Petition to Remove Front Porch Step from Warped Tour 2015 Created After Sexual Harassment Allegations Surface
A change.org petition to remove Front Porch Step (Jake Mcelfresh) from Warped 2015 has been created after sexual harassment allegations against Mcelfresh surfaced online. The allegations first surfaced a day ago, when a Tumblr user wrote a post outlining her experiences with Mcelfresh and since then, others have come forward with their own stories. Word of the petition and the posts have reached Mcelfresh’s label and Kevin Lyman, who have both released statements. You can read them below.
Legendary Kids Press Counts Down - Top 10 Albums of 2014
Well, the moment is finally here: it’s time to count down our top 10 albums of 2014. It was definitely a brilliant year for music, with tons (and we mean tons) of amazing records having been released from the likes of Fearless Records, Rise Records and many more. It was difficult, but we eventually managed to whittle through them all and pick our standouts. Click “read more” to check them out.
Pure Noise Records to Release Albums From State Champs, Four Year Strong + More In 2015
Pure Noise Records have announced they’ll be releasing new music from State Champs, Hit The Lights, Four Year Strong and more next year. Head below to read a message from the label.
Magnets & Ghosts are an alternative rock duo from Los Angeles, California. Formed by friends Dean Roland and Ryan Potesta, the pair recently released their follow up to 2011’s Mass, and I was able to discuss with Roland the EP and how he feels 2014 was for the band.
How would you describe Magnets & Ghosts to those who have never listened to the band before?
Melodic music just trying to understand where it all begins and ends.
How did the two of you come together and how did you settle on your sound?
Ryan was going to Berklee [College of Music] in Boston. We worked together on a couple of Collective Soul projects and realized we had [a] similar taste in music. We bonded over that and that was the genesis.