Hawthorne Heights - 'The Silence In Black And White' Acoustic Album Premiere
Hawthorne Heights released their breakthrough album The Silence In Black And White almost 10 years ago. To celebrate a decade of the album, the band are embarking on 10-year tours and have recreated an acoustic version of the full album which you can hear exclusively on AltPress below! The album is set for digital release April 15 via iTunes,...
The Amity Affliction teasing ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’
The Amity Affliction have launched a new teaser site, lettheoceantakeme.com, with video clips and a countdown timer, which looks set to expire early next week. All of this could be teasing the band’s new album, which they were in the studio recording earlier this year, frequently updating fans with videos. Visit the site, watch the...
Ryan Russell - 'Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham' interview
When photographer Ryan Russell first picked up a camera at age 20, he had no intentions of becoming a professional photographer. He didn’t expect to ever photograph the likes of Blink-182, Death Cab For Cutie or Against Me! and he certainly never thought he would become the go-to photographer for Paramore. Now, after more than...
Owl City streams new single, “Beautiful Times” (ft. Lindsey Stirling)
Owl City is streaming his new single, “Beautiful Times,” which features violinist Lindsey Stirling. Listen to the song below, and let us know what you think. No news has been revealed yet as to whether the single is taken from an upcoming album or not. Owl City’s latest album, The Midsummer Station, was released in 2012...
Muse cover Nirvana’s “Lithium”
Muse recently covered Nirvana’s timeless hit, “Lithium,” at the Lollapalooza festival in Brazil on April 5. Watch the cover below, and let us know how you think the band did. Muse’s latest album, The 2nd Law, was released in 2012. If you missed it, read about AP’s only “stop the presses” moment, directly following Nirvana...
4 Things We Will Always Thank Nirvana and Kurt Cobain For
Last week’s acknowledgments marking the anniversary of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s passing included displays of respect and honor that crossed generations, as well as nostalgic sentiments from middle-aged folks bemoaning “how things used to be.” As a member of that specific demographic, I prefer to run away screaming from “good ol’ days” crap because it’s...
Watch Jimmy Eat World’s full 1999 Warped Tour set
Nostalgia time! Music blog WashedUpEmo uploaded some rare footage of Jimmy Eat World’s full set from the 1999 Vans Warped Tour. The footage was taken during a Warped stop in Dallas, Texas and captures the band playing old favorites like “Sweetness” to a modest crowd, at time prior to their mainstream explosion. Check out the video...
20 years of ‘Smash’: Silverstein, Motion City Soundtrack, more reflect on the Offspring’s album
“Smash is the way you feel all alone/Like an outcast you're out on your own.” So sang Dexter Holland on the title track to the Offspring’s Smash, the breakthrough album from a group of California punk rockers who would have their lives change forever in the wake of their third album. Released on April 8,...
Periphery drummer to host online music industry class from April 9-10
Periphery drummer and Bandhappy founder Matt Halpern will host the next CreativeLIVE class called The Working Musician Playbook. Halpern will “show viewers how to break out of the garage and build a lasting career in the music industry – from finding the right management, agent and label, to building relationships with sponsors and key industry players and more.” The...