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The needle and the (financial) damage done: 10 items you must buy on Record Store Day

Okay, sure, we could write a scathing editorial on how Record Store Day has lost the plot. A day originally created to celebrate the wonder that is the independent record store has been mercilessly co-opted by labels both major and indie, looking to flood the marketplace with a substandard (and wildly overpriced) product, and many […]

Features RecAP: March 25, 2013 - 100 Bands you needed to know in 2001, The Summer Set, more

Today on AltPress… AP LOOKS BACK: With our 13th annual “100 Bands You Need To Know” issue onsale now, AltPress decided to revisit the very first 100 Bands issue, from 2001, to see where they ended up. A massive list featuring Bright Eyes, Coldplay, At The Drive-In, Good Charlotte and more. THE SUMMER SET perform “Maybe […]

The Lead - 100 Bands You Needed To Know in 2001: Where Are They Now?

100 Bands You Needed To Know in 2001: Where Are They Now? AP 297 marked our 13th annual “100 Bands You Need To Know” special, where we profile a hundred of our favorite up-and-coming acts from all walks of musical life. Many of our 100 Bands selections have gone onto fame, fortune and forgetting about […]

This Or The Apocalypse cover At The Drive-In

This Or The Apocalypse have been endorsing the following fan-made lyric video for their cover of At The Drive-In‘s “Invalid Litter Dept.“ The song is a bonus track on their iTunes deluxe reissue of Dead Years.

Watch performances from At The Drive-In, Green Day, The Gaslight Anthem and more at Reading Festival

Over the weekend, BBC uploaded a slew of videos from the UK's Reading and Leeds festivals. You can check out the entire 28-video playlist here, or an embedded selection from the likes of At The Drive-In, Green Day, Mastodon, Enter Shikari and You Me At Six.

Anywhere - Anywhere

Anywhere Anywhere Apparently it's a race within the ranks of the Mars Volta to see how many side projects the members of the prog-rock group can release before Ragnarok kills us all. The latest salvo from within this camp is Anywhere, a supergroup featuring TMV singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala on drums, Triclops! guitarist Christian Eric Beaulieu, […]

Premiere: Anywhere (At The Drive-In, the Mars Volta), "Rosa Rugosa"

Check out this premiere of “Rosa Rugosa” from Anywhere. The band, which features Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In), Mike Watt (The Stooges, fIREHOSE, Minutemen) and others, will release their self-titled debut full-length on July 24 via ATP Recordings.

Informal Poll: What will At The Drive-In announce this month?

A cryptic tweet from At The Drive-In promises “exciting news” this month: Hello to all our @AtTheDriveIn friends. We have some exciting news coming up in June … Stand by for transmissions — At The Drive-In (@AtTheDriveIn) May 31, 2012 The reunited and beloved band has already played a handful of shows in 2012, including […]

Anywhere (At The Drive-In, the Mars Volta) announce debut

Anywhere, a new project from Cedric Bixler Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In), Mike Watt (The Stooges, fIREHOSE, Minutemen) and others, will release their self-titled debut full-length on July 24 via ATP Recordings. Check out the cover art and track listing below. A new song, also called “Anywhere,” can be heard below as well. […]

Cedric Bixler-Zavala gives track-by-track of The Mars Volta's 'Noctourniquet'

The Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala recently recorded an interview detailing a track-by-track of the band's new album, Noctournique. Check it out below.

At The Drive-In talk about Invisible Children in new interview

At The Drive-In recorded a video interview with Invisible Children during Coachella this past weekend in which the reunited band talk about the charity and their support of it. Check it out below.

Watch At The Drive-In's entire Coachella set

The full set for At The Drive-In's Coachella reunion set has made its way online. Watch it below. The band will perform again this coming weekend for the second round of Coachella.

More live videos from At The Drive-In's Austin show

A couple more live video's from last night's At The Drive-In show are below, including performances of “Quarantined” and “Enfilade.”  

Watch At The Drive-In perform "One Armed Scissor" in Austin

The reunited At The Drive-In played a last-minute show in Austin, Texas last night. Video of the band performing “One Armed Scissor” can be seen below.

At The Drive-In announce one-off show in Marfa, Texas

At The Drive-In has announced a one-off show in Marfa, Texas (population 1,981 according to Wikipedia) scheduled for Apr. 12. Zechs Marquise will support. More info is here.

The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet

The Mars Volta Noctourniquet This review originally ran in AP 285. The Mars Volta are members of a small yet esteemed echelon: a respected community of rock outfits whose new works—be they stellar or hideous—are always greeted with enthusiasm. Fortunately, Noctourniquet is a great installment to their canon: Frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala earns his MVP status […]

At The Drive-In to play Reading and Leeds

At The Drive-In continue to add shows to their reunion plans–the band just tweeted that they'll be playing the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK this August.   Freight train coming !!!… At The Drive In will be performing atReading / Leeds Festivals August 25-26 — At The Drive-In (@AtTheDriveIn) March 12, 2012  

Check out two new songs from the Mars Volta, "Noctourniquet" and "Zed And Two Naughts"

The Mars Volta has launched a stream of “Noctourniquet” and “Zed And Two Naughts,” a pair of new tracks from the band's imminent full-length Noctourniquet. Check it out below. Noctourniquet is due out Mar. 27.

At The Drive-In to play Japan's Fuji Rock Festival

At The Drive-In has added another reunion show, this one at Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata, Japan. The festival takes place July 27-29. ATDI will also be playing Coachella in April and at FIB Benicassim in Costa Azahar, Spain in early July.

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of At The Drive-In admits reunion is about money, nostalgia

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of At The Drive-In recently confirmed that the reunited band would not be recording a new album, and that money was indeed a factor in their decision to play shows again. Check out the quotes below: “Will there be a new album? No, no, no. At The Drive-In is more of a nostalgia […]
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