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The 2000s birthed some of our favorite bands of all time, and those acts gifted us with some astounding live albums, spotlighting a certain time in each band’s history. Records like these show the viewer a more in-depth, behind-the-minds feel.  From My Chemical Romance to Paramore, check out some of our favorite live albums from […]

The year is 2005, and new gadgets are being introduced constantly. iPod Nano made its debut, and what could be considered the first video social media, YouTube, launched as well. This new platform encouraged artists to create easy, accessible music videos. Despite the low-quality, primarily small-budgeted videos, some bands went all out. Here’s a list […]

My Chemical Romance are back together. More people are listening to their music, buying their merch and chatting about the emo warlocks. Thus, it only makes sense to re-release the Gerard Way-penned tie-in comic to their hit album Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys. If you’re a true MCR stan, Gerard Way […]

As the news of coronavirus cancelations continues to spread, one that was particularly impactful was My Chemical Romance‘s cancelation of their upcoming Download Festival and New Zealand appearances. The first of the gigs would have been just MCR’s second show since their return.  Now, My Chemical Romance fans are angered at the way Download Festival’s […]

We know you’re always on your phone anyway, and chances are, you’re reading this from it right now. So, why not give your phone wallpaper an update with some of your favorite artists? From Blurryface era twenty one pilots to the pastel wonderland of Melanie Martinez, Pete Wentz’s classic snarl and Gerard Way sporting the […]

My Chemical Romance and the Used had one of the most epic crossovers of all-time in the mid-2000s. Bert McCracken and Gerard Way gave their own take on the Queen and David Bowie classic “Under Pressure” to raise money for tsunami relief, iconically performing it on MTV2 in 2004. Securing its rightful place in the emo history […]

Hip-hop, emo and even metal are all elements incorporated into Lil Xtra’s songs. Hailing from the great city of Atlanta, the Southern-rock rapper recently signed with Hopeless Records after self-releasing many successful songs, including his 2018 R&B-infused track “i hope you know i mean it.”  With the label, he recently shared his heavy-hitting single “Under […]

Collaborations have been a part of the music community since the very beginning, with crossover collabs being the hardest to accomplish successfully. Blending two unique sounds in a tasteful manner has been proven difficult, but we’ve combed through and narrowed it down to 10 of our favorite genre-bending collaborations. Check out the list below! Read […]

We at AltPress hold the emo title in high regard and fully embrace all subsects of fans who proudly stand under the genre’s umbrella without discretion, only pure, kindred acceptance. We celebrate those who have first pressings of Sunny Day Real Estate vinyl, early 2000s My Chemical Romance fanatics who enlisted in the MCRmy during […]

Palaye Royale seemingly came out of nowhere, armed with a weighty knowledge of rock history and a clear sense of what they didn’t want to be. From their flamboyant fashion sense all the way to their engaging time-machine rock, the band have begun to make their mark. Palaye Royale’s ability to mine the underground rock […]

Happy birthday to the captain of the Used, Bert McCracken! To further commemorate this day of excitement and double-lividness, the mighty Gunz got down with the singer in the lobby of NYC’s Gramercy Theater. The band were out on some dates prior to the release of their fifth album, Heartwork. “We wanted to make a […]

Besides traveling the world and creating albums with the Used, Bert McCracken has also been known to dabble with collaborations. In fact, genre-blending musician Machine Gun Kelly recently confirmed the energetic frontman will appear on his debut pop-punk album. To hold us over, and to celebrate McCracken’s birthday, revisit some of his most iconic recorded and […]

The Umbrella Academy took the world by storm even before it received its very own Netflix show. The super-powered academy rose to prominence under the pen of Gerard Way. The hyper-successful graphic novel is currently on its third volume. Now, in some recent awesome news, it appears that a viewer/reader favorite Klaus is getting his […]