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12Dec

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Music

Green Day’s Kerplunk Album Turns 30

The album that set the table for Green Day's Dookie is celebrating a big anniversary. Kerplunk was the bands' second studio release and was their last for independent label Look Out Records. Released on December 17th, 1991 Kerplunk was the first to feature Tre' Cool on drums along with founding members Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt. The album is 12 tracks but features four tunes from their Sweet Children EP. "2000 Light Years Away" was the lead single from Kerplunk, you can check out a live version from the recently released Green Day BBC Sessions below. Or don't, we're cool either way. Other highlights from Kerplunk include an early version of "Welcome to Paradise" and a cover of The Who's "y Generation". After a few US festival dates early in 2022, they're heading to Eu...

Visitor Releases Dynamic New Single “Feeding The Dark”

8Dec

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Music, Reviews

Visitor Releases Dynamic New Single “Feeding The Dark”

Fresh off the release of their new EP Greetings From Titan, Visitor returns with the gritty yet melodic single, "Feeding The Dark". The Detroit, Michigan-based quartet combine elements of rock, metal, and grunge with a hint of Motown to form a vibe all their own. According to a recent press release, when asked about the meaning behind the song, guitarist Steve Dombroski described how "Feeding The Dark" is "basically about how depression, self-doubt, and self-sabotaging sometimes plagues our minds and paralyzes our ability to move forward." He continues, “we can sometimes find ourselves in these patterns or circles of decision, or even indecision, that forces us into feeling trapped, regardless of what we do. But, it is also about the mindset of letting go as the chorus goes, "when ...

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park Releases Innovative NFT Ziggurats Mixtape

5Dec

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Music

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park Releases Innovative NFT Ziggurats Mixtape

Leave it to Mike Shinoda to help lead the charge on NFTs for musicians with his new Ziggurats project. His new generative mixtape, a 6:45 minute music and art project went live on the Tezos blockchain and sold out in minutes. The material is on par with some of his best work with Linkin Park and is worth a listen (or 20). The 5,000 piece NFT collection allows fans to own unique music and cover art with no two alike, all designed by Shinoda. He spent the last few years creating pieces of music and artwork for this project. He assembled different configurations of content using custom computer software. The result is thousands of one of a kind original pieces of content for fans. We're not going to sit here and pretend we're experts in the NFT space. There's still so much to lear...

Royal Blood Hitting The Road In Support Of ‘Typhoons’

29Nov

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Music

Royal Blood Hitting The Road In Support Of ‘Typhoons’

Alt-rock heavyweights Royal Blood are set to tour North America in support of their latest effort, Typhoons. The UK-based duo will kick off the action on April 18 in Toronto before playing shows from coast to coast. The fan pre-sale is underway for those with the foresight to have signed up for the band's mailing list. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, December 3rd at 9 AM (local to your time zone). Want in? Click here for more info. Typhoons is Royal Blood's third studio album and features "Trouble's Coming", "Limbo" and "Boilermaker" among others. The critically acclaimed album resulted in millions of streams and airplay on radio stations across the globe. Royal Blood is Mike Kerr on vocals/bass and Ben Thatcher on drums. Close your eyes at a show and you'l...

Rainbow Kitten Surprise Sells Out 2022 Red Rocks Gigs In Mere Minutes

28Nov

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Music

Rainbow Kitten Surprise Sells Out 2022 Red Rocks Gigs In Mere Minutes

Genre-defying quintet Rainbow Kitten Suprise has gotten on a lot of people's radar over the last few years. And for good reason. Their innovative songs have connected with fans and now the band looks forward to 2022. Just two years ago they played Red Rocks on a one-night stand and it took around a week to sell out. This time around they sold out two straight nights in just a few minutes. Not to mention the fact they've teamed with PLUS1 who are seeing to it that $1 from each ticket goes to support Food Bank of the Rockies, helping to fight hunger in the community. Rainbow Kitten Surprise will be closing out the year with a three-night sold-out run at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville December 26-28 followed by a New Year's Eve show at The Anthem in Washington D.C. Plans are starting...

Six Landmark Music Festivals That Have Already Announced Dates For 2022

23Nov

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Events, Music

Six Landmark Music Festivals That Have Already Announced Dates For 2022

Understanding your busy social calendar fills up quickly (and concert budgets only spread so thin), promoters at America's marquee music festivals have already announced dates for 2022. After canceling the past two years, Coachella will be returning to Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, Bonnaroo is coming roaring back to life and Lollapalooza will return to Grant Park in Chicago. It's important to research the event you're choosing ahead of time. Is it car camping or do you load your gear on a shuttle bus only to have to lug it up a mountain when you arrive? Or is it in a park in the middle of a city and you should book your hotel room early? All important things to consider. Planning For 2022 Seasoned veterans most likely already have their team in place, tickets (pr...

Avril Lavigne Teams Up With Travis Barker On Catchy New Single “Bite Me”

18Nov

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Music, Reviews

Avril Lavigne Teams Up With Travis Barker On Catchy New Single “Bite Me”

Travis Barker has been everywhere lately so of course, it makes sense he's collaborating with Avril Lavigne on a catchy new single. "Bite Me" stars the multiplatinum-selling Lavigne in her first release since signing to Barker's DTA Records. Lavigne's career began in the early 2000s after growing up signing in churches where she grew up in Canada. She signed a major label deal with Arista Records and two years later she was a household name with hit songs all over the radio. Her debut album Let Go featuring "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" and others have achieved Diamond Certification with sales of over 15 million copies. A string of highly successful albums and high-profile relationships followed. What many people didn't realize, along the way she dealt with health issues including...

Coheed & Cambria Unveil New Single “Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)”

14Nov

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Music, Reviews

Coheed & Cambria Unveil New Single “Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)”

On the heels of their highest-charting single to date, innovative rockers Coheed & Cambria have just released the uplifting new single "Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)". The bands' most recent effort Vaxis I: The Unheavenly Creatures was released in 2018 and was a return to the Amory Wars concept album series. Speculation grows that we could see an announcement on Vaxis II sometime soon. In the meantime, we have the high-energy "Shoulders" which has gone top 15 on the active rock charts along with "Rise, Naianasha". The accompanying lyric video features the stunning visual imagery we've come to expect from Coheed's music videos. According to frontman Claudio Sanchez the track, "explores the reach of love and loyalty and the reality that sometimes you need to be more than...

Judah & The Lion Announce Line-up Evolution and New Single

11Nov

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Judah & The Lion Announce Line-up Evolution and New Single

Judah & The Lion is back with new material to help celebrate 10 years as a band. The announcement of the new single "Find Another Reason Why" comes on the heels of a bittersweet announcement that a founding member is leaving the band. In a message posted to the bands' social media pages, it was announced that founding member Nate Zuercher is stepping down to spend more time off the road. The split comes on good terms as all parties are supportive of his decision. Zuercher stated that like many, he's experienced a challenging 18 months. That forced rest helped him appreciate the fact that things in his life needed to change. His departure comes as frontman Judah Akers and mandolinist/vocalist Brian Mcdonald will continue on with work on their new album. https://twitter.com/...

New Dashboard Confessional Album Set For February Release

10Nov

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Music, Reviews

New Dashboard Confessional Album Set For February Release

Dashboard Confessional fans are buzzing after a new single release and album announcement. All The Truth That I Can Tell will be the ninth studio album for the Chris Carrabba-led outfit and will be available on February 25th. "Here's To Moving On" is the lead single from the new project. According to a recent post on social media, Carrabba alludes to the theme prevalent throughout the song, moving on. https://twitter.com/dashboardmusic/status/1458072130877337600 In the spring of 2020, Dashboard's 20th-anniversary tour was cut short by the onset of COVID. Just a few months later Carrabba was in a serious motorcycle crash. His recovery was complicated by the pandemic and ultimately had to relearn to walk and play guitar. As a long-time rider, this wasn't Carrabba's first fall...