Lee Mckinstry

Contributions

Weezer’s Brian Bell and U.S. Bombs’ Nate Shaw collaborate on the Relationship

BRIAN BELL (middle left) and NATE SHAW (middle right) are not your typical dream team. Bell, the long-locked guitar mystic of Weezer fame, first met Shaw as a teenager, where the latter promptly introduced him to West Coast punk and the raw ethos of “the church of rock ‘n’ roll.” Shaw is best known for his tenure in […]

300 Bands We Told You So—The best of AP’s “100 Bands You Need To Know” special

Every year since 2001, AltPress has made it our mission to introduce you to 100 up-and-coming bands, and looking back, we got it right at least a couple times. We recently scoured our back-issues for some of the artists who have since made the most impact. Take a trip through AP history with these artists […]

All-female 'Ghostbusters' cast revealed

So that’s who they’re going to call. According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, Sony’s all-female reboot of Ghostbusters has found its stars.  Melissa McCarthy, who has been in talks for a leading role, officially signed on to the Paul Feig-directed project. Kristen Wiig, who starred in the Feig-manned Bridesmaids with McCarthy, is also in negotiations, along with Saturday Night Live players Leslie Jones […]

Everything you need to know about the impending shoegaze revival

Shoegaze is back. Or, depending on the critic you ask, it never left, and now we call it nü-gaze, cuz we’re clever like that. Music writers have been predicting the shoegaze resurgence since the mid-00s, tapping A Place to Bury Strangers, the Silversun Pickups and Deerhunter as members of the new school. Now, buzz bands […]
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