A bunch of the idobi team was on hand in Cleveland yesterday as we broadcasted live from the Gibson Brands Alternative Press Music Awards fueled by Monster Energy red carpet event! We spoke with Mark Hoppus, Billy Corgan, Ice T, Brendon Urie, and so many more incredible artists. Tune into idobi Radio beginning this Friday as we wrap up the APMAs all weekend long, playing our favorite interviews and live performances from the event on air. Thank you to Alternative Press for throwing an incredible awards show! Here are some of our favorite moments from the red carpet… Photos by… Read more »
It’s easy to close a song by repeating the chorus or slowly fading the music out, but every once in a while a song comes along whose ending takes you somewhere completely unexpected.
This year’s Rock The Shores festival in Victoria, Canada included performances from Our Lady Peace, Billy Talent, The Naked and Famous, and lots more.
If you’re on the search for one of the most exciting up-and-coming bands out there, look no further than Massachusetts natives PVRIS. Newly signed to Rise Records, the band recently made their official Warped Tour debut with a two-week run; idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with frontwoman Lynn Gunn towards the beginning of their stay on the tour to talk about their upcoming debut full-length, musical influences, working with Rise, and more.
idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace checked in with Nick Santino at the Toronto date of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour to talk about going solo, his former band A Rocket To The Moon’s beginnings and eventual end, the importance of fan connection, and much more.
idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Garrett Nickelsen and Kennedy Brock of The Maine at the Vans Warped Tour’s Toronto stop to talk about the tour, branching out musically, the 8123 family (including hints about their latest signing), and much more.
You know when Oscars season hits and suddenly it’s the only thing anyone can talk about? That’s how we feel about the first Gibson Brands Alternative Press Music Awards – Fueled by Monster Energy Drink. With less than two weeks left until the awards show makes its July 21st debut, at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we’ve all been picking our favorites and placing our bets—which is exactly what this show is all about.
It’s a struggle most of us have experienced with our families, at least to some degree — the parents think the kids’ music is unlistenable garbage, and the kids think their parents’ music was recorded by the first dinosaurs to ever hold guitars. But when you find those rare few bands that occupy the middle ground between everyone’s tastes, it’s a special moment that brings the family together way better than getting a pet fish ever could.
Music videos are an interesting art form — they can be beautiful interpretations that reveal the inner meanings of the music, or they can make so little sense that they leave your brain feeling like scrambled eggs. We pay tribute to some of the biggest culprits in the latter category in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
The Nearly Deads’ new album Invisible Tonight balances pop hooks with a rock edge, and we’re stoked to be bringing you an exclusive stream of the whole thing today prior to its release next week.
