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La Dispute Make Grand Return With Three New Singles & Album Announcement

At long last, La Dispute have officially returned. The Michigan post-hardcore group launched not one, but three new singles: “I Shaved My Head,” “Man With Hands And Ankles Bound,” and “Autofiction Detail.” Plus, the group also shared that their fifth LP is on its way, entitled No One Was Driving The Car, set for release on September 5. Notably, the new record is inspired heavily by Paul Schrader’s psychological thriller First Reformed (2017). This marks their first album since 2019’s Panorama. Alongside the singles release, La Dispute also shared a music video for “I Shaved My Head,” directed by Steven… Read more »

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Avril Lavigne & Simple Plan Reflect On Being “Young & Dumb” On Collab

Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan are a pop-punk match made in heaven, and they just dropped their new collab, “Young & Dumb.” Here, the iconic artists recount their early starts in the biz as young Canadians with big dreams. “This is such a full-circle moment. Not only did Simple Plan tour with me last year on the Greatest Hits Tour, but we also toured together in 2003 on my very first arena tour,” Lavigne says. She adds, “We were so young—just a bunch of kids from small towns in Canada who had just released our debut albums. We connected instantly… Read more »

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16 Alternative Wedding Song Suggestions

Do you hear that? Wedding bells are ringing as summer fast approaches. Now, weddings are great for catching up with long-distance friends and family, enjoying cake (or a donut wall), and getting down on the dance floor with a White Claw in hand. However, if you’re not all about the classic Bruno Mars and Journey songs that plague wedding DJ speakers, you’re in luck. idobi Radio rounded up the 16 best alternative wedding songs that are perfect for everything from your walk down the aisle to your first dance track, and even to your cake-cutting song. Just because your grandparents… Read more »

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Blind Channel Vocalist Joel Hokka Announces Departure from the Band

Following Blind Channel’s announcement of an indefinite hiatus in fall 2024, the band shared, “During the last four years, we have experienced more than we could’ve ever dreamed of. After two full-length studio albums and 300 shows all over the world, it’s time to blow the candle out before it burns from both ends. We’ve decided to go on a break after the end of 2024. We’re not sure for how long, but it’s time to take a step back from the spotlight to ponder what the future holds.” Now, just months after that announcement, Blind Channel vocalist Joel Hokka… Read more »

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Riot Fest Announces 20 Year Lineup Featuring blink-182, Weezer, Green Day

Riot Fest will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer with a stacked return to Douglass Park in Chicago, running September 19–21. The milestone weekend will be headlined by blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day, each anchoring a different day. blink-182 kicks things off Friday, Weezer takes the stage Saturday for a full-album performance of The Blue Album, and Green Day will bring the celebration to a close on Sunday. Ahead of the 2005 Riot Fest launch, twenty years ago, festival founder Michael Petryshyn had shared, “I just wanted to put a show together with all of my favorite bands.” And the… Read more »

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Heart Attack Man Reckon With Mortality On Joyride The Pale Horse

After releasing singles “Spit,” Laughing Without Smiling,” “The Gallows,” and their LP title track, Cleveland punk-rockers Heart Attack Man are ready to reveal their fourth LP, Joyride The Pale Horse on April 25. This marks the trio’s second independent release, preceded by 2017’s The Manson Family, 2019’s Fake Blood, and 2023’s Freak Of Nature. In their most realized album to date, Heart Attack Man has found their stride and their voice. Touching on the nuances of death, aka “The Pale Horse,” lead vocalist Eric Egan, guitarist Ty Sickels, and drummer Adam Paduch eloquently wander through life’s highs, lows, anxieties, and… Read more »

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Anberlin Announces Second Leg of Anniversary Tour with The Almost

Following the success of their first leg of the Never Take Friendship Personal 20 Year Anniversary Tour, Anberlin has announced the second leg of their celebratory tour with support from The Almost and Watashi Wa. The tour is slated to kick off on July 31 with 15 additional shows concluding on August 17. With the tour extension, the band shares, “The Never Take Friendship Personal Twentieth Anniversary Tour continues this summer.” Vocalist Matty Mullins adds, “Never Take Friendship Personal was the soundtrack to my life when I was 17. It shaped the most crucial years of my early music career.… Read more »

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Ranking The Maine Songs

The Maine has been a staple in emo, indie, and rock playlists since their 2007 inception, cutting their teeth on the Vans Warped Tour. In fact, if you remember their debut EP The Way We Talk… you now qualify for a senior discount. With nine studio albums under their belts, their most recent being 2023’s self-titled, The Maine has a vast discography for listeners to explore. So whether you’re a brand new listener or a certified stan of the Arizona emo band, we’ve ranked their discography with best, worst, saddest, and most underrated tracks. P.S. We also ranked Mayday Parade… Read more »

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The Starting Line Announce First Headline Tour in 17 Years

The Starting Line just gave fans the announcement they’ve been waiting nearly two decades for. Today, the beloved band revealed their first full headlining tour in 17 years, igniting excitement across the scene. In a heartfelt message shared on social media, they wrote, “It’s been ages. There is no time like the present.” Their return feels perfectly timed—and deeply needed. They continue, “TSL is thrilled to embark on our first headlining tour in 17 years. We’d never dare set out on such an excursion without curating the crème de la crème of line-ups. We will be traversing the U.S. along… Read more »

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Anxious Finds The Key To Tour Success After ‘Bambi’ Release

Fairfield, Connecticut’s own Anxious is a force to be reckoned with. On their sophomore album, Bambi—out now via Run For Cover Records—the young East Coast quintet blends delicate emo sonics with blistering hardcore and sweltering pop-punk melodies. The 11-track record is nothing short of refreshing, an effortlessly timeless collection of songs. Partly inspired by Panic! at the Disco’s 2005 record A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, Anxious offers exciting chaos and poised sentiments alike from their opening “Never Said” to the closer, “I’ll Be Around.” Currently on their massive headlining tour with Ultra Q and Stateside, idobi Radio had the… Read more »