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Panic! At The Disco, one pillar of what is widely known as the "Emo Trinity" (the other two being Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance), recently scored their first debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album that finally landed that status is Pray for the Wicked, which dropped on June 22. [...]
Lacey Sturm and her husband and guitarist Josh Sturm have welcomed their third son, Atticus Isaac Sturm, on July 7, 2018. The arrival of Atticus followed just a week after Josh Sturm returned from a stint in Europe filling in on guitar for Shinedown. Fortunately, he was home in time to welcome the family's newest addition. [...]
Longtime punk rock band MxPx is celebrating the 26th anniversary of their first show with the unveiling of a shiny new single. In a post on their Facebook page on July 6, the band introduced “Rolling Strong,” the second single from their upcoming 2018 full length album. The album is being crowdfunded and can be [...]
The Protest performed a stripped down version of "'What Else You Got" exclusively for Rock On Purpose. Their album Legacy is available July 13, 2018.
The Song: "Watch it Burn" by Disciple The Story: For Courtney, "Watch it Burn" became an anthem in the middle of extreme anxiety. "When I first started experiencing an allergic reaction to disposable gloves, it triggered immense anxiety and compulsions. I was terrified of dying. I worried about contamination and infection all day every day. [...]
Alt rock band Mae has returned with the single "5 Light Years." You can stream or purchase the single on all digital platforms by clicking here. After being a crucial pioneer in the alternative scene of the mid-2000s, Mae has been mostly dormant since 2010 aside from scattered singles and b-sides releases. Last year, social [...]
The Cause: Bro-Am Foundation The Mission: The Bro-Am began as a yearly charity event hosted by Switchfoot in their home territory of Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA. Although originally the event benefited a multitude of charities supporting at risk youth in the California community, eventually the event would grow into a foundation all its own. Now in [...]
Legacy. Priscilla Chan, a philanthropist and spouse to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is quoted as saying "We--the current generation--have a moral responsibility to make the world better for future generations." In the music industry, this has often been fulfilled over the course of time. We've seen legacies left and ways paved by many, [...]
VERIDIA has launched preorders for their new album The Beast You Feed through PledgeMusic. The project will be releasing independently, so the preorder serves as a fan funding model as well. "A recent business development with our record label getting purchased has led to us having a brand new album to release but no label to [...]
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