Vans Warped Tour 2025 lineup announcements are still underway, and we’re bringing you the latest additions in real time! Today, the festival announced sace6, who will be performing at all three weekend Warped Tour dates. Additionally, Thriller Records’ Not Enough Space has been added to the festival and will be playing at the Orlando, FL, date in November. iann dior has also joined the lineup to perform at Long Beach, CA. URETHANE will perform at the D.C. date, and Enter Shikari has been announced to perform at Long Beach. This year’s stops include Washington, D.C., at the RFK Campus festival… Read more »
After announcing his official label signing in December 2024, Blnko has officially unveiled his debut Hopeless Records single, “Donde Vivimos Juntos.” Beginning his rise to underground punk fame in Mexico City, the cutting-edge pop-punk artist is now writing in Los Angeles. In fact, he worked alongside Chris Freeman of Hot Mulligan and Jayden Seeley of With Confidence to craft this Hopeless debut. Read more: Bring Me The Horizon Covers Oasis “WONDERWaLL” Of the track, Blnko says, “We all have that one place where we have lived amazing moments, but now all we have left is the memories. All of our stories are different… Read more »
After more than a year of single releases promoting their debut record, Diva Bleach has finally unleashed their 10-track collection, Can You Keep A Secret?, via InVogue Records. Guided by a series of deeply personal and intimate tracks that the group began releasing with the launch of “Out Of My Head” in August 2023, the duo—vocalist/bassist Sydney Roten and guitarist Brie Ritter—brims with vulnerability surrounding relationships and self-discovery. With the full release now available and the push-and-pull tension of their electrifying focus single, “Obsessed,” we had the chance to chat with Diva Bleach about their creative process, navigating the uptick… Read more »
After a monumental year in 2024 celebrating the 15 year anniversary of Sleeping With Sirens’ sophomore album Let’s Cheers To This, frontman Kellin Quinn has announced the arrival of his brand new side project, Haunted Mouths. In an Instagram post, shared on Tuesday, January 14, Quinn writes, “Last year I got to make an album with my all time favorite artist Aaron Marsh. The result is a project that we’re calling @hauntedmouths ! The first single “Further til we disappear” comes out Thursday. I’m super excited to share it with you! Love Kellin Quinn.” He also teased a snippet of… Read more »
Not quite feeling the traditional holly-jolly spirit this holiday season? We’ve got you covered. Whether you crave a dose of Creepmas with a haunted holiday atmosphere, something whimsically gothic with noir undertones, or simply a break from saccharine sweetness, these 10 alternative holiday-themed films offer a welcome escape this winter. The Nightmare Before Christmas While Jack Skellington may have made a “terrible mess of Christmas,” Tim Burton‘s The Nightmare Before Christmas remains a whimsical marriage of eerie mischief and holiday cheer—a true “Creepmas” classic. Directed by Henry Selick, this stop-motion marvel follows Jack’s misguided attempt to commandeer Christmas, resulting in… Read more »
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Metalcore mainstay While She Sleeps is hopping across the pond to tour across North America in 2025. The UK-based act announced that they’re performing from coast to coast in April with support from Bury Tomorrow and Vended. The band notes, “We’re excited to be coming back to the USA and bringing a bunch of friends with us. We’ve been touring with Bury Tomorrow since 2010, so it’s going to be special being on the other side of the world together.” They continue, “After sadly having our last USA headline run cut short on the West Coast by the dreaded 2020… Read more »
Get ready to kick off your 2025 with a heaping dose of scene nostalgia. Emo Night Brooklyn is celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a dazzling lineup on January 25 at the Brooklyn Paramount, which includes Cobra Starship‘s Gabe Saporta, Sleeping With Sirens‘ Kellin Quinn, and The Maine‘s John O’Callaghan. More special guests include Knocked Loose‘s Kevin “Pac Sun” Kaine, Hot Mulligan‘s Chris Freeman, The Starting Line‘s Ken Vasoli, State Champs‘ Derek Discanio, Hellogoodbye‘s Forrest Kline, and Daisy Grenade. Plus, one special guest is still yet to be announced. Emo Night Brooklyn shared, “The wait is over! Meet your guests for… Read more »
As the year comes to a close, and we bid “farewell” (and maybe “fuck you”) to 2024, it’s the perfect time to look back and celebrate the albums that shaped the soundtrack of the last 12 months. From deeply personal indie projects to genre-defining heavy hitters, 2024 was filled with groundbreaking releases that reminded us of the power of music and, more importantly, of the alternative community. With so much incredible work to choose from, narrowing down our favorites was a daunting task. This year, the quality and variety of music made it impossible to rank our picks—every album brought… Read more »
Following the release of “Limbo” and their “Unholy” cover, Italian metalcore act Stain The Canvas are back with a brand-new single and music video for “Seal My Soul,” via InVogue Records. This track uniquely dives into a deeply personal mental health topic that impacted the band directly. Lorenzo Accattoli, the band’s guitarist and songwriter, shares, “Luckily, I never had to deal with heavy depression so there would be no reason to write a song like this. But when they told me our old friend, KT, took his life, I really felt something inexplicable in my guts, and I spent weeks wondering how he… Read more »
