Rockers Reddex released their rendition of this 3 Doors Down classic back in February.
Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [7/13 – 7/19]
Ugly Kid Joe Shares 2026 Dates With Wheatus and Platinum Moon
Tickets: uglykidjoe.net
- 8/20 – Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet Brewing*
- 8/21 – New York City, NY – Rocks Off Concert Cruise 2026
- 8/22 – Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
- 8/23 – Carteret, NJ – Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center
- 8/25 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s
- 8/26 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
- 8/27 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
- 8/28 – Cadillac, MI – The Venue Event Center
- 8/29 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
- 8/30 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
- 9/1 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line*
- 9/2 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown*
- 9/3 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s*
- 9/5 – Dallas, TX – AM/FM Dallas*
- 9/6 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma 2026*
- 9/8 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East*
- 9/10 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
- 9/11 – Waynesboro, VA – The Foundry
- 9/12 – Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall
* No Wheatus
The Mostly Music Podcast, Ep. 6: After the Apocalypse 101
Top 5 No-Skip Albums
I saw a post on Facebook about albums you can play from start to finish without skipping a single second and decided to do my own list! There are more than five, I’m sure, but these are the albums that instantly came to mind. Feel free to share yours in the comments!
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Mechanical Animals [Marilyn Manson]
This also happens to be one of my top ten albums of all-time…
Sing the Sorrow [AFI]
Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls [Murderdolls]
Nightmare [Avenged Sevenfold]
All I Was [Tremonti]
Blacktop Mojo: Texas Checkmate Tour 2026
Hard rockers Blacktop Mojo have announced a summer leg of their Texas Checkmate Tour! Their peers in Seven Year Witch are support on many of the dates. Tickets are on sale now at blacktopmojo.com!
- 7/23 – Huntsville, AL – Rocket City Honky Tonk*
- 7/24 – Huntington, WV – The Loud*
- 7/25 – Coshocton, OH – Rock Coshocton 2026+
- 7/30 – Indianapolis, IN – Turntable
- 7/31 – Cadillac, MI – The Venue
- 8/1 – Lansing, MI – Rock Lansing 2026+
- 8/5 – Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
- 8/6 – Springfield, MO – Regency Live
- 8/21 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works*
- 8/22 – Sackets Harbor, NY – Brew York Music Fest 2026+
- 8/23 – Cumberland, MD – Rock the Mountains 2026+
- 8/27 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse*
- 8/28 – Bristol, TN – Stockyard*
- 8/29 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
- 8/30 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl*
- 9/3 – Sanford, FL – West End Trading Company*
- 9/4 – Tampa, FL – Skipper’s Smokehouse*
- 9/5 – Pensacola, FL – Handlebar*
- 9/6 – Biloxi, MS – The Sanctuary*
* w/Seven Year Witch
+ Festival; Blacktop Mojo only
Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [7/6 – 7/12]
2026 Covers – Bellhead: “The The Empty”
This is “post-punk/goth/industrial demolition bass duo” Bellhead’s take on a Le Tigre track.
Travel Bucket List: Bayou La Batre, Alabama
I promise that my reasons for wanting to visit Bayou La Batre have nothing to do with Forrest Gump. However, that book (and movie) is how I discovered the city.
I’m mostly interested in the local cuisine. Bayou La Batre is known as the seafood capital of Alabama, and I love seafood. I’ve been doing some reading about where to eat down there and it seems the “can’t miss” restaurant is The Bayou Seafood Company, so that’s definitely going on my to-do list.
The rest of the interest surrounding Bayou La Batre focuses on the fishing – and shrimping – industry. You can take boat tours and, obviously, go fishing, if that’s your thing. I would most likely skip that and just go look at all the boats. It would be cool to be there when St. Margaret Parish does the Blessing of the Fleet.
There aren’t scenic sandy beaches in Bayou La Batre. For those, you’d have to take a short jaunt to Coden or perhaps Dauphin Island. Actually, reverse that: plan a vacation/weekend in one of the other locations and include a day trip to Bayou La Batre.
2026 Covers – Seventh Day Slumber: “Praise”
I have decided to start sharing covers released in 2026 as I find them instead of compiling a year-end list like I did for 2025.
First up is Seventh Day Slumber’s heavy rendition of the Elevation Worship song “Praise.”
