Rock and Repeat: Homage vs. Carbon Copy vs. Coincidence
Why do musicians copy each other? Is it to pay homage, or merely coincidental? We dive into the concept of originality in music, and why maybe there’s more gray area than you think.
Why do musicians copy each other? Is it to pay homage, or merely coincidental? We dive into the concept of originality in music, and why maybe there’s more gray area than you think.
idobi staff have pitched The 1975’s latest album against their debut in order to help you decide for yourself: Team Black or Pink?
Though the exact memory from ten years ago might be a little fuzzy, we all do remember loving every moment spent with this record. Well, who didn’t love this one, right? Everything in Transit is about as perfect as records come.
Badanes and Maccoby are the co-founders of Emo Night Brooklyn, and every two months they relive the “heyday” of emo music at the Brooklyn Bowl.
The Used are celebrating their 15th anniversary in a big way! Look forward to a new live album and a spring tour, featuring two nights and two albums front to back in every city.
Pop culture icon Demi Lovato has been reborn from the ashes—a story you might already know, unless you live in a cave in the heart of Antarctica or have an allergy to supermarket tabloids.
Check out the exclusive track premiere of “Hipster Mom” off MC Lars’ new full-length The Zombie Dinosaur LP. It’s early on a Monday morning when I get a phone call from rapper MC Lars. There’s a scholarly greeting from the brilliant rapper who seems more prepared than ever to share his newest music with the world. The Stanford graduate turned “nerdcore” hip-hop mogul is back this November with a brand new full-length LP The Zombie Dinosaur LP. This particular album reflects a lot on his life as a rapper in his 20s and how he transitions into his goals in… Read more »
In honor of Marty McFly’s arrival into the future/present day, we’ve put together a handy Fast Forward to the Future playlist for Marty
A lot of life has happened in the past ten years. Just think about everything that has consumed the world since 2005—graduations, weddings, the rise of the smartphone, and an entire language understood only by twelve year olds (**insert fourteen emoticons to thank Instagram here**).
I thought every skateboarding documentary was exactly the same, but We Are Blood proved me entirely wrong.