The artist lineup for When We Were Young Fest 2024 just expanded to include the iconic Hey Monday, who will be playing Hold On Tight in full. Lead vocalist Cassadee Pope shared the news on November 15 via Instagram with the caption, “We’re coming home! Hey Monday are playing “Hold On Tight” in its entirety at the EPIC @whenwewereyoungfest 2024!!! Get your dunks and vests ready!!” While Hey Monday has not performed together recently, the reunion comes as no surprise, as Pope recently shared a single produced by bandmate Alex Lipshaw. The 2008 Hey Monday album featured the likes of… Read more »
No regrets for The Regrettes. The indie-punk rockers announced today on their social channels that they will host their final show on December 21 at The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets go on sale next Friday, November 17. In a Facebook post, the band says, “If you’re reading this or you’ve been to a show or bought a record, you’ve given us all some of the best years of our lives. After all these amazing years together, we are parting ways to focus on other projects. There is absolutely nothing but love in our hearts for each other… Read more »
Columbus’ premier cinematic rock outfit Starset officially announced they will be hitting the road in 2024 with an all-new live experience, Immersion: The Final Chapter. Beginning in early April in Nashville and concluding in mid-May in Chicago, this live show will reveal more storylines from previous demonstrations, of course, focusing on their trademark dystopian futuristic narrative. Earlier today, the ensemble shared a tour teaser trailer outlining an astronaut in a rocket hurdling through the atmosphere. The Instagram caption reads, “It begins. And it ends. Now.” On top of announcing a major U.S. tour, lead vocalist Dustin Bates is also poised… Read more »
Andrew McMahon fans, 2024 is surely going to be your year. Not only did Something Corporate reunite at When We Were Young Fest, but Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Jack’s Mannequin and SoCo also teased a comeback at the festival. It seems as if the band teaser from October has been revealed today to be Andrew McMahon’s Holiday From Real Cruise. Beginning November 9 and running through November 13, the cruise will go from Miami, to Great Stirrup Cay, all the way to Nassau. Of course, along with headlining shows from all three of McMahon‘s projects, there are myriad equally… Read more »
The Grammy nominations for the 2024 Awards Show dropped on November 10, and it’s clear that boygenius are beloved in both the alternative world and overall pop culture zeitgeist. Taking place on February 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Grammy Awards will stream at 8 PM ET CBS and Paramount +. Fans of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus can see their faves hopefully win for Album of The Year and Best Alternative Music Album with the record, Best Rock Performance, Record Of The Year, and Best Rock Song with “Not Strong Enough,” Best Alternative Music… Read more »
Shortly after unveiling the official music video for “SNEAKING OUT OF HEAVEN,” Waterparks has treated fans to the green screen version, offering a delightful twist to the new track. While maintaining the familiar shot-for-shot visuals from the original video, this just-released rendition reveals a ton of endearing behind-the-scenes moments that showcase the trio’s camaraderie. One particularly heartwarming moment captured in the green screen version unfolds at the 54-second mark. Here, Awsten Knight playfully winds the mic and its cord around Otto Wood‘s drum kit, seamlessly handing off the mic to him. In a touching display, Wood lifts his feet atop… Read more »
Halloween is basically emo kid Christmas. It’s the season of the year where you can don silver chains and skull jewelry, create fake blood makeup, decorate your house with every single Jack Skellington item in existence, and more, without any questions from the normies of the world. Additionally, it’s the time when celebs such as Heidi Klum use their wealth for good and make elaborate, cool costumes such as this year’s peacock offering featuring 10 Cirque Du Soleil performers as her feathers. Shaquille O’Neal also had a standout costume, wearing a black wig with swoopy bangs and lip ring to… Read more »
The horror genre has certainly made a mainstream comeback in recent years with the box office success of films like Hereditary, Nope, A Quiet Place, and M3GAN. A genre that ebbs and flows in popularity with the public, dominating decade’s like the 70’s and 80’s but falling short in the 90’s and early 2000’s, we are lucky to see it widely favored again. In the last five years or so, we have seen many new films hit theatres that are extremely unique and break through the mold of common horror expectations like Barbarian or X. We have also seen a… Read more »
Every song starts with a demo. Whether this means an acoustic voice memo recording or an experimental full-band track, this stage of the songwriting process is intended for fleshing out new ideas with complete vulnerability. L.S. Dunes is celebrating the spirit of demos with a stripped-down version of their song, “Old Wounds.” The release is a teaser for what’s to come in their upcoming collection, Lost Songs: Lines And Shapes. L.S. Dunes and Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green croons without holding any emotion back from the listener. The haunting melody plays homage to the original arrangement but without the aggressive… Read more »
Lil Lotus returns today with a modern pop-rock soaked single, “She’s A Vampire.” A collaboration with producer Matt Malpass (blink-182, Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, nothing,nowhere.), the track oozes charisma and showcases his vocal abilities as they soar to a new height. The Los Angeles native has accompanied the new track with a cinematic and alluring new music video. Just in time for Halloween, the visual follows Lotus’ lover as she sneaks off at night to meet up with her coven of fellow vampires. Lil Lotus was loosely inspired by the Twilight series, explaining: “I wrote “She’s A Vampire” with this movie… Read more »
