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Watch Knuckle Puck team up with Derek Sanders for new single “Breathe”
This week, Knuckle Puck are giving fans another look into what they can expect from their forthcoming album 20/20. On June 18, the band released a music video for their new single “Breathe” which features Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade. “Breathe” is the third track to be released from 20/20. Knuckle Puck have previously shared […]
Riot Fest postpones until 2021 and reveals the first wave of the lineup
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Riot Fest 2020 has been postponed until 2021. The festival announced the new dates and first lineup announcement on June 16. The Chicago-based festival follows a long list of other festivals that have been postponed this year including Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Coachella and Reading and Leeds. Read more: My Chemical […]
Chris Carrabba is recovering from severe injuries after a motorcycle crash
Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba was involved in a motorcycle crash on Saturday, June 6. The frontman took to social media to announce that he has sustained severe, but non-life-threatening injuries and is currently recovering in the hospital. Read more: Asking Alexandria’s James Cassells and wife are expecting their first child On June 11, Carrabba […]
The lyrics of these 10 songs probably wouldn't have been written in 2020
From grizzled punk icons to salacious young upstarts, sometimes, somebody’s going to say the wrong thing. This video rundown of politically incorrect lyrics bears that out. There’s the old adage that “art imitates life.” Indeed, artists write songs derived from their personal stances and vivid imaginations. But in these days of demanded authenticity and transparency, […]
Here’s how blink-182 and LANY inspired Jake Bundrick’s solo music
Inspired by Dave Grohl moving from the shadows of Nirvana into the spotlight of Foo Fighters, Mayday Parade drummer/vocalist Jake Bundrick wanted to try his hand at self-producing and recording a project molded solely by his own writing and creative ideas. Having played guitar for longer than he’s been drumming, he knew he could play […]
These 15 'SpongeBob SquarePants' album recreations are a sweet victory
It’s difficult to ignore the cultural effect that SpongeBob SquarePants has had on generations of viewers over the last 20 years. Unless you’ve been living in a pineapple under the sea of course. Whether you watch reruns of the series or still think Panic! At The Disco or My Chemical Romance recreated the “Band Geeks” […]
Kevin Lyman knows 320 Festival was worth it if one person was helped
Not even the coronavirus can stop Talinda Bennington and Kevin Lyman from doing good. The 320 Festival, a program designed to address aspects of mental health, goes live tomorrow morning online. Once the pandemic put a moratorium on live music performances and major gatherings, the widow of Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington and the founder […]
10 pop artists who belted out rock tracks with no shame
The draw of belting out scene anthems is contagious, even to some of the biggest names in pop music. Sometimes, a song is just so good, you can’t contain yourself and have to sing in public, and these artists are just like us in this regard. We’ve rounded up 10 pop artists who have shamelessly sung […]
Sad Summer gives an update on the fate of this year’s festival
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the live music industry has taken a direct hit with many tours and shows worldwide having to be canceled. Today, Sad Summer Festival which is set to kick off in July with All Time Low, The Story So Far, the Maine and more is addressing ongoing speculation that […]
Here are the live performance streams to watch this week
We’re well into this new temporary way of life of being stuck at home due to coronavirus. Retail stores, bars, restaurants and now movie theaters have closed their doors to the public. This means you’ve probably been sitting inside cycling through the same TV and movie options on Netflix and Hulu, as well as music […]
Here’s how you can relive your Warped Tour days in ‘Animal Crossing’
Since its launch last month, Nintendo‘s Animal Crossing has been the main source of entertainment for many of those quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic. With some extra time on their hands, players have started to get creative in the virtual universe. From learning how to play Fall Out Boy‘s “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” My Chemical Romance‘s […]
40 pop-punk albums from the 2000s that’ll make you grab your old Chucks
Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary bands who produced albums that have stood the test of time. While it’s apparent that pop punk began a definitive era 20 years ago, it’s […]
10 scene song lyrics that probably wouldn’t have been sung in 2020
There’s nothing better than taking a walk down memory lane on Spotify or putting an old mix CD in your car. Hearing familiar lyrics will take you back to your youth or evoke a happy time in your life. But you’d be lying if you said you weren’t a little shocked by some of the […]
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 […]
Derek Sanders (Mayday Parade) found time to record acoustic covers EP
Derek Sanders—best known as the long-locked frontman of Mayday Parade—has a hard time taking it easy. Despite a full songwriting and touring schedule with the pop-punk lifers from Tallahassee, Sanders also found the time to write and record an acoustic covers EP. And at the rate he’s going, there’s more to look forward to. Read […]
Derek Sanders shares moving acoustic cover first recorded for his wife
Last month, Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade announced a solo EP titled My Rock And Roll Heart. The EP releases Feb. 14 or Valentine’s Day. Well, we’re nearly there and today Sanders dropped the next track from the record. The song is a cover of “But Lauren” by the local Tallahassee band Goodbye Love. Sanders previously […]
NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies at 41, music world reacts
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, 41, has passed away today following a helicopter crash in Calabasas. At least three other passengers were on board, and there are no survivors, according to TMZ. The outlet reports Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore and Orange Coast College basketball coach John Altobelli were also killed in the crash. TMZ […]
Oliver Tree says what he memes and memes what he says
Without a doubt, Oliver Tree is the pop star America (and possibly the world) needs. From wearing clothes in which we wouldn’t get caught dead (those rockin’ socks ‘n’ sandals, represent!) to a casual disregard of sticking to one genre on his impending album Ugly Is Beautiful, Tree is changing the game. And you know […]
Derek Sanders announces solo EP with Jimmy Eat World cover
Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade recently announced that he will be releasing a solo record in 2020. The record is a five-song EP titled My Rock and Roll Heart. The EP releases on Valentine’s Day Feb. 14. The special thing about the record is that it’s all covers of influential bands in Sanders’s youth. The five tracks […]
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 […]
