On February 25, Billboard dropped their latest Behind The Setlist podcast episode with the iconic Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects. In it, he confirmed that 2025 is the year of new music creation for the band and also shared how their 2022 When We Were Young Festival set helped them rediscover their fanbase. He said of the set, “On stage, we had so much fun with each other. The crowd actually gave a shit.” Then, with good energy all around, they went to work on creating their 2023 Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour. Wheeler noted, “It ended up being the… Read more »
It has been a grueling four months waiting for When We Were Young to announce the festival’s usual day 2. But the wait is finally over! When We Were Young 2025 will officially return for a second date on Sunday, October 19, 2025. In a brief social media post sharing the announcement, the festival writes, “the best day of your life. Twice.” The fourth iteration of the festival will be headlined by the return of Panic! At The Disco performing A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out in its entirety for its 20th anniversary and blink-182 performing songs from Enema Of… Read more »
letlive. has dropped a cryptic post on Instagram and it’s clear that a big announcement is on its way. The caption reads, “10:00PT 02:12:2025.” So, set your alarms for Wednesday, February 12, ASAP. Many fans in the comments believe the band, which broke up in 2017, is getting ready to announce their official farewell tour. Back in April, letlive. posted that they had remixed and remastered their album The Blackest Beautiful and added the note, “We shouldn’t have left you without one final dope beat to step to. Two Thousand And Twenty-Five.” Plus, they shared, “And to our friends that… Read more »
The 2024 edition of When We Were Young Festival just wrapped up a few weeks ago, but they are back with the announcement of possibly their best lineup to date. The fourth iteration of the festival will be headlined by the return of Panic! At The Disco performing A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out in its entirety for its 20th anniversary and Blink-182 performing songs from Enema of the State, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, Self-Titled and more. Panic! At The Disco isn’t the only band making their return to the stage next year with The Cab, Never Shout… Read more »
Ontario-based modern rock trio The Dirty Nil has unleashed a deluxe version of their 2023 LP Free Rein To Passions. Beyond the original 10 tracks, the band shares bonus song, “Am I The Menace,” cover song “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” by Bonnie Tyler, and nine demos. “Behold the greatest cover ever recorded, the greatest outtake ever released and so much more at the link in bio. Much luv and hail, hail rock and roll,” the band said on Instagram. “We were asked to play Kyle’s brother’s wedding as the house band and readily agreed. There was a list of… Read more »
The legendary Rolling Stones are back with their first brand new material in 18 years. May we introduce you to the ‘Hackney Diamonds’.
One of the most iconic rock bands of all time, Nirvana is set to reissue their classic album In Utero this October 27th to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its original release. In Utero was one of the most popular records of 1993. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart that year and boasted three incredible singles, “Heart-Shaped Box,” “All Apologies“, and “Pennyroyal Tea.” “Heart-Shaped Box” topped the Alternative Airplay chart and hit No. 4 for Mainstream Rock. “All Apologies” also peaked at No. 4 on the Mainstream Rock chart. “Pennyroyal Tea” landed on Billboard’s Hot… Read more »
Riot Fest, one of the most eagerly-awaited music festivals of the year, has just announced its mind-blowing 3-day lineup for 2023. This year’s headliners are none other than the legendary Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service/Death Cab For Cutie, Queens Of The Stone Age, Turnstile, and The Mars Volta. But the excitement doesn’t end there. Riot Fest has managed to assemble an incredible array of talent to round out the lineup. Head Automatica, Tegan and Sara, 100 gecs, The Gaslight Anthem, Say Anything, AFI, and many other fan favorites will grace the stage. The full list of artists promises… Read more »
In true Matt Skiba fashion, he has shared a somewhat cryptic post on social media indicating that Alkaline Trio is in the studio working on new music. In his post, he doesn’t express if the band is recording what would be their tenth full-length album, but he does reveal that they are working alongside producer Cameron Webb once again. Read more: Maggie Rogers Announces North American Tour With Alvvays and Soccer Mommy Skiba penned on April 5, “Three’s company picnic. Dan Andriano is singing like a fiery wizard in the night. Afternoon. Cameron Webb is producing the shit out of… Read more »
Four Chord Music Festival is back for its ninth year, and it just keeps on getting bigger and bigger.
