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Music Executive Dave Shapiro Tragically Passes Away in Plane Crash

Dave Shapiro—a well-respected music industry executive who opened doors for hundreds of alternative artists in the scene—has tragically passed away today, May 22, 2025, in a small jet plane crash in San Diego, CA. He had just turned 42 years old in January. A godfather of the scene, Shapiro was a driving force in the world of artist management, booking, and touring. As a co-founder of Sound Talent Group and owner of Velocity Records, he helped guide the careers of countless alternative artists. His vision, tireless drive, and deep respect for musicians made him a beloved professional and trusted voice… Read more »

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Who Is PRESIDENT The Band On TikTok?

Sleep Token and Slipknot can’t have all the fun. A new masked, mysterious project has emerged, and the internet is already posting its theories. PRESIDENT first began “campaigning” on social media on February 18, though the YouTube channel was originally created on January 1, 2025. Initially, TikTok users thought that this might be Sleep Token at work with more tunes or that Ghost was revealing more about their new leader. However, some eagle-eyed viewers noticed that Charlie Simpson, an OG member of UK pop-punk band Busted and also frontman of post-hardcore outfit Fightstar, filed a trademark for the band name… Read more »

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Riot Fest Announces Single Day Lineups for 2025

Riot Fest will be celebrating its 20 year anniversary in no time—it’ll be sunny September in Chicago before we know it! With headliners blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day stretched across the three-day weekend, the festival has announced the breakdown of its single-day lineups. The festival this year is slated to celebrate its 20th anniversary, but will also feature a number of album playthroughs celebrating their own anniversaries, including Knuckle Puck’s Copacetic, The Academy Is… performing Almost Here, Alkaline Trio’s Maybe I’ll Catch Fire, and more. Check out the single-day lineup breakdowns below and purchase tickets to Riot Fest, taking over… Read more »

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Hayley Williams & Moses Sumney Share Soulful “I Like It I Like It”

Hayley Williams and Moses Sumney have just dropped the sexy slow jam that we didn’t know we needed. After teasing their collab “I Like It I Like It” since late April, the duo dropped the official lyric video for the song, both decked out in light blonde bangs and sunglasses. The track is perfect for your next date night with lyrics such as, “Speakin’ of sweet, I gotta make a little confession/You’re a confection.” Both artists intertwine soulful high notes with laid-back choruses. Sumney shared, “Hayley Williams and Paramore underscored a large part of my anxious youth, so when I… Read more »

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Dexter And The Moonrocks Are ‘Happy To Be Here’ On New EP

Dexter And The Moonrocks are dominating the alternative rock world with their country-tinged grunge, and we are so here for it. After hitting No. 1 on the alternative rock chart with “Sad In Carolina,” the blue-collar Texas rockers are ready to steal your hearts again with the release of Happy To Be Here, as well as a music video for the EP’s title track. Per the band’s bio, “A fry cook, an oil field operator, a concrete surface decorator, and a kids’ baseball coach came together in West Texas, blending the country and western of their childhoods with the grunge… Read more »

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16 Alternative Wedding Song Suggestions

Do you hear that? Wedding bells are ringing as summer fast approaches. Now, weddings are great for catching up with long-distance friends and family, enjoying cake (or a donut wall), and getting down on the dance floor with a White Claw in hand. However, if you’re not all about the classic Bruno Mars and Journey songs that plague wedding DJ speakers, you’re in luck. idobi Radio rounded up the 16 best alternative wedding songs that are perfect for everything from your walk down the aisle to your first dance track, and even to your cake-cutting song. Just because your grandparents… Read more »

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45 Album Anniversaries To Celebrate This May

April showers bring May flowers…as well as some stunning album anniversaries to celebrate. Wanna feel old? Twenty One Pilots‘ breakout album, Blurryface, is turning 10 years old on May 17. Or… better yet… Fall Out Boy‘s From Under The Cork Tree, which features the iconic “Dance, Dance” and “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” is turning a whopping 20 years old on May 3. I know, I know… even though some of us have gray hairs, these albums still hit as hard as they did when they debuted. Check out these rock, pop-punk, and metal May album anniversaries below. Fall Out Boy… Read more »

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Netflix You Characters If They Were Albums

With the final season of Netflix’s You causing quite a stir on the internet since its launch last Thursday, April 26, we’re putting our own spin on bidding the series farewell. Record spin, that is. The main character, Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley, is a man of too-many-to-keep-track-of contradictions. Bookish yet brutal, romantic yet ruthless. Across five seasons of You, each of Joe’s love interests reveals a different shade of his psyche and a different version of deeply disturbing obsession. But what if we soundtracked their stories? Below, we’ve paired each of his partners with the album that best… Read more »

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Riot Fest Album Playthroughs Include Weezer, Alkaline Trio, & More

Following the massive reveal earlier this week celebrating its 20th anniversary, Riot Fest has doubled down on the hype with a stacked list of full album playthroughs set for the festival’s three-day takeover of Douglass Park in Chicago, running September 19–21, 2025. With blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day headlining the milestone event, the fest will also treat fans to a rare run of classic albums performed in full. That includes Weezer bringing their beloved Blue Album to life, along with full-album sets from punk legends and scene favorites alike, such as Sex Pistols with Frank Carter, Chicago natives Alkaline Trio,… Read more »

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All-American Rejects Return With “Sandbox,” First Release in 5 Years

Following the announcement of their first new album in 13 years, The All-American Rejects have returned with “Sandbox”—their first new release in five years and the lead single from the upcoming record. The band shares across their social channels, “Sandbox is finally out and along side it, a music video that I can’t believe we got to make. Visionary music video legend Joseph Kahn has helmed a masterpiece that adds to the pantheon of our visual catalogue, taking us on a real horror-show of a ride that, after I saw the first cut I remember saying “holy shit, we’re back.”… Read more »