Watch Heroin Bob explain different types of punk in exclusive clip from ‘SLC Punk 2’
If you find yourself needing to explain what type of punk someone is, let this scene from Punk’s Dead: SLC Punk 2 serve as your guide. In an exclusive clip featuring original cast member Michael Goorjian as Heroin Bob, his ghost lists some different genres of punk while visual representations flood the screen. Check it...
The Downtown Fiction announce EP release date, premiere album opener "Let's Fade Away"
The Downtown Fiction is set to release their new EP Alligator Tears on Feb. 26. The band teamed up with AltPress to exclusively premiere the music video for the album opener “Let’s Fade Away.” “Alligator Tears. The realities we choose to see. The people we re-invent. The disconnect we feel in an era of relentless...
Confirmed: Brand New will release (final?) album this year
Earlier today, Procrastinate! Music Traitors sent out an email to their mailing list with a cryptic report on this year's upcoming releases. If you read closely, you'll see it: Procrastinate! has confirmed a 2016 record release for Brand New. Read more: Brand New, Modest Mouse announce co-headlining tour Brand New's upcoming record could be their last....
'This band has always been about its own rules'—Man Overboard dish on their extended break
The pop-punk universe compressed a bit yesterday with Man Overboard‘s unexpected announcement that they’d be bidding fans “farewell for now.” The timing comes just seven months after the release of Heavy Love, their fourth studio album, and a plum spot on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour Main Stage, but the band stress there’s no bad...
Never Shout Never working on new concept album
Never Shout Never have never shied away from musical experimentation, and their next album, labeled by frontman Christofer Drew as a “conceptual record,” seems to emphasize that point more. In a new interview with Live Nation TV, Never Shout Never talks about this next concept album in detail, which, from the sounds of it, is...
Converse’s new glow in the dark sneakers celebrate Andy Warhol
Pop culture mainstay Andy Warhol is the focus of Converse’s newest line of footwear and apparel. Entitled the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Andy Warhol Collection, high and low top sneakers and graphic tees are available. Plus, the shoes glow in the dark, an ode to Warhol's black light paintings. Read more: Sex Pistols collection released...
The Original Sharks unveil sneak peek of debut album with premiere of "Capital Size"
The Original Sharks have partnered with AltPress to unleash a short and sweet track premiere for “Capital Size.” “Capital Size” is the first track off the band’s debut album, Dirty Little Weekend, which was described by engineer and producer Jon Markson of Such Gold as “[11] songs under 2 minutes each that are reminiscent of...
Nevermen's self-titled album brings delicious, thick swirls of modern electronica
Nevermen Nevermen The supergroup known as Nevermen boasts the elastic vocals and curious minds of TV On The Radio frontman Tunde Adebimpe, Faith No More leader Mike Patton and underground hip-hop artist Doseone. Combining their powers, the trio have concocted a brutalist symphony of high-octane sonics, low-hanging beats and squirrelly moments that border on pop...
The Ghost Inside guitarist loses multiple toes following tragic bus accident
Warning: Graphic content in the Tweet below. Today, the Ghost Inside guitarist Zach Johnson revealed that he lost multiple toes on his left foot following the band's tragic bus accident in November. He shared a graphic picture of his foot before and after surgery, which you can see below. Johnson was discharged from the hospital...