Wait, so Carly Rae Jepsen isn't playing Warped Tour? Then who is?

Adam Pfleider

Fang Island's Major and Pswingset's All Our False Starts will be rotated regularly this summer.

Thomas Nassiff

Flatfoot 56, Pentimento and Yellowcard. That is all.

Dre Okorley

Stop Breathing -- nardcore.

Jack Appleby

Completely blown away by the Thank You Scientist record - Prog with horns, viola, and trumpet. Fantastic release.

Kyle Huntington

Fuelling the already blazing fire of adoration for David Attenborough by watching BBC's Life in HD. 2:54's debut album too.

Christian Wagner

For those that don't know....H2O GO!

Alex DiVincenzo

Happy father's day!

Blake

Basically only the song "The One With Marc" by You Blew It!...

Keep Calm and Carry On (My Wayward Son).

Adam Pfleider

Kanye West's "Mercy" has got me swerving all week. Grizzly Bear's "Sleeping Ute" has got my anticipation heightened even more for their new album. Also found out what punk really means a decade later.

Alex DiVincenzo

Four words: Jersey Shore Shark Attack.

Ryan Gardner

John Mayer's Battle Studies, Misser, The Horrible Crowes, and The Tower and the Fool

Jake Denning

Like it or not, The Gunz Show broadcasts every Wednesday and Sunday night, 6pm PST/9pm EST on Idobi Radio. He plays a lot of All Time Low, The Maine, The Summer Set and The Wonder Years. I have a lot of fun listening to his random shenanigans, so check him out. You can listen on...

Hi, and welcome to the part of your day/night where you look below and see me talking about Japandroids. And then look below and see other people hopefully talking about Japandroids. Or, maybe someone's talking about how the season premiere of Workaholics was just sort of ok, other than the line about ice being the currency of the future. So many possibilities! And apparently all of them are somehow connected to me!

Blake

Japandroids have brought the fury with Celebration Rock. I always wonder what straight-up rock record is going to headbutt me each year, and I think I have now found that album. It's great. Duh. I also think that The Tallest Man On Earth's new one, There's No Leaving Now,...

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Is it summer yet?

Adam Pfleider

Listening to a lot of Unwound lately, but then I received Duck. Little Brother, Duck!'s Don't Take Our Filth Away, and it's been on repeat since Thursday.

Jason Tate

Hmmm, that new John Mayer album is pretty damn good. I also didn't hate "Safe House" (the movie), and thought "Tree of Life" was a damn masterpiece if you haven't seen it yet.

Alex DiVincenzo

I finally got my Blink 182 tattoo, so I've been listening to a lot of their music to celebrate.

Dre Okorley

There's this kid from Chicago who just started rapping. He goes by MikeyDubs. Check out his mixtape here. It's not the most lyrically original, but it's...

I don't want to point fingers as to who hasn't done a great job recommending things lately. It could be any one of us. And you know what they say about pointing fingers: point a finger at a scary person you don't know and they will either expose themselves to you or just rip that stupid-finger-get-it-out-of-my-face-now. Either way, let's not do it. Let's just talk like family (which is to say shout and cry a lot).

Blake

Misser isn't better than Transit, but it is way better than This Time Next Year. Also, I have nothing but love for the Park leftovers that make up the Tiger Tank self-titled EP. Bye.

Kyle Huntington

A whole lot of Joy Division, even more than usual due to the recent...

Be sure to tell your mother how wonderful she is today.

Ryan Gardner

The Gaslight Anthem. That is all.

Kyle Huntington

I've been listening to a whole lot of King Krule again as well as the free debut EP by the band Riches which you should check out if you enjoy My Bloody Valentine or The Jesus & Mary Chain.

Jack Appleby

Been feeding my newfound vinyl addiction, so I've had City and Colour, Letlive., and Thrice spinning recently. Made myself a Spotify playlist of the Thrice farewell setlist I've been listening to a lot - here it is if you're interested. Also, Night Verses.

Almost a week into May already? What's everyone been listening to, watching, or reading this week?

Ryan Gardner

I've been spinning Mayday Parade's timeless A Lesson In Romantics all week, as well as the latest from The Menzingers, fun., and Daytrader. Starting up the new Stephen King Dark Tower book tomorrow (finally).

Andy Biddulph

Been listening to an awful lot of the latest Japandroids, Straight Lines and Daytrader records. Also, a huge pat on the back to everybody who donated to help The Menzingers make their money back after they were robbed in Manchester last week; especially the guys at Banquet Records who raised £1,600 (including £250 of their own money) for the cause. Also, the...

Hi, once again welcome to the time of the week where we tell you what to do and you listen because what else do you have to do? As our moms say, "You're so important! Stop stealing my lipstick! What do you even do with the lipstick!?" So basically, what I'm saying is, what you are about to read is essentially gospel. Let us pray.

Blake

I got an xbox360 this week with my tax return money because I am an ADULT. So I recommend a bunch of games you nerds have already played (but especially Batman: Arkham City). Musically, who knows. Mostly Old Gray and Craft Spells' new mini album Gallery. It's as solid and surf rock-y as ever. Oh, and of course, All Get Out.

Kyle Huntington

Listen to Lianne...

If you're anything like me, and if you are, lucky you, it's been one of those weeks where things seem to happen at you. Kind of like we're in a firing squad and all the bullies have tied us to a lightpost and the tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs are just coming full speed ahead no matter what. Because that was such a happy, and most importantly, smart analogy, I'll end on a high note and just get to the recommendations

Blake

Other than still being obsessed with All Get Out, I've really been enjoying Caravels' 2010 album Floorboards. It's one of those scream-y, angst-y, post rock-y albums Adam P always likes. Also, the split by Citizen and Turnover is solid. Especially the acoustic renditions...

There's not a lot to say, other than spring is most definitely here. Which, yeah, is the most boring thing someone can say. Let's talk about the weather! Interesting! Maybe in the replies we just try and keep it real and discuss all the interesting things that have happened this past week. Whatever.

Blake Solomon

The best album, by far, that I have heard this year is All Get Out's The Season. It's passionate, tough and also, somehow, accessible. I honestly don't see something else this year hitting me like this album has. Oh, and, it came out in 2011. So, I'm stupid. However, Eyes Wide's When It's Raining EP and Pity Sex's Dark World are two records that have left a mark. So whatever, just...

The rats, they want you. The soil is calling.

Staff Recommendations

Adam: Loma Prieta's I.V.; Cloudmouth's Keep Well; The Saddest Landscape's After the Lights
Jack: My Mouth Is The Speaker's Landmarks; I Fight Dragon's KABOOM!; The Paper Melody's The Nightmare Academy
Christian: Hit The Lights, The International Drive, and Fireworks
Blake: Dowsing's All I Could Find Was You and Augustana's Augustana

So this is the new year, and I don't feel any different.

Staff Recommendations

Ryan:The Upsides, Ocean Avenue, Go Radio, and The Story So Far
Lueda: Bowerbirds ... you know you want to.
Dre: Bastions...I know, I know. I'm wearing their shirt on our calendar. But that's why you should check 'em out!
Blake: Into It. Over It. and Araabmuzik

"I'm a trojan horse made of paper mache."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Cartel's Cycles, Mansions' Dig Up The Dead, and He Is We
Blake: Wild Beasts' Smother and The War on Drugs' Slave Ambient
Kyle: The Maccabees' superb "Home Alone Medley" just in time for Christmas.
Alex: Man Overboard, Align in Time, Bag of Bones.
Sean: Align in Time, Progress in Color, Sealight, and Criminal Caterpillar (killer Earthbound reference)

I've made shapes out of your leftover belongings

Recommendations

Blake: Major League and By Surprise
Dre: Living With Lions, have you heard that one Latterman track?
Alex: Verse, The Empire Shall Fall, Austrian Death Machine.

You lose control when you hold too tight.

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Copeland's Eat Sleep Repeat and Bon Iver's Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Sean: Amogh Symphony's The Quantum Hack Code will keep you entertained for hours.
Broden: The Decoration's upcoming EP, Anywhere Is Home. Plus a big happy third anniversary to my beautiful and wonderful girlfriend.
Thomas: Listen to some Mixtapes this week.
Alex: Max Bemis.

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

Recommendations

Adam: Go see The Muppets, appreciate your childhood and get in the pit and try to love someone.
Sean: I'm still addicted to Me & My Arrow's new song, "Men Without Chests". I don't need rehab, I can stop whenever I want!
Dre: Living With Lions - Holy Shit; hardcore is love.
Christian: The Early November, Hit The Lights, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, and Young Statues
Deborah: Go see Living With Lions live if you get the chance.
Alex: Thursday, Thrice, The Early November and Thanksgiving leftovers.
Blake: The Story So Far in preparation for their show tonight with A Loss For Words

The streets that breathe in our names are shameless places. Fingernails all filled with soil and sorrow.

Staff Recommendations

Adam: Harkonen's Grizz EP; heard four new Every Time I Die songs last night - they're sick!
Broden: New music by The Decoration is brilliant, and it will be coming to you very, very shortly.
Ryan: Go Radio, The Wonder Years, Basement, and Dashboard Confesional
Kyle: The Maccabees new single, "Pelican".
Dre: It's all T's. Timeshares, Turnover, Tegan & Sara - Get Along Live LP/DVD
Alex: Childish Gambino - Camp. Save Community!
Blake: Arms and Sleepers - The Organ Hearts
Sean: Me & My Arrow's new song, "Men Without Chests", is my new drug.

"And if I somehow could rest this soul, maybe control could find its way back to my life."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Drake, Relient K, Mayday Parade, and Mansions
Keagan: Drake, Childish Gambino, ASAP Rocky
Kyle: Nothing but King Krule (aka Zoo Kid) on repeat.
Alex: Motion City Soundtrack / Trampled by Turtles split.
Christian: A Loss For Words, Hit The Lights
Blake: Seahaven and Johnny Foreigner
Sean: Collapse Under the Empire, The Fall of Troy, and Other Mountains

"True progress means matching the world to the vision in our head"

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: PMtoday, Circa Survive, Pianos Become The Teeth, and La Dispute
Kyle: Arrange, Parvulesco, The Maccabees and The Cure
Dre: Turnover, Fucked Up, Sick of it All, Frank Turner
Alex: Pianos Become The Teeth, Hit the Lights, Mixtapes, Terror.

"Swing low sweet ambulance come cure me, hope's not an inch away from death."

Staff Recommendations

Sean: Invalids, Weaver At The Loom, Wavorly, Template, Spaces
Alex: A Loss For Words, Close Your Eyes, "Weird Al" Yankovic, the greatest horror movie ever put on film
Ryan: Anberlin, The Format, The Starting Line, and Brand New

"Those locks on your doors tell me when you're crouched on all fours."

Staff Recommendations

Sean: Ume, Apparatjik, Yonks, Hands of the Templar, Dälek
Dre: Sick of it All, Verbal Kent
Ryan: Story of the Year, Yellowcard, Coldplay, A Loss For Words, and The Dangerous Summer
Alex: Black Sabbath, Bayside, Freddy Krueger's Underwear.

"All my friends are dying in the beds they lie in."

Staff Recommendations

Sean: Jacobi Wichita, Good Weather For Airstrikes, Counterparts, Moonlit Sailor, and Ume
Dre: Old Wounds(FFO Trash Talk/Converge), Dead To Me
Ryan: Pianos Become The Teeth's The Lack Long After
Lueda: Musée Mécanique released one of my favourite albums ever back in 2008. And now they're back in the studio...
Kyle: Summer Camp's Welcome To Condale, Louellen.
Blake: Weed Science's Beach Dreams EP

But just forgetting never really made sense to me.

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: La Dispute, Lydia, Relient K, and Pianos Become The Teeth
Sean: Kirk Witt, Il Abanico, The Circle Ends Here, Good Weather For Airstrikes, Mutiny on the Bounty, Three Trapped Tigers, and Asobi Seksu. My bandcamp thread is such a beautiful thing.
Dre: H2O, Turnover, Punch
Ian: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's Lost in Translation
Adam: Pianos Become the Teeth's The Lack Long After is one of the most beautifully heartbreaking records I've heard in some time.
Christian: New Found Glory, Mayday Parade, We Are The In Crowd

"Something dies when you grow older, but you do the best you can."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Paint It Golden, Listen & Forgive, Man Overboard, People And Things, and Wildlife
Dre: Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones, Transit
Christian: Handguns, The Best Week Ever
Paul: Gotye
Sean: Exxasens, All the Day Holiday, Brother Bear, Conditions

Visions of you on a motorcycle drive by

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: La Dispute, Into It. Over It. and Conditions
Dre: La Dispute, Frank Turner, Cobra Skulls, Fireworks, Turnover.
Adam: Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman and La Dispute's Wildlife.
Christian: A Loss For Words.
Kyle: The Maccabees - Wall Of Arms on repeat.
Alex: Can I still get into heaven if I kill myself?
Keagan: Macklemore, Childish Gambino and Transit.

"And we are aware cause we've been through it."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Just Surrender's If These Streets Could Talk, Kanye West, Saosin's s/t, The Morning Of's The Way I Fell In, and The American Scene
Dre: Turnover - Turnover EP
Adam: Zechs Marquise's Getting Paid; Saves the Day's Daybreak; St. Vincent's Strange Mercy
Ian: The Weeknd, Beyonce's 4, Coheed and Cambria's Second Stage Turbine Blade, the beginning of the Buccaneers' NFL dominance.
Christian: Veara, En Serenade, Letters From Home.
Kyle: Laura Marling's A Creature I Don't Know, Stephen Fry's The Fry Choronicles Autobigraphy Audiobook, getting excited for The Maccabees new record.
Deborah: Nothington's Borrowed Time
Alex:...

"Light a match and burn this all down; suffocate the voices of doubt."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Thrice's Major/Minor, Cary Brothers' Under Control, The Dangerous Summer's Reach For The Sun, and Something Corporate's North
Blake: The Donkeys and The Republic of Wolves
Dre: Pettybone. Birds In Row..Oh, and Turnover (indie-alt pop punk), too.
Adam: Code Orange Kids' Cycles; College Football and Absolute 100.
Sean: Industries of the Blind, Built on Secrets, Saosin, Mew, Hetfield & Hetfield.
Kyle: Bombay Bicycle Club's A Different Kind Of Fix. On repeat.
Alex: Listening to old local bands from high school.
Lueda: Gem Club, Sóley and Sin Fang (Seabear). Yeah, I definitely want to move to...

"And my heart left my chest, so forgive me."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: The Devil Wears Prada, Drake, Emery, and The Cinema
Adam: Glos - Harmonium, Retox - Ugly Animals, ME&LP - Chez Reymond
Dre: Fucked Up - David Comes To Life, Kendrick Lamar, Trap Them - Darker Handcraft, Aficionado - S/T.
Broden: The new Gotye record, Making Mirrors, Ohbijou's upcoming release Metal Meets, and Dead Letter Chorus' Yearlings
Alex: Hawthorne Heights - Hate, Circle Takes the Square and Banquets.
Christian: A Golden Era and Hurricane Irene.
Sean: Exotic Animal Petting Zoo, The Bear Romantic, Over The Ocean, Cloudkicker, Les Sages, Amia Venera Landscape

"When a nightmare finally does unfold, perspective is a lovely hand to hold."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Dashboard Confessional, Jack's Mannequin, and Relient K
Alex: Its Teeth, Less Than Jake and Louie.
Deborah: Brighter Brightest's Right For Me.
Adam: Circle Takes the Sqare's Rites of Initiation EP; Into It. Over It.'s Proper; Weatherbox's Follow The Rattle Of The Afghan Guitar
Blake: Matt & Kim

I think I'm running slow on inspiration; she's running low on borrowed time.

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: The upcoming Jack's Mannequin, Oh Sleeper, and Hawthorne Heights albums, Forget And Not Slow Down, Illuminate, and War Paint
Lueda: Typhoon and The Rosebuds are incredible people, and they most certainly deserve your attention.
Deborah: The Copyrights' North Sentinel Island.
Blake: Brighten and Sainthood Reps
Alex: Shooting Blink 182 was a dream come true, and Lollapalooza ruled too.
Broden: It's all about Young Pilgrim. Album of the year contender? Certainly is.

Don't you ever get lonely?

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: The upcoming Never Shout Never and Jack's Mannequin records, Lydia, Moving Mountains, and The Dangerous Summer
Matt: Ume (RIYL: Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Metric and Sonic Youth)
Deborah: House Boat
Ian: The Mountain Goats. All day, every day.

And your hand looks so nice in mine...

Staff Recommendations

Adam: HUM's Downward is Heavenward; Zechs Marquise's Getting Paid; Raein's Ah, As If...
Alex: Warped Tour, road tripping to Lollapalooza next weekend.
Eda: The Rosebuds (who are currently touring with Bon Iver), Astronautalis, and definitely do come say Hi at Lollapalooza!
Blake: Fruit Bats and Sleepmakeswaves

"Just pour some concrete in my bones, so I can feel whole again."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: I Can Make A Mess, The Dangerous Summer, Oh Sleeper, Drake, Kanye West, and Basement
Adam: Spotify, Y U NO HAVE YOU AND I?
Matt: Silky smooth Portugal. The Man and City of Ships
Blake: Circa Survive and Other Lives.
Alex: Trophy Scars, Direct Hit and Junior Battles.

ZOMG! Whoze Blink One Eight Two???

Staff Recommendations

Adam: A murmur from the ruins echoes softly as the roots undo, and the branch becomes...
Ryan: Harry Potter, Underoath, Deas Vail, This Love, and Straylight Run
Matt: Andy Zipf, Andy Zipf, Andy Zipf. And for one of the year's greatest metal albums, City of Ships.
Kyle: Male Bonding, Theophilus London, Youth Lagoon and Holly Miranda
Alex Djaferis: Basement

Sing my love.

Staff Recommendations

Adam: Music is a powerful thing.
Matt: If you listen to one thing this week, listen to the new Andy Zipf (DL for free). RIYL: Coldplay, The New Frontiers, Copeland. The hooks on here are unbelievable.
Alex: Mark Rose and Basement.
Lueda: Theophilus London's new album Timez Are Weird These Days, Thomas Dybdahl, and Dustin O'Halloran.

The devil is not the nature that is around us, but the nature that is within us all.

Recommended

Matt: The Reveling (RIYL: The Menzingers, Anti-Flag, Against Me!), good 'ol CCR, and eagerly awaiting upcoming Astronautalis.
Ian: Guerre - Darker My Love, SBTRKT - SBTRKT, The Appleseed Cast - Middle States EP, Shabazz Palaces - Black Up, Beyonce - 4.
Adam: Sainthood Reps' "Widow" on repeat. Best album closer of 2011? You'll know it when you hear it...
Lueda: The Rosebuds, SBTRKT and the new Beirut.
Kyle: The Horrors, Bombay Bicycle Club - "Shuffle", the new Beirut, SBTRKT and S.C.U.M. - "Amber Hands".
Blake: The Story So Far and Big Sean
Alex: Junior Battles and CM Punk.

"I'll track down the words if you dig up the dead."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: The Dangerous Summer, The Wonder Years, Mansions, and Taking Back Sunday
Adam: Cave In's White Silence; Sainthood Reps' Monoculture; listening to Evergreen and thinking about starting a "Tween Wave Power Violence" band - who's in?
Christian: Simple Plan constantly proves why they are still one of the best bands out there.
Keagan: The Summer Set's sugary sweet second album, Everything's Fine and Bon Iver's Bon Iver, Bon Iver.
Eda: I can't stop listening to the new Washed Out album.

Tonight in Jungleland.

Recommended

Matt: Have Nots (RIYL: Bouncing Souls, Less Than Jake, We Are the Union), and then blast this in honor of Big Man.
Ryan: Jack's Mannequin, Lydia, TREOS, and The Story So Far
Deborah: Seeing Sharks and Mockingbird Wish Me Luck live.
Adam: Classic Simpsons episodes and plenty of RX Bandits to prepare for the final tour.
Drew B.: The Band Perry and the new Theophilus London album, Timez Are Weird These Days.
Keagan: A pop-punk summer. The Swellers, Fireworks, The Wonder Years and of course Fall Out Boy.

Tween Wave

Staff Recommendations

Adam: I'm tired of talking to a wall when I could talk to someone else.
Kyle: WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain. "Dirt" video.
Christian: "This is not my swan song or adieu so beware."
Alex: Touche Amore, Anal C*nt, Super 8.
Ryan: War Paint, Suburbia I've Given You All And Now I'm Nothing, Of Mice & Men, and Touche Amore
Keagan: Mansions' Dig Up The Dead > Death Cab For Cutie's Codes and Keys.
Blake: The Wonder Years and Johnny Foreigner

"The Atlantic was born today and I'll tell you how - The clouds above opened up and let it out."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: City and Colour's Little Hell, Mansions, Safety Word Orange, and I've been on a huge David Fincher kick lately
Drew B.: The new August Burns Red album, Leveler, is fantastic.
Thomas: Mike's Hard Lemonade and Good For Me.
Adam: Just saw The Dillinger Escape Plan play a small club show, light an amp on fire, and destroy the last hour of my life.

"What of the bonds we've made that have started to fade. We can't control the time, but right now I'll take what I can get out of my life."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: It's summer - Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, Cartel, The Wonder Years, NFG, TBS, Man Overboard, Blink 182, etc
Adam: Cave In's discog; Caravels' Floorboards EP; Red Fang's Murder the Mountains.
Broden: The debut Seeker Lover Keeper record is brilliant. This may also be my favorite song of the year to this point.
Ian: Blaqk Audio. Perfect rainy night music.
Christian: Since I work at the beach and it's summer weather - All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Starting Line, Freshman 15.
Alex: Norma Jean, Fireworks, Its Teeth, being doing...

And I realized it then you were perfect.

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: Death Cab For Cutie's Codes and Keys, Simple Plan's Get Your Heart On!, The Cinema, and Rookie of the Year
Ian: Death Grips and Doctor Who.
Drew B.: Kerouac rules, check them out.
Adam: I'm done with stupid, petty words. Party!
Alex: A Wilhelm Scream, Valencia, and Bowling for Soup.
Blake: Midi & The Modern Dance and Arms and Sleepers
Keagan: The Cinema.

"Inevitably, it's started to bleed and couldn't be stopped, that's justice. Incredible luck, to lift and be struck, what curious things."

Staff Recommendations

Ryan: The Upsides, Lost In The Sound Of Separation, and Waves and The Sound Of Animals Fighting's "The Heretic"
Blake: arrange and Undesirable People.
Alex: Balance and Composure, Moving Mountains, Manchester Orchestra, Zombi.
Christian: The new O'Brother album is going to make your mind explode.

Moms are the best!

Staff Recommendations

Adam: Code Orange Kids' new song, Moving Mountains' Waves
Thomas: Balance and Composure, USA chants (we got him!), Fireworks, #noroommatesnopants
Alex: Title Fight, Mixtapes, Twin Atlantic, my mom.
Ryan: Balance and Composure, Moving Mountains, and Manchester Orchestra
Deborah: Seeing The Artist Life and Face to Face live.
Blake: Just Manchester Orchestra

"One time she gave me a Woody. She remembered it was my favorite character from Toy Story."

Staff Recommendations

Adam: I will have a Simple Math review this week. Also ruling my stereo: Balance and Composure's Separation; Fireworks' Gospel; La Dispute/Koji's Never Come Undone.
Kyle: Both albums from Jamie T. Panic Prevention and Kings & Queens have pretty much ruled my iTunes for the past fortnight. Check out these for a sample.
Ryan: The Morning Of, Brand New, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, and Mansions
Joe: Check out my track-by-track of the new All Time Low album.
Alex: Take Action Tour.
Ian: Hail Mary Mallon, Themes, Tyler, the Creator's "Tron Cat."
Deborah: Hollerado