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5 Throwback Core Memories We Want To Relive at When We Were Young Fest in 2024

While we’re waiting for what will surely be another monumental and nostalgic year at When We Were Young Fest, here are five throwback core memories we’re hoping to relive at the festival. You still have a few days to download the idobi App to enter for a chance to win 2 tickets to the SOLD OUT Saturday, October 19, When We Were Young show. Enter here or below! Win 2 Tickets To When We Were Young 1. Hearing Deep Cuts From My Chemical Romance’s Beloved Album The Black Parade My Chemical Romance has a vast discography ranging over two decades,… Read more »

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5 Best Years For Alternative Artists At The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Ah, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A hallowed American institution and a can’t-miss event for Garfield fans. As the New York City-based parade progresses through the streets, so too does it run across almost every television screen in the nation. While the floats and balloons ranging from the Pillsbury Doughboy, Kermit The Frog, and Snoopy have remained iconic for years upon years, we are still fixated on the unbelievable alternative celebrity guest cameos through the mid-2000s and early 2010s. After all, what’s a better precursor to bizarre, unsolicited political dinner conversation than a live performance from Plain White T’s? These… Read more »

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The Paradox Exclusively Premieres Two Unreleased Tracks

The Paradox has been picking up steam fast, fresh off a collab with blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and gearing up for a major fall tour supporting All Time Low later this year. With the band’s first collection, NSFW, arriving tomorrow, September 19, The Paradox has exclusively premiered two never-before-heard, unreleased tracks on idobi Radio. During the accompanying interview, the band shares the importance of connecting with their growing fanbase. “That connection is everything for people, being able to have a conversation and being able to talk…,” they share. “It’s pretty cool connecting with fans. It just goes to show that… 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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Gerard Way’s New Music Project The Mock-Ups Is Coming Soon

Everyone…stay calm! My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way seems to be gearing up to release a new music project: The Mock-Ups. On September 12, Instagram account @gauzyrecords, a boutique record label in Los Angeles and Arizona, revealed Way as the vocalist and bassist for the forthcoming project in a caption. And that’s not all…The Mock-Ups also feature The Interrupters‘ Aimee Allen on backing vocals and Jesse Bivona on drums. Additionally, The Interrupters’ Kevin Bivona worked on keys and production for The Mock-Ups. Plus, Michael Schulz, Head of Signature Artists at Fender, is on guitar. What a lineup! Notably, the post… Read more »

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15 Alternative Musician Birthdays To Celebrate This September

School is back in session, and Halloween season has officially begun. To keep the spooky vibes flowing, it’s time to crank up your alternative playlists while you grab some pumpkin-flavored treats. For some playlist inspo, these Virgo and Libra babies have made some of the most iconic emo, pop-punk, and indie tracks, and for that, they deserve the best birthdays ever. From the always iconic Avril Lavigne, to Mayday Parade‘s Jake Bundrick and Alex Garcia, all the way to My Chemical Romance‘s Mikey Way, here are some September musician birthdays to mark in your cals this month. Joe Trohman — September 1 Fall… Read more »

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My Chemical Romance Set To Headline London’s Wembley Stadium

In a previous teaser video, My Chemical Romance shared that the United Kingdom won one “nuclear winter.” It turns out that many fans were correct in assuming the band would be stopping through on their Long Live The Black Parade Tour. While the band is not touring multiple venues throughout the UK and Europe, My Chemical Romance has announced two massive 2026 shows at London’s Wembley Stadium on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11. Surely, it’ll be worth the commute to see the album played in its entirety. All tickets are set to go live on Friday, August 15,… Read more »

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Is My Chemical Romance Teasing United Kingdom Tour Dates?

In typical My Chemical Romance fashion, they just released a cryptic video, and this time, it’s satirizing old-school game shows with “Quizzo.” Some fans are taking this as a sign of more Long Live The Black Parade international tour dates to come. The Quizzo show host asks, “Who will be the next lucky country to win the grand prize of one nuclear winter?” One contestant helped reveal, “Congratulations, United Kingdom!” Fans on Reddit are convinced that a UK leg is imminent, and they’re hopeful that there will be a handful of shows around the country. “If this is a UK… Read more »

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My Chemical Romance Debuts New Pre-Hiatus Song “War Beneath The Rain”

There’s electricity in the air—and no amount of smudged eyeliner or fingerless gloves can contain it. Emo icons My Chemical Romance just did what we’ve all been worshipping at our altars for. On the first night of their two-night takeover at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, July 26, 2025, the band debuted a never-before-heard song—one that predates their 2013 breakup. This is not a drill, and we are not o-fucking-kay! After performing The Black Parade in full—a spectacle already monumental in its own right—the band unveiled a brand new track titled “War Beneath The Rain.” It marked their first unreleased… Read more »

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Watch My Chemical Romance Cover “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” By The Smashing Pumpkins

My Chemical Romance just made their stop at San Francisco’s Oracle Park, and it was a night to remember. Along with playing The Black Parade in full, the band pulled out fan faves such as “SING,” “Boy Division,” “It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Fucking Deathwish,” and more. However, My Chemical Romance also played a very special cover of “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins. Notably, brothers lead vocalist Gerard Way and bassist Mikey Way were deeply inspired by The Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan, specifically when they saw the group on the 1996 Melon Collie and… Read more »