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20 concert films that capture the best of live music, from NIN to Paramore
by Katie SchmidtThe dawning of our new normal — a world of postponement, rescheduling and uncertainty — showed us just how sacred...
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20 music documentaries you need to watch this weekend, from ‘Summer of Soul’ to ‘Get Back’
by Katie SchmidtIt’s often difficult to figure out an artist’s true identity at face value. Press interviews and social media offer a...
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20 songs that transformed punk, from “Raw Power” to “Rebel Girl”
by Tim StegallThere are a lot of people out there who know what punk rock is but have no idea how to...
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Check out these rare photos of punk legends, as captured by Jim Saah
by Tim Stegall“People were commenting about this one photo I took of Marginal Man that was in the inner sleeve of their...
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How the White Stripes and the Hives built on the legacy of garage rock
by Tim StegallTwo U.K. televisual musical moments from the turn of the century, both involving stripped-down young rock ‘n’ roll bands: First...
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10 times different artists collaborated to make inspiring music
by Tim StegallSeptember 1963: A young R&B combo called the Rolling Stones are rehearsing, preparing for a recording session. Their manager, former...
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These 10 bands prove that Cleveland was one of punk’s earliest capitals
by Tim StegallAlternative Press’ native home of Cleveland, Ohio, stands alongside New York City and London as one of punk’s birthplaces. Yet,...
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These 10 bands made Boston one of America’s greatest punk-rock towns
by Tim StegallA greasy R&B riff rips from the speakers, coated in more fuzz than a peach orchard wearing a 50-year-old wool...
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AltPress Weekly: Eyedress, Syd, boyband, the Velvet Underground and more
by JP ErvinWelcome back to AltPress Weekly. It’s hard to believe we’re already at our fourth installment of our weekly roundup, which...
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15 artists who show that the Velvet Underground’s influence is eternal
by Tim StegallLester Bangs, the greatest rock journalist ever, felt eternal Lower East Side musical royals the Velvet Underground were “our Beatles...
