Lollapalooza 2017 just released it’s lineup and it’s incredible! Chicago’s biggest music festival returns to Grant Park August 3 – 6, returning as a four-day spectacle. Four day GA passes went on sale and to no surprise to anyone, sold out a few short hours after release. Single day tickets are now available but be […]
Why “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket” is blink-182’s Best Album
I was 10 when blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket came out. Back then, my mother was still buying me Spice Girls and Aaron Carter CDs. Ready to take the plunge into pop-punk/punk (because what was cooler to a pre-teen girl than rebellion), I borrowed the CD from a neighborhood kid and never gave […]
Tom DeLonge and blink-182 Reaching Amicable Break-up
It’s sad to see one of your childhood favorite bands publicly feud, yet that’s what blink-182 fans have been dealing with since (former?) guitarist Tom DeLonge took an “indefinite hiatus” from the band this past January. Since then, DeLonge and the remaining blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have released contradictory statements defining DeLonge’s […]
[Video Playlist of the Week] Seven Tours in Support of Decade-Old Albums
Recently, more and more bands have been reuniting for the [insert number here] anniversary of their most successful, or most popular, album. In retrospect, everyone always wishes they could’ve been there to see the album played live when it came out, but let’s face it; time travel isn’t a thing, so this is your best […]