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Beauty School Dropout Releases Party Banger “On Your Lips”

Beauty School Dropout just dropped their first taste of music for 2025, and it was so worth the wait. “On Your Lips” has a divine mix of scene-era electronic flourishes, grunge-laced guitar melodies, and urgent pop-rock vocals. The band shares, “This song is our first big leap into a sound we’ve never harnessed before. It’s experimental, rhythmic, heavy, and fun all at the same time.” They add, “For us, it means maturing into our sound and showing we’re not the same kids we were when we started this project 5 years ago. For the fans, it’s meant to be a track they… Read more »

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The Home Team Drops Funk-Infused Banger “Worthy”

As The Home Team prepares to launch the deluxe edition of The Crucible Of Life, which drops on June 13, the four-piece has unleashed their funky new banger, “Worthy.” “‘Worthy’ is a song that was written during the same time as the rest of The Crucible of Life, but just didn’t get finished until after the album was released,” frontman Brian Butcher shares. “This song belongs in the Crucible of Life cycle, but it also indicates a look forward for us in terms of what comes next creatively. We will always try and push boundaries with our music and we… Read more »

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Sleep Theory Unleash Debut Album Afterglow, Drops “Gravity” Video

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! Sleep Theory has officially unleashed their 12-track debut album, Afterglow. Arriving alongside the album, the band has also dropped the video for their focus track “Gravity.” “‘Gravity’ is really just a classic R&B story—it’s about that real chemistry you sometimes feel with someone, even when the timing’s not perfect,” frontman Cullen Moore shares. “I wanted it to feel confident, a little flirty, and very 2000s—something that could’ve played in the background of a scene in a throwback movie.” He continues, “‘Gravity’ actually came together back in 2021, before we even… Read more »

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My Chemical Romance Drops “Helena” from Three Cheers Deluxe Album

My Chemical Romance has unveiled the second live track from the upcoming Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge deluxe edition, arriving June 6. Following last month’s release of “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” from their 2005 BBC Radio 1 The Lock Up session, the band has now shared a blistering live version of “Helena” from the same performance. The deluxe reissue of their beloved 4x Platinum sophomore album has been fully remixed and remastered. It will be available on CD, digital, and several colored vinyl variants—including a striking zoetrope 2LP. The 2LP edition is 3-sided, with Side 4 featuring a special… Read more »

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The Dirty Nil Drop New Single “Spider Dream”

With their new album The Lash set to arrive on July 25, The Dirty Nil has released a taste of the record with their latest single, “Spider Dream.” “I woke up one morning, completely refreshed by a nightmare,” vocalist/guitarist Luke Bentham explains. “It was a strange feeling but enough to animate a song. I had also just watched the Beatles documentary that the Lord of the Rings fella made, so I was inspired to use more jangly chords than I usually do. It was a strange one to bring to the band but the arrangement came together instantly and it… Read more »

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Riot Fest Announces Single Day Lineups for 2025

Riot Fest will be celebrating its 20 year anniversary in no time—it’ll be sunny September in Chicago before we know it! With headliners blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day stretched across the three-day weekend, the festival has announced the breakdown of its single-day lineups. The festival this year is slated to celebrate its 20th anniversary, but will also feature a number of album playthroughs celebrating their own anniversaries, including Knuckle Puck’s Copacetic, The Academy Is… performing Almost Here, Alkaline Trio’s Maybe I’ll Catch Fire, and more. Check out the single-day lineup breakdowns below and purchase tickets to Riot Fest, taking over… Read more »

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idobi Radio Summer School Tour Partners with Save The Music Foundation

With the idobi Radio Summer School Tour’s sophomore year fast approaching, the tour is once again teaming up with Save The Music Foundation for a second consecutive year. For every ticket sold, $0.50 will be donated to Save The Music to support their mission of empowering students, schools, and communities through the transformative power of making music. “Summer School is honored to work with Save The Music Foundation for the second consecutive year,” co-founders Eric Tobin and Michael Kaminsky add. “Their mission to help students, schools, and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music is so… Read more »

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DE’WAYNE Announces New Album june, Drops Title Track

After announcing a short tour run that kicks off next month, DE’WAYNE has unveiled the details of his forthcoming third album titled june. The 11-track record is slated to drop on July 30 via Fearless Records following his Vans Warped Tour debut in Long Beach, CA, earlier that month. You can pre-save the album here. “I wrote June because I had to—it poured out of me,” DE’WAYNE explains. “I was heavily inspired by Talking Heads and Prince, but I wanted this to reach everybody; young or old, whatever your background, we all know what it’s like to fall for someone… Read more »

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Scene Queen Drops Funky Forthcoming Song Teaser

Scene Queen just dropped a new music teaser on social media, and we are all feeling #blessed. “Imma get in trouble for this but I’m so TIRED of leaving yall not fed,” she says on her Twitter post. The six-second clip is titled, “L SHAPED COUCH,” and features upbeat, funky rhythms and a euphoric vocal addition. Her most recent release includes her cover of We Are The In Crowd‘s “The Best Thing (That Never Happened)” for Hopeless Records’ Hopelessly Devoted To You, which arrived in 2024. Check out the teaser below and stay tuned for new music announcements. Beginning in… Read more »

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So… Are Music Festivals Getting Worse? The Internet Thinks So

Music festival season is officially upon us. Coachella kicked off the start of massive summer concert events on April 11-13 and April 18-20, and Columbus’ Sonic Temple Festival closely followed up on May 8-11. Some attendee accounts from these fests have stirred up major controversy, which forces the question, “Are festivals getting worse?” For starters, Coachella opened their weekends with cars stuck in traffic for 12+ hours, as reported by ABC7 Chicago. “I’ve seen people pass out from heat exhaustion,” one interviewee said. Some cars even ran out of gas and needed to be pushed onto the grounds. This past… Read more »