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20 albums that paved the way for alternative as we know it

After the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll, it was clear that something was starting to emerge from the underground. As the genres of hair metal and pop rock dominated the charts, the rise of alternative rock gave a voice to people who might have been considered too strange for the early MTV generation. Years […]

Holly Humberstone explores growing up in AltPress issue #402 cover story

Whenever she’s asked to describe her sound, Holly Humberstone is never sure quite how to answer. In all truth, she doesn’t think about it in great detail. “I just make the music that I’m into at the time,” she reasons. “I’m generally just trying not to overthink it.”  Those of us who devoutly listen to […]

Listen to Phoebe Bridgers reimagine Tom Waits' "Day After Tomorrow"

Phoebe Bridgers has released a cover of Tom Waits’ “Day After Tomorrow.” The new track continues her annual tradition of dropping appropriately themed music just in time for Christmas. The new song features an all-star cast to help Bridgers in her reimagining of Waits’ song. Mumford & Sons‘ Marcus Mumford, Kaitlyn Dever and Mady Dever, […]

15 artists who completely reinvented their sound from album to album

Artists can easily find themselves forced into a box, shaped by fan expectations or public assumptions about how they should sound. No matter how much some people want to break away from the norm, it’s difficult to escape from what made them big in the first place. That concern doesn’t apply to these artists, though. […]

AP&R: SaintAhmad, VIAL and other rising artists to check out this month

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 […]

10 women who made the ’90s one of the most memorable decades of music

Among all the music that the ‘90s brought us, there’s one common denominator—kick-ass women vocalists. From the emergence of grunge to the golden age of hip-hop settling in its place, the ‘90s proved to be a decade where artists expressed the exasperations of womanhood with all of their might. As women lead singers began to […]

Vitamin String Quartet transform My Chemical Romance’s “I’m Not Okay”

The modern classical music project Vitamin String Quartet performed a rendition of My Chemical Romance’s heavy-hitting anthem “I’m Not Okay (I Promise).” The track is from their 2006 LP, Funeral: VSQ Performs My Chemical Romance. Both MCR fans and modern classic aficionados will be excited to learn the dynamic performance of the emo classic is […]

Phoebe Bridgers on her watershed year in 2020, speaking her truth and using her platform for good

Phoebe Bridgers discusses her whirlwind year in 2020 with the release of her sophomore record Punisher along with her commitment to speaking her truth.

Fiona Apple reimagines Sharon Van Etten's "Love More" in new cover

Sharon Van Etten is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her second studio LP Epic with the special reissue epic Ten. For the record, Van Etten teamed up with a slew of artists to reimagine the original album’s songs including Fiona Apple who has reworked “Love More.” On the heels of her big wins at the […]

41 women empowerment anthems that should be played as loud as possible

With Women’s History Month coming to a close today, it’s vital to carry these messages of intersectional feminism and empowerment throughout every day to come. These musicians aren’t only wonderful leaders in the music industry spanning over decades—they’re using their platform to spread messages of self-love and growth as well as sharing stories of hardship […]

Fiona Apple wins Best Alternative Music Album at the 2021 Grammys

Fiona Apple has officially won the Best Alternative Music Album award at the Grammys for Fetch The Bolt Cutters. The award was presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. Apple was nominated alongside Beck’s Hyperspace, Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher, Brittany Howard’s Jaime and Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush for the coveted award. Read more: This virtual Fall Out […]

Brittany Howard's "Stay High" wins Best Rock Song at the 2021 Grammys

Brittany Howard has officially won Best Rock Song at the 2021 Grammys for “Stay High.”The award was presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. Howard was up against a stacked list of nominations including Phoebe Bridgers’ “Kyoto,” Fiona Apple’s “Shameika,” Tame Impala’s “Lost In Yesterday” and Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief’s “Not.” Read more: This virtual Fall […]

Fiona Apple wins Best Rock Performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards

Fiona Apple has officially taken home the Best Rock Performance award at the 2021 Grammys for “Shameika.” The award was presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. This category made history with its nominations this year as it’s the first time all of the nominees are female. Read more: This virtual Fall Out Boy gig is helping […]

Grammy Awards announces 2021 winners—see the full list

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards is airing live from Los Angeles Sunday with host Trevor Noah. The Grammys ceremony was postponed from its original date in January over COVID-19 concerns and is now broadcasting with a mix of in-person and virtual participation on CBS. See the full list of 2021 Grammys winners and nominees from […]

10 alternative women musicians with unforgettable Grammys performances

The Grammys are finally coming up this week, after being postponed from its original January date, and the night is going to be filled with women celebrating major accomplishments in music. While last year was a mess in almost every regard, one good thing did happen: The Recording Academy unveiled the nominations, and it was […]

Phoebe Bridgers revisits “Kyoto” in new powerful acoustic ballad—listen

Phoebe Bridgers is revisiting her Grammy–nominated single “Kyoto” with singer-songwriter Jackson Browne and sharing her cover of John Prine’s “Summer’s End” for Spotify‘s Singles series. In honor of the upcoming Grammy Awards, Spotify is teaming up with this year’s Best New Artist nominees to reimagine one of their hit songs as well as record a tribute […]

20 albums from 1996 that mark some of the best of the decade

The year 2021 stands out for, at the very least, two distinct reasons. One, we all simply could not wait for it to get here and to promptly put the horrific year that was 2020 in our collective rearview mirror. And, two, it’s the year that some of the best albums of the ’90s will […]

10 things that prove women ruled rock music in 2020

2020 will be remembered in a lot of ways, many of them pretty horrible. However, if there’s one bright light in this dark year, it’s been the women in rock.  Over the years, women have taken over the genre through their experimentation and record-breaking albums that honor rock and alternative. But they do so in […]

10 bands from the ’90s you probably didn't know were still releasing music

While a singer’s precious declaration mid-set of “Here’s a song off our new record” may be the bathroom battle cry for many at a concert (you remember those, don’t you?), there are plenty of music lovers who either can’t wait to hear some of the new stuff or already know it and went there specifically […]

Hayley Williams just became the first woman to break this rock chart record

Hayley Williams‘ debut solo record Petals For Armor is taking the top spot on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart. The album is sitting atop the chart with 22,000 equivalent albums sold and 17,000 units coming from album sales. Read More: Mikey Way offers hope to fans for My Chemical Romance’s reunion The new album arrived on May 8 […]
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