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During a Veeps livestream, Foo Fighters unveiled their new drummer following Taylor Hawkins’ death.

Andy Rourke, the deft musician behind the Smiths’ most iconic basslines, has died at 59, Johnny Marr has confirmed. The bassist was an essential member of the band, appearing on all four of their studio albums and even Morrissey’s solo releases following their breakup in 1987. He also collaborated with Sinéad O’Connor and the Pretenders...

Greg Puciato, Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, Stephen Micciche, and Will Putney formed a new supergroup Better Lovers. Hear their debut single, “30 Under 13.”

Balance and Composure have reunited for the first time since 2019 and shared two songs in the release ‘Too Quick to Forgive.’ Hear them now.

On Sunday evening, Bush took over Los Angeles with a sold-out gig at the Hollywood Palladium in support of their latest album, The Art of Survival. And bandleader Gavin Rossdale’s vocals were timeless as ever throughout Bush’s two-hour set at the West Coast venue. During the evening, the ’90s rock icons delivered a blistering performance of […]

At the Los Angeles date of the HOLY FVCK tour, Demi Lovato covered Ashlee Simpson’s 2004 hit “La La,” with the singer joining them on stage for an electrifying performance.

From My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade to +44’s When Your Heart Stops Beating, these are the best punk albums of 2006.

Alexisonfire have always played to the beat of their own drum.

Måneskin’s “If I Can Dream” cover is the latest preview of the Elvis soundtrack. The track follows Austin Butler’s rendition of “Trouble.”

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The British are coming? Nah, they never really went away. Whether it be the prototypical likes of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, game-changing extremists Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower and Carcass or more recent globe-straddling champions such as Architects, Bring Me The Horizon and Asking Alexandria, there’s scarcely been a moment since Tony Iommi […]

At the core of his second album, Farm To Table, Bartees Strange poses a lofty question: Who do you keep close once you’ve become the person you’re meant to be? Throughout the record, Strange sings of loved ones and home and tourmates; then the answer becomes clear. His circle comprises certified ride-or-dies, the type of […]

“Let’s have a war ⁠— blame it on the Middle Class!” The guitar emerges in a blur. The outburst only lasts a second or two before the rest of the band kicks in as abruptly. Someone calls “Out of vogue” repeatedly, as lead singer Jeff Atta responds, “We don’t need no magazines/We don’t need no […]

There’s the classic adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. However, a quality band T-shirt is worth a million. Our music tastes are synonymous with our personalities and how we express ourselves, so what better way to embody this than to dive into a collection of classic T-shirts?  Alternative Press is pleased to […]

Perhaps the best way to know that a song is well written is to strip it down to its most natural and intimate form. If a song can elicit an emotional response from a listener with simply the artist’s voice and a singular instrument, then it’s clear that everything is there to lay the foundation […]

This month, MUNA made their cover debut with Alternative Press. The band appear alongside artists such as Alexisonfire, Bartees Strange, Soccer Mommy and Joyce Manor. In the cover story, MUNA walk readers through the creation of their new self-titled album. The trio also aren’t shy about acknowledging their predecessors Tegan And Sara. “I don’t want to […]

In the twilight of June 28, 1969, cops crashed the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village, dragging fistfuls of queer employees and patrons out into the early morning dark. When the crowds fought back, the cops barricaded themselves into the bar they’d violently emptied, which the crowd then set on fire. Six days […]