Rock The Walls Host Patrick Walford recently had the opportunity to speak with New Found Glory drummer Cyrus Bolooki as the band hit the road last week, headlining the “Pop Punk’s Not Dead” Tour this fall in support of their latest release Radiosurgery. We talk about their seventh album, working with Neal Avron, the Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour, and much more.
It’s a great time of year for sports fans. The MLB playoffs are heating up, the NFL is underway, and last week the NHL season kicked off. Being a big hockey fan myself along with some of the bands I’ve interviewed, we have members of two bands who eat, sleep, and breathe hockey to tell us who they think is going to be the best in the league this year. Our two guest writers, Thomas Williams, guitarist of Stray From The Path, Kelen Capener, bassist of The Story So Far, along with myself chime in our thoughts on who we… Read more »
Florida punk rockers New Found Glory are gearing up to release their first DVD, The Story So Far, next month. Due October 15th on MCA, the DVD features live footage showing the quintet’s rise from playing backyard shindigs to European tours. Also included are interviews and a number of videos including “Hit or Miss,” “Friends Over You,” and new single “Head Over You,” which features a cameo from Vandals bassist Joe Escalante. “There’s this company called Troma and they do like B-horror movies, but cheesy, almost like silly, so we got them to do the special effects on our video,”… Read more »
Boys Like Girls has officially released THE HOMECOMING via Fearless Records—their live record from a hometown performance at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park on October 26, 2023. Alongside the album’s release, they also shared live music videos of hits such as “The Great Escape,” “Five Minutes To Midnight,” and more from their set. Check out the concert clips here. Frontman Martin Johnson shares a long note about the experience: “Fenway Park. The shrine. The Cathedral of Boston. Where curses broke, where beers were spilled, where you can feel the city’s heartbeat under green tin and red clay. You don’t just visit Fenway… Read more »
After appearing onstage with YUNGBLUD in Salt Lake City, Steve-O of Jackass fame released a special Wild Ride! podcast episode with the Idols artist on September 4. During their chat, YUNGBLUD shared tales of how he first met Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and the advice he received from the “Crazy Train” singer. When longtime friend Kelly Osbourne couldn’t make it to YUNGBLUD’s “The Funeral” music video shoot, she sent in her parents and the rest is history. “Ozzy, for me, my whole life, has been my north star because I’ve just been mental and crazy and fucking out there. And… Read more »
During a WWE stream from Birmingham on Monday, August 25, performers Becky Lynch and Nikki Bella did some trash-talking to promo their Clash in Paris fight. However, some metal fans believe Lynch’s cheap, verbal punches featuring Ozzy Osbourne, a Birmingham native, went a bit too far. After all, Ozzy was laid to rest only mere weeks ago after passing on July 22. Recently, Kelly Osbourne weighed in via an Instagram Story post. Notably, Lynch, the classic wrestling villain, said, “The only good thing that came out of [Birmingham] died a month ago. But in fairness to Ozzy Osbourne, he had… Read more »
Massachusetts’ own Boys Like Girls came home on October 26, 2023. The quartet had just released SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS, their first LP in more than a decade, and headlined the MGM Music Hall At Fenway Park. Now, fans near and far can experience this glorious return on their forthcoming live album THE HOMECOMING, out September 8 via Fearless Records. They also dropped the first taste of the record with a live music video of “BLOOD AND SUGAR.” Frontman Martin Johnson shares a long note about the experience: “Fenway Park. The shrine. The Cathedral of Boston. Where curses broke, where beers… Read more »
Ahead of their new album, The Sound A Body Makes When It’s Still, releasing on August 22 via Wax Bodega, Hot Mulligan has launched their collaborative track with Cory Castro of Free Throw, “Island In The Sun.” Castro shares in an Instagram post with Hot Mulligan, “As soon as you sent me the lyrics and everything, and I was reading over it, I was getting ready to do it. I was talking to Brett, I was just like, ‘Oh yeah, oh yeah.’” Watch the official video for “Island In The Sun” below. Hot Mulligan will hit the road to support… Read more »
What does it mean to carry 20 years of history, heartbreak, and triumph into a single night through music alone? For Pierce The Veil, it means showing up in Cleveland on a humid summer night just after sunset and turning grief into something radiant. It means carrying the weight of something unthinkable and still showing up with everything you have to offer. Laying yourself bare in front of thousands of fans. What happened at Pierce The Veil’s I Can’t Hear You World Tour stop was chaotic, messy, honest, and human. If you’re anything like this elder emo, you’ve been a… Read more »
As 3OH!3 gears up for their return to Warped Tour this summer and fall—appearing on all three weekends of the revived festival—Nat Motte and Sean Foreman took a detour down memory lane during their recent idobi Warped Radio interview. And not just any memory: Silent Library. The cult-favorite MTV series, a bizarre hybrid of Jackass and a study hall fever dream, famously challenged artists to perform absurd dares—all while staying silent in a “library” setting. For 3OH!3, the show was already on their radar thanks to its original Japanese incarnation. “Yeah, yeah, yeah, we had seen the Japanese version of… Read more »
