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Frank Iero on early bands and the years before My Chemical Romance
We all know that no one is born “cool.” And Frank Iero—along with so many of the musicians and people he encountered, befriended and forged creative relationships with—followed his dreams, muses and instincts to create his musical worldview. Before he was part of the juggernaut that is My Chemical Romance and embarking on his solo […]
Here are 20 bands from the ’90s you probably forgot about
The 1990s started out with DS-1 distortion pedal grunge bands viciously stomping on the global spandex-wearing hair-metal movement from the decade before and ceremoniously ended with the rise of the baggy-pant rockers of nü metal and bleached-blond boy bands with chiseled faces, courtesy of TRL. However, some incredible acts and songs fell under the radar […]
QUIZ: How much emo trivia do you really know?
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 […]
13 Love Songs For Your Valentine’s Day Mixtape
While we know it's super trendy (and cathartic) to post a list of anti-love songs on Valentine's, this year we're drinking the Kool-Aid. That sweet, plastic candy heart Kool-Aid. Here are 13 songs that genuinely have us in the mood for love, or at the very least, mutually sharing a mouth of mayonnaise. (And for […]
10 Bands Who Had Writer's Block (And Wrote About It)
One way to overcome a lack of inspiration or self-satisfying lyrics—otherwise known as writer's block—is simply to write about it. There's no doubt some of these are the laziest songs ever written, byproducts of killing time until the next track, while others are the result of hitting a few creative speed bumps on their way […]
Blake Schwarzenbach (forgetters, ex-Jawbreaker) announces double album, solo European tour
Blake Schwarzenbach, best known as the singer and guitarist of influential groups Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil, The Thorns Of Life, and, presently, forgetters, has announced an upcoming double album and a solo tour of Europe. The album will feature 22-tracks over two discs, and will be titled Christopher Remembers, a reference to the pseudonym Christopher Lager, […]
Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil) announces "2013 Mobile Disco Decathalon" tour
Dates have begun to trickle out for Blake Schwarzenbach's 2013 Mobile Disco Decathalon, a summer tour that will feature the former frontman of Jawbreaker and Jets To Brazil (and current leader of Brooklyn punk band forgetters, pictured above) onstage for a night of… well, we're not entirely sure. Here's what the official description is: “The […]
Weekly Playlist #22: Get Down - 9 songs that will really bum you out
Spring has sprung and your SAD may be lifting, but we joy-crushers have come to fix that for you with this digital mixtape. For most of us, the mood of our music collections runs well off the sad charts, so we dug deep into the misery to handpick some of the biggest bummers (and it […]
forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker/Against Me!) book Midwest tour this March
forgetters, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach (ex-Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil), bassist Michelle Proffit (Hiretsukan) and drummer Kevin Mahon (ex-Against Me!), have announced the dates for their second tour of 2013, in support of their recently released self-titled full-length. 3/22/13 – Providence, RI- Local 121 3/23/13 – Cambridge Mass.- TT The Bears 3/24/13 – Wilkes-Barre, PA- Downtown […]
forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker/Against Me!) schedule East Coast tour this January
forgetters, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach (ex-Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil) and drummer Kevin Mahon (ex-Against Me!), have announced the dates for their first tour of 2013, in support of their recently released self-titled full-length. There is no word on who will be playing bass as Caroline Paquita departed from the band in 2011. Wed- Jan 2nd, […]
forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker/Against Me!) post LP pre-order, song samples, cover art
forgetters, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Blake Schwarzenbach (ex-Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil) and drummer Kevin Mahon (ex-Against Me!), have announced the details of their debut full-length. The self-titled album, produced by J. Robbins (Jawbox/Burning Airlines) will be released Nov. 13 on Too Small To Fail Records; the cover art and tracklisting are below. Additionally, you can pre-order the […]
forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker) schedule European tour
forgetters, the new band fronted by former Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil vocalist/guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach and rounded out by bassist Caroline Paquita (ex-Bitchin') and drummer Kevin Mahon (ex-Against Me!) have released the routing of their first European tour, taking place this April and May. The band will be supporting their self-titled debut EP, which was self-released last […]
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