ben gibbard Archives - Alternative Press

8 Lil Peep tracks that nod to some of the scene’s most prominent artists

Alternative Press Magazine - July 14, 2021

There’s a reason Lil Peep was lauded as the “future of emo” by multiple publications. From the early days of his career, his songs...

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10 alternative covers that completely transformed pop hits

Alex Darus - April 1, 2021

While we love when artists gift us with never-before-heard songs, there’s just something about a cover that will always get us excited. Since the Punk...

Musicians with multiple bands successful alternative side projects

10 alternative musicians who founded more than one successful band

Mala Mortensa - February 16, 2021

No lie, as exciting as it is when our favorite musicians take on new projects, it's always a little disconcerting. After all, we have...

10 alternative artists who embraced electronica for a whole new sound

Mala Mortensa - December 11, 2020

The incorporation of electronic sounds into alternative music is hardly a new phenomenon. In the mid-2000s, bands such as Cobra Starship and 3OH!3 made...

20 side projects you should already be listening to by now

Scott Waldman - September 2, 2020

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or...

These 13 emo albums are the perfect soundtrack to your college years

Alternative Press Magazine - August 28, 2020

Writer/director Judd Apatow accurately summed up college when he said: “College is the reward for surviving high school.” It’s true. The college experience proffers...

10 alternative artists Taylor Swift should collab with next after ‘folklore’

Alex Darus - July 30, 2020

Taylor Swift recently surprise-dropped folklore, her eighth album, which is completely different from anything she’s ever released. Swift, who’s known for country songs and pop...