Hatebreed, Knocked Loose, more announced for festival and other news you might have missed today
[Photo by: Skinny Lister/Connor MacRae, Jeff Rosenstock,SideOneDummy Records] Don’t miss new music from Hot Mulligan and HARM—plus, you can catch Hundredth at SXSW. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Warped Tour isn’t reuniting My Chemical Romance, and we’re not okay 1. Hatebreed, the Acacia Strain, Knocked Loose and more were...
Watch these kids cover Slayer's "Raining Blood"
[Photo by: Aaron Okeefe/YouTube] What's better than a group of kids covering Slayer? Honestly, not much. A group of kids, aged 5 to 18, got together to cover Slayer's “Raining Blood,” and it's truly as epic as it sounds. Read more: Slayer announce dates for final North American tour As the video explains, Kaden Karns (14) took up...
American Nightmare’s love letter to hardcore
Hardcore aficionados rejoiced when word was received that Boston hardcore unit American Nightmare would put new music back into the world. There was much rejoicing to be had: AN—frontman Wes Eisold, guitarist Brian Masek, bassist Josh Holden and drummer Alex Garcia-Rivera along with touring guitarist Jim Carroll (Suicide File)—had resumed playing in 2010 after a...
Snapchat says its "excited" about reactions to update, and we're confused
People are not happy with Snapchat's update, and it's clear the app won't be reversing back to the app we knew and loved anytime soon. Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel says they are “excited about what we are seeing so far” with the redesign and first reactions from users. Um? Read more: Here’s how to get rid of that terrible...
Ash Costello asks the internet: “Who uses an anonymous account to do good?”
On the fifth episode of Backstage Pass, Mike Shea (along with his bulldog familiar Paulo) welcome Ash Costello to the podcast. When not taken by Paulo’s snoring, the frontwoman from New Years Day addressed the double-edged sword of social media and how it has changed the way she has interacted with, well, everyone. Read more: New...
New iOS bug can crash iPhone messaging apps
[Photo by: Jamie Street/Unsplash] There's been a newly discovered bug in Apple's current iOS 11 operating system that can disable your phone's messaging apps and email—including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Gmail and more. Read more: 157 new emojis set to be released this year As The Verge explains, the bug involves sending an Indian language (Telugu) character. Once the message with the...
Red Hot Chili Peppers fan mistakenly buys tickets to see bagpipe cover band
[Photos by: Steve Keros, rhcp.scot] A Red Hot Chili Peppers fan reportedly bought tickets to see the band live—or, at least, he thought he did. What the concertgoer actually ended up with were tickets to see Scotland-based bagpipe cover band Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Read more: Chad Smith jams with Will Ferrell, Eddie Vedder That's...
Pop-punk musical mixes nostalgia with social commentary on genre's issues
[Photos by Joe Walker] It’s a Thursday night in January as I’m walking with my boyfriend in Manhattan’s Lower East Side to find the Parkside Lounge, a venue hosting the world’s first ever pop-punk musical: Pop Punk High. We trek up and down the same block on Houston Street about three times, confused, as the address...
Here’s how you can see ‘Get Out’ for free on Presidents Day
It's been almost a year since Get Out made its way into theaters, and for people who may have missed out on seeing the iconic film in theaters, you're in luck! The film is making its way back onto the big screen—and you can even see it for free. Read more: A ‘Get Out’ sequel...