upside down: the start of the preseason and the next installment of the John Madden video-game franchise. Madden 2005,” due August 12, promises all the bone-crushing hits, jaw-dropping jukes and gridiron grip of its predecessor, all to the tune of another star-packed soundtrack. Green Day lead the charge of artists unveiling new material in the game. Even before it goes to radio, the title track from the band’s forthcoming album, American Idiot, due September 21,… Read more »
It’s been a big year for Jesus. Mel Gibson made a fortune at the box office with “The Passion of the Christ,” Kanye West has huge plans for his single “Jesus Walks”, and now Green Day have recorded a concept album about their own Jesus character. “The record has a story line throughout it that follows a character by the name of Jesus of Suburbia,” singer Billie Joe Armstrong said Wednesday during a break from rehearsal. “It’s [about] him coming of age and the growing pains that are involved in it and seeing if he makes the right choices or… Read more »
“It’s our most ambitious album to date,” says Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day’s forthcoming American Idiot, a concept record the trio has dubbed a “punk rock opera.” The sprawling thirteen-song album, due in September, tells the tales of such characters as “Saint Jimmy” and an unnamed female protagonist “Whatzhername” living in a heated political climate. “I wanted to try to find some human relationship throughout it,” Armstrong says. “A lot of it is coming from trying to have a relationship between different people and yourself, but being surrounded by total chaos… I didn’t want to make people feel like… Read more »
We know you’ve been counting down the days, and after much anticipation (five years, to be exact), FIDLAR has released their new full album SURVIVING THE DREAM. Featuring singles “DOWN N OUT,” “FIX ME,” “GET OFF MY WAVE,” “NUDGE,” and “SAD KIDS,” the band dazzles across all 13 tracks with breezy surf rock beats, punk-laced choruses, and classic DIY edge. In tandem with the record launch, FIDLAR also unveiled a new music video for their dreamy album closer, “HURT,” which showcases sweet moments from the band on their travels. Read more: The All-American Rejects Release Spirited Cover of “Flagpole Sitta”… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Black History Month.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Big Bird getting vaccinated.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about artists celebrating Pride Month.
The Inbox Jukebox brings you fresh new tunes and bands. This week features tracks from WONHO, Kyd the Band, and ARI.
This week: Patriot Act, Hannah Gadsby: Douglas, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Central Park, Ramy, Space Force, Somebody Feed Phil, Snowpiercer, Killing Eve
Ramy searches for new meanings of love, faith, and family…but not everything is as profound as it seems.
