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12 best alternative holiday songs to soundtrack your Christmas party

Listen to your favorite alternative artists put a spin on classic holiday tunes. From Jimmy Eat World to Fall Out Boy, these are the top alt holiday songs.

Charlotte Sands drops “Out of My Head” featuring Aaron Gillespie—listen

Charlotte Sands has released “Out of My Head.” The song features and was co-written by Aaron Gillespie of Underoath and the Almost. In a press release, Sands spoke about collaborating with Gillespie. Read more: Charlotte Sands’ ”Lost” is pushing forward the pop-punk revival—premiere “Getting to write with Aaron Gillespie is always a privilege, but having him […]

Underoath release new single "Numb" ahead of 'Voyeurist'—listen

Underoath have shared their latest single “Numb” ahead of their upcoming full-length, Voyeurist. The new album is set for release Jan. 14 via Fearless Records. Following the group’s recent “Digital Ghost” livestream concert, “Numb” revisits their post-hardcore sound by combining melodic hooks with heavy instrumentals. Read more: Underoath’s new single “Damn Excuses” is necessary listening—check […]

SeeYouSpaceCowboy share new single and video ahead of new album—watch

SeeYouSpaceCowboy have released a new music video for “The End To A Brief Moment Of Lasting Intimacy.” The track is the latest offering from their upcoming album, The Romance Of Affliction, out Nov. 5 via Pure Noise Records. Read more: Every Time I Die’s Keith Buckley on daring himself to make ‘Radical’ Keeping in line […]

Underoath’s new single “Damn Excuses” is necessary listening–check it

Underoath remains steady in their two-decade-long project of maintaining heavier-than-hell originality in their latest track, “Damn Excuses.” The new track was released via Fearless Records. It’s the latest studio release since the band’s reimagined take on Rezz’s “Someone Else” in 2020. The song is their first original music since the deluxe version of their Grammy-nominated […]

Silverstein return with fiery video for cathartic track “Bankrupt”—watch

Silverstein are back with an explosive new track “Bankrupt.” Following their latest full-length A Beautiful Place To Drown and back catalog revamps on Redux II last year, “Bankrupt” marks their first new song of 2021. The post-hardcore staples aren’t holding back with an energetic new video for the rage-fueled track that serves as a commentary […]

40 new artists you need to hear in April

Everyone loves to jam out to their favorite artists and classic hits, but let’s not forget about all the fresh talent constantly popping up around the world. From pop and indie to punk and post-hardcore, there’s always a new name in music waiting to be heard.  We know there’s a lot of faces to sift […]

12 new collabs your favorite musicians have made with rising artists

2021 has already started out as a strong year for music, with artists expanding their pool of collaborations more than ever. After the train wreck that was 2020, musicians seem to be experimenting more often—spanning genres with collaborations and, in some cases, helping up-and-coming artists receive some limelight by featuring them on tracks.  Read more: […]

Former Underoath guitarist Corey Steger has died in a car accident

Former Underoath guitarist Corey Steger died in a car accident Wednesday. On Thursday night, ex-Underoath vocalist Dallas Taylor (Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster) confirmed the news on social media. From 1998 until his departure in 2001, Steger was the lead/rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for Underoath. Read more: All Time Low are up to […]

10 musicians who joined established bands and didn't miss a beat

Band lineup changes are hardly a rarity in the music scene. Between creative differences, life events and personal fallouts, it’s pretty common for at least one member to go in a different direction over the course of an outfit’s tenure. And that, of course, leaves a significant void to be filled. How a band decide […]

10 musicians who have more than just one role in their band

Musical talent often transcends any individual instrument. A piano player may often feel inclined to try out their voice. A guitarist may dabble with the bass. Often, though, career musicians opt to dedicate themselves entirely to a specific role. Of course, that isn’t a hard rule. There are a number of alternative multi-instrumentalists out there who lend […]

PVRIS and REZZ team up for haunting EDM collab "Sacrificial"—listen

After teasing their highly-anticipated collab earlier this week, PVRIS and DJ/producer REZZ have officially unleashed their haunting new EDM track “Sacrificial.” “Sacrificial” is the latest collaboration to arrive from PVRIS’ Lynn Gunn over the past few months. Read more: Jon Schaffer is reportedly still in an Indiana jail three weeks after arrest Back in October, […]

50 new artists you need to hear in January

Everyone loves to jam out to their favorite artists and classic hits, but let’s not forget about all the fresh talent constantly popping up around the world. From pop and indie to punk and post-hardcore, there’s always a new name in music waiting to be heard.  We know there’s a lot of faces to sift […]

The 50 best albums of 2020 in alternative, pop punk, metal and beyond

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]

40 new artists you need to hear in December

Everyone loves to jam out to their favorite artists and classic hits, but let’s not forget about all the fresh talent constantly popping up around the world. From pop and indie to punk and post-hardcore, there’s always a new name in music waiting to be heard.  We know there’s a lot of faces to sift […]

20 side projects you should already be listening to by now

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]

20 scene albums from 2007 that are probably still stuck in your head

In 2007, the scene was rocking harder and louder than anyone could have imagined. Myspace favorites such as Fall Out Boy and Paramore were crafting their emo sounds into unforgettable albums that established them as legends. While staying true to their roots in emo and punk, scene music introduced synthesizers and screamo elements to create […]

Aaron Gillespie likes the Underoath LP he's not on more than a fan favorite

“We are so married to each other and our craft,” says drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie in the APTV oral history of Underoath. “And that sounds so douchey, but I don’t mean for it to. What we do is so important to us that we fight and end up hating each other half the time because of […]

Underoath considered adding a covers set to the Observatory series

On July 17, world-acclaimed rock force Underoath begin Underoath: Observatory, a livestreamed concert series. As the coronavirus pandemic has stopped live music performances, it’s also made us accustomed to “rock from home” offerings from bands and artists. While those gestures are great for fan service, it still wasn’t enough for the members of Underoath. Underoath […]

Here are the 18 best scene vocalists from the 2000s

The first decade of this century began in the wake of boy bands and nü metal, so no one truly knew which sounds and bands would break out this time around. Well, “the scene” became a widely used (and misused) phrase, and bands decided to become more egalitarian.  Read below for more on both points, […]
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