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Meaningful Stone is the K-indie project of Kim Ji-min. After releasing her Psychomania EP, the rising artist talks being inspired by Korean folk & rock, the Seoul scene, & more.

BLACKPINK's Born Pink arena tour is a sight to behold. Read our review of their energetic New Jersey show, filled with boundless swagger and charisma.

The Beths are reaching a larger audience within New Zealand and beyond. In their interview, the band discusses beating out BLACKPINK on the charts and more.

The girl group is taking back control. From BLACKPINK to Boys World, girl groups are experiencing a resurgence while encouraging empowerment.

The Warning are quickly becoming one of hard rock’s most remarkable acts. The group discuss how the message of their new album ERROR cracks the Gen-Z mold.

In recent years, the eyes of the world have gradually turned toward South Korea thanks to its pop culture exports, Netflix K-drama Squid Game, K-pop idols BTS and Oscar-winning movie Parasite, to name a few. Meanwhile, the K-rock and metal scene has rock and rolled along, waiting for its time to shine on the global stage...

Rosé recently shared a video of her cover of the Neck Deep song “December” on YouTube. You can check out the video of her in the studio below. Read more: 10 alternative covers by K-pop and K-rock artists that you have to hear Rosé is a member of the K-pop group BLACKPINK formed by YG Entertainment. She was born in New Zeal...

Elvia is an artist—in every sense of the word. But in addition to her bare-bones approach to creating music with her partner Idris Vicuña (professionally known as Eyedress), she’s also a dedicated mother, clothing designer, visionary and more. With a handful...

Collaboration among artists can make good songs turn into great ones. Surely, the alternative scene has witnessed this, whether it's Alex Gaskarth and Mark Hoppus joining forces to create Simple Creatures or even My Chemical Romance and the Used coming together to work on "Under Pressure...

Even though we're always on the hunt for new releases, covers of old songs from our favorite artists are always gifts welcomed with open arms. There's something about a cover song that is always exciting, especially when other musicians are the ones showing their karaoke skills...

These days, it’s safe to say that genre labels such as pop and indie aren't sufficient enough.  It’s rare for artists to confine themselves to one genre anymore, even on one track. That's led to a bunch of more specific but still just as confusing genre names we use in an attempt to narrow down the type of music we’re talking about. Read more: 10 times ... Read More ...

If you grew up as a scene kid, you know that Punk Goes Pop: Volumes 1-7 via Fearless Records is the one thing that connects you to the mainstream. With great music coming out, including record-breaking songs and artists, we decided we would throw a couple of ideas into the ring as to which songs should be covered for the next round of Punk Goes...

Last year, K-Pop fans famously took over the #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag on Twitter in an effort to stop racist rhetoric from spreading online. Now, it looks like the fandom is back at it again this week. Following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, a conservative Representative filed articles for his impeachment...

If you’re looking to expand your knowledge of rock worldwide, then consider BURSTERS. The five-piece South Korean band are bringing their own rules to the K-rock game, and they're teaming up with AltPress to exclusively debut their first single, “Colors,” off forthcoming sophomore release, Once and for All. BURSTERS—voca...

As a new decade of music history begins, the music industry of South Korea is kicking off 2020 as one of the biggest in the world, with the country and its artists eager to show off what it has to offer as a global player. While Korean music has spent the past decade working its way to becoming part of the mainstream-music conversation—and now represents the sixth-largest music industry in the wor

Billie Eilish is not here for negativity surrounding her fellow artists, even if that negativity is spewed by her own fans. When talks of a possible collaboration between Eilish and K-pop group BTS was met with disapproval, the 17-year-old artist was quick to shut it down...

Approaching their fourth anniversary as a group, DAY6 continue to build off their global momentum by not only releasing a new album (The Book of Us: Gravity) this past July, but also by bringing their high-energy concerts to crowds of hungry fans worldwide...

Big Hit Entertainment has taken to Twitter to announce that K-pop group BTS will be taking an "extended period of rest and relaxation." The official announcement comes after rumors began circulating that the group would be taking a 2-month break...

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Rising K-pop rock band DAY6 just announced a 31-date world tour to support their forthcoming mini album, < The Book of Us : Gravity >, dropping July 15. DAY6 will kick off the tour by starting August in Seoul and will hit stateside September in New York. Tota...