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StubHub is offering up to $100 off ticket purchases this weekend

While StubHub is notorious for gouging fans on ticket prices, they’re offering a solid deal this weekend to cut costs. If you were late picking up tickets for some shows coming up, StubHub is offering up to $100 off purchases from now until June 9. Read More: K.Flay opens up on wanting to be a “Real […]

Eminem regrets homophobic slur in diss track to Tyler the Creator

Eminem has found himself in a fair share of drama lately. With his brand-new diss track on MGK, Eminem is also receiving some backlash on his recent homophobic slur against Tyler the Creator. Read more: Eminem responds to MGK’s diss track with his own, “Killshot” In an interview series with Sway, Eminem’s Marshall Mathers went […]

This map shows each state’s least favorite artists

Earlier this week, music tech company the Echo Nest's Paul Lamere released a map showing the most distinctive artist for each state (Fall Out Boy as Kentucky’s being a pretty interesting highlight). Now, a new map has been released, showing each state's “most ignored artist,” which you can check out below. Mostly, the map shows us that a […]

Bon Iver releases "Beth/Rest" music video

Below you can check out a new Bon Iver music video for their song “Beth/Rest.”

Bon Iver announce remix contest, 'Bon Iver, Bon Iver' Stems Project

Grammy award-winning indie-folk artist Bon Iver has announced a remix contest for his most recent studio album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, in conjunction with Indaba Music and Spotify. You can download all of the stems from the album now and view a statement regarding the contest below. “Remix all of the tracks from Bon Iver, Bon […]

The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends

The Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends As if the word “Fwends” wasn’t enough of an indication, the first song on The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends—“2012 (You Must Be Upgraded)—hints that the album is going to fall squarely on the Lips’ impish side. Impish and annoying. Like the Mr. Mxyzptlk of indie […]

Bon Iver announces new U.S. tour dates

Bon Iver announced several new tour dates for his U.S. tour this summer. Check them out below. You can pick up his new iTunes Session here and watch the video for “Towers” here. New Dates: 09/12/12 Providence, RI- Providence Performing Arts Center ^ 09/13/12 Boston, MA- Bank of America Pavilion ^ 09/15/12 Columbia, MD- Merriweather […]

Right Away, Great Captain! - The Church Of The Good Thief

Right Away, Great Captain! The Church Of The Good Thief Rarely does an album review require a spoiler alert. But the plotline of the finale of the Right Away, Great Captain! trilogy is potentially of more interest to some fans than the music. Manchester Orchestra majordomo Andy Hull first introduced the central character—a 17th century […]

Today in tumblr: Bon Iver Erotic Stories (SFW)

Just came across this on tumblr: Bon Iver Erotic Stories. It's a fairly simple premise–the author posts a picture of Justin Vernon accompanied with some flash fiction, most of which isn't actually erotic in the primal sense of the word. Here's an example: “Today Bon Iver wrapped me in his flannel, which smelled like charred […]

Join us tonight at 8PM ET for coverage of the Grammys

The Grammys are tonight at 8PM ET and Altpress.com will be watching and updating this post as artists from our scene (Skrillex, Sum 41, Foo Fighters and more) find out if they win in their respective categories. You can check out the list of nominees here and be sure to check this post for updates […]

Skrillex, Foo Fighters, Bon Iver, Sum 41, Radiohead, Coldplay get Grammy nods

Nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced, and there are definitely some surprises in the bunch. To be nominated, the music in question had to have been released between October 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011. Some highlights among the nominees, in alphabetical order: Arcade Fire: Best Recording Package (Scenes From The […]

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Bon Iver Bon Iver   There's a moment during “The Wolves (Act I And II),” from Bon Iver’s breakthrough debut, For Emma, Forever Ago, where the most brutal contrast simply works. It's when Justin Vernon, the center of the indie-folk project, fearlessly inflects the last word of his quietly emotional interrogation, “What might have been […]
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