Mischa Pearlman

It was Christmas Day 2018 when everything changed for Kellin Quinn. The Sleeping With Sirens frontman woke up that morning—as he did most mornings—with a hangover.  He walked downstairs blurry-minded to his 6-year-old daughter Copeland opening her presents, a sight that struck squarely into his heart and soul. The then-32-yea...

The Front Bottoms Going Grey ROCKS LIKE: The Hotelier, Depeche Mode, LCD Soundsystem WHAT'S DIFFERENT: In short—a lot. While 2015’s Back On Top expanded the quirky New Jersey band’s sound a good degree, this record truly opens the floodgates. While still recogniz ...

Rise Against Wolves FILE UNDER: Revolution Rock ROCKS LIKE: Anti-Flag, Alkaline Trio, Green Day Donald Trump wasn’t president when Rise Against started writing their eighth album Wolves, but they were in the studio when he was elected. Whil ...

Sorority Noise You’re Not As _____ As You Think… FILE UNDER: End of the world blues ROCKS LIKE: Manchester Orchestra, Modest Mouse, Death Cab For Cutie WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Sorority Noise have really looked to expand their sound with this follow-up to 2015’s acclaimed second album Joy, Departed. Like that record, thi ...

Nothington In The End FILE UNDER: Melodic gruff punk ROCKS LIKE: Red City Radio, Iron Chic, I Am The Avalanche WHAT'S DIFFERENT: For a start, they’re back. The San Francisco band have been on hiatus for the last five or so years since 2011’s Borrowed Time. While before they perhaps wore the ...

Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes Modern Ruin FILE UNDER: End Of The World Blues ROCKS LIKE: Single Mothers, Slaves, the Bronx WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Veering between the bluesy rock ’n’ roll of “Snake Eyes” and “God Is My Friend,” the gritty suspense of “Wild Flowers” and the frenzied punk of the title track, Modern Ruin is the most fully formed record of Frank Carter’s career to date. The second album

Milk Teeth Vile Child Though they hail from the U.K. and only formed two years ago, Milk Teeth’s heritage is very much rooted in the ’90s American alt-rock scene. The follow-up to the Bristol band’s acclaimed Sad Sack EP, Vile Child once again delves into the heart of grungy alt-rock, offering up 12 delightfully retro and riotous tunes. The album isn’t ...

For all of the truly terrible things in the world (disease, terrorism, Nickelback et al), it’s heartening to know that artists in our community are quick to put their time and money where their mouths are. This year's Alternative Press Music Awards is honoring these people with the Artist Philanthropic Award, presented by Sub City. Simple P... Read More ... Read More ...

For all of the truly terrible things in the world (disease, terrorism, Nickelback et al), it’s heartening to know that artists in our community are quick to put their time and money where their mouths are. This year's Alternative Press Music Awards is honoring these people with the Artist Philanthropic Award, presented by Sub City. Taking B... Read More ... Read More ...

For all of the truly terrible things in the world (disease, terrorism, Nickelback et al), it’s heartening to know that artists in our community are quick to put their time and money where their mouths are. This year's Alternative Press Music Awards is honoring these people with the Artist Philanthropic Award, presented by Sub City. Bayside  ...

For all of the truly terrible things in the world (disease, terrorism, Nickelback et al), it’s heartening to know that artists in our community are quick to put their time and money where their mouths are. This year's Alternative Press Music Awards is honoring these people with the Artist Philanthropic Award, presented by Sub City. Jake Luh ...

For all of the truly terrible things in the world (disease, terrorism, Nickelback et al), it’s heartening to know that artists in our community are quick to put their time and money where their mouths are. This year's Alternative Press Music Awards is honoring these people with the Artist Philanthropic Award, presented by Sub City. Koji is ...

For all of the truly terrible things in the world (disease, terrorism, Nickelback et al), it’s heartening to know that artists in our community are quick to put their time and money where their mouths are. This year's Alternative Press Music Awards is honoring these people with the Artist Philanthropic Award, presented by Sub City. Andrew M... Read More ... Read More ...

Anti-Flag American Spring For almost 25 years, Pittsburgh’s Anti-Flag have been holding a mirror up to the world’s ills and injustices with their ferocious, socially conscious punk. Though the fact the planet is still as fucked up as ever must be disheartening, at least it’s given the band ample inspiration for their 10th full-length. As such, these 1 ...

Northern Faces Northern Faces If pop music is meant to be polished, nobody told Northern Faces. On their self-titled debut, the Albany, New York four-piece have crafted some of the catchiest tunes you’re likely to hear this year that are anything but glossy and superficial. Rath ...

Formed in Bridgend, Wales, Funeral For A Friend have been a staple of the British alternative rock scene for over a decade. In that time, they’ve weathered line-up changes and sonic shifts from the earnest melodic screamo of their early days to the savage, politically charged hardcore of Chapter And Verse, their recently released seventh album. It’s ...

The Brokedowns Life Is A Breeze Ever since it went mainstream, there’s often been a disconnect between punk the music and punk the lifestyle. Not so for this four-piece from Elgin, Illinois, whose music comes off as an accurate soundtrack to their lives. Much ...

Chumped Teenage Retirement Chumped’s debut album couldn’t really be called anything else—its 12 songs throb with both the naïve, reckless abandon of youth and the jaded, tired contemplation of old age. What you get when this Brooklyn, New York, four-piece combine the two is a vital examination of the human condition that seems to run the gamut of every experience and emotion we encounter in our sh

The Copyrights Report This sixth record from Illinois-based misfits the Copyrights blasts through 14 pithy gems in just under 28 minutes. Mixing both the sloppy, slacker pop-punk of, say, early Green Day with the slightly more polished sheen of Teenage Bottlerocket or recent Bouncing Souls, songs like “The World Is Such A Drag” and “No Knocks” throw an upbeat, don’t-give-a-fuck attitude in the fac

Rise Against The Black Market The Rise Against of 2014 are very different band to the one that formed in 1999—they've cycled through a half-dozen guitarists, their music has noticeably become more melodic since those early days and they’ve become a Billboard charting band (2011’s Endgame hit No. 2 on that magazine's top ...