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News.com.au
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Noughties hit rockers Short Stack back on the road for 15th anniversary of debut album
When he's not staging the latest comeback of noughties pop punk band Short Stack, frontman Shaun Diviney is one of the NSW Central Coast's top real estate agents. 'I'm a real estate agent, which is super punk rock, hey?' he said. 'I feel we always stop and start the band because music is so different now and life changes; we've all got kids and families and it's hard to be a touring musician with kids. 'But it's the coolest thing to bring the kids to shows with us now.' Diviney swaps the business shirt for his rock uniform as he and bandmates Andy Clemmensen and Bradie Webb return to their night job this weekend, in celebration of the 15th anniversary tour of their 2009 debut album Stack Is The New Black. The shows sold out quickly with some venues upgraded to meet demand to see the poster boys for the noughties' scene of black skinny jeans, eyeliner and voluminous side fringes. While their look has shifted, late 2000s hits including 'Shimmy A Go Go', 'Sway, Sway Baby!' and 'Sweet December' influenced by their love of Blink 182, Green Day and Fall Out Boy, remain in vogue with rusted-on fans. 'I think our fans connected with us starting in high school and the fun element to what we did and people liked being a part of that,' he said. 'And there were a lot of bands that were sort of put together or manufactured at the same time that we came along where we were a little bit more authentic. 'I suppose we were probably too ugly to be a boy band. So we kind have that going for us.' In the wake of Short Stack releasing their fourth album Maybe There's No Heaven in 2022 on independent powerhouse UNFD, the band's team was negotiating to buy back the masters of their early recordings, a la Taylor Swift. The masters became government assets after their previous label dissolved. 'We own them now, which is wild. Our managers did a great job of getting them back because we'd thought, whatever, it's never going to happen,' Diviney said. Regaining the rights to their music matters as Short Stack head back out on a tour to play their debut album in full to an audience that not only includes their OG fans, but whose ranks have swelled by newcomers who have discovered them on social media. Diviney was shocked recently when his seven-year-old son asked his dad why his teacher knew all the Short Stack songs and was intrigued teens in the front row at their sets at Good Things festival in 2023 and again during their regional tour. The frontman also points to the band's determination to keep tickets affordable as cost of living pressures decimate young people's entertainment budgets as one of the reasons behind the tour's success. 'We noticed a lot of kids, 18 and 19, during the regional tour; I guess they have older siblings who grew up with us, who know our gigs are this fun night out where no one is taking themselves too seriously,' he said. 'Cost of living is insane now and out tickets are under $80 but that's a lot of money to people, you know so we want to make sure they have a good time for their money.'
CBS News
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
A Day To Remember, Yellowcard bringing co-headlining tour to PPG Paints Arena
Pop-punk and rock mainstays A Day To Remember and Yellowcard have announced a brand new, co-headlining tour with a stop in Pittsburgh later this year. The 36-city North American run, dubbed the "Maximum Fun Tour," will feature special guests State Champs and The Wonder Years across various shows. The tour kicks off on Sept. 5 at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and will wind and weave its way to PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 5. "Beloved for their genre-bending blend of pop-punk, post-hardcore, and metalcore, A Day To Remember are known for their high-energy live shows and anthemic hits like 'The Downfall of Us All,' 'If It Means a Lot to You,' and 'All I Want,' said an accompanying Live Nation press release. Yellowcard, fellow pop-punk legends of the early 2000s, are best known for their hit "Ocean Avenue." Tickets will be available through various artist presales starting on Wednesday, June 4 at 10 a.m. local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning on Friday, June 6, at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased on either A Day To Remember's or Yellowcard's websites.
The Review Geek
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Mayday Parade – Sweet
Track List By The Way 4,000 Days Plus The Ones I Don't Remember Who's Laughing Now This Personified Who We Are Natural Towards You Pretty Good To Feel Something Mayday Parade show emotion on larger scale, providing cathartic songs which hit the right notes in terms of poignancy and grit. The pop punk act has been around for a while now, learning and honing their craft all the way, making every note, chord and melody mean something. Their output has been consistent, and on Sweet they have written some great elements to go with interesting tones and melodies. The words they have used here hit bitterness, telling us that the band are in the ascendancy while trying to navigate through a rough ride. Pop punk has its haters but its adapted well over the years, cementing its status as a genre which gains traction and has appeal. Sometimes these tracks can sound the same, but on Sweet, Mayday Parade do well to keep things tidy and fresh. Melody is key, deeply rooted in the work of this band and there are some real gems that come into the frame – which this EP features in great abundance. Who's Laughing Now prepares for more to come, as it blasts through the speakers on high alert. The vocals here are pop-punk personified, breaking into the atmosphere with a song of pain and days gone by. Who We Are meanwhile, tackles drunkenness and demons. The riff is pleasing, arching in, and creating melody while lyrically, the song conveys desires for drugs and mania. By contrast, Natural opens with groove and tenacity, ruffling the edges, and exploring love while also dabbling in sadness, pain, and despair. That chorus blends it all together and makes for a great listen. Mayday Parade draw the cards here and while not everything is glamorous, but they are on a mission and that shows through with this effort.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The All-American Rejects played a surprise show in a Minneapolis bowling alley
Fans of '00s pop-punk got a treat on Friday night if they were lucky enough to be plugged in and determined to stand in line. The All-American Rejects played a pop-up show at the Memory Lanes bowling alley in south Minneapolis, a show that was only announced hours before the band took the stage on Friday. In fact, "due to overwhelming demand," the band played twice, posting on Instagram that they decided to add a late show after seeing how many people were waiting to get into the bowling alley. Videos shared across social media show a deeply enthusiastic crowd belting out songs alongside singer Tyson Ritter and crowdsurfing across the alley. The group tore through fan favorites like "Gives You Hell" and "Dirty Little Secret," as well as their just-released new track, "Sandbox." The "It Ends Tonight" band will be playing pop-up shows around the country as part of its "house party tour," which started in Green Bay and continued with a backyard house party in Chicago before coming to Minneapolis. They're following Friday's show with a Saturday concert in Ames, Iowa, the band announced on Saturday afternoon. The tour is building excitement for The All-American Rejects' upcoming fifth studio album, which will be their first since 2012.
