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This new Converse collection actually reflects light
Music venues are dark—light up the concert floor with Converse's new collection of reflective shoes. Yes—these are as awesome as they sound. For the latest incarnation of Chuck Taylor All Star II, high and low top sneakers will be available in a reflective print that bounces striking patterns when hit by bursts of light in […]
British indie band Swim Deep announce first headlining US tour
Straight out of the Birmingham movement, British indie band Swim Deep have had quite a successful career in a short amount of time. The quintet quickly signed to Sony Music in the UK, released two albums and nabbed a slurry of festival slots, including at Reading and Leeds last summer. Read more: The 1975 tear apart […]
Heavy metal music can promote scientific thinking, says professor
Why can’t this guy be everyone’s professor? Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at McMaster University Rodney Schmaltz has published a new paper in the open-access research journal Frontiers In Psychology supporting the use of heavy metal music in the classroom. Read more: A look at what a mid-level metal band can expect to make […]
Deftones announce headlining tour dates
Deftones have announced a new headlining tour for this spring in support of the band's forthcoming studio album, Gore, which is slated to drop April 8 via Warner Brothers Records. Read more: Deftones guitarist didn’t want to play on band’s new album The album is available for pre-order now and includes an instant download of the first […]
Vans to celebrate 50th anniversary with awesome interactive pop-up shops
The brand of our scene—Vans—is marking its 50th anniversary in 2016. In celebration of the golden “Off The Wall” anniversary, House Of Vans is hosting pop-up shops in cities worldwide. Read more: “Damn, Daniel!” star gets hooked up with lifetime supply of Vans At these awesome pop-up shop slash creative space events, Vans will provide musical […]
The Summer Set announce headlining tour support
The Summer Set have announced the support for both their upcoming US and UK headlining tours. For the US, the Arizona five piece will bring along Handsome Ghost as main support, along with Royal Blood and Call Me Karizma. In the UK, the LaFontaines will be the sole support. Read more: The Summer Set initially broke […]
As It Is announce new song with deluxe edition of 'Never Happy, Ever After'
Brighton's As It Is have announced a deluxe edition of their debut album, Never Happy, Ever After, which includes a new song, “Winter's Weather,” and acoustic versions of “Dial Tones,” “Cheap Shots & Setbacks” and “Concrete” (featuring Ansley Newman of Jule Vera). Read more: As It Is release Warped Tour music video for “Sorry” Never Happy, Ever After deluxe […]
The 1975 tear apart their own music in new music video
To mark the release of their sophomore album and a new era in their band history, the 1975 have unveiled a revealing video for “The Sound.” Watch the massive single's video—a pristine pictorial representation of the band's awareness of image—below, and let us know what you think in the comments. Read more: The phase we thought would last […]
Comic featuring Fall Out Boy’s Andy Hurley available for pre-order
Take zombie punk rockers who eat Westboro Baptist Church, racists and misogynists’ brains for dinner—and then throw in drummer Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy as a star—and you get Toe Tag Riot, a socially aware, hilarious, tongue-in-cheek, gory comic series, which is available for pre-order now. Read more: Andy Hurley to be featured in comic […]