Your perfect sunny weekend playlist just arrived. This week’s new songs are turning up the volume with glowing indie-pop à la Lights, supercharged hardcore from genre royals Turnstile, plus a haunting grunge offering from Splitview. 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 chance to win the sold-out Build-A-Bear Emo Axolotl. Yup, it’s real… and it… Read more »
Warped Tour is back, and the road to their monumental return is growing shorter every day! During our debut episode of idobi Warped Radio—the official radio and podcast partner of Warped Tour—we held an exclusive, in-depth conversation with founder Kevin Lyman. During the interview, Lyman pulls back the curtain on one of the festival’s most unexpected success stories. Reflecting on the parking lot commerce culture that became synonymous with Warped, he shares, “Going back to the early days, that was those brands like Volcom and Hurley, some of those brands growing up in there. Then it turned into Glamour Kills.… Read more »
Anti Social Camp is entering its fourth year as a premier, yet totally free, songwriting camp in NYC. Now, the songs previously written by artists on the rise are being shared in the Anti Social Camp Vol. 1 compilation. The second wave of tracks is currently available ahead of the full 13-song release. Additionally, the full compilation arrives on March 20 via Amuse. Check out the full list of tracks below. “Anti Social Camp celebrates the age of collaboration in pop music,” said Danny Ross, Founder of Anti Social Camp and Berklee NYC professor. “Anti Social Camp Vol. 1 is our… Read more »
Dark Divine had a magnetic journey over the last 365 days. From the release of their debut album, Deadly Fun, to the inspiring and exhilarating experience of touring alongside Thriller Records labelmates The Word Alive on the Hard Reset Tour, the group has, without a doubt, etched a monumental chapter into their history. As the curtains close on 2023, the band is already poised for a momentous 2024. With a tour alongside alt behemoths Black Veil Brides looming on the horizon, Dark Divine is set to unleash yet another wave of performance brilliance across North America. As we eagerly await… Read more »
Simple Plan brought their latest “Iconic” collaboration with Jax to the 2023 When We Were Young Fest stage. From the band’s 2022 LP Harder Than It Looks, “Iconic” was given a flashy revamp on October 13 with help from the “Victoria’s Secret” singer and TikTok star. Check out the onstage collaboration below. Simple Plan also played their hits “I’m Just A Kid,” “Perfect,” and, of course, “What’s New Scooby-Doo?“ When the song initially came out, Jax was floored and thrilled to be part of the remaking of the iconic track. “I was so so so excited when Simple Plan asked… Read more »
Simple Plan have shared a new version of their track “Iconic” featuring a stellar appearance from the sensation that is JAX.
One of the most unique bands of our generation, Say Anything is back with another brand new single, “Are You (In) There?” today. The return of this band is like running into an old friend after years apart, and it feeling like a single day hasn’t gone by. It is almost like they never left, but came back right at a time when we need them the most. This new song follows “Psyche!” that dropped earlier this summer, and we are getting everything that we have ever loved about Say Anything with a fresh and modern spin. Frontman and mastermind… Read more »
Tool have announced that they are heading out on the road across North America this Autumn, and it’s going to be a mind-melting experience.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest comments.
My eyes were truly opened when I was sixteen years old and moving to East Texas from Southern California. We moved in early June and just a couple of weeks later a holiday was being celebrated, one I had never heard of: Juneteenth. Like anyone else who hears about something for the first time, I started to ask questions. I realized I was completely oblivious to the fact that it took two and a half years for the enslaved to be freed in Texas on June 19, 1865, after the Emancipation Proclamation. I remember my first year back in California, watching the… Read more »
