Clay Busch of Danny Wimmer Presents on combining food, wrestling and rock for great music festivals
Clay Busch, Head of Marketing and Brand Partnerships for Danny Wimmer Presents, the company behind massive rock festivals like Aftershock, Rock On The Range, Louder Than Life, Welcome To Rockville and more, chats backstage at Aftershock about how the festivals combine food, wrestling and rock to create a different kind of experience. FOOD Each of...
Get the first listen of the Maddigans' new album 'No Place Like Here' (exclusive)
Canadian pop-punk quartet the Maddigans are set to release their latest album, No Place Like Here on March 4, and AltPress has the exclusive first listen. “We write all of our songs together as a band – anyone’s part is up for critique from anyone, so they’re a complete team effort by all of us,”...
Modern Baseball stream two new songs—listen
Well, it's been quite a good week in the Modern Baseball camp. The band announced a slot at this year's Reading and Leeds festival and a huge headlining tour with Joyce Manor. And now—to top it off—Modern Baseball have unveiled two tracks from their highly anticipated third LP Holy Ghost, which will drop May 13 via...
Modern Baseball announce tour with Joyce Manor
Riding the high of their new album announcement, Modern Baseball have revealed they will be hitting the road with Joyce Manor and and Thin Lips this summer for a headlining run in the States. Pre-sale tickets with pre-orders are available now. Read more: Modern Baseball relive the horrors of high school in “Rock Bottom” video Check...
Brand New's Jesse Lacey releases new cover song
Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey has joined Kevin Devine's Devinyl Splits six-part project. Check out Lacey's cover of “Bad Day” by R.E.M. below. Read more: Watch: Kevin Devine, Brand New’s Jesse Lacey cover Nirvana’s “Lithium” This split, featuring Lacey's cover and a cover of R.E.M.'s “Imitation Life” by Devine, will release on March 25 and can...
Q&A: Hotel Books frontman Cam Smith talks about how music saves lives
Fronted by California native and spoken word poet Cam Smith, Hotel Books have been recognized for their brutally honest and impactful lyrics. But at their core, the band is about is emotional endurance and the basic, fundamental need to help others. Since their inception in 2011, Smith’s music has been giving listeners a reason to...
Hotel Books premieres spoken-word song “Where We Sleep Is Where We Dream” (exclusive)
Cam Smith, the mastermind behind Hotel Books, just released another song in his spoken-word style to tease to his upcoming album. Smith teamed up with AP to give an exclusive listen of the song, called “Where We Sleep Is Where We Dream.” The song features Smith’s signature spoken-word lyrics, something Hotel Books is known for....
UPDATE: Foo Fighters release video confirming they're just screwing with all of us
UPDATE: Wednesday, March 2, at 11:50 p.m. EST It’s official: The Foo Fighters have trolled the entire world. Amidst rumors of breakups and solo careers, the band have posted a parody-like video that confirms neither of those things are true. As we first reported below, however, the band never deny embarking on a hiatus (or,...