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Tuesday Ten: (Throw)back To School Playlist

Let’s not beat around the bush hereâ€”learning is cool, but school is usually much less cool. Thankfully, your homework pile will never be taller than your stack of records, and the right song can help you get through even the most impossible assignments. We asked our writers to share their favorite songs from their first year of college, high school, middle school, or elementary school for a special back to school playlist in this week’s Tuesday Ten.

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Tuesday Ten: What’s In A Name?

In this week’s Tuesday Ten, we’re exploring the connections between some of our favorite bands named after lyrics and the songs they’re titled for.

Interviews

Interview: Handguns

idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Handguns guitarists Brandon Pagano and Kyle Vaught at the Toronto date to talk about the Common Vision Tour, the band’s new record, the over-politicization of pop punk, and a shocking amount of discussion on 5 Seconds Of Summer and GWAR.

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(Un)covered: Watch The Sky

Something Corporateâ€™s â€œWatch the Skyâ€ is a song that deserves to be turned up loud. However, when certain times call for softer songs, Sweatshirt Weatherâ€™s delicate acoustic cover is the perfect fit.

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Interview: Nick Santino

idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace checked in with Nick Santino at the Toronto date of this summerâ€™s Vans Warped Tour to talk about going solo, his former band A Rocket To The Moonâ€™s beginnings and eventual end, the importance of fan connection, and much more.

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Interview: The Maine

idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Garrett Nickelsen and Kennedy Brock of The Maine at the Vans Warped Tour’s Toronto stop to talk about the tour, branching out musically, the 8123 family (including hints about their latest signing), and much more.

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idobi Writers Rock AP Awards Voting

You know when Oscars season hits and suddenly itâ€™s the only thing anyone can talk about? Thatâ€™s how we feel about the first Gibson Brands Alternative Press Music Awards – Fueled by Monster Energy Drink. With less than two weeks left until the awards show makes its July 21st debut, at Clevelandâ€™s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, weâ€™ve all been picking our favorites and placing our betsâ€”which is exactly what this show is all about.

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The Parent Swap Pt. 2

Yeah, we get it â€” hating everything your parents love is a rite of passage growing up. But every once in a while, you have to admit when they’ve gotten it right.

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The Parent Swap Pt. 1

It’s a struggle most of us have experienced with our families, at least to some degree â€” the parents think the kids’ music is unlistenable garbage, and the kids think their parents’ music was recorded by the first dinosaurs to ever hold guitars. But when you find those rare few bands that occupy the middle ground between everyone’s tastes, it’s a special moment that brings the family together way better than getting a pet fish ever could.

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The idobi All-Star Warped Tour Rookie Squad

Step right up, because itâ€™s time to call the rookies up from the bench for Warped season. In this weekâ€™s Tuesday Ten, weâ€™ve put together an idobi All-Star Rookie Squad of artists you absolutely cannot miss as they make their first official appearances on Warped Tour this summer.