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Taking Back Sunday Perform With John Nolan and Fred Mascherino at When We Were Young

Taking Back Sunday delivered a major moment at When We Were Young Fest 2025, bringing both John Nolan and Fred Mascherino onstage to perform together. The reunion followed the band’s summer announcement that Nolan would step back from touring, with Mascherino—who played with the group from 2003 to 2007—returning to fill in for their co-headlining tour with Coheed And Cambria. The Paradox x idobi Radio Exclusive T-Shirt Limited edition, printed-on-demand. Designed by Beepus (Beauty School Dropout) with creative direction from The Paradox. A collaboration capturing the energy of their debut EP NSFW and the future of alternative music. $29.99 Shop… Read more »

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Story Of The Year Launch “Gasoline (All Rage Still Only Numb)”

Ahead of their When We Were Young Fest performance this weekend, Story Of The Year has unleashed their latest single, “Gasoline (All Rage Still Only Numb).” The track is the first taste of their newly announced, forthcoming album, A.R.S.O.N., which drops on February 13, 2026. “Gasoline is a song about hitting your breaking point and saying fuck everything,” guitarist Ryan Phillips shares. “It’s about being wild and reckless, and giving into the impulse to burn it all down and start anew.” “A.R.S.O.N. picks up where Tear Me To Pieces left off,” the band shares. “It’s all about getting back to… Read more »

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Action/Adventure Drops Anxiety-Ridden “Spiral” Music Video

Ahead of their upcoming album Ever After, out October 24 via Pure Noise Records, Action/Adventure shared another taste of the LP with their new single and music video for “Spiral.” Earlier in the fall, the group launched “Something Isn’t Right Here,” featuring Dan Lambton (rationale., ex-Real Friends). Guitarist Oren Trace notes, “This song is about sitting in a room at 2 AM after having a slow day with a looming anxiety that someone close to you has something difficult to tell you, but they’ve been avoiding it. Trying to distract yourself to sleep, but never getting fully out of your head. Wondering what… Read more »

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Ben Quad Champions ’00 Emo Sonics On “Painless”

Following the release of “It’s Just A Title,” Ben Quad has released their new single, “Painless,” set for release on their forthcoming sophomore album, Wisher. Their 10-track collection is set to drop on November 14 via Pure Noise Records. Guitarist Edgar Viveros says of the release, “We knew early on in the demoing process that we wanted the vocals to pull from 2000s emo. The chorus is a big nod to bands such as Taking Back Sunday and features Sam and Henry trading off lines in the classic emo co-vocalist style.” The artist adds, “For the outro, we wanted to bring back the post-hardcore/screamo heaviness that… Read more »

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Vienna Vienna Finds Something To Believe In On “Company Hunting”

Following the thrilling release of the June 2025 single “Cashgrab,” glimmer rock artist Vienna Vienna has released his new track, “Company Hunting,” via PULSE Records and Pete Wentz’s DCD2 Records. The glitzy, ethereal vocals effortlessly tackle growing pains and existential dread, and hints at hope with grunge-laced guitar tones. Vienna Vienna notes, “Once in a while you lose your religion (REM reference? Not quite). In this case, I was picking up as many as possible. I spent a year in grief, missing what it felt like to pray to someone and hoping I could find that same feeling in casual sex… Read more »

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Meet Me @ The Altar Returns With Thrilling “Straight Up (Needy)”

Meet Me @ The Altar has officially kicked off a new era with the arrival of “Straight Up (Needy)” and its accompanying music video. The track offers a heavier vibe with guitarist Kaylie Sang‘s thrilling riffs and Edith Victoria‘s voice simply soars in the chorus as she sings, “I know you swore/We’re better off alone/That I’m just not the one.” And, of course, drummer Ada Juarez keeps the pop-rock beats flowing from behind her kit. Notably, this marks the first Meet Me @ The Altar release without original member and guitarist Téa Campbell. Campbell stepped back in April to “embark… Read more »

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6 Artists Covering “I Miss You” by blink-182

blink-182’s iconic “I Miss You” has been covered endlessly—by everyone from 5 Seconds of Summer to mgk (long before his Travis Barker connection turned him into one of pop-punk’s biggest names). Since reuniting in 2023, the trio have headlined When We Were Young and will return in 2025—this time alongside a reunited Panic! At The Disco. Where are you? Hopefully, at When We Were Young 202,5 screaming with blink-182. Enter to win FREE tickets to the sold-out Saturday show from idobi Radio. Just download the always-free idobi app to enter—and score bonus entries by posting your best Tom DeLonge “where… Read more »

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Motion City Soundtrack & Patrick Stump Team Up On “Particle Physics”

Motion City Soundtrack just revealed their new album, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, out via Epitaph Records. On it, the group shared dazzling collabs, such as “Things Like This” with Sincere Engineer and “Particle Physics” with Fall Out Boy‘s Patrick Stump. In fact, the band also dropped a music video featuring Stump. Guitarist Joshua Cain shares, “We met Patrick in the early days of Fall Out Boy and had more recently talked about having him contribute to this album. He told us he had an idea running through his head about a song Motion City Soundtrack would have written but haven’t… Read more »

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Gerard Way Drops New Doug McKean-Produced Track with The Mock-Ups

2025 has turned out to be a historic year for the emo faithful. Fans were treated to a live performance of an unreleased My Chemical Romance track, “War Beneath The Rain,” for the first time—a track frontman Gerard Way dedicated to the band’s late collaborator and producer Doug McKean. Now, Way has followed it up with brand-new music through his side project, The Mock-Ups, dropping the McKean-produced single “I Wanna Know Your Name.” The Mock-Ups sees Way stepping into a new role on vocals and bass, joined by familiar names from The Interrupters: Aimee Allen is featured on backing vocals,… Read more »

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Bands Reuniting at When We Were Young 2025

If When We Were Young Fest has taught us anything, it’s that nostalgia still rules the alternative music scene. Each year, the Las Vegas-based festival manages to one-up itself with its lineup, and 2025 is no exception. With the reunion of Panic! At The Disco at the heart of this year’s lineup, the festival will see several other bands reunite. Panic! At The Disco Few bands defined the 2000s emo boom quite like Panic! At The Disco. From their breakout 2005 debut, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, to Brendon Urie’s time on Broadway, Panic! became one of the most… Read more »