Rival Schools enter the studio with J. Robbins
Rival Schools will be recording in Magpie Cage Studio for the next four days with famed producer/engineer J. Robbins (Jets To Brazil, Hey Mercedes, Shiner). Further information on the session has not been revealed.
Exclusive: I See Stars breaks down in New York; AP talks to Devin Oliver
AltPress.com had an impromptu chance to quickly catch up with stranded I See Stars frontman Devin Oliver while he sat in a repair shop in Albany, New York today where he and the band are suffering out a broken down tour bus. So where are you and what happened to your tour bus? Is this...
Memphis May Fire post studio update
Memphis May Fire are currently in the studio recording their new album. The album will be released this summer via Rise Records. Check out the band's first studio update below. Let us know what you think!
Simple Plan release "Summer Paradise" video featuring Sean Paul
Simple Plan have released a new video for “Summer Paradise” featuring Sean Paul. The band's latest album, Get Your Heart On!, is available now. Check out the video here and tell us what you think!
We Came As Romans release "Fire And Ice" tour update
We Came As Romans are currently on the road headlining the “Fire And Ice” tour. The band's latest album, Understanding What We've Grown To Be, is in stores now. Fans can check out the band's first tour update below. Tell us what you think!
Meshuggah release new music video
Meshuggah have released their new music video for “Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion,” as seen below. The band's latest album Koloss is out now.
Thick-framed "hipster" eyewear trend taking hold for defendants on trial
NBC has a new report stating that thick-framed, “hipster” eyewear is even making waves behind bars as a growing trend for defendants on trial: “Prosecutors asked a witness if the gentlemen on trial usually sported the glasses. The witness said they did not. One prosecutor compared the glasses to masks, saying, 'They’re designed to confuse...
Soul Asylum cover Dead Kennedys, Joy Division, Stooges for new covers album
Alt-rock veterans Soul Asylum have recorded an album of punk covers for release sometime in the future on a to-be-determined format. Via Rolling Stone: “While some time-tested punk pioneers were covered (the Stooges with 'TV Eye,' the MC5 with 'Shakin' Street,' etc.), there are quite a few lesser known tunes that were tackled as well,...
AP 286 Bonus Excerpt: Tim McIlrath on racism, hate crimes and cultural desensitization
While AP showers the family dog, Ruby Soho, with attention, Rise Against frontman McIlrath produces two root beers and a bowl of pistachios from his kitchen for our living-room chat. He's a gracious host, a well-spoken interview subject and—just as important—an attentive listener. There's no denying McIlrath's passion toward the injustices he sees on the...