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10 of your favorite scene musicians as Halloween candy
As our favorite season of the year quickly approaches, it’s time to bust out the Halloween candy. From the controversial candy corn to the popular Reese’s Pumpkins, we can’t help but wonder how some of our favorite bands would pair with this delicious, spooky candy. Is your favorite band a colorful Tootsie Pop or a […]
Simple Plan, State Champs, WTK drop epic collab “Where I Belong"
In honor of their upcoming tour, Simple Plan, State Champs and We The Kings dropped a pop-punk powerhouse track that we can’t wait to hear live. On Thursday, the bands announced that they’d be dropping the track “Where I Belong” Friday at midnight. Read more: blink-182, Mötley Crüe, Weezer and more top Rock Hall Of […]
Simple Plan, State Champs, We The Kings tease collab track ahead of tour
In honor of their upcoming tour, Simple Plan, State Champs and We The Kings have collaborated on a new track. The song is called “Where I Belong” and it is dropping just ahead of their fall run. Read more: Ozzy Osbourne postpones UK, Europe tour dates again due to health The three bands made the […]
Can you guess the band from this terribly drawn fan art?
Fan art can be nothing short of exceptional with so many incredibly talented music fans out there. For those of us who are not as fortunate to be blessed with artistic talent, band drawings are displayed in a more comical fashion. Poorly drawn band accounts can be found all throughout Twitter, taking stick figure artwork […]
10 scene songs that would make absolutely perfect lullabies
It seems like the scene has baby fever with several artists announcing their partners’ pregnancies recently. From Tyler Joseph of twenty one pilots revealing the news at Lollapalooza Berlin to Pat Kirch of the Maine sharing the update with a sentimental post to blackbear and his sweet selfie. Because of all the exciting baby news, […]
Simple Plan, State Champs, We The Kings reveal upcoming tour support
Simple Plan, State Champs and We The Kings have announced their support for their upcoming tour. Northbound, AKA Jonathon Fraser, will be supporting the aforementioned bands during their fall run. He will also meet up with We The Kings ahead of the tour for a few dates prior. Read more: Greta Thunberg “How Dare You” […]
Slam Dunk unveils Don Broco, Mayday Parade in first wave of 2020 lineup
Slam Dunk has unveiled the first round of its 2020 lineup that includes acts like Don Broco, State Champs, Four Year Strong and more. The two-day festival, which takes place in Leeds and Hatfield, will occur on May 23-24. Read more: ‘Songs That Saved My Life Vol. 2’ drop State Champs cover, album details Other […]
‘Songs That Saved My Life Vol. 2’ drop State Champs cover, album details
State Champs released a new cover along with music video today. The cover is of Matchbox Twenty’s “Real World”. State Champs, along with many others are contributors to the second volume of Songs That Saved My Life—Hopeless Records and their non-profit organization’s Sub City compilation to benefit mental health and suicide prevention organizations. Read More: Bayside want […]
Simple Plan, BFS reveal Together Again! You’re Welcome UK tour dates
Bowling For Soup and Simple Plan have announced a joint UK tour for the beginning of next year. The Together Again! You’re Welcome tour will make a few stops in February and Not Ur Girlfrenz will open. Read more: Selfish Things drop debut ‘Logos’ with Spencer Chamberlain, more—listen The two bands last played together in […]
Hoodie Allen reps his pop-punk upbringing on ‘Whatever USA‘
It may seem like the anti-genre revolution engulfing the music world as of late is a shiny new trend, but artists such as Hoodie Allen beg to differ. As a musician who’s constantly skirted genre constraints throughout his career, Allen was hanging with the alternative crowd way before it was cool. Allen dropped his painstakingly […]
Simple Plan, State Champs, We The Kings announce fall tour
You’re probably already setting up your show calendar as the fall tour announcements are rolling in. As you making your plans you’ll want to be sure to make some room for the latest tour announcement from Simple Plan and State Champs. Check it out below! Read more: Issues drop “Drink About It” video, album announcement, tour […]
State Champs say “Elevated” message made members “a lot closer”
Fans of State Champs know their song “Elevated” is a straight-up banger, but vocalist Derek DiScanio reveals it’s an important part of the band’s history. In an interview with Rock Sound, DiScanio says the song is about guitarist Tyler Szalkowski’s worries as they prepared to release their debut record. Read More: Norma Jean follow a tribal cult in […]
Top 10 album covers you can track down and visit in person
Plenty of thought goes into the images plastered across album covers, even if they don’t have the same relevance in the digital age. Now, artists can focus on making the right statement and summing up their music with the visuals. These records could belong in any top 10 list, but the ability to see them […]
Can you match the correct band to the ‘Punk Goes Pop’ cover?
With a total of seven Punk Goes Pop albums in the installment, the cross-genre cover series became not only a scene favorite, but also a helping hand for rising artists who expanded their horizons with iconic covers such as the Wanted’s “Glad You Came” and Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl.” We’re here to test […]
State Champs question H&M after fan spots uncanny shirt design
If you release a shirt with a logo and color scheme easily recognizable by pop-punk fans, then you better prepare to be noticed by State Champs. A few fans have taken to Twitter to share an H&M design that they believe may have gone over the line, leading some to believe the retailer had started […]
Sad Summer Fest gets "Mr. Brightside" singalong thanks to Mayday Parade
The first-ever Sad Summer Fest kicked off yesterday in Dallas with a stacked lineup, killer photo ops and the perfect cure to your Warped Tour blues. Mayday Parade closed out night one of the festival, performing a cover of the Killers‘ “Mr. Brightside” that brought out the inner emo in all of us. Check out […]
15 Fourth Of July scene anthems to blast at your BBQ
It’s that time of year again: fireworks, barbecues and a whole lot of liquids. Although the Fourth of July may not be the most popular holiday among the scene, there’s nothing wrong with an excuse to soak up the sun and enjoy some summer activities. If you can possibly wrestle the aux cord from your […]
Sad Summer Festival will cure your Warped Tour blues
We get the self-deprecating joke, but honestly, there’s not a damn thing that’s frown-inducing about it. This summer brings the maiden voyage of the Sad Summer Festival, a package tour featuring four respected headliners and an undercard of up-and-comers, all converging musically and socially. AP was lucky enough to get the Maine’s John O’Callaghan, the […]
Sad Summer Festival shares official non-profit partners for inaugural run
The inaugural Sad Summer Festival is quickly approaching. While the fest had already revealed the stacked lineup, now they’re sharing how music fans can give back. Today, Sad Summer Festival is sharing the list of official non-profit partners. The organizations differ by city, and you can check out the full list below. Read more: YUNGBLUD gets […]
19 reasons 20ninescene is actually alive and well in 2019
It may be 2019, but the events happening around music at the moment are anything but modern. It seems that more and more scene throwbacks are crawling out of the woodwork to join in on the fun. Here are 19 reasons why it’s actually 20ninescene. 1. Gerard Way and Ray Toro working on music together […]
