Editorial
What the genre?
What exactly makes an artist a certain genre? Here’s a handy guide to help you figure it out.
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What exactly makes an artist a certain genre? Here’s a handy guide to help you figure it out.
Even if you’re convinced that a band changing their sound is the worst thing that’s ever happened to you, it’s perfectly natural for someone’s music to develop and shift from album to album. But every once in a while, those shifts are so dramatic that the early work ends up sounding like it was released by an entirely different band than the more recent material.
idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Handguns guitarists Brandon Pagano and Kyle Vaught at the Toronto date to talk about the Common Vision Tour, the band’s new record, the over-politicization of pop punk, and a shocking amount of discussion on 5 Seconds Of Summer and GWAR.
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.
Get Involved! are a veritable post hardcore supergroup, with members having spent time in some of the genre’s most legendary bands — bands like Glassjaw, Thursday, and From Autumn To Ashes. But one act you might not expect to find on their shared resume is British boy band The Wanted.
CASSADEE POPE! my buddy! so proud of her as she has just gone platinum with her first single, and is getting ready to tour the country with Tim McGraw ! she rules and this is the first chance we’ve had to discuss her brand new album, as well as just the whirlwind of life in general. it’s a solid interview with a friend that i’m proud to see literally have grown from playing small ass shows to big arenas and the continued success of Pope is well deserved. ballin, – Gunz
Lighter Doses highlights the immense amount of thought and precision that Heartless Breakers is already putting into their music.
The Wonder Years basically took over the world this year, playing everywhere from arenas in North America with A Day To Remember to small shows in some of Europe’s less-visited countries. idobi photographer Gaelle Pitrel was there for the latter when the band hit La Maroquinerie in Paris last month along with their friends in Handguns.
Jim Marshall, the man behind “The” amplifier – the weapon of choice for guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend of The Who, and Eric Clapton – died Thursday at the age of 88.
Recently, Jamie McGrath sat down with the lead singer of Canadien alternative rock band Default, Dallas Smith. They discussed touring, the state of the music industry and Default’s latest album, Comes and Goes.
