Netflix's ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ restages a horror classic—review
Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre is now available to stream. To coincide with the release, we are giving our take on the new film. TCM has a handful of references to the 1974 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but the movie largely avoids the overwhelming nostalgia that can at times be overbearing in series resurrecting titles....
Steve Aoki, grandson team up for collaborative single “KULT” featuring Jasiah
Steve Aoki and grandson have teamed up for the collaborative single “KULT” featuring Jasiah. The single comes with an accompanying music video. Read more: Simple Plan and Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley release “Ruin My Life”—listen Aoki spoke about working with grandson and Jasiah in a press release. “‘KULT’ is the first taste from my upcoming...
VOWWS release “One by One” video with accompanying B-side—watch
VOWWS have released a new single called “One By One.” They also released a music video for the track, directed by Jordan Hemingway (Wolf Alice, Yves Tumor, Comme des Garçons) and edited by Rizz from VOWWS. The B-side for ”One By One” is “Shadow Man.” The idea behind the pairing represents two sides of the...
12 great standalone punk-rock singles, from the Clash to the Libertines
The seven-inch 45 RPM single was the perfect punk–rock medium, insofar as anything about a musical genre and culture as fly-by-the-seat-of-your-bondage-pants as punk can be designed. This is because it was originally rock ‘n’ roll’s perfect medium, and punk’s initial goal was reducing rock to its fundamentals. And if you restrict your presentation’s time to...
Simple Plan and Sum 41's Deryck Whibley release “Ruin My Life”—listen
Simple Plan have teamed up with Sum 41‘s Deryck Whibley on the new single “Ruin My Life.” The track follows the band’s recent single “The Antidote.” It also comes ahead of more new music, including an album, out later this year. Read more: Simple Plan’s “The Antidote” video captures the growth of young love Simple...
Set It Off release “Who's In Control” ahead of ‘Elsewhere’—listen
Set It Off have released “Who’s In Control” via Fearless Records. This is their third single from their upcoming album, Elsewhere, out March 11. Read more: Lit announce Spring Loaded tour, release live video for “Yeah Yeah Yeah” Vocalist Cody Carson spoke about the track in a press release. “Everyone loves feeling like they have...
For Dora Jar, working as a musician is akin to being a wizard—interview
Before you find yourself in her DMs, Dora Jar already knows that her name is a pun. She’s reminded about it at least once a week. And just like with her eclectic sound, she references her childhood for its inspiration. While some might not feel a nostalgic connection to an automated car alarm, Jar makes...
Oliver Tree on pouring "all the sadness" of his soul into 'Cowboy Tears'
Oliver Tree has released his new album, Cowboy Tears. In keeping with Tree’s characteristic vision, the new record is thematically rich and builds on his unique blend of music and performance art. Cowboy Tears is a unique follow-up to his acclaimed album, Ugly Is Beautiful. For the new project, Tree developed an “emo cowboy” aesthetic,...
Lit announce Spring Loaded tour, release live video for "Yeah Yeah Yeah"
Lit are unveiling details today for their Spring Loaded U.S. tour. Alternative Press is bringing you the first word on the new run. The band also dropped a new live video for their single “Yeah Yeah Yeah.” Read more: Are the 2000s back? How Avril Lavigne, Chris Carrabba are uniting Gen Z and millennials During...