Nicole Rork

Abacus Recordings have announced the newest addition to their ever-growing stable: long-standing New York hardcore veterans Sick Of It All. The band will be 20 years old in 2006, and to celebrate, they‘ll be releasing their ninth full-length, Death To Tyrants, via Abacus early in the year. The band are recording the disc with Dean […]

As much as we here at Alternative Press are all about awesome music, we are also about awesome movies, as well (any look at our film section in each issue would tip you off to that). So, in the spirit of showcasing awesome movies, we bring you The Chumscrubber. The flick stars Jamie Bell (y‘know, Billy Elliott), […]

Each week, Mammoth Press debuts a different album on their Mammoth Stream feature, allowing you, the amazing person that you are, to stream a brand new record in its entirety. This week‘s album? This Could Be A Possibility, the debut LP from I Surrender Records band Valencia. Head to MammothPress.com and click on "Mammoth Stream" […]

Lovitt Records band Fin Fang Foom are hitting the road for a week in late October/early November alongside former labelmates Milemarker. The label tells AP that the band will be playing mostly new material on this tour, so if you want to get a preview of the direction of their next album, these are the […]

Today, Oct. 21, is the two-year anniversary of the death of Elliott Smith. Smith reportedly took his own life in the early hours of Oct. 21, 2003, and his loss to pop music–and music as a whole–is still felt worldwide. If you‘ve somehow avoided the life and times of one of pop music‘s most gifted […]

Odds are, you probably already have your tickets for the Saves The Day/Senses Fail co-headlining tour (and if you don‘t, what the hell is wrong with you?). But if you‘re looking for a good way to get psyched up for the show, check out Senses Fail performing "Rum Is For Drinking, Not For Burning," "Lady […]

Victory Records‘ resident Irish-punk septet, the Tossers, have been added to the World Series pre-game festivities tomorrow, Oct. 22, in Chicago. The band will be entertaining for free outside Gate Three at U.S. Cellular Field from 4:15 to 7:15 pm, so even if you didn‘t get some coveted White Sox/Astros tickets, you can still head […]

Nitro Records are sending a pair of their young guns out on the road together, in No Trigger and Crime In Stereo. Both bands recently wrapped recording of their respective Nitro debuts; CIS‘s is called The Troubled Stateside and will be out early 2006, NT‘s has been dubbed The Beast, and will also be unleashed […]

The Militia Group have announced the newest addition to their stable of rock: Los Angeles quartet Controlling The Famous. The band will record their TMG debut this December, with an early 2006 release date penciled in. The band are said to draw influences from both the San Diego and Washington, DC scenes equally, with […]