— As UK music festivals go, the Phoenix Festival doesn’t have the storied history of Glastonbury or Reading. It only ran for five years, between 1993 and ’97, but it was located pretty close to my home in the Midlands region of England when I was growing up, and so I went to the 1995 event and the two that followed. The 1996 Phoenix Festival is the festival that I judge all festivals on. So high was the bar it set, I’ve yet to see it be bettered (and I’ve attended Glastonburys, Readings, Coachellas, Riot Fests, Rocklahomas, Download/Doningtons, and more… Read more »
A raunchier Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and a great rom-com about two people who never expected to fall for each other.
The Inbox Jukebox brings you fresh new tunes and bands. This week features tracks from Bea Miller, Julia Wolf, poptropicaslutz!, Valley, JESSIA, Jessie Murph, and Dreamer Isioma.
— Today we talk about Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during the Buffalo Bills game, Tom DeLonge’s high praise for blink-182’s upcoming album, and the life of Fred White. — Damar Hamlin Collapses During Buffalo Bills Game During last night’s Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals game, Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after getting hit by another player. The initial contact between the two players appeared to be pretty standard and Hamlin got back up right after it happened. Moments later, he collapsed and seemed unresponsive. He was given emergency CPR before being taken away in an ambulance. The game was postponed… Read more »
— Today we talk about Pierce the Veil’s lullabies, Paramore’s new single, Brittney Griner’s release from jail, and You Me at Six’s newest masterpiece. — Pierce the Veil is Here to Sing You to Sleep Who’s out there raising little rockers? Pierce the Veil is here to help you out. The band just released a brand new album that consists of their music BUT as lullabies. The album includes 10 tracks, the first song being “May These Noises Startle You In Your Sleep Tonight”. It might not be the typical lullaby you play to put your kid to sleep but… Read more »
— Today we talk about the next band we want Paramore to collab with, Rebecca Black’s new single, and Lana Del Rey’s announcement. — Our Dream Collab While some are dreaming of sugar plum fairies, we are dreaming of a collab between Paramore and The 1975. Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams talked to KROQ recently about Matt Healy saying, “He was really encouraging. He saw me talk about one of their songs and he wrote this very long thing about ‘This Is Why’ and about how he’s come to every Manchester show that we’ve ever played and he just loves the… Read more »
This New Jersey punk band is here to show that Slime—the brash, the bold, and the neon green—is cool.
— Today we talk about Yungblud’s new necklaces, When We Were Young’s sets schedule, and BTS’ Jin dropping a new single. — Buy Yunglud’s DNA Yungblud is dropping merch that is definitely…unique. The artist has teamed up with 5 Gum to bring you a brand new necklace. Artist Greg Yuna has designed the jewelry using gum that has been chewed by Yungblud—which is for a good cause. The proceeds will go to the National Independent Venue Foundation and their mission statement is, “To preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live performance venues and promoters throughout the United States by… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Kanye West’s latest statements and anti-semitic threats.
Today we talk about new announcements from Paramore, highlights from the Emmys, and kids reacting to the new Little Mermaid trailer. — Paramore Keeps Us Excited Paramore did us a solid by adding two shows in LA to their upcoming Fall tour. The beauty of these shows is that the venues are intimate and are sure to create, what will feel like, a personal experience with the band. The shows will take place at The Wiltern on October 20th and The Belasco on October 27th. You can register to request tickets through TicketMaster from now through tomorrow at 11:59pm local time. Part of… Read more »
