my bloody valentine

Elliott Kozel has unleashed his new project, Gloomer. The LA producer (Yves Tumor, Jean Dawson) blends shoegaze and drum and bass to a disorienting effect.

For most fans of music, EPs aren’t as special as full-length releases. They are often considered odds and ends in between records rather than their own thing. On that rare occasion, though, EPs give us a completely different experience than what we thought we would get, packing the punch of an album in a little […]

Ice Nine Kills are celebrating Valentine’s Day by releasing an animated music video for their track “Take Your Pick.” The song and visual features Cannibal Corpse‘s Corpsegrinder and are inspired by the horror flick My Bloody Valentine. Read more: Spencer Charnas on what drives Ice Nine Kills to new heights—interview Spencer Charnas spoke about the […]

On the 30th anniversary of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, AltPress is highlighting the innovative album by returning to the band’s 1992 AltPress cover story. Shortly after the release of their second studio album, the interview shed light on MBV’s experimental approach to music, something that catapulted the band to widespread success. The story delved into […]

It takes a minute for me to be connected with Isaac Brock, lead singer and songwriter for revered indie-rock band Modest Mouse. Once we’re paired, he quickly gets something out: “I’m talking to you through these sunglasses, which are also headphones. They don’t work great as sunglasses, and they don’t work great as headphones, which […]

When asked if she’d ever expected for her 2020 debut under Skullcrusher to receive such immediate and widespread critical acclaim, singer-songwriter Helen Ballentine at first answers with a simple “No.” “It’s quite overwhelming,” she goes on to explain. “I didn’t have that smooth transition of playing a few shows and maybe getting one blog write-up. […]

Welcome to Alternative Press’ pick of the 15 best punk albums of 1991. It was a momentous year, one in which underground culture burst into the mainstream, taking punk and all its offshoots with it. Blame it on one album: Nirvana’s Nevermind.  Many punkier-than-thou types will moan when seeing this album’s inclusion. They’d be denying […]

Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear‘s latest collab “my ex’s best friend” has dethroned twenty one pilots‘ “Level Of Concern” on Billboard‘s Rock Streaming Songs chart. “Level Of Concern” was the last new song to hold the coveted No.1 spot for four months. Read more: Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dies at the age of 68 […]

We tip our hats to the British rock-critic cabal of yesteryear. Or maybe just to the person who coined the term “shoegaze.” In a pejorative sense, the term derives from musicians too introverted or weary to participate in the more animated aspects of “rocking out.” In the utilitarian mode of the word, it reflects the […]

Genre is a peculiar thing. We often recognize elements of our favorites when we hear them, drawing comparisons to notable artists of their respective scenes. And what’s better than when our ideal styles intersect to form something that’s unique, albeit beautifully reminiscent of its roots? In celebrating the art of “genre-bending,” we’ve gone ahead and […]

Horror movies have created some of the most iconic characters and quotes etched into the history of cinema despite largely being ignored by snobby film buffs. From the terrifying presence of Michael Myers in Halloween to the gruesome gore-drenched scenes from the Saw franchise, history has been set by slasher films since they became a […]

It Chapter Two got a new trailer yesterday, marking the latest horror reboot to grace the big screen. Remakes are a full-blown Hollywood trend, and it’s been that way for the past 10 years or more. The question is: How many of these horror classics-turned-remakes have you seen (or suffered through)? Test your knowledge below. […]

My Bloody Valentine have announced a short summer run, marking their first U.S. shows in five years. Read more: My Bloody Valentine plot new album for 2018 The tour kicks off July 17 in Seattle and wraps up August 1 in New York City. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 27, at 10 a.m. local time. […]

[Photo by: My Bloody Valentine/Instagram] Looks like the lucky listeners who got in on the first round of My Bloody Valentine's vinyl reissue preorders for their 1988 debut Isn't Anything received a special surprise in the mail—a bonus, alternate pressing of the record. Read more: My Bloody Valentine plot first show in 4 years As […]

Break out the hearing protection: Booming shoegazers My Bloody Valentine have announced their first show since 2013—and, by all indications, the fresh tour date will precede a new album from the band later this year. Read more: My Bloody Valentine plot new album for 2018 MBV's first announced gig for 2018, revealed yesterday via the […]

[Photos by: Creation Records/Sony Music, @bonovanas/Instagram] Kevin Shields, mastermind of historic shoegazers My Bloody Valentine, delivered a rare, live solo show at the Sigur Rós-curated Norður Og Niður festival in Reykjavík, Iceland, on Wednesday. Check out some footage of the set! Read more: My Bloody Valentine plot new album for 2018 As reported by Pitchfork, […]

Although it took legendary shoegazers My Bloody Valentine an astonishing 22 years to follow up their 1991 classic Loveless with 2013's m b v, it looks like the wait won't be quite as long for their forthcoming full-length. Colm Ó Cíosóig, My Bloody Valentine's drummer (and occasional songwriter), has confirmed a probable spring 2018 release […]

Could a new My Bloody Valentine album be on the way? If Kevin Shields' festival bio is correct, then we could see the album as soon as next year! Read more: 16 bands who got their names from TV and movies MBV's Kevin Shields was announced to play the upcoming Norður og Niður festival in […]

Shoegaze is back. Or, depending on the critic you ask, it never left, and now we call it nü-gaze, cuz we’re clever like that. Music writers have been predicting the shoegaze resurgence since the mid-00s, tapping A Place to Bury Strangers, the Silversun Pickups and Deerhunter as members of the new school. Now, buzz bands […]