Here Lies Man nod to Nigerian funk and psychedelic sound in new album
Here Lies Man Here Lies Man FILE UNDER: Afro-Latin Acid Funk ROCKS LIKE: Brownout, Antibalas, Funkadelic WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Guitarist/vocalist Marcos Garcia (of Brooklyn-based Afrobeat ensemble Antibalas) is exploring heavy acid funk with this new project. Fuzzed-out guitar and organ riffs thick as a mud-coated shag carpet lay on top of complex polyrhythms that’ll readjust your...
SharpTone Records signs new band and other news you might have missed today
You've made it through the first week of April—way to go! We've got news from Alazka, who signed with SharpTone Records, a new song from LANY and a handful of tours you can't miss. Check out all the news you might have missed below. Read more: Eat Your Heart Out sign to Fearless Records and other news you...
Wear Your Wounds emerge with genuine, heartfelt sound
Wear Your Wounds WYW FILE UNDER: Depressive Art-Rock ROCKS LIKE: Neurosis, Swans, Pink Floyd WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Wear Your Wounds is Converge frontman Jake Bannon’s new project. The songs started out as lo-fi home recordings, but have been filled out by Converge’s Kurt Ballou, the Red Chord’s Mike McKenzie, Trap Them’s Chris Maggio and Hatebreed’s F....
Everybody (Still) Hurts: The story behind the ‘Essential Guide To Emo Culture’ 10 years later
In mid-2000s, a cultural phenomenon took the world by storm. Fueled by heartfelt and confessional music, painted-on jeans, too much black eyeliner and swoopy bangs that had been flat ironed to Hell, the emo subculture quickly took over America’s suburbs (and beyond). As emo took over the mainstream, many people not installed in the scene...
K.Flay deliver strong lyrics and signature genre-blending in new album
K.Flay Every Where Is Some Where FILE UNDER: Pop, politics, power ROCKS LIKE: Santigold, MC Lars, Lizzo WHAT'S DIFFERENT: In our Spotified world, the hard-to-classify genre-bending that used to bedevil artists like K. Flay (aka Kristine Flaherty) has now become an asset. Every Where Is Some Where is a suitably expansive title for an album...
A Perfect Circle debut new song "Feathers" in Las Vegas
[Photo Credit: Speakeasy PR] A Perfect Circle unveiled a new song last night in Las Vegas. Read More: A Perfect Circle ready their first album in 13 years, sign with BMG Reportedly called “Feathers,” the fresh APC tune was debuted at the Pearl Concert Theater on the first show of the band's current tour. (via...
Capstan perform acoustic track "Reprieve" - watch
The progressive pop punk group Capstan stopped by AP headquartes to give us a look into their 2015 acoustic LP, Parting Gifts. In the APTV studio, the band still sticks to the raw, emotional feel of “Reprieve,” the track of choice. Make sure to subscribe to APTV to see more sessions with your favorite bands!
Falling In Reverse adopt honest, genuine feeling in 'Coming Home'
Falling In Reverse Coming Home FILE UNDER: Turning Over A New Leaf ROCKS LIKE: Blink-182, Dangerkids, Anberlin WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Falling In Reverse’s previous records have travelled every corner of the music map. With Coming Home, the band seem to have calmed down and centered themselves a bit more. This record is heartfelt and genuine, compared...
Metallica reportedly accused of plagiarism
[Photo Credit: Herring & Herring] Metallica have reportedly been issued a cease-and-desist letter for alleged plagiarism, according to Exclaim! The legal issue cropped up from apparent similarities between the band's “Moth Into Flame”—the second single from their 2016 album, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct—and the song “Hunger For Power” by '80s metal group Incubus (later called Opprobrium;...