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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 […]

SOL Flowers has teamed up with Alternative Press to create a run of 864 special tokens centered around our classic covers. Check them out below. Everyone has been inspired by a trio of iconic AP covers featuring Nirvana, OutKast and Good Charlotte, and they will be split equally between the Solana and Ethereum chains. You […]

The fact that 2000 is more than two decades away is enough to send most millennials into a cold sweat. It wasn’t all good, but the middle school days were enough to get you ready for the world. Once the new millennium opened up, it felt like anything was possible, and there was a kickass […]

After the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll, it was clear that something was starting to emerge from the underground. As the genres of hair metal and pop rock dominated the charts, the rise of alternative rock gave a voice to people who might have been considered too strange for the early MTV generation. Years […]

Four hundred issues after the very first book to carry our name ran off the printers back in 1985, we look back on 36 years of our favorite-ever AP covers, the stories they told and the secrets behind their creation. You can pick up an issue here, starring twenty one pilots. Read more: In issue […]

Artists can easily find themselves forced into a box, shaped by fan expectations or public assumptions about how they should sound. No matter how much some people want to break away from the norm, it’s difficult to escape from what made them big in the first place. That concern doesn’t apply to these artists, though. […]

If there’s anything about alternative music written down as fact, it’s that the ’90s were pivotal to the modern scene. With the emergence of new subgenres, from indie to grunge, following the breakout success of bands such as Oasis and Nirvana, the decade set the foundation for nearly all contemporary alt outfits.  Of course, many […]

Comedians and sketch writers create jokes, scenes and stories from current events, pop culture and even mundane daily tasks. In recent years, sketch comedy has blown up, making its creators rock stars in the comedy world. Many of these performers use their platform to poke fun at a myriad of genres and music experiences by […]

2000 paved the way for modern pop-punk, metal and rock music fans enjoy now, such as  All Time Low, Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance. The influence of artists such as Marilyn Manson and Sum 41 is still evident in today’s alternative scene, too. This list may make some fans feel a little old, […]

Singer-songwriter Jutes is continuing to lead the charge on the no-genre mentality. Blending the flow of hip-hop with the grit of punk like artists such as YUNGBLUD or Machine Gun Kelly, the rising singer is dropping off his latest song, “Everyone Knows.” This past summer, Jutes released his debut single “Start Over” with Capitol Records. […]

If you’ve ever felt old listening to younger people talk about their music tastes, the 2019 NBA draftees are about to make you feel even older. ESPN quizzed some of the up-and-coming players about the ’90s and they had no idea who former AP cover stars OutKast were. Read More: Soundgarden, Hole and more suing […]

Waiting at the airport is awfully dull, but an NPR radio producer got the surprise of a lifetime when André 3000 showed up. Antonia Cereijido spotted the Outkast member wandering around the terminal playing the flute, and after 40 minutes of trying to figure out if it was really him, she went and asked. Read […]

The buzz surrounding Maroon 5 and the Super Bowl has been in full force since September of this year when several sources confirmed the pop-rock act would be performing. Now it looks Travis Scott will be joining them. Despite frontman Adam Levine neither confirming nor denying their involvement, a petition was launched to get them to drop from it. It was also being reported they […]

When thinking of iconic Alternative Press cover shoots, you may think back to artists such as My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Green Day or even Fugazi. However, with 361 covers under our belt, there have been a few oddballs thrown into the mix. Here are 10 artists who have made a surprising appearance on our cover. […]

It's shaping up to be another impressive festival season! In addition to previous lineup announcements from Coachella (Indio, Calif.), Firefly Music Festival (Dover, Del.), and, of course, the quintessential traveling summer fest, the Vans Warped Tour, three more major music festivals have unveiled their lineups: The Governor's Ball in New York, Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Ala., and CounterPoint Festival in Kingston Downs, Ga. […]

Firefly Music Festival has come out swinging with one of the best festival lineups of the year thus far, including Imagine Dragons, Weezer, Twenty One Pilots, Foo Fighters, Third Eye Blind, Outkast, Childish Gambino, Young The Giant, Local Natives, Tegan And Sara, City And Colour, Jack Johnson, Sleigh Bells and more. The four-day music festival will take place […]

Coachella has announced its full lineup for 2014, including headliners OutKast, Arcade Fire, and Muse, and additional acts such as The Replacements, Zedd, AFI, Queens Of The Stone Age, Skrillex, MGMT, Sleigh Bells, Beck, Neutral Milk Hotel, Lana Del Rey, Cage The Elephant, CHVRCHES, The 1975, Chance The Rapper, Mogwai, Anthony Green, Anti-Flag, Title Fight, The […]