Flavor Flav is all over TikTok championing pop girlies from the 2010s, and for good reason. The rapper and Olympics Team USA hype man shared a video with the caption, “Stream @LeightonMeester Somebody to Love and use the song in yo TikTok’s.” The video text also reads, “Starting to hype up my girl Leighton Meester and help her family recover from the fire.” As of publication, the TikTok has 3.1 million views. Meester, known best in alternative music spaces for her work with Cobra Starship in “Good Girls Go Bad,” has many underrated bangers, including a 2009 “Christmas (Baby, Please… 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 »
At long last, Australia’s premier indie-rockers Spacey Jane have announced their third studio album is on its way. Ahead of If That Makes Sense, due out on May 9, the quartet is offering fans a taste of what’s to come with their new track and music video for “All The Noise.” Lead vocalist Caleb Harper shares, “‘All the Noise’ was mostly written in a hotel room in Sydney having landed in Australia for the first time in 6 months. I suppose there was something about being down under again that made my version of the story of the beginning of… Read more »
It looks like PVRIS is gearing up to announce something soon, and we have never been more seated. On January 16, the band’s social media pages changed all of their profile pictures to an intricate silver circle on a black background. Then, PVRIS took to Instagram to post a cryptic video. The dark vignette features a hand, smoke, and a handheld mirror, while the caption simply reads, “Haven’t you heard?” These visuals resemble those of the band’s debut album White Noise, released in 2014 via Rise Records. According to various Reddit threads, fans suspect that a White Noise anniversary tour… Read more »
Following a monumental 2024 celebrating the 15 year anniversary of Let’s Cheers To This with Sleeping With Sirens, frontman Kellin Quinn has launched his new side project, Haunted Mouths, with their debut single, “Further Til We Disappear.” Recorded with Quinn’s favorite artist, the frontman of Aaron Marsh, this track marks the first glimpse of a larger collection. “That song mentions many of my wife’s favorite things and different things we share. The whole record is a love letter to her,” Quinn shares. “I didn’t want to make a pop album or an acoustic record. It needed to be dark, drony, haunting,… Read more »
This is our yearly pop culture deep dive with Maysa Askar! Maysa is a talented photographer, designer, and creative who loves pop culture and celebrity news. This week, we explore the big pop culture moments of 2024, including all the big moments in Pop Music, what we think of some celebrity couples, and whether Brand New will return in 2025.
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 »
In January, many fans of comedian and musician Bo Burnham suspected he was cooking up something new for 2025. After rising to fame in the 2010s with his cheeky lyrics and hilarious rhymes, Burnham took an even darker approach to his comedy when his 2021 special Inside was released. Now, is it time to go outside? With a completely wiped Instagram and some cryptic TikToks, longtime listeners thought they cracked the code on a forthcoming Burnham special. TikTok account, @destroyarasaka, has since been deleted after posting a few cryptic videos on TikTok. The name on the TikTok bio read “Robert… Read more »
Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if emo-punkers My Chemical Romance and the beloved Hannah Montana character collided for a crossover? This writer sure has, and today, that itch has been scratched. Earlier this week, an image from the Billboard Albums chart dated November 11, 2006, began circulating across social media platforms showcasing MCR’s The Black Parade secured at No. 2 and Hannah Montana’s self-titled album at No. 1. The image donned the caption, “i feel like we as a society don’t talk enough about the november 2006 album charts.” This unlikely and rather nostalgic clash has… Read more »
Following their willfully nostalgic new single “By The Way,” released last week, Mayday Parade has announced the Three Cheers For 20 Years Tour. (Annnnnd, I think I’m going to be sick—what do you mean 20 years?!) Microwave, Grayscale, and Like Roses will join the emo pop-punkers as support across the run this spring. Ahead of the tour kickoff, Mayday Parade will drop the first album in a trilogy release titled Sweet on April 18, featuring their latest single. In a post on Instagram, the “Miserable At Best” artists share, “It’s been awhile since we’ve embarked on a North American headlining… Read more »
