1989

9 uncredited guest vocals you might have missed in your favorite songs

Is there any better surprise than listening to a song and getting hit by a cameo from a familiar vocalist? Aside from adding to the dynamics of the track, these uncredited guest vocals are great Easter eggs for any fan.  While it’s not uncommon for these collaborations to go unnoted on streaming platforms, Google will […]

These 15 punk albums from 1989 ended the ’80s loudly

Welcome to Alternative Press’ 15 best punk albums of 1989. It’s easy to look at the final year of the decade and see it as transitional. But there are portents of the future all over this list. Yet, truth be told, haven’t we seen that with all these lists? As we’ve worked on this series, […]

Every Time I Die lyrics appear in Taylor Swift's '1989' album polaroid

Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley was in for quite the surprise after a Facebook post revealed that a line he wrote just so happened to appear in one of Taylor Swift‘s polaroids from her 1989 album. Does this mean Swift is an ETID fan? Read more: Bring Me The Horizon perform stripped down version of “Medicine” If […]

Taylor Swift has best selling vinyl of 2015 so far

I mean, who else did you think it would be? According to Billboard, Taylor Swift’s 1989 is the best selling vinyl so far this year, with around 34,000 units moved. A close second comes Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie And Lowell, at 32,000. Arctic Monkeys, Alabama Shakes and Miles Davis round out the top five. See those […]