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From My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade to +44's When Your Heart Stops Beating, these are the best punk albums of 2006.

Supersweet is LA's first coffee and tattoo shop. See how this unique shop is elevating the standard tattoo experience while serving up java and pastries.

Alexisonfire have always played to the beat of their own drum.

The British are coming? Nah, they never really went away. Whether it be the prototypical likes of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, game-changing extremists Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower and Carcass or more recent globe-straddling champions such as Architects, Bring Me The Horizon and Asking Alexandria, there’s scarcely been a moment since Tony Iommi down-tuned his guitar and changed music

At the core of his second album, Farm To Table, Bartees Strange poses a lofty question: Who do you keep close once you’ve become the person you’re meant to be? Throughout the record, Strange sings of loved ones and home and tourmates; then the answer becomes clear. His circle...

“Let’s have a war ⁠— blame it on the Middle Class!” The guitar emerges in a blur. The outburst only lasts a second or two before the rest of the band kicks in as abruptly. Someone calls “Out of vogue” repeatedly, as lead singer Jeff Atta responds, “We don't need no magazines/We don’t need no pictures/We don’t need no TV/We don’t wanna know!” It’s over in a minute. The other three songs on the seve

Perhaps the best way to know that a song is well written is to strip it down to its most natural and intimate form. If a song can elicit an emotional response from a listener with simply the artist’s voice and a singular instrument, then it's clear that everything is there to lay the foundation for a truly great composition. Whet...

This month, MUNA made their cover debut with Alternative Press. The band appear alongside artists such as Alexisonfire, Bartees Strange, Soccer Mommy and Joyce Manor. In the cover story, MUNA walk readers through the creation of their new self-titled album. The...

In the twilight of June 28, 1969, cops crashed the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village, dragging fistfuls of queer employees and patrons out into the early morning dark. When the crowds fought back, the cops barricaded themselves into the bar they’d violently emptied, which the crowd then set on fire. Six days o...

FKJ remembers his earliest memory of music vividly. On a summer day, when he was 3 or 4 years old, his father opened the window of his childhood home and placed a speaker facing the terrace. Soon the fat, funky groove of “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen took over, making its mark permanently. “I lost...

In 1997, Third Eye Blind released their self-titled debut album, one that ultimately catapulted the band to mainstream success. Now, 25 years later, the group are commemorating those early days with their retrospective album Unplugged. In celebration of the momentous anniversary, Third Eye Blind are also gearing up for their Summer Gods: 25 Years In The Blind tour with Taking Back Sunday and Hocke

The most important member of any rock ‘n’ roll band is the drummer. Seriously, you can have Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar in your band. But if Mitch Mitchell isn't in the back, holding it all together on drums? You just have noise.  Rhythm...

​​Slipknot’s foray into the metaverse was only announced this month, via a partnership with Sandbox, but it’s been a lifetime in the making. Inspired by the early days of playing the video game Quake online via dial-up internet with friends in different parts of the world to the creativity that came from editing the source code, Clown has always been interested in how communities can work together

Hamond is sitting at the booth, nodding his head to a foggy beat as the feds inevitably close in on his pirate radio broadcast. Then he pulls the mic close, stacks of vintage equipment sitting behind him, as he launches into “Left Feet” off Pirate Radio, out today via No Matter. Hamond’...

June is upon us, which means it’s time for the next issue of Alternative Press. We’re thrilled to present our new issue (#407) with cover stars MUNA. Check out a preview of the story below. Within the pages of our June issue, a number of talented creatives appear alongside MUNA. That list ...

Jenna McDougall is starting from scratch. Her band, Australian pop-punk outfit Tonight Alive, went on hiatus in 2019, wanting to take a break from their rigorous international touring schedule to focus on their mental and physical health. “When Tonight Alive went on hiatus, it was a really high priority for me to start figuring out how to write for myself because it felt like the first opportunity

“PFFT, I ACTUALLY DON’T KNOW HOW TO FEEL ABOUT THAT — THAT’S CRAZY!” PinkPantheress laughs softly. I’ve just told her that a friend of mine compared her show last night to “being inside an episode of Euphoria.” She seems equal parts flattered and con...

Chris Motionless remembers the moment when he knew everything was going to be OK. In the summer of 2021, the Motionless In White vocalist was in Los Angeles, where he had spent a month working on the band’s sixth album, Scoring The End Of The World. The ...

Decked out in vibrant colors and funky patterns, Kid Bloom (aka Lennon Kloser) could easily be mistaken for a child of the ’80s. That influence shines on his debut album, Highway, out today via Position Music. Read more: Is Frank Ocean directing his own feature film? Hig...

To properly dissect the best emo albums from 2011, one must not be afraid to use the term “emo” broadly, as this style of music can take shape across multiple genres. In 2011, emo was arguably at its lowest point commercially, as the mid-to-late 2000s boom had slowly faded away at the turn of the decade, followed by the genre’s dip into happier and more neon territory. However, due to ... Read Mor