Circa Survive share second episode of ‘Juturna’ 10-year anniversary tour video
Circa Survive are currently on the road with RX Bandits and Citizen in tow as they celebrate ten years of their beloved debut full-length, Juturna. The band has been filming both on stage and behind the scenes along the way and are releasing a tour documentary of sorts, in pieces, as they move around the...
Craig Owens to produce Hotel Books' second full-length
California act Hotel Books are gearing up to begin recording a sophomore follow-up to their 2015 InVogue Records debut, Run Wild, Young Beauty. Later this month, HB mastermind Cam Smith and friends will hit the studio with Chiodos frontman Craig Owens to produce, along with engineer Nick Ingram who worked on the band's previously mentioned LP...
Has As It Is frontman Patty Walters become a diva?!—AP Tour Update #1
Here's a story of a man named Patty, who used to be such a lovely guy. Until one day, he joined our tour and started making bandmates cry… Everything is swell in the AP Tour universe, or so it seems, until we happen upon the new and, uh, not really improved attitude of As It...
Lydia release music video for "When It Gets Dark Out"
Arizona pop-rock band Lydia have released a brand new, mostly animated music video for their single, “When It Gets Dark Out,” which originally premiered here at AltPress. Read more: The 1975 enjoy success and excess in ‘80s-inspired video for “Love Me” Serving as the opener to their most recent full-length album, Run Wild, “When It Gets...
Kurt Cobain's solo demo of Nirvana's "Been A Son" surfaces—listen
To coincide with Montage Of Heck, the recent HBO documentary focusing on the life of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, director Brett Morgen has curated a chronological compilation of early Cobain demos and bedroom recordings, titled Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings, which will be released on November 13 as a soundtrack to the film. On the...
The Ready Set, Summer Set members unveil new Nekokat music video (exclusive)
Nekokat—the new band featuring Jess Bowen from the Summer Set and Jordan Witzigreuter from the Ready Set—are teaming up with AP for a premiere of their acoustic “Reckless” music video. Check it out below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! “Reckless” is taken from the band’s latest EP, Communication, which...
Blink-182 albums being re-released on cassette
Whether you like it or not, cassettes are making quite the comeback; definitely not on the same level as vinyl, but a comeback nonetheless. Four of Blink-182's more popular albums are currently up for pre-order (purchase links below) through SRC Vinyl on a variety of cassette options, with three color combinations each. All four have...
The world's highest-paid female musician has a history in our scene
According to Forbes’ list of highest-earning female musicians, Katy Perry tops the list with a total of $135 million. Taylor Swift came in second with $80 million, marking a staggering $55 million difference. Katy Perry isn’t a stranger to our scene. Somewhere between 2003 and 2005, she and Relient K frontman Matt Thiessen dated. They...
Come Wind show indie progression on "Clarity" (exclusive)
Ohio natives Come Wind are teaming up with AltPress for a premiere of their new “Clarity” music video. The track itself is a blissful ode to the progression of indie’s lighthearted mold. Check out the song and accompanying clip below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! “'Clarity' is a song of...