This past weekend was a busy one for alternative music fans between Inkcarceration, Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, and My Chemical Romance in San Francisco. If you were too busy looking at live streams or queuing up for your fave artists, we’ve got you covered on all the dazzling indie, alternative, and metal new songs you may have missed last week. Looking for even more new music? idobi Radio is the soundtrack of your summer. Download the free idobi App for new music every minute, every hour, every day. Did we mention it’s totally, 100%, always free? Pool Kids — “Leona Street” Pulled from… Read more »
Has anyone else been counting down the days until Memorial Day weekend? While it’s a day to remember military personnel who died while serving in the Armed Forces, it’s also a chance to settle into the pending joy of summertime. Whether you’re cooking out or hanging at the beach with family and friends, here are 7 new songs to blast during the long weekend. Looking for even more new music? idobi Radio is the soundtrack of your summer. Download the free idobi App for new music every minute, every hour, every day. Did we mention it’s totally, 100%, always free?… Read more »
Spring has sprung and new music has officially arrived to bless our weekend playlists. This week’s new songs are turning up the volume with sexy and daring metal à la Sleep Token, supercharged emo from duo Greywind, plus a delectable indie-rock track from Walter The Producer. Download the free idobi App and catch these new releases spinning all weekend long. You don’t want to miss this lineup! And if you needed one more reason to jump in on the app, idobi just launched a brand-new series of free games—starting with Word Mosh. For a limited time, top scorers will be entered for a… Read more »
ICYMI, mgk shared a dazzling performance of “Last Christmas” by Wham! on NBC’s A Motown Christmas special. The holiday special took place on December 11, but is now available to stream on Peacock. With hosts Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey, the event celebrated the legacy of Motown with Ashanti, Pentatonix, Jordin Sparks, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, and beyond. Check out mgk‘s holiday cover of “Last Christmas” below. Interestingly, this cover may hold some extra meaning for the singer. Per Us Magazine, mgk and Megan Fox officially split in late November. Though, the news of their breakup took over social media… Read more »
Following a massively successful support run through North America with Underoath for the They’re Only Chasing Safety 20 year anniversary tour, Static Dress has announced their debut U.S. headline tour. The UK post-hardcore unit will kick off the tour with support from Soul Blind on April 15, 2025, in Brooklyn, NY, and run through May 11, wrapping up in Atlanta, GA. The band initially began teasing their tour announcement last week with an eerie black-and-white video accompanied by a link to another visual on an interactive website. You can check it out here. In a press release, the band shares,… Read more »
This week we chat with DJ Ray Ray from Taiwan. DJ Producer and singer, DJ Ray Ray has performed at huge festivals around the world including Ultra, Glastonbury and Tomorrowland. She chats with us about how she got her first gig in a club, getting a booking agent and touring worldwide!
Following a surprise pop-up performance in Los Angeles on September 5, where Linkin Park introduced Emily Armstrong as their new vocalist, stepping into the role once held by the late Chester Bennington, the legendary nu-metal band officially kicked off their return world tour last night at the Kia Forum in LA. Their 26-track setlist featured the live debut of “Keys To The Kingdom,” the first performance of “When They Come For Me” since 2014, and “Given Up” for the first time since 2015. Additionally, Mike Shinoda shared during the band’s set, “It’s not about erasing the past. It’s about starting… Read more »
Royal & the Serpent just dropped a haunting, pop-rock-tinged cover of folk and blues musician Lead Belly’s classic “Where Did You Sleep Last Night.” Nirvana‘s 1993 MTV Unplugged cover of the track is also well-known in pop culture. Royal & the Serpent‘s stunning rendition is set to appear on the official soundtrack for Sumerian Comics’ American Psycho series. She explains, “I’ll never forget the first time I watched the iconic Nirvana MTV unplugged performance. My heart nearly stopped when I heard Kurt’s rendition of ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night.’ I’ve been dreaming of covering this song for the entire… Read more »
It’s a good day to be an Anthony Green fan! The Circa Survive frontman has released two new singles: the folky “Last Summer In America” and the twinkling “All Hours.” “I was walking around Europe a lot on the recent LS Dunes tour, and I found myself singing these words in this melody,” Green shares via Instagram. “I heard somebody say the ‘last summer in America’, but referring to how they were in America last summer, past tense.” He continues, “I started dreaming up the idea of writing a simple folk song about how we seem to be more inclined… Read more »
By now, we’ve all seen the viral TikTok trend capitalizing on our emo heart’s trigger of the infamous G-Note. It’s no secret that playing this simple note will reveal any and every Emo Kid—current and former—within a considerable distance. After all, “Welcome To The Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance can easily go down in history as the most recognizable song across a span of generations. But how many more of these timeless classics can a true emo kid pick out before the lyrics even begin? Here’s our list of 10 songs true emo kids can recognize by the sound… Read more »
