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There’s truly something special whenever our favorite artists decide to cover songs from other bands and genres. It shows off their musical chops, their taste and their ability to imprint their style on anything they’re performing.  Some artists, such as Post Malone, Miley Cyrus and YUNGBLUD, have made a name for themselves with their innovative covers […]

It goes without saying, but we’ll do it anyway. We will never grow tired of Brendon Urie. When he joined Panic! At The Disco in 2004, he was a charismatic conduit for band founder Ryan Ross‘ songs. When Ross and bassist Jon Walker split to form the Young Veins, Urie and drummer Spencer Smith kept […]

Ottawa-based indie act Amnita are beginning a fresh chapter from their days as Nighttime In Kansas. They’re teaming up with AltPress to premiere their new track and video for “Control.” The band released their final effort, “Better Feeling Alone,” under their previous name in February. Transitioning to their new persona, the four-piece—vocalist/guitarist Michael Watson, drummer […]

Welcome to the best punk albums of 1987. But first, some context. Feb. 20, 1987: An attack by a domestic terrorist called “the Unabomber” plants a bomb in a Salt Lake City computer store. The owner is injured. March 4: President Ronald Reagan owns up to what was swiftly called the Iran-Contra Affair in a […]

Each month, Alternative Press Gallery explores the work of photographers, directors and other creatives who help shape the music world from behind the scenes. With each issue, we explore the stories behind the shoots and take deep dives into the most compelling media, asking about the vision as well as the happy accidents that create […]

When we last left Jimmy Eat World at 2016’s Integrity Blues, frontman Jim Adkins was finding peace in solitude on the sprawling closer “Pol Roger.” “Are you alone like me?/Alone but not lonely,” he sang, finally content to let silence ring out in a modern world that’s anything but peaceful. But a funny thing happens […]

XTRMST XTRMST Generally speaking, when the term “straight-edge hardcore band” gets tossed around, your thoughts probably automatically turn to the founding fathers of clean living and ripping riffing. You (should) know the names: Minor Threat, Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, SSD… Hell, if you think we’re leaning a little too heavy on the original ’80s […]

In a lot of ways, the Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity may never outgrow its own legend. The only full-length the band ever recorded with founding member Dimitri Minakakis, it stands today as one of the most influential collections of experimental metal the genre has seen in the last two decades. On its 15-year anniversary (September 28, 2014), Alternative […]

This weekend marks the long-awaited return of the Skate And Surf Festival, a two-day event taking place at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, featuring the best and brightest of our scene. Now, it's been a number of years since S&S has been a part of our spring (sure, we had the Bamboozle from […]