Alex Gaskarth, the Killers and more react to outcry over 2021 Grammy nods
On Tuesday, the nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards were finally announced. Shortly after the unveiling, however, many artists and music lovers flocked to social media to express their opinions on this year’s surprises, triumphs and snubs. Among those sharing their reactions are the Killers and All Time Low‘s Alex Gaskarth. In a series of...
10 rising Australian pop-punk bands you need to hear
The Down Under is giving rise to some of the most prominent artists of the modern pop-punk scene. With bands such as With Confidence, Tonight Alive and Trophy Eyes, the catalytic contributions of Australia can’t be understated. As is the case in all notable scenes, though, the underground runs deep. And with seemingly endless music coming...
Caleb Shomo confirms the new Beartooth album is completely finalized
Beartooth mastermind Caleb Shomo has confirmed the band’s fourth full-length record is completely finished. The new album follows 2018’s Disease with Shomo verifying the news of its completion on Twitter. Read more: Code Orange, Poppy and Power Trip among 2021 Grammy nominations Just a couple of weeks ago, we got a taste of new music from the band with a...
Lil Peep's wrongful death lawsuit continues over breached contract claims
It’s been three years since Lil Peep suddenly passed away at the age of 21. However, the ongoing wrongful death lawsuit between his estate and label First Access Entertainment (FAE) is continuing on. Last month, FAE accused the late rapper’s estate of breaching contracts. Now, Lil Peep’s estate is counter-claiming that these accusations are not...
QUIZ: Which All Time Low album era are you the most like?
Whether you’ve been a fan of All Time Low since their famous cough in “Dear Maria, Count Me In” or you just discovered them for their chart-topping hit “Monsters” featuring blackbear from their latest record, Wake Up, Sunshine, one thing is clear: All Time Low are an alt treasure and have humbly shared the ups...
How Long Beach Dub Allstars’ Tippa Lee and H.R. collab came to be
In the ’90s, just after the tragic passing of Sublime’s Bradley Nowell, and years before the band reformed with Rome Ramirez as their frontman, it seemed that Long Beach Dub Allstars were everywhere. In fact, it was quite difficult to attend a rock festival date or a third-wave ska show without seeing at least three...
Former Secrets vocalist Aaron Melzer has passed away
Vocalist and former Secrets member Aaron Melzer has tragically passed away. Melzer was a part of the band between 2013 and 2015 and recorded vocals for their 2013 record Fragile Figures. Read more: Mikey Way honors MCR’s ‘Danger Days’ anniversary with this throwback The band shared a statement late Tuesday honoring Melzer and speaking to what he meant...
Record Store Day's Black Friday clearly saved the best releases for last
We hope you saved some money because Black Friday is Record Store Day’s final shopping event of 2020. If your toes don’t curl at the breadth of this month’s selections, well, do you even like music? There are plenty of great titles being reissued on the vinyl format for all of your post-Thanksgiving wonderment. Here...