Cartel has one of the most delightful back stories that a pop punk band formed in the early 2000s could hope to have. Forming in their hometown of Conyers, Georgia in 2003 while the guys were attending college the band built their strong fan base and signed a label early on releasing an EP and soon later they they were caught up in the whirlwind that was MTV and wrote, recorded and released their second studio self-titled album in 20 days while inside a building dubbed ‘the bubble’. (You can watch the episodes on YouTube, it’s highly nostalgic Cartel - Band in a Bubble - Episode 1 - MTV - 2007) After a well-needed break, the band slowly returned to the scene, starting in 2022 with another pop-punk powerhouse, Dashboard Confessional. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their first album Chroma, the band is back on tour to play the entire album front to back with a splash of songs from Cycles & Cartel; their support for this tour is Hunny and Macseal.
Cartel has one of the most delightful back stories that a pop punk band formed in the early 2000s could hope to have. Forming in their hometown of Conyers, Georgia in 2003 while the guys were attending college the band built their strong fan base and signed a label early on releasing an EP and soon later they they were caught up in the whirlwind that was MTV and wrote, recorded and released their second studio self-titled album in 20 days while inside a building dubbed ‘the bubble’. (You can watch the episodes on YouTube, it’s highly nostalgic Cartel - Band in a Bubble - Episode 1 - MTV - 2007) After a well-needed break, the band slowly returned to the scene, starting in 2022 with another pop-punk powerhouse, Dashboard Confessional. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their first album Chroma, the band is back on tour to play the entire album front to back with a splash of songs from Cycles & Cartel; their support for this tour is Hunny and Macseal.
Arriving as a standout group in the current American shoegaze renaissance, Phoenix four-piece Glixen transcend all expectations of what the genre should currently look and sound like.
Band VUKOVI released a new single, “SNO”, out of their new album “MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN”.
The first leg of the Hollywood & N9ne Tour was such a resounding success, with over 60,000 tickets sold, that Hollywood Undead and Tech N9ne will hit the road again.
Recently, Richmond, VA Lamb of God’s frontman and musician, actor, photographer, and writer Randy Blythe announced his sophomore book, JUST BEYOND THE LIGHT: Making Peace with The Wars Inside Our Head is set to arrive on February 18th through Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group.
