Comedian Todd Glass is one of the hardest working entertainers we have today, a true troubadour, still hitting the pavement hard with touring his stand up, a podcast, and a new pilot called Camping with Todd.
Last year saw the start of Susiepalooza, a day of kickass music in the name of a great cause. Created in the memory of Sue Marchetti, the show benefits The Lustgarten Foundation, a charity that fights pancreatic cancer.
It’s pretty apparent that we’re writing to you from a time warp, because we’re certain it’s still 2008 even though we’re discussing the biggest moments of 2015. Anything that happened this year that had you happy, sad, or anywhere in between can probably be found below. Check out what our staff remembers most from 2015, then let us know what you’d add to the list on Twitter.
Let’s not beat around the bush here—learning is cool, but school is usually much less cool. Thankfully, your homework pile will never be taller than your stack of records, and the right song can help you get through even the most impossible assignments. We asked our writers to share their favorite songs from their first year of college, high school, middle school, or elementary school for a special back to school playlist in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
An outspoken and instantly recognizable voice, letlive. frontman Jason Butler is reigniting the fire of modern punk rock with the band’s unequivocal message to the masses. One of music’s most unmistakably charismatic frontmen, the band has been tearing up stages across the country all year on Warped Tour and alongside bands like Every Time I Die and Bring Me The Horizon. idobi writers Alex Rudisill and Alexa Gallo spent some time with Jason at their appearance at South By So What?! to discuss the current state of music as well as his personal musical background.
Female-fronted power metal quintet Huntress recently wrapped up a tour with metal titans Testament, Killswitch Engage, and Lamb of God, who they’ll be heading to Europe with in the new year. Frontwoman Jill Janus plays hardball and is certainly one of the boys. Classically trained and positively wicked, Janus sat down for some girltalk with idobi writer Alex Rudisill at one of their final dates with such a legendary lineup.
If anyone in attendance had doubts about the recently reformed Taking Back Sunday, they were certainly put to rest on October 11 in Des Moines, Iowa. Let’s hope that Taking Back Sunday stays this way for a long, long time.
WEEK 6: We’re bringing you the WEEK 6 installment of “FAR BEYOND FOOTBALL” from the California leg of the CRUSH EM’ ALL TOUR. We have to mention, that this tour has been amazing so far and would like to thank everyone who has been fortunate enough to come out to any of the shows. If your WEEK 5 was any bit as frustrating for us as it was for you, you’ll hopefully be feeling optimistic about WEEK 6. There were quite a few curveballs last week, but we feel we can help your team bounce back… Read more »
After three albums and countless tours, Valencia has decided to take a break.
Writing you guys from the Texas leg of the CRUSH EM’ ALL TOUR, we present to you our week 5 picks and sits. WEEK 5 brings in a variety of tough match-ups leading to very difficult fantasy decision making. We’ve taken in as many variables as possible to come up with the best and worst possible starts for you to choose from this week. Some of them may come to you with little surprise, and some also may also be somewhat of a curveball. In a bye week like this, we feel it’s more important than… Read more »
