Author: Simon

Two-plus decades in the music industry as a program director, host, influencer, voice-over artist, and artist manager. Passionate about introducing music fans to talented artists. Avid sports card collector. Pizza lover. Microbrew connoisssoir.
Fitz And The Tantrums Bring The Summer Vibes On “Sway”
14Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Fitz And The Tantrums Bring The Summer Vibes On “Sway”

Fitz and the Tantrums are back with a new single called "Sway". The upbeat track is their first new material in three years and is just oozing with summer vibes. The accompanying music video is a feel-good nod to the 1950s. While the band plans to release more new music later this year, the new track sets the table nicely for a busy summer tour schedule. Through June 25th, Fitz and the Tantrums are on a co-headlining tour with St. Paul & the Broken Bones. From there they've got about a month off before heading back out with Andy Grammer beginning July 29th. The co-headlining tour will run through an August 27th show at the legendary Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Photo Credit: Lindsey Byrnes Fitz and the Tantrums are known for their danceable anthems and have scored a number o...
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Magnolia Park’s ‘Heart Eater’ EP Is A Pop Punk Masterpiece
14Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Magnolia Park’s ‘Heart Eater’ EP Is A Pop Punk Masterpiece

The new EP from Magnolia Park is out now. Heart Eater is an action-packed four-song EP loaded with special guests. The only complaint that comes to mind is the fact I didn't discover these guys sooner. Magnolia Park first popped on my radar in March when vocalist Joshua Roberts teamed up with 408 on the pop-punk anthem "Mark Hoppus". The song made some waves even catching the attention of the Blink 182 vocalist/bassist himself on Twitter. Leading up to the release of Heart Eater, they dropped singles with members of Bad Suns, Mayday Parade, and former skateboarder/YouTube star Chad Tepper. Fast forward to Friday and the release of the EP, they dropped their strongest track to date. "Serious" is the one song on the EP that doesn't have a guest appearance. And just goes to show they'...
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Infectious New Vance Joy Album + Single Available Now
13Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Infectious New Vance Joy Album + Single Available Now

Music from Vance Joy and summertime go hand in hand. His new album In Our Own Sweet Time is available now. To coincide with the release, he's dropped the infectious new song "Catalonia". Joy recently returned to the stage with a series of much-talked-about performances. He'll be following up shows at the Beach Life & Bottle Rock music festivals, with a full tour in early 2023. The headlining jaunt will kick off February 7th at The Met in Philadelphia before crisscrossing the US and parts of Canada. He'll wrap things up on February 25th at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. New Vance Joy Album Third Studio Album In Our Own Sweet Time is the third full-length studio effort from Vance Joy. He broke out in 2014 with Dream Your Life Away on the success of singles like "Riptide" an...
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Mothica’s New Album Nocturnal Due July 1st
5Jul By SimonNo Comments
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Mothica’s New Album Nocturnal Due July 1st

Alt-pop artist Mothica's highly anticipated sophomore album is set for release. Nocturnal will be available worldwide on July 1st. Along with the announcement she's dropped two new singles simultaneously. She'll be heading out on tour with Coheed & Cambria this summer but more on that in a moment. Mothica released her debut album Blue Hour in 2020. The project was inspired by the sky's final moments before darkness. She followed that up with an EP in 2021 called forever fifteen. According to a recent press release, on Nocturnal she focuses on nighttime and her strange relationship with sleep. A lot of the songs touch on darkness and being self-destructive. "Blue Hour’ was a transitional moment where I got sober. I was more of an emotional wreck, trying to figure out my life...
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Sub Urban Releases Provocative New Video For “Bandit”
8Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Sub Urban Releases Provocative New Video For “Bandit”

Sub Urban has released a new video for "Bandit". The standout track is featured on his new album Hive. Anticipation for the album drop had been building and Sub Urban didn't disappoint. After all, he's earned over a billion streams and YouTube views on his songs and videos, all without ever having released a full-length album. Hivehttps://suburban.lnk.to/hive Sure, music gets released a little differently these days with many artists focusing on single releases and EPs. However, in this writer's opinion, a full-length album gives a musician a full canvas to paint on. And that's exactly what Sub Urban has done with Hive. An 'intricately arranged vaudevillian thriller' is the best way to describe it. In other words, if you're looking for a collection of light-hearted pop songs, yo...
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Blue October Fall Tour Dates Announced
14Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Blue October Fall Tour Dates Announced

An initial run of Blue October fall tour dates has been announced. If your city isn't on the list, don't fret. Additional shows are expected to be announced sometime soon. In the meantime, pre-sales are underway and VIP packages are now available. This new tour follows a summer run of concerts performing with Goo Goo Dolls. A collaboration that was supposed to happen in 2020, was rescheduled until 2021 and eventually moved to the summer of 2022 for obvious reasons. The tour kicks off July 15th in Idaho and will run through September 24th in Buffalo. Closing night will be a big hometown show for the Goo Goo Dolls. From there, Blue October headline shows will pick up nearly a month later. Blue October's latest album This Is What I Live For spawned the Top 10 hit "Oh My My" and st...
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Punk Rockers Handheld Pay Tribute To John Candy In New Music Video
12Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Punk Rockers Handheld Pay Tribute To John Candy In New Music Video

Canadian punk rockers Handheld have delivered the John Candy tribute you might not have realized you needed. "Leaving Candyland" is a fun up-tempo homage to one of comedy's true legends. The music video features band members dressed up as a number of Candy's classic movie and television characters. How many can you spot? A Canadian Tragedy is the first new album in 14 years from Handheld. They formed in 1998 out of Ontario and are known for their loud, fast, and melodic punk rock jams. Fans of bands like Bad Religion, NOFX and Rise Against will feel right at home. We're hearing a hint of Blink 182 on "Leaving Candyland" too. And it's not just what appears to be a similar sense of humor. Handheld released six albums/EPs over a 10-year period from 1998 to 2008. From there they wen...
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