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Bellwether stream acoustic EP


Long Island pop punk act Bellwether are streaming their new acoustic EP, After Reflection, over at Property Of Zack. The EP features  3 songs from  But I Have To…, a brand new song, and a cover of “Narcolepsy” by Third Eye Blind. Check out the stream below!

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Firefly Festival reveals 2014 lineup


Firefly Festival in Dover, Delaware has revealed their incredible 2014 lineup. Notable performers include a reunited Outkast, Imagine Dragons, Foo Fighters, The Lumineers, idobi favorites The Mowgli’s, American Authors, and Smallpools, and tons more. Tickets go on sale January 20th over at their website, and you can find a partial list of the bands announced so far below, and view the entire list at the end of the announcement video. Imagine Dragons, Young the Giant, X Ambassadors, The Mowgli’s, Local Natives, City and Colour, Twenty One Pilots, Tegan and Sara, Cage the Elephant, Tune-Yards, Portugal. The Man, Weezer, Iron and… Read more »

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42 pop-punk songs in one; another Dr Brixx mashup


We posted about the Fearless/Hopeless Records mashup album that SoundCloud user Dr Brixx released, but we stumbled across another mashup that sounds all too familiar to our pop-punk honed ears.

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Interview: Anthony Rainville of Stay


In a recent interview, Anthony Rainville, vocalist of the Boston, MA pop-rock group Stay, discusses their upcoming LP American Cherry Bomb, the band’s recent rise in popularity, playing Never Say Never Festival and more.

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‘Catcher in the Rye’ author J.D. Salinger dies


NEW YORK – J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose “The Catcher in the Rye” shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.

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idobi’s top albums of 2009


Though 2008 bared just four albums worthy of our highest acclaim, 2009 delivered the following 10 essentials: Boys Like Girls Love Drunk The Friday Night Boys Off the Deep End Fun. Aim and Ignite Green Day 21st Century Breakdown Michael Jackson This is It Paper Route Absence Paramore Brand New Eyes Say Anything Say Anything The Secret Handshake My Name in Lights Third Eye Blind Ursa Major

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'Journey' surprise Fall Out Boy crowd with Bamboozle set


On the first day of the Bamboozle only one group of unlikely special guest superstars could outshine much-adored headliners Fall Out Boy. Still riding a two-year wave of rediscovery, arena-rock diehards Journey appeared as the secret performers for a four-song set. Or “Journey” as it turned out – the group was really a stellar Long Island cover band called Evolution. Blasting out “Separate Ways,” “Faithfully,” “Any Way You Want It” and “Don’t Stop Believing,” Evolution cued a wildly mixed audience reaction, with some fans literally shrieking or running towards the stage and others angrily storming away en masse. But even… Read more »

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Music acts get in gear for NASCAR season


It’s early January, and occasional downpours drench thousands of fans as they file into Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium for Sound & Speed, an annual event featuring country stars and NASCAR drivers. Camo-clad devotees and their children, some dressed in miniature racing suits, line up for an autograph and a picture. The event is the perfect mix for those who consider autographs from Dierks Bentley and Dale Earnhardt Jr to be treasured booty. NASCAR fans and country music fans are eager to rub elbows with drivers and artists alike, something both circuits are eager to take advantage of. The 2009 race season… Read more »

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Carlton Strikes a Balance with Sophomore Set


Los Angeles – Vanessa Carlton is realistic. She knows today’s musical environment is not always friendly toward pop-oriented artists who play their instruments and write their songs, as she does. In fact, Carlton says she is gladly straddling the fence between “being true to myself as a musician and being embraced commercially” with her sophomore album, “Harmonium,” due Nov. 9 from A&M/Interscope Records. “It’s nice to be back and be the alternative to the more calculated, poppy acts out there,” the 24-year-old artist says. “I feel lucky that I’m able to appeal to real music lovers, and it also somehow… Read more »

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Warner Music Looks to Slash Artist Roster


The newly private Warner Music Group, having significantly reduced its worldwide staff, is now turning its cost-cutting efforts toward its artists. As part of the integration of Atlantic and Elektra into one label, Warner Music Group’s new management team is looking at the artist roster with the goal of paring it “from 180 to below 100,” says WMG U.S. Recorded Music chairman/CEO Lyor Cohen. The company is attempting to get the roster down to a size that’s in proportion with the organization and respectful of the acts remaining on the roster, Cohen says. It’s unclear which specific artists might get… Read more »

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