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10 new songs you need to hear this week
You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one, concise list. Scroll below and check out our Spotify Discover playlist, featuring these tracks and more! In return, we want to hear your favorite. Let us know what […]
If you remember these 10 emo memes, you deserve a senior discount
Myspace has long since gone and passed, and maybe that was for the better. Before we became socially conscious, us emo kids were running amuck on Reddit and Omegle, starting YouTube channels and running MCR fanfic blogs. Since those deep web days, most of us tried to repress any vague memory of our former internet […]
10 anime characters that would be scene kids IRL
It’s not a phase, Mom. Back in the days of all-black everything and endless anime binges, we definitely related to an anime character (or two). Whether it was their iconic looks that we tried to replicate at Comic-Con or their antisocial demeanor, it was hard not to fall in love with our favorite anime characters’ […]
10 new songs you need to hear this week
You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one, concise list. Scroll below and check out our Spotify Discover playlist, featuring these tracks and more! In return, we want to hear your favorite. Let us know what […]
11 new songs you need to hear this week
You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one, concise list. Scroll below and check out our Spotify Discover playlist, featuring these tracks and more! In return, we want to hear your favorite. Let us know what […]
13 new songs you need to hear this week
You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one, concise list. Scroll below and check out our Spotify Discover playlist, featuring these tracks and more! In return, we want to hear your favorite. Let us know what […]
10 things we want for AltPress’ 33rd birthday
It was 33 years ago today that Mike Shea put together the first issue of AP, armed with nothing more than a vision to unite the underground music tribes and a can of spray glue to fix columns and photos on pages to send to the printer. Read more: Riot Fest announces 2018 lineup Things […]
11 songs that remind us of home
Home is a pretty broad term that means a lot of things to a lot of different people. Luckily, music often gives us a chance to process these feelings through lyrics that hit…well, home. Read more: Trophy Eyes work to restore ‘The American Dream’ on upcoming album From tracks that celebrate our hometowns to the feeling […]
10 reasons you shouldn’t get that band’s logo as a tattoo
ListThere are few things more permanent than a tattoo. Music taste is probably not one of them. We get it: Music is the thing that keeps you going and documenting that era of your life permanently on your body sounds like a fabulous idea. You have every right to stan your favs, but before you […]
10 reasons you shouldn’t get that band’s logo tattooed on you
There are few things more permanent than a tattoo. Music taste is probably not one of them. We get it: Music is the thing that keeps you going and documenting that era of your life permanently on your body sounds like a fabulous idea. You have every right to stan your favs, but before you […]
12 things all former scene kids know to be true
[Photos by: @paramofe/Twitter, @ellkay_/Twitter] If you perfected big hair, tight pants and mirror selfies in the 2000s then these are your truths. READ MORE: 19 memes that nailed emo culture Your AIM away messages were perfectly crafted pieces of art. Colorful, clip-in extensions *basically* made you a hairstylist All pants were your tight pants. Beauty goals now […]
11 best lyric prints to show your love of music with your decor
Everyone loves a good show poster or moody glamour shot, but what if you want something a little more word-focused to brighten up your room? Thanks to loads of fanart all over the world, sites such as Redbubble and Society6 are rife with lyric-inspired prints from all your favorite bands. See below and get decorating! […]
15 celebrities you probably didn’t realize were also in a band
[Photos by: Zooey Deschanel/Fox, Ryan Gosling/Summit Entertainment, Joe Keery/Netflix, Dylan Minnette/Netflix] From Stranger Things to 13 Reasons Why, our favorite actors and actresses have stolen our hearts on television and the big screen. However, a handful of our fave celebs have given us even more of a reason to love them, thanks to their spectacular musical side projects. Ranging […]
11 times the scene got ‘Punk’d’
[Photo by: Punk’d/MTV] Before reality shows such as Jersey Shore and Teen Mom pulled in viewers on MTV, we had Punk’d, a weekly dose of hilarity where host Ashton Kutcher pranked some of the 2000s most popular celebrities. Beginning in 2003, Kutcher helmed the show as host for eight seasons and produced nine—the last of […]
10 European pop-punk bands you need to know
[Photos by: Hey Amber/Facebook, City Kids Feel The Beat/Facebook, All These Years/Facebook, Storyteller/Facebook] After studying abroad in France for about a year, Europe has become like a second home to me. The pop-punk scene here is awesome, and I’ve had so much fun going to shows and meeting people with the same taste in music. It just goes to […]
18 artists to watch in 2018
[Photos by: Pale Waves/Danny North, IDKHBTFM/Mallory Turner, The Last Gang/Billy Beans Kingrock Photo] This year will be a crucial period for many acts, both mega and obscure, but it all boils down to the possibility that this might be a great year for music across the board. Take a look and take notes—you don’t want […]
17 bands you probably didn't realize started in 2008
[Photo by: Set It Off/YouTube, Asking Alexandria/YouTube, The Downtown Fiction/YouTube] It’s hard to think that 2008 was already an entire decade ago. It was the year that brought us Twilight, the Fred YouTube channel and a slew of rising musical talent in the alternative scene. So we’re taking a trip down memory lane to recall […]
15 musicians who got new tattoos in 2017
[Photo credit: @mikebusch_/Instagram, @lukehollandd/Instagram, @jaydenpanesso/Instagram] Many of our favorite musicians are sporting ink for one reason or another. Tattoos are a great method of self-expression or a way to commemorate a memorable moment or person in your life. Whatever the reason, many artists used 2017 to make additions to their already badass tattoo collections. Check […]
You voted: These are the 26 best album covers, ever
Album artwork is important. It draws the viewer’s eye to the cover and tells the story of the album without words. Whether it be a photograph or an illustration, each record cover is unique and worth looking at as a genuine piece of art. You weighed in on Twitter, and the results are in. These […]
Musicians share their favorite album from 2008
Can you name an album off the top of your head that came out in 2008? Let alone what your favorite was? We put a ton of your favorite bands to the test and asked them just that. And these are the albums they chose. Read more: Musicians share their favorite album of 2017 BLACK […]
