It’s that time of year when we all look back on the albums that served as the soundtrack to the last 12 months. With so many incredible releases in 2023, it was pretty tricky to narrow down our most beloved releases. idobi Radio had too many favorites to pack into one list, so today, we are unveiling our Best Albums Of 2023 Volume 1! We simply weren’t capable of ranking these albums. Instead, we chose to give them all equal praise and list them based on the release date. Additionally, this list does not include EPs or reimagined albums (those… 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 »
Laura Jane Grace, founder of Against Me!, just announced she’s releasing a new solo record, Hole In My Head. It might be her birthday today, but she is definitely the one giving fans a gift, as she is also heading out on a tour beginning in March and dropped a brand-new music video for the album’s title track. The album will be out on February 16, 2024, via Polyvinyl Record Co. and can be pre-ordered here. Depicting a traditional, monotonous 9-5 job, the music video sees the main character breaking outside of a normal routine, literally. Over uplifting guitar strums,… 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 »
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 »
Magnolia Park‘s second performance at When We Were Young Fest 2023 became an unforgettable highlight when they welcomed pop-punkers Arrows In Action to the stage for a sensational cover of Fall Out Boy‘s 2005 classic “Sugar, We’re Goin Down.” The moment was nothing short of a sonic journey, taking the audience on a nostalgia-fueled ride back to the mid-aughts when the original song became an anthem for the emo/scene generation. Any elder emos in the house? As the two bands merged their talents on the Ghost Stage, the energy in the crowd reached a fever pitch. With impeccable harmonies and… Read more »
While Jaden Hossler was only added to the When We Were Young Fest bill this past week when set times for the festival were announced, he knew exactly how to bring the energy to his performance! After releasing his pop-banger “Chrome Hearted” earlier this month and dropping by for an exclusive idobi Radio interview earlier today, Hossler took to the Ghost Stage for a 20-minute set that featured the new single as his closer. In case you weren’t able to catch Jaden Hossler’s set, don’t worry because idobi Radio has got you covered!! Check out the video clips of his… Read more »
Dust off your Chucks and Vans because it is officially When We Were Young Fest week! With excitement building around the festival, particularly the highly anticipated headline performances from blink-182 and Green Day, the official When We Were Young Fest 2023 set times for this weekend’s festivities and shenanigans are here! Amidst a flurry of teasers hitting left, right, and center from artists across the lineup, one notably apt teaser has piqued our interest—a sneak peek at blink-182‘s upcoming track, “When We Were Young.” We’re crossing our fingers that they debut the song live at the festival…I mean, seriously, what… Read more »