Bob Becker, Fearless Records founder, launches Thriller Records & signee
Bob Becker, the Fearless Records founder, has launched an all-new record label called Thriller Records. “After starting and running Fearless Records for 25 years, I feel like there is still plenty of opportunity out there and gas in the tank,” Becker exclusively told Alternative Press. “The new label, Thriller Records, will give me and our...
boyband drops soaring track “birth by sleep” ahead of ‘never knows best’
boyband just released the perfect song to listen to while driving with the windows down on a summer night. “birth by sleep” features clean production and a catchy hook (“I don’t wanna wake up if you’re not next to me”). The instrumentation is bright and airy, disguising the lyrics’ more melancholy tone, which tell of...
Vitamin String Quartet transform My Chemical Romance’s “I’m Not Okay”
The modern classical music project Vitamin String Quartet performed a rendition of My Chemical Romance’s heavy-hitting anthem “I’m Not Okay (I Promise).” The track is from their 2006 LP, Funeral: VSQ Performs My Chemical Romance. Both MCR fans and modern classic aficionados will be excited to learn the dynamic performance of the emo classic is...
Travie McCoy honors those he lost with "A Spoonful Of Cinnamon"—listen
Gym Class Heroes‘ Travie McCoy has come out of a difficult quarantine with something positive: poignant new music. “A Spoonful Of Cinnamon” marks the end of his quarantine and is his first release since 2015. “A Spoonful Of Cinnamon” is a glimpse through the window into what McCoy’s life has been like for the last year....
Pretty Sick finally felt like they could branch out with ‘Come Down’ EP
Watching Pretty Sick’s ’90s-esque music videos makes you feel as if you’ve been blasted onto a production set starring Hole, except the entire cast is replaced by an aggressive, high-definition Gen Z. Sabrina Fuentes was only 13 when she started the new-age grunge troupe and quickly established them as one of the fastest-growing bands in...
10 pop-punk artists we'd love to see live in the coming months
Pop punk found new life in 2020. Young bands blossomed, while hip-hop and pop acts picked up guitars. Maybe you’re one of the many fans who rediscovered old favorites on social media. Possibly, Chase Hudson (aka LILHUDDY) acted as your power-chord gateway drug. If so, welcome. There’s so much to see. And if you thought...