Escape The Fate, Crown The Empire and more join Slam Dunk 2021 lineup
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, a lot of concerts and events have been rescheduled this past year. For Slam Dunk, organizers have pushed back the festival not once, but twice already. Finally, last month, Slam Dunk organizers confirmed that the 2021 festival is now happening this fall. Now, the official lineup for the new Slam...
Neck Deep reschedule 'All Distortions Are Intentional' UK tour to 2022
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Neck Deep have pushed back their headlining U.K. and Ireland tour again. This week, the band announced the rescheduled U.K. and Ireland tour dates for their All Distortions Are Intentional headlining tour, which is now happening in 2022. Read more: Chadwick Boseman wins Best Actor at the 2021 Critics Choice...
21 Northern Californian artists who have influenced AFI’s Hunter Burgan
Southern California gets a lot of credit for being the birthplace of many bands that you know and love such as Black Flag and Bad Religion, but Northern California’s discography, which includes both Green Day and Metallica, isn’t exactly that shabby either. The area may get a little less public affirmation, but hopefully we can...
Hayley Williams reimagines this ’90s Failure classic in new cover—watch
Hayley Williams is bringing back her self-serenades for a special new cover. This week, the Paramore vocalist took to social media to share her own acoustic rendition of the Failure classic “The Nurse Who Loved Me” from the ’90s. Read more: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win 2021 Critics Choice Award for Best Score Over...
10 trans women musicians who are changing the world of punk rock
The punk community has notably provided refuge for society’s outcasts since its early foundations in the 1970s. Unfortunately, representation has been historically lacking across the scene, especially when it comes to LGBTQIA+ participation. While queer musicians as a whole seem to exist as a minority in punk rock, transgender artists are a glaring rarity. But don’t think that...
The Dead Deads are done playing by the rules in “Deal With Me”—watch
The Dead Deads are back with glitter, grunge and more as they unveil their latest music video for “Deal With Me” in an exclusive premiere with Alternative Press. The powerhouse rock trio is paving their own path in the scene and their new raucous video is a perfect example of how. Taking only the best...
See which 'Addams Family' character best matches your zodiac sign
The Netflix reboot of our spooky dreams is coming true as the streaming service recently announced an upcoming live-action TV reboot of The Addams Family, directed by Tim Burton. The show, titled Wednesday, is a coming-of-age comedy series that focuses on Wednesday Addams as she attends school at Nevermore Academy. Read more: 10 actors who...
12 alternative projects fronted by women with new music you need to hear
Women in rock, from Against Me! and Evanescence to Paramore and Tonight Alive, are larger than life. While shaping the alternative music world as we know it, they also proved that women belong in rock ‘n’ roll. They all continue to inspire other young women to push against the status quo of the male-dominated music industry....
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win 2021 Critics Choice Award for Best Score
Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste have won the Critics Choice Award for Best Score. Alongside Batiste, the duo helped create the score for Disney‘s new animated film Soul. Read more: Miley Cyrus credits these artists for paving the way for female rock musicians For this year’s Critics Choice Awards,...