Joining host Kevan Kenney at KROQ in Los Angeles -- what could be considered their second home at this point -- Ryan Clapham, Michelle Joy, and Paul Davis of Cannons took over the Helpful Honda Sound Space for an intimate performance and interview just as their 2019 single “Fire For Fou” reached Platinum status. “It's really exciting,” Michelle says of the news. “It was kind of a funny story, right?” adds Ryan, “because we didn't really know at first.” Michelle explains, “We didn't know for a little while, but it was really exciting. I mean, ‘Fire For You’ changed our lives and just makes us really happy to know that the fire keeps on burning.” Keeping true to the sonic and aesthetic universe the band has created, they recently dropped their moody music video for their new single, “Sweeter.”  “We like to make mood boards for everything,” Michelle says, “and I feel like, for every music video we'll discuss what kind of visuals we're into at the moment, what movies we're watching, what kind of colors, what kind of things we feel represent Cannons and tie those into the music, the visuals and just try and create a world that does feel cohesive and that makes us feel like it's a nice escape that's beautiful and fun to enter.” Cannons are currently on tour with U.S. dates scheduled for this summer and fall. Don't miss Kevan Kenney's full interview with Cannons above, and stay tuned for even more action from the Sound Space right here on Audacy. Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Kevan Kenney

The Black Keys joined host Nicole Alvarez live from the Helpful Honda Sound Space at KROQ in Los Angeles for a special interview and performance, talking about their brand new album, Ohio Players, and giving a taste of what's to come on their International Players Tour kicking off in September. The Black Keys just dropped their 12th studio album, Ohio Players -- featuring the previously revealed single "Beautiful People (Stay High)" and more -- on April 5 via Nonesuch Records. Just before the release, Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach gave some lucky fans at KROQ an exclusive preview of the record and spoke candidly about their early days together, making the new album with a who's-who list of collaborators, and more. Since Dan and Patrick have known each other for most of their lives, Nicole started off the conversation by showing off a few photos of the duo when they were younger. “The first time I met Dan, it was like, right when I moved to the neighborhood,” Patrick remembers. “It was dusk and all the kids were riding bikes. I had grown up in a neighborhood where it was just like, really old people who just yell at us all the time. So, it felt like I had moved into the Goonies’ neighborhood. They kind of had all the characters; I'm not sure which one I was, but there's definitely a Chunk and all that.” “I mostly remember his older brother Will, because he was a train enthusiast,” says Dan about his first impressions of Pat. “He was the local eccentric kid,” Patrick says of his brother. “You would focus on Will,” Dan adds. “You wouldn't see Pat or his brother, Michael.” Diving into their new album, Ohio Players, which features collaborations with Beck, Oasis’ Noel Gallagher, Juicy J from Three-Six Mafia, and more, “on the last album we started to dip our toes into collaborating with people, which we really hadn't done much of… like when we worked with Danger Mouse on a record, it was just him and the two of us. So, it was only in the last couple of years that we actually felt comfortable, I guess being in the studio with other people creating stuff from scratch. Once we broke through that barrier, and we needed to start this new record, we thought we’d dig into the Rolodex a little deeper.” “The first person we thought of was Beck because he was someone who helped us out very early on, took us on tour very early,” he continues. “He always talked about making some music with us and it, we'd never gotten around to doing it. So we reached out to him and that kind of got the ball rolling -- and it was that spirit of collaboration that we carried on making the record.” “I think the only thing that you need to know is that we've been doing this for a long time,” Patrick says, “and I think we just really figured out how to really enjoy it seriously. This is a product of us working harder than we ever have, but having more fun than we ever have.” “We got to this collection of songs, they all work together and it is different than anything we've made," he explains, "and it was really hard to pick the first couple of songs that got shared. So, I feel like people really don't have a concept of what the album sounds like yet. ‘Beautiful People’ is, by far, the most kind of ‘mainstream’ thing on the album… I'm excited for people to hear the whole thing.” Tickets for The Black Keys' International Players Tour are on sale now.  Don't miss The Black Keys' full interview and performance above -- and stay tuned for even more action from the Helpful Honda Sound Space at KROQ right here on Audacy. Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Nicole Alvarez

Chicano Batman joined host Canyon Cody for a special interview and performance, giving fans details on their 2024 album Notebook Fantasy and upcoming tour, live from the Helpful Honda Sound Space at KROQ in Los Angeles. Kicking off Alternalido this past Sunday (3/31), Carlos Arévalo, Bardo Martinez, and Eduardo Arenas of Chicano Batman previewed a few songs from their new album Notebook Fantasy and sat down with host Canyon Cody to discuss the release and much more. After working, as he feels, harder than anyone else over the course of the pandemic and exhausting every socially distant angle they could, Eduardo tells us there's nothing that matches the feeling of “getting live in a room with people… you can't replace it.” “We record all our music live,” he adds. “’Notebook Fantasy,’ this new record, we did all that live (and we do overdub), but it's what happens in the room. That is the magic that you can't replace.” Offering some advice for rising artists, Eduardo says, “If you have something compelling to say or play or art or anything or display, go do that and keep doing that, and don't rely on anybody else on the outside to give you that confidence to keep doing that. It's hard when you depend on other people to like you to upgrade your art. You gotta like yourself… put the blinds on, just do it ‘cause you like it. It really pays off.” “Nobody's gonna feel you unless you feel what you're doing,” adds Bardo. "For me, Chicano Batman was always about doing what I was feeling inside… the words on the paper, this is my experience that I'm writing. I would say, just really dig into yourself. Cheesy but hey, f*** it!” The band will hit the road this year in support of Notebook Fantasy, with U.S. tour dates kicking off on April 19 at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, making stops in major cities across the country through the end of June. Don't miss Chicano Batman's full interview above, and stay tuned for even more action from the Helpful Honda Sound Space at KROQ right here on Audacy. Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Canyon Cody

The Beaches chat with host Megan Holiday before their performance in the Helpful Honda Sound Space at KROQ.

Royel Otis chats with KROQ's Kevan Kenney ahead of their performance in the Helpful Honda Sound Space at KROQ.

In case you missed it, Audacy is proud to present a special performance and interview with Cold War Kids, recorded in the Helpful Honda Sound Space at the World Famous KROQ in Los Angeles. Bandmates and lifelong friends Nathan Willet and Matt Maust chatted with Nicole Alvarez about their shows, the latest album release, and just how much the band has grown. Reflecting on their near 20 year career, the two had some pointed advice for their younger selves. “Don’t turn down the Coldplay tour” Matt said plainly, the crowd laughing in response. “Don’t turn down the Oasis tour” Nathan added, which turned some laughs to winces. “It hurts, right? I felt that too. We made dumb choices!” Clearly not all their decisions were mistakes, as the band released their 10th album, aptly named Cold War Kids, just last week. The 11-song album is a refreshing and original take on Alternative Rock, which calls back to and cultivates their classic CWK sound. Singles “Run Away With Me” and “Double Life” are upbeat with an easy groove, leaving it up to the listener to nod their head or full-body dance along. As the singer and guitarist, Willet said that the album was intended to leave the struggles of the pandemic in the past, yet still remain authentic to their experiences. “A lot of artists that I’m a fan of released very serious and minimal work during that time” said Willet. “My reaction to that was very… ugh. I don’t want to make a really sad and small record, but I want it to still reflect the moment and be true.” Thus, the latest album perfectly reflects the “wild abandon” that they had intended. And though the Cold War Kids are 10 albums deep into their career, they remain deeply appreciative and continue to grow. “I’m just so grateful that we still get to do this, because we learn to ‘say what you want’ and just go for it and don’t apologize” Willet reflected. “And I think for so long we were sort of, just little guys, a little nervous to say what we wanted and get what we wanted.” And though they’ve learned to be more outspoken, Willett continued on to say that aggression, “isn’t in our nature.” “We just never responded to that energy, and in a lot of ways, it comes back to our story. I think we’re fans of music first.”Check out the video above for the full interview with Nicole Alvarez and Cold War Kids, including a phenomenal 10-song performance. Don't miss Cold War Kids full 10 song performance and interview with Nicole Alvarez above, and stay tuned for more action from the Helpful Honda Sound Space right here on Audacy. Words by Isabella Eaton Interview by Nicole Alvarez

Micah Pueschel from Iration chats with host Nicole Alvarez before the band's performance inside the Helpful Honda Sound Space at KROQ.

Fall Out Boy chats with host Megan Holiday before their performance in the all-new KROQ Helpful Honda Sound Space!

Beach Weather chats with host Megan Holiday in the KROQ Sound Space.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs joined us for a special performance and conversation today, hosted by Klein. Ally. Show from the DTS Sound Space in Los Angeles, giving fans a taste of what to expect on their 2023 summer tour now underway. Currently on the road in support of their 2022 comeback album Cool It Down, Karen O, Nick Zinner, and Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs kicked off their 2023 tour itinerary at the beginning of May and will be making stops in several major U.S. cities including Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, and more before hopping across the pond to wrap in Europe at the end of August. It’s an exciting time for the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, performing at the Just Like Heaven festival on May 13 amid a headlining tour, new music recently released, and on top of all that it’s the 20th anniversary of their 2003 debut, Fever To Tell. “We had like an early dinner, that was really celebratory,” singer Karen O. says. “Mother Wolf, I think it was… they spoiled us, and it was like one day into practice, which is probably too early into practice. Yeah, there's no real knowing how to celebrate 20 years,” she admits. One form of commemoration arrived via a new-to-most video short, There Is No Modern Romance, shot back when the band was on their 2003 U.K. tour. As huge fans of Alternative music in the ‘90s and 2000s, Ally says, those are the decades that will always be obsessed over, while wondering if the band members have the same kinds of attachments. Guitarist Nick explains, “I mean… I still don't really know how to answer this question. It's so abstract and it was such a, obviously completely different time, and a lot of ways, a much more innocent time… The 'indie sleaze' times. But, I don't know, like, I still can't really wrap my head around it. We are the same people, but we're also totally different people.” Looking back at their beginnings, “We had no plan,” Nick admits. “Absolutely. No plan.” Karen adds, “Not only did we have no plan, I remember around the time before we put out ‘Fever To Tell,’ we were touring with some friends of ours, and I remember being like -- this isn't like throwing shade -- but I was just like, our friends who we were playing with were like a bit older than us. And I was just like, ‘Man, I will never be a band for more than 12 years… There's no way.’ And now I'm like, wow, we're the luckiest band in the world to be around for 23 years. It's so my perspective has changed a lot on that.” With the Just Like Heaven festival fast approaching, drummer Brian says the band is looking forward to catching up with old friends. “We're gonna get to catch up with a lot of people we haven't seen in a while, like The Walkmen especially, who I think we played one of our earlier shows with them back at this venue called The Cooler. And here we are maybe 22 years later playing a major festival in the Los Angeles area. So, super amazing." Hoping the band can help settle a debate about annoying concert attendees, Ally asked who they would consider the most obnoxious out of a couple of selections. Who is worse: the person recording the entire concert on their phone, or intoxicated fans screaming out "Play 'Maps' again"? Nick and Karen remember one festival date when a random guy kept yelling his request of "Heads Will Roll" over and over, leading Karen to address him from the stage. It was from the second song on... a few songs in I was like, 'YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT!' But, you know, I get it." "I do think the person filming the entire show is way more annoying," Nick admits. Don't miss our full conversation with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in the DTS Sound Space above -- and stay tuned for more exclusives from your favorite stars and artists right here on Audacy. Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Klein.Ally.Show

Matty Healy from The 1975 joins Klein & Ally for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan joins host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Marcus Mumford joins host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Death Cab For Cutie joins KROQ morning show hosts Klein & Ally for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers join KROQ morning show hosts Klein & Ally for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

The Interrupters join host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Jack White joins KROQ morning show hosts Klein & Ally for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Bob Moses joins host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

The Black Keys join hosts Klein & Ally for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Tropa Magica join host Canyon Cody for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Yungblud joins host Megan Holiday for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Cannons joins host Megan Holiday for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba joins host Kevan Kenney for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Bring Me The Horizon joins host Megan Holiday for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

The Regrettes join host Megan Holiday for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Måneskin joins host Megan Holiday for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

The Lumineers join host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Cold War Kids join host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Tai Verdes joins host Megan Holiday for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

KennyHoopla, Travis Barker, and guitarist Nick Long join host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

AJR joins host Megan Holiday for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.

Nessa Barrett joins host Nicole Alvarez for a conversation in the DTS Sound Space at KROQ.