February 21, 2013

Watch Tegan And Sara perform on VH1

Tegan And Sara recently performed on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live With Carrie Keagan. The band's latest album, Heartthrob, is available now. Fans can download the album on iTunes now. Check out the performance below and tell us what you think! Big Morning Buzz Live With Carrie Keagan Get More: Tegan & Sara, Big Morning...

Senses Fail answer fan questions in new video

Senses Fail recently answered fan questions in a new video for PureVolume. The band's upcoming album, Renacer, is due out on March 26 via Staple Records. Pre-orders are on sale now. Check out the video below. Fans can catch Senses Fail on tour starting this April. Details can be found here.

The Dear Hunter stream new song, "Whisper"

The Dear Hunter have released a new song titled “Whisper” from their upcoming album, Migrant, which is set for release April 2 via Equal Vision Records. Listen to the song below and let us know what you think. Migrant pre-orders are now open.

AP YouTube: The Acoustic Basement Tour cover Radiohead, Pedro The Lion and Miguel

When the Acoustic Basement tour stopped by our offices earlier this month, in the spirit of the tour, all of the artists performed an acoustic song for us, but Brian Marquis (Therefore I Am), Koji and A Loss For Words switched it up by performing acoustic covers of Radiohead, Pedro The Lion and Miguel, respectively....

Hope For The Day list #2: We Came As Romans guitarist Joshua Moore

Last month, AP introduced you to our new list series in partnership with non-profit Hope For The Day. For this series, we will present a list of things that gives someone–whether your favorite artist, someone in the industry or one of your peers–hope in an effort to build more positivity in our scene and help...

The Science Of The Pit: Physics study compares moshing to molecules

[Photo: Broadway Calls and a rowdy crowd] A physics/sociology study conducted by Jesse Silverberg and Matt Bierbaum, doctoral students at Cornell University, has found that crowd behaviors at metal shows, deemed “extreme social gatherings,” mirror molecular behaviors, based on video from concerts as well as in-person observation. “In mosh pits, the participants (moshers) move randomly, colliding with...

Video Premiere: Reign Supreme, 'Sky Burial' sessions (part one)

Reign Supreme are set to release their upcoming EP, Sky Burial, on March 19 via Mediaskare Records, and–leading up to it–AltPress will be bringing you an exclusive, four-part “making of” series recorded with the band in studio. If you like what you see and hear in the videos, you can pre-order the EP via the...

Song Premiere: Outernational, "We Own The Night" (produced by Tom Morello)

Leading up to International Women's Day on March 8, human rights activist band Outernational are releasing a free song from their Here Is The Rose EP every Thursday to spread a needed message. “The cold truth is that there is nowhere on planet Earth where it is safe to be female,” says singer Miles Solay. ...