Features RecAP: March 27, 2013 - My Chemical Romance, Allison Weiss, The Braces, more
Today on AltPress MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and Alternative Press go back to the Bullets days. We paid tribute to the band in the wake of their break-up with a history retold from the pages of the magazine. They'll never take us alive… ALLISON WEISS, one of our 100 artists you need to know this year, debuts her new,...
Have Mercy (Topshelf Records) announce debut album, out May 21, produced by J. Robbins
Baltimore, MD’s Have Mercy will release their debut full-length, the Earth Pushed Back, on May 21 via Topshelf Records. It was recorded at the Magpie Cage in their hometown with J. Robbins (Braid, Texas Is The Reason, Fairweather) at the helm. Track Listing: 01) Level Head 02) Ancient West 03) Hell 04) This Old Ark...
Twin Falls (Chris Carrabba, Bad Books) announce first tour
Following a successful debut at SXSW, Twin Falls have announced tour dates supporting Ivan & Alyosha and the Lone Bellow. The group are currently finishing their debut album due out this summer. Tues, April 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas Wed, April 17 Washington, DC @ DC9 Thurs, April 18 New York, NY @ Santos Party House...
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves (ex-Taking Back Sunday) announce new album, 'You’re Always On My Mind'
Brooklyn's A Great Big Pile Of Leaves have announced their new sophomore studio album, You’re Always On My Mind, set for release on July 2 via Topshelf Records. Touring guitarist Matt Fazzi, formerly of Taking Back Sunday (New Again era), has joined the band as a permanent member. Recording personnel includes Ed Ackerson (Limbeck, Soul Asylum,...
Check out a trailer of MTV's new series 'Girl Code'
After the success of MTV2's comedy series Guy Code, MTV has decided to create a spinoff show for the ladies. Girl Code offers viewers a new, hilarious how-to manual full of over-the-top tips to push the envelope and open the dialogue about the wonders and woes of womanhood, covering everything from frenemies, girl fights and cutting bathroom lines...
'The Wolverine' debuts first trailer
Yesterday, we showed you a six-second clip of The Wolverine trailer. Today, we have the movie's first trailer to share. Coming in at two minutes and 27 seconds, the trailer will answer a few more questions for fans whose heads were left spinning after director James Mangold's Vine teaser yesterday. Hugh Jackman reprises his role as...
New teaser trailer for 'The Great Gatsby'
In anticipation of its upcoming release, Warner Bros. has released a new teaser trailer for The Great Gatsby. The film's release date was pushed back five months, but is now scheduled to open nationwide May 10. The movie is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous 1925 novel of the same name. Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo +...
Weekly Playlist #18: Seven current pop songs that don't suck
Now, don’t go getting all high and mighty on us. Even those of us who refuse to turn on the radio end up exposed in varying doses to Top 40 pop. Admittedly, most of it is abhorrent, but for those desperate occasions when you find yourself with a dead iPod and a case of CDs...
The Men - New Moon
The Men New Moon Rewind to 2011: New York amp molesters the Men make Leave Home, a gloriously oppressive record documenting unhealthy manifestations of seething attitude and amplifier vivisection somewhere between the sociopathic tendencies of the legendary Birthday Party and the blistering shuddering of contemporaries Pissed Jeans. Fast-forward to 2013: The band’s fourth album, New...