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The story behind POORSTACY’s horror-influenced 'Party At The Cemetery'
POORSTACY’s second album, Party At The Cemetery, is here just in time for the Halloween season. On the new record, POORSTACY builds upon the eerie nature of his music by bringing a more cinematic approach to the sound. In a number of ways, Party At The Cemetery is the audible equivalent of a horror film, something […]
Trash Boat takes us behind the scenes of 'Don't You Feel Amazing?'
On their latest album, Trash Boat break out of the pop-punk bubble to take on a variety of new musical styles while tackling personal and societal issues, from addiction and frustration to inequality and discrimination. For AltPress issue 397’s Album Anatomy section, Vocalist Tobi Duncan explains how it all went down. NO GENRE, JUST GOOD […]
Vic Mensa on mental health, meditation & why he's challenging tradition
Chicago-based musician Vic Mensa rose to fame with his 2013 debut INNANETAPE and follow-up debut album The Autobiography. But that’s not all: He decided to turn to rock music with his project 93PUNX, which tackled mental health on songs such as their Good Charlotte collab “it’s a bad dream.” Since the start of his career, […]
Mark Hoppus shares cancer diagnosis, music community shows support
Mark Hoppus shared on social media that he has been diagnosed with cancer and has been undergoing chemotherapy for three months. In a statement posted to Twitter June 23, Hoppus explained that he has “months of treatment ahead” but is also “trying to remain hopeful and positive.” Read more: Photographer Sean Murphy recalls shooting blink-182, […]
Hot Milk are expanding their musical family with each new performance
Han Mee and Jim Shaw took a big risk when they quit their jobs in the music industry to start Hot Milk. But soon enough, the Manchester-based band, rounded out by bassist Tom Paton and drummer Harry Deller, were supporting bands such as Foo Fighters and You Me At Six. In May 2019, they released […]