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The Matches remind us that we’re all still a little emo on the inside


  I guess it’s true what they say, you can never go home. For some of us home isn’t a place, it’s a place in time. A time where everything made sense and we all fit in. A time where the scene was our family. The Matches video for their song “Life of a Match” is like a high school reunion where we suddenly realize everyone has grown up and everything has changed. The video features all of our favorite bands from the glory days of pop punk and emo as they time travel forward to sing along to that… Read more »

Editorial

Hey… Are You Following Me?


The idea of artists being completely out of reach and so different from us, is quickly becoming as antiquated as a tape deck. But where do we draw the line with social media interaction?

Editorial

Thursday Ten: A Not-So-Traditional Christmas


When you’re trapped in the hellish nightmare of a busy mall in December, it’s not unusual for the tinny sound of Christmas music to make you wish you would get trampled to death by a thousand frantic shoppers just to put an end to your suffering. Thankfully, hearing your favorite bands cover the same songs has the opposite effect.

Interviews

Interview: Kenny Vasoli of Vacationer


idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Kenny Vasoli in Toronto to talk about everything happening in the world of Vacationer, his songwriting approach on their most recent record Relief, navigating heartbreak and anxiety, his history with The Starting Line, and more.

Editorial

Streaming: sales vs. hype


The trend of streaming songs, and even entire albums, ahead of release is fast becoming the norm. But while it seems great for music fans, how is it affecting bands?

Editorial

Tuesday Ten: Songs We Didn’t Like Until We Heard Them Acoustic


Autumn is just around the corner, and that means one thing: it’s almost time to throw on your comfiest sweater and trade in the upbeat sunny anthems you’ve been singing the past four months for something a little more chilled out. It’s always fun to return to your usual favorites, but it’s even more exciting to add something unexpected to the playlist — which is why for this week’s Tuesday Ten, we asked our writers about ten songs they didn’t like until they heard them acoustic.

Editorial

Tuesday Ten: (Throw)back To School Playlist


Let’s not beat around the bush here—learning is cool, but school is usually much less cool. Thankfully, your homework pile will never be taller than your stack of records, and the right song can help you get through even the most impossible assignments. We asked our writers to share their favorite songs from their first year of college, high school, middle school, or elementary school for a special back to school playlist in this week’s Tuesday Ten.

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