Interview

Like much of the world, PinkPantheress drew inspiration from watching Paramore perform. Once you dig into her music, or look at her Instagram, it becomes easier to spot her alternative influences. In fact, she wears them proudly. In the cover story, the artist recalls witnessing her hard work bear fruit during 2021’s Reading Festival. Standing backstage, […]

LIKE A VINTAGE POLAROID, there exists a portrait of Post Animal’s latest record that rings clear in guitarist Jake Hirshland’s mind. “My image of this record is walking from the house that we were all staying in at the farm to the barn that we were playing in, in the middle of the night, and […]

Pop punk is well and truly back in fashion, with a brand-new face and a fresh perspective on the legacy of the generations that came before it. While it may not look or sound like the same scene that regenerated a decade ago and mysteriously lost favor in recent years, there is one simple message […]

As an artist, N8NOFACE keeps his artistic output diverse, with an ability to tackle multiple genres seamlessly. N8NOFACE, the Tucson-born artist Nathan Hose, cut his teeth in the punk circuit for several years, boasting a catalog of impressive releases ranging from black-clad synth-punk classics and hip-hop-inspired anthems to chaotic post-punk arrangements. While his sound is […]

On an unseasonably hot April day in Southern California, Shane Told is just hours away from taking the stage with his band of over 22 years. Silverstein are today on tour supporting headliners and best friends Beartooth. Outside, fans are already gathering in anticipation of doors opening; backstage, where Told connects with Alternative Press, it […]

***This article contains sponsored content*** The most important thing there is to know about KILLBOY is that she doesn’t give a fuck. If she hadn’t been this way, she’d have never started making music in the first place, refusing to let the opposition of her conservative family deter her from engaging with the creative outlet […]

MC5 began in the Detroit suburb of Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1963. They were initially the classic American garage band, happy to play three sets per night of Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and R&B covers in the area’s teen clubs for Cokes and Coney Islands afterward. Then they discovered ultra-loud amps, feedback, the higher energy/more […]

FOR BONNIE FRASER, 12 MONTHS of COVID-19-enforced downtime away from touring was a huge wake-up call; the moment that she realized how lost she had become in her band, Stand Atlantic, and the lifestyle that comes with it. “I’m, like, addicted to it,” Fraser says today over Zoom from her bedroom in Manchester, England. “I lost […]

Halestorm’s fifth album, Back From The Dead, bursts from its COVID-19-inflicted crypt this week (May 6), a deeply personal effort depicting the band’s personal struggles through the last few years of uncertainty through the power of their anthemic hard rock. In celebration of the rock legends’ glittering next era, Halestorm mastermind Lzzy Hale delves into […]

***This article contains sponsored content*** You may not know the name Nick Phoenix. You almost definitely won’t recognize the face of the goateed man. Put the words “Heart Of Courage” into any streaming service, however, and the epic orchestral swell you’re greeted with will transport you to all manner of film trailers and sporting events […]

In the four years since her last album, Melody Prochet — the visionary behind Melody’s Echo Chamber — has undergone a slow dawning of peace. That life-altering shift is one whose effects ripple through her new record, Emotional Eternal, out today. Brimming with meditative musings and an ever-present tranquility, the eight tracks radiate joy from […]

Girlpool are entering a new era in their career. Composed of duo Avery Tucker and Harmony Tividad, the band’s Los Angeles roots and DIY ethos undoubtedly shine through in much of their earlier releases. However, their highly anticipated fourth album, Forgiveness, out today, builds upon this foundation to create a work that fully embodies the […]

Bloc Party have continually evolved as a group from release to release. With their latest album, Alpha Games, featuring Kele Okereke (vocals/guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Justin Harris (bass) and Louise Bartle (drums), the band arrive at something unique in their catalog. That’s no surprise. Okereke has never followed a carefully mapped trajectory, rather responding to […]

THERE COMES A CERTAIN POINT IN AN ARTIST’S CAREER where the creative anxiety settles. Album-release schedules might start feeling more routine than anything, and the only thing that truly matters is the art. Not the outside noise, not the theatrics, but rather what that piece of themselves and insight into their lives — however they […]

Three years ago, Dorothy’s eponymous frontwoman had found herself drawn to prayer by the most desperate of situations. The band’s guitar tech had overdosed on their tour bus and, when Dorothy Martin found him, lay mere inches from death. She instinctively began praying for his survival, eventually forming a prayer circle near his body with […]

It was the final straw for Grian Chatten and his adopted home city of Dublin. Taking the air on a stroll around the bustling Temple Bar area, the singer of Fontaines D.C. caught sight of a gaggle of young admirers shadowing him from a distance. Walking around corners, he quickened his step; glancing over his […]

Jared Goldstein didn’t always want to be a comedian, but instead harbored ambitions of becoming a singer. Just ask his mother, who was serenaded by her son with a Backstreet Boys song at his bar mitzvah. As a child, he narrowly missed out on the role of Simba in the Broadway version of The Lion […]

It’s always beautiful to see a small business not only succeed but thrive in its community and become a destination for all walks of life to enjoy. For Justine Hernandez, she found her passion in vegan baking and started from grassroots beginnings, selling culinary creations from her home before taking the plunge to open her […]

SOL Flowers has teamed up with Alternative Press to create a run of 864 special tokens centered around our classic covers. Check them out below. Everyone has been inspired by a trio of iconic AP covers featuring Nirvana, OutKast and Good Charlotte, and they will be split equally between the Solana and Ethereum chains. You […]

Simon Neil is giddy with excitement, and who can blame him? For 20 years, the frontman of Biffy Clyro — arguably Britain’s biggest, and indisputably its finest, rock band today — has lived a life on tour; something that, for so many, was robbed of him by the past years’ COVID-19 crisis. This week, however, […]