April 6, 2010

Kurt Cobain may be synonymous with the city of Seattle, but the Nirvana frontman spent much of his tragically short life two hours southwest in his hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. Cobain (and bassist Krist Novoselic) grew up in the harbor town and, depending on which stories you believe, had what could be described as a...

Sure, Nirvana covers are nothing new. But we’ve come up with a list of the Top 10 covers we’d like to hear performed by bands in our scene. If one of these ends up actually being done, we won’t take all the credit. But, damn it, we’re taking some. Still, we’d mostly have Kurt Cobain...

Everyone has his or her Nirvana story. Whether you were 9 years old and never the same after the video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” demolished your preconceptions of music; whether a friend included a song on a mix CD for you long after frontman Kurt Cobain's death in 1994; or whether you don't even...

Altpress.com is extremely excited to premiere two exclusive remixes by AP 262 cover stars Manchester Orchestra. Listen to “Shake It Out” (remixed by P.O.S.) and “Tony The Tiger” (remixed by Simon Illa) below. Both of the original songs appear on the band’s sophomore full-length, Mean Everything To Nothing which you can (and should) pick up...

WILL NUTTER [guitar/keyboard] tells the stories behind each song on AMBER PACIFIC’s Virtues. PHOTO: Nicole Jordan An Anthem For The Young At Heart This song has every intent to make you feel like rolling down the windows on a hot summer’s day, blasting the hell out of it. The lyrical message here is about being...