Fresh from being part of the final Warped Tour lineup, Australian pop-rock trio, With Confidence are set to release their sophomore album in Love and Loathing on Friday, August 10 via Hopeless Records. Produced by Mike Green (All Time Low, Paramore) the LP carries beloved emo lyrics and escalating melodies to become a summer favorite. Continue reading
This is the part of the review where I’m supposed to dazzle you with my knowledge of a band’s history, to both set the scene and establish my credibility – the equivalent of the bit at work conferences that always go on way too long, where the speaker thinks it’s necessary to go through their CV, telling you all about why they get to speak to you, rather than telling you stuff you might actually need to know, or find interesting. Continue reading
Black Orchid Empire’s Yugen (Long Branch/SVT) is a slick new spin on the sounds Heavy Metal people love. The opening song, ‘My Favorite Stranger’ is a headbanging gem, evokes shades of NIN, Tool, and Primal Rock Rebellion. The guitars have a heavy soulful tone to them one moment and a classic rock sound to them the next, all of this is accentuated by clean vocals. The trio is Paul Visser on vocals and guitars, Dave Ferguson on bass and vocals, and Billy Freedom on drums, bringing the thunder.
Riot Fest had their big reveal last night, announcing the first and main wave of bands for this coming September in Chicago. Held September 14th-16th at Douglas Park in Chicago, IL the headliners include Blink-182, Beck, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Incubus, Young The Giant, Interpol, Blondie, Alkaline Trio, Father John Misty, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Tickets are on sale now at the link below. Continue reading
The Costa Mesa OC Fairgrounds once again played host to Travis Barker’s music and tattoo convention, 11th annual Musink Festival, a Danny Wimmer Presents shindig.Continue reading
Returning once again to the OC, where American culture collides, Travis Barker’s 11th Annual Musink Festival takes over the OC Fair & Event Center in Orange County, CA on March 16th, 17th, and 18th. Presented by KROQ radio, headling the event will be Barker’s own blink-182, Descendents, Lil Yachty, Machine Gun Kelly, Good Charlotte, hundreds of tattoo artists, the Low ‘N’ Slow Car Show (showcasing the best selection of custom rides, American classics, and lowriders in SoCal on display), daily tattoo contests, and more. Tickets are on sale now at the link below. Continue reading
It’s been nearly two decades since Linkin Park gained mainstream attention with 2000’s Hybrid Theory. ‘One Step Closer,’ ‘Papercut’, ‘Crawling’ and the unforgettable ‘In The End’ became worldwide anthems thanks to that unique, soulful voice that came from Chester Bennington. When the news broke out just three months ago that Bennington had taken his own life it was surreal. Continue reading
Linkin Park‘s tribute concert to Chester Bennington will be happening tonight at at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. The show will include several guest musicians(see below), as well as Linkin Park‘s return to the stage for the first time since Bennington’s death. Since Chester’s words affected so many all over the world, the band has decided to stream the entire show on their YouTube Channel. Continue reading
Cult Of Luna, Neurosis, and Trap Them have joined the eclectic lineup of one of the world’s most important music festivals, Roskilde. Taking place June 24th – July first, in Roskilde, Denmark, and boasts over 175 bands on 9 stages. Typically most of the lineup consists of more pop and rock bands, but over the years more heavy and experimental acts have been added. Continue reading
A Day To Remember is currently prepping to release their new album Bad Vibrations on September 2nd via the bands own ADTR Records. They streamed a new single today, ‘Naivety’ on BBC1 Radio which you can hear at this link or below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IhjlFWLJCA
‘Naivety’ is the 4th single ADTR has released in advance of Bad Vibrations with the previous three seeing video releases for ‘Paranoia’, the title track, and most recently ‘Bullfight’. The band is on tour all summer with Blink 182. Pre-orders for the new album are live and include grat tracks with every purchase at the bands’ web-store and on iTunes.
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