One thing became very clear when we had our chat with The Voice alumni Mike Schiavo: Our words don’t compare to the way he tells his story. So, we got out of the way, sat back, and listened.
It’s not all fun and games being in a ska band… Okay, maybe there is a lot of fun involved, but there’s also long nights of touring, a noise no headphones could cancel, and fear of being eaten alive in a tent—before we get to that, though, let’s introduce the world’s most skankin’ ska band, Reel Big Fish.
Our writers weighed in on what bands not only have the best beach bash tunes, but would also be the life and soul of the ultimate (and currently imaginary—we’re working on it) summer beach party.
Mike Ayley speaks with the same passion you would expect from a bassist whose band just moved from vans to trailers and from dive bars to venues, but Marianas Trench has been playing arenas since 2012.
Twenty seasons ago, we introduced you to the Man Of The Hour show. Looking back on the moment Simple Plan guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre and music journalist Patrick Langlois took the mic for the very first time, they couldn’t possibly have known they’d still be here more than a decade later.
The senior class at idobi (everyone born before 1990—you know, the Grunge Age) have decided to toss out our thoughts on the new Ghostbusters theme song for your amusement.
Pop punkers, we are officially old. This week, Blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket turned fifteen years old. In honor of its birthday bash, the idobi crew got together to recount our favorite lyrics (and memories) from the monumental album. Check out what we had to say below, and join us in bracing yourself for the album’s Sweet 16 (maybe MTV will revive My Super Sweet Sixteen just to throw it the best celebration ever.) — Blink-182 loves your mom…but your mom most likely wouldn’t love Blink-182. Which is one of the main reasons why Blink appealed to me… Read more »
When it comes to music, video games might be the last place you think to look. But the gaming world is heating up after announcing earlier this year a cool new collaboration: Florence + The Machine & Final Fantasy XV. Video games and mainstream culture are mixing more than ever through one unique intersection: music.
Dashboard Confessional’s raw version of a song titled “May” certainly got the idobi crew talking.
If anyone assumed that Andy Black was going to lose some of his edge by doing a solo album, he is here to prove them wrong from the very first note of The Shadow Side.
