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Waterparks, iDKHOW, others on songs ruined by romance

Valentine’s Day 2020 is upon us, which means one of two things. You either have someone who is going to pay 78% more for flowers for you than they would on the 15th—or you don’t. These are things we do this time of year to profess our admiration and love for the certain special sweethearts […]

Bunbury 2020 lineup has twenty one pilots, Melanie Martinez, AVA, more

Bunbury Festival announced this year’s lineup and it is stacked with amazing artists such as twenty one pilots, Melanie Martinez, Angels & Airwaves and more. Last year, the festival hosted an assortment of scene favorites and this time around, they didn’t disappoint. Read more: My Chemical Romance add second New Jersey show after quick sellout–UPDATE In 2019, Fall […]

The most anticipated albums of 2020 in alternative, metal and beyond

With a new decade kicking off shortly, we’re taking a look at what we can expect in 2020. While we can’t predict the future, we do know that the new year will bring us plenty of fresh albums. Several artists have already released album titles and the dates we can expect them in 2020. Others […]

iDKHOW try to get in the holiday spirit in stripped back “Oh Noel” video

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME are continuing to deliver holiday content with another new video. Following the release of their Christmas Drag EP earlier this month, “Oh Noel” marks the second offering after “Merry Christmas Everybody.” Just like its jolly predecessor, “Oh Noel” is filmed in purposefully low-res quality. When asked if […]

Panic! At The Disco lead year-end Alternative Press poster special issue

Brendon Urie had a pretty amazing year, selling out arenas and hobnobbing with the world’s biggest pop star (the one whose name rhymes with Whaler Drift). So we decided to be the cherry on his 2019 psychic sundae by putting Panic! At The Disco on the cover of The Poster Issue. Now as much as […]

24 music moments that made us thankful 2019 turned into 20ninescene

A lot has happened in 2019. From having nostalgia thrown at us left and right with the rise of Disney + to artists such as Bring Me The Horizon and Palaye Royale shifting into their respective new eras, it’s been a wild ride. Before moving forward, sometimes we have to look back on all the […]

iDKHOW deck the halls with new 'Merry Christmas Everybody' music video

iDKHOW got into the Christmas spirit early this year with the surprise release of their holiday-themed EP Christmas Drag just last week. The three-song EP dropped Friday, which included the title track “Christmas Drag,” “Merry Christmas Everybody” and “‘Oh Noel.” Today, the rock duo released a festive home-movie themed music video for their cover of the […]

iDKHOW on ‘Christmas Drag‘ EP marking the most wonderful sound of the year

Today officially begins the most wonderful time of the year. That’s because Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman, aka I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, have lit up our holiday playlists with Christmas Drag. The three-song EP starts off with a holiday greeting from an unknown public-access TV program. It’s followed by the title […]

Frank Iero, Dallon Weekes, more share the songs that saved their lives

Music has a mesmerizing power to generate memories and emotions, be they good or bad. When AltPress visited the Riot Fest concert site in Chicago this summer, we asked various artists to share with us the songs that truly affected them. On the following pages, members of Fall Out Boy, Future Violents, Every Time I […]

Waterparks take FANDOM on an unfiltered joyride in next AltPress cover

On FANDOM, their debut album for Hopeless Records, the young men of Waterparks have dedicated themselves to being real. Awsten Knight, Geoff Wigington and Otto Wood have waded through the ocean of social media comments and navigated new responsibilities in their own personal lives to get to this point. And it truly is one to […]

The Summer Set: 10 years later, where are they now?

Very few bands affected the neon pop-punk scene the way the Summer Set did. On Oct. 13, 2009, the band released their debut studio album, Love Like This, and created a stepping stone that would lead to three additional full-length records: 2011’s Everything’s Fine, 2013’s Legendary and 2016’s Stories For Monday. In October 2017, the […]

iDKHOW spark debate about paid Meet & Greets with fans

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME have opened up a discussion with their fans on social media about the concept of paid meet and greets.  The duo, comprised of Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman, created a Twitter poll asking about meet and greets and if they should be paid.  Read more: ‘Twitches’ is […]

Faces of Riot Fest: Frank Iero, iDKHOW, the Damned Things, grandson, more

It’s been nearly a week since Riot Fest celebrated its 15th year with a stacked lineup and legion of fans. Taking over Douglas Park in Chicago, the fest featured everyone from the Struts to GWAR. You may have seen them perform onstage with your own eyes or vicariously through social media posts. But we wanted […]

iDKHOW play unreleased “Lights Go Down” at Riot Fest

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME gave Riot Fest attendees a potential taste of their new album today. The iDKHOW duo of Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman wowed the crowd with “Lights Go Down,” a track that might be on their full-length debut for Fearless Records in 2020. Judging by Seaman’s exuberance behind […]

twenty one pilots, the 1975, more announced for holiday concert series

Twenty one pilots, I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, The 1975, Angels & Airwaves and more have been announced as performers for a holiday series you won’t want to miss.  The series is part of a 5-day event hosted in Chicago by radio station 101WKQX called The Nights We Stole Christmas.  Read more: […]

Do you know the lyrics to “Social Climb” by iDKHOW?

Last week, the brain trust behind I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME or iDKHOW, Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman dropped the music video for “Social Climb.” With their insanely catchy beats and soaring choruses, it can be easy to get lost within the notes and neglect the witty, well-knitted lyrics carrying the track along. The […]

Dallon Weekes on the future of iDKHOW, clue-filled “Social Climb” video

Today Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman—known to your devices as I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME—unveil the clip for “Social Climb,” the final single from their acclaimed EP, 1981 Extended Play. Filmed at the famed McCune Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah, the video looks like the kind of ’70s-era mystery film one […]

iDKHOW is a band for the scene that has everything

Dallon Weekes is at home convalescing after a recent outpatient procedure involving his sinuses. The main fulcrum behind I Don’t Know How But They Found Me should probably be resting before his rock ’n’ roll duties ramp up into high gear, but that’s not going to happen.  He takes off his earbuds (currently rockin’ Parquet […]

Dallon Weekes says the debut iDKHOW album is “all over the place”

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME vocalist Dallon Weekes just gave an update about the band’s debut album, and boy are we excited.  Weekes spoke with The Aquarian and informed fans that the demos are done and they are set to start work immediately on the record.  Read more: ‘It: Chapter Two’ Funko […]

Alternative Press turns 34: 13 songs we’d rather hear on our birthday

Imagine a world without cell phones, energy drinks, the internet, streaming services or Waterparks. It was a day like this 34 years ago that the first issue of Alternative Press was brought into the world. The four-page issue looked more like a ’70s high school newspaper than an underground “magazine” for marginalized misfits into music […]
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