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Look back at some of the best Alternative Press covers in honor of issue 400
by Sam CoareFour hundred issues after the very first book to carry our name ran off the printers back in 1985, we...
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10 artists who brought the alternative scene to your favorite TV shows
by Alex DarusAcross the 2000s and 2010s, there was a whole lot of angsty entertainment to watch on TV or in movies....
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Poppy and Koi Footwear team up for dreamy alternative shoe collab
by Karl SmithIn her relatively short but nonetheless impressive career thus far, Moriah Rose Pereira—better known by her artist mononym, Poppy—has spent...
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10 punk guitarists who took a unique approach to the genre in the ’10s
by Tim StegallWhen the ball dropped in New York City’s Times Square at the stroke of midnight Dec. 31, 2009, punk rock...
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10 Japanese pop-punk bands who are prominent forces in the genre
by Mala MortensaYou don’t have to look back at the Hot Topic crowd’s fixation with Hello Kitty to see the influence of Japanese culture on the alternative scene. The...
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25 essential Fueled By Ramen albums released across their 25-year history
by Marian PhillipsFueled By Ramen has signed some of the most talented alternative bands and musicians to date. With 25 years of...
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10 artists who completely took off after their debut albums
by Mala MortensaIf there’s one universal truth to alternative music, it’s that there’s no one path to success. Many talented artists grind...
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10 women vocalists who made the 2010s a monumental time for alternative
by Mala MortensaWe already established that not all women sound like Hayley Williams with our look into unique-sounding frontwomen within 2000s alternative music....
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10 trans women musicians who are changing the world of punk rock
by Mala MortensaThe punk community has notably provided refuge for society’s outcasts since its early foundations in the 1970s. Unfortunately, representation has...
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10 bands from the 2000s who have stayed true to their sound
by Mala MortensaThe further we get into our scene “phases,” the more we understand the concept of “love and loss” as it...
