Are you alive out there? Have you survived? Yeah, me neither. Whew, what a crazy week it’s been in the music world. Let’s break it down in a nice timeline: April 21: Fall Out Boy tease an announcement of sorts in the most cryptic way possible, simply tweeting out the message, “Chicago, please silence your cell phones at 11am CST.” Their post on Instagram included addresses … Continue reading Is this the craziest week in music history?
Black Veil Bride’s frontman Andy Biersack is quite the busy guy. Having released his first solo album, The Shadow Side, just last year under the moniker Andy Black, Biersack is getting ready to hit the road with the Van’s Warped Tour this summer. Black Veil Brides recently wrapped up recording for their fifth studio album, which will most likely be unveiled later this year. Biersack also plays … Continue reading Here’s why you need to be watching The Andy Show
What the heck is Fall Out Boy up to?? After a while of not hearing from our favorite punk/emo rock/pop icons, the band tweeted out this very mysterious message to their fans earlier today: Chicago, please silence your cell phones at 11am CST https://t.co/J2dZPAtWzl pic.twitter.com/pTKLgHmPc3 — Fall Out Boy (@falloutboy) April 21, 2017 Um… what? But wait, there’s more. Kind of. The band took to Instagram … Continue reading Cryptic Fall Out Boy tease leaves emos in a panic
Six years after going on hiatus, animated music group Gorillaz are taking over the world with trippy beats and enough collaborations to make any EDM artist jealous. Their highly anticipated album Humanz is set to be released on April 28, bringing with it a glimpse at a post-Trump society. That’s not the only project Damon Albarn and crew are unveiling this year. The group will be headlining their own … Continue reading Gorillaz are the soundtrack for the end of the world
Last month, Lorde smashed back into music prominence with her hit single “Green Light.” Four years since her stunningly successful debut album Pure Heroine, Lorde is back with an intriguing song that cohesively blends together different musical styles to create something different for pop radio. With her raspy, emotional vocals, Lorde’s “Green Light” is a good listen, but it may not be the best version of … Continue reading All Time Low covered Lorde’s ‘Green Light’ and it’s pretty amazing
When I think of April, I think of yellow. And now I’m only thinking about “Yellow” by Coldplay. I mean, I love the band and this song, but that music video was so uninspired. He’s literally just walking in the same direction, at the same location, for 4 minutes, 32 seconds. I came here to write something zazzy about April and whatever, but here I … Continue reading April playlist
Nostalgia is a fun thing. From time to time, we find ourselves going back to the good ol’ days, pulling out photos, trying on outfits we swear we used to fit into, and listening to whatever music was on our first iPods. “I can’t believe I used to listen to this garbage,” you say as you quickly skip over the High School Musical soundtrack, even though … Continue reading 5 songs we still listen to from 2007
MARCH. That’s a fun month. It’s both a month and a verb. It’s the only time of year when you get to drink Shamrock Shakes from McDonald’s and pretend to be Irish. It also holds a day most people desperately look forward to: the first day of spring. I hate spring. It’s the worst. The snow melts and leaves behind brown slush and mud and … Continue reading March playlist
Hey, friends. February is upon us, and with that, the one day we love to hate or hate to love, President’s Day. I know, I’m super funny. Of course, I’m referring to Valentine’s Day. You may be thinking this playlist will probably have something to do with that or be strictly just a love song kind of thing, but believe me, I hate the cliché obligatory … Continue reading February playlist
In anticipation of their upcoming EP Kaleidoscope (out in June), Coldplay has released two brand new – and completely different – songs for our listening pleasure, the first being “Something Just Like This,” their collaboration with EDM duo The Chainsmokers. This song has seen hundreds of millions of plays on YouTube, as well as Spotify, thanks to the popularity of both groups and its ability to … Continue reading Coldplay’s ‘Hypnotised’ lives up to its name
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