Last week Hilary Duff released luck… or something, her first album in 11 years, which is reportedly tracking for a #3 debut on the Billboard 200 next week. She also recently made her return to the stage, re-creating some iconic choreography from her past, which hopefully will be a recurring bit on the tour she’s launching in May. In the meantime, she’s out there doing press around the new album, which has involved addressing the hubbub surrounding her allegedly “toxic” friend group.
Modern nu-metal band UnityTX are back with a new album coming out in a couple weeks and as such, they’ve put out another single titled “STFU” to keep hype up. And as you might expect with that title, it’s aggressive as fuck.
Speaking of the single, frontman Jay Webster (aka SHAOLIN G) explained the feeling behind the track.
“‘STFU’ is a song that evokes a sense of insignificance in the face of the vastness of the world. Once the haze of success dissipates, you realize how precarious mental stability feels amidst growing pains, increased exposure, and the constant barrage of online opinions about you. Ultimately, my goal is to avoid the noise, but I’m surrounded by constant challenges that test my limits. It often seems easier to cut ties than to immerse myself in a system that will always find fault in every approach.”
In addition to the impending release of Somewhere, In Between…, UnityTX will also be heading out on tour this spring in support of Varials for a full U.S. run. For a full month, they’ll be on the road from March 12 in Detroit until April 11 in Philly. They’ll be making stops in Chicago, Denver, Anaheim, Dallas, Atlanta, Baltimore, Brooklyn, and more along the way. You can check out the full list of dates below.
3/12 – Detroit, MI @ The Shelter 3/13 – Lakewood, OH @ The Winchester 3/14 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 3/16 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater 3/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell 3/20 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music 3/21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues 3/22 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA 3/24 – Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar & Billiards 3/25 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater 3/27 – Dallas, TX @ Trees 3/28 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall 3/29 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live 3/31 – Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar 4/1 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 4/2 – Orlando, FL @ The Social 4/3 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 4/4 – Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club 4/6 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar 4/7 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Café & Music Hall 4/9 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 4/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows 4/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Heavenfall unveil “Squall-led”, the first single taken from their forthcoming full-length album “Thorn“, set for release on next May 15th, 2026 via Rockshots Records. Watch the official lyric video: https://youtu.be/SGYWX5blAUQListen: lnk.to/z88UKP Founded in 2003 by four teenage friends driven by an urgent need for self-expression, Heavenfall have steadily forged a distinctive identity rooted in classic heavy metal and sharpened by darker, […]
Scene Queen has shared a new track that sees her returning to her chaotic, crushing and cutesy roots.
It’s titled ‘Manicure’, and it tells a tale as old as time, but in a fresh, fierce and fantastical manner. Set against a backdrop of confrontational beats and bludgeoning breakdowns, with Hannah herself pushing her vocals to new levels of guttural, it’s a summation of what it means to not have to put up with lies, deceit and manipulation, be it coming from a bad boy or a, self-imposed, good guy.
It’s everything that Scene Queen is about, and serves as a fork in the road for what the future holds.
She had this to say about the song and where it stemmed from, explaining, “The song ‘Manicure’ is one of many songs from a new era where I really went back to my roots. I got into the studio with as few people as possible and thought “if I could make Bimbocore again, knowing what I know now musically and personally, what would be different?” As much as I love the humor and pop sensibilities of Bimbocore, and plan on keeping those going, I realised I’d make the heavier parts even more jarring and rage-filled. Thus, my angry song for long-nailed divas was born.
“The idea came from a conversation I had in a bar in Nashville months ago with Joey, where the song Goodbye Earl by The Chicks came on, and he challenged me to write it from my metal perspective. So story-wise, it follows a similar idea: if you could save your friend from a terrible man, wouldn’t you? It’s also very self aware in the sense of saying, yes I am beating up a man AGAIN in a song but it’s because they keep doing awful things.”
It’s the first music from Scene Queen in 2026, following on from a series of singles in 2025, those being ‘Platform Shoes’ and ‘L-Shaped Couch’.
Here is the latter.
She will be hitting the road with Electric Callboy later this year, alongside Polaris. Here are the dates.
APRIL
17 – DALLAS South Side Ballroom 19 – PHOENIX Arizona Financial Theatre 21 – LOS ANGELES The Kia Forum 22 – SAN FRANCISCO The Masonic 24 – SEATTLE Paramount Theatre 25 – VANCOUVER PNE Forum 28 – SALT LAKE CITY The Union Event Center 30 – MORRISON Red Rocks Amphitheater
MAY
01 – MINNEAPOLIS The Armory 03 – CHICAGO Wintrust Arena 14 – MONTREAL Place Bell 16 – TORONTO Coca Cola Coliseum 19 – NASHVILLE The Pinnacle 20 – GREENSBORO Greensboro Special Events Center 22 – TAMPA Yuengling Center 23 – ATLANTA Coca Cola Roxy 25 – BALTIMORE The Theater at MGM National Harbor 26 – BROOKLYN Brooklyn Paramount 27 – BOSTON MGM Music Hall at Fenway
The new Defect Designer album, as you would expect, is heaps of fun. They’ve outdone themselves here and the album is just wild! It’s a smorgasbord of different styles and influences and they’ve managed to keep it heavy still. You’ve got to keep an open mind because you’re in for something quite different and exciting! Two songs from […]
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