POORSTACY

Catch Waterparks, Bring Me The Horizon and more on the road

We’re rounding up the best new tour dates. From Waterparks and Bring Me The Horizon to Underoath and SZA, these are the tours you won’t want to miss.

DE'WAYNE breaks down his heartfelt second album MY FAVORITE BLUE JEANS

From “Die Out Here” to “37 Minutes,” DE’WAYNE breaks down every song on his sophomore album, MY FAVORITE BLUE JEANS.

nothing,nowhere. shares new “MEMORY_FRACTURE” video directed by Code Orange—watch

nothing,nowhere. has shared a new single called “MEMORY_FRACTURE.” The track is accompanied by a futuristic animated music video directed by Code Orange‘s Eric “Shade” Balderose. “I’m just making music I want to make,” nothing,nowhere. says in a press release. “I’ll leave it up to the listener to unearth their own meanings and opinions.” Read more: […]

guccihighwaters releases “Devil On My Shoulder” + “Crash My Car” video—watch

guccihighwaters has released two new singles, “Crash My Car” and “Devil On My Shoulder.” He has also shared a music video for the former. Both tracks mark his major-label debut with Public Consumption. In addition, a new EP with the label is expected to arrive this spring. Read more: boyband shares “STOP IT!” featuring Billy […]

So What?! festival adds 100 Gecs, Hawthorne Heights, more to lineup

So What?! Music Festival has updated the lineup for its 2022 event. The lineup includes 100 gecs, 3OH!3, Sleeping With Sirens, 24kGoldn, Simple Plan, Hawthorne Heights, Maggie Lindemann and many others. And there are still more special guests yet to be announced. Read more: Maggie Lindemann discusses her new album and working with Chase Atlantic […]

POORSTACY releases music video for "Knife Party" featuring BMTH's Oli Sykes

POORSTACY has released a new music video for “Knife Party” featuring Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes. “Knife Party” is from POORSTACY‘s latest album Party At The Cemetery.  Read more: Bring Me The Horizon discuss their musical evolution in AltPress issue #401 cover story The music video, which Sykes can also be seen in, was shot […]

Badflower's Josh Katz, Ashnikko, K.Flay and more give 2022 music recommendations

As we come to the end of 2021, we’re also concluding Alternative Press’ end-of-the-year celebration. We asked each artist we interviewed for our December 2021 issue to answer two specific questions: What was the best thing you heard in 2021, and who should we look out for in 2022? This final article covers our 2022 […]

Lorna Shore's headline show in London gets a third upgrade to larger venue

New Jersey deathcore band Lorna Shore announced in October they would be heading to the UK for a headline tour. Since then, they have upgraded their London show three times. Read more: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ tops ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ opening weekend performance The show was originally planned to take place at the Boston Music […]

The 20 most underrated pop-punk albums from the last two decades

At this point, you could practically write a textbook on the art of creating a pop-punk song. Ever since people discovered Green Day’s Dookie and the masses fell in love with “All The Small Things” on MTV, the genre has blossomed. Pop punk’s big break didn’t mean the genre got locked into a formula, either. […]

GVLLOW on overcoming pain and loss with new video "Pray To God"—watch

GVLLOW has dropped his latest music video “Pray To God,” from his Spiritwalker EP, and Alternative Press is bringing you the premiere. “Pray To God” is the third song from Spiritwalker to have a music video, following the release of “Nightmare” in March. Read more: These punk records from 2000 led the genre into a […]

Bring Me The Horizon announce The Survival Horror European tour

Bring Me The Horizon have announced their next European tour. The run follows their widely successful U.K. Post Human tour. Scheduled to take place throughout the month of February, the 2022 tour is dubbed ‘The Survival Horror European Tour’—a nod to BMTH’s Post Human: Survival Horror album series. A Day To Remember, POORSTACY and Lorna […]

The story behind POORSTACY’s horror-influenced 'Party At The Cemetery'

POORSTACY’s second album, Party At The Cemetery, is here just in time for the Halloween season. On the new record, POORSTACY builds upon the eerie nature of his music by bringing a more cinematic approach to the sound. In a number of ways, Party At The Cemetery is the audible equivalent of a horror film, something […]

The Aubreys, DED, Bishop Briggs & Sueco make AP October cover debuts

From the Aubreys, Spiritbox and DED to Bishop Briggs, Sueco The Child and Tom Morello, issue #399 is jam-packed with musicians who are leading the way for alternative music. The onset of fall and the fast approach of Halloween offer an occasion for us to reflect on the passage of time. With this issue, Alternative […]

POORSTACY's claustrophobic "Children Of The Dark" video is here—watch

POORSTACY shouts out the misunderstood in his new track, “Children Of The Dark.” Along with the song comes a new video, shot and edited by Abraham Rasmussen, produced by Afflux Studios and directed by the singer himself. Read more: KennyHoopla and Eyedress are revolutionizing alternative as we know it The music video begins with the […]

POORSTACY gives society the middle finger in raging “Public Enemy”—watch

POORSTACY expresses his frustrations with the false realities of society and social media in his latest track “Public Enemy” via 10K Projects. Ahead of the release of his first full length hard rock album, the song is a thrashing commentary on the disillusionment of social norms and structures. Read more: K.Flay releases politically charged “TGIF” […]

15 bands and solo artists who are rewriting the emo rulebook

Ever since the inception of emotional hardcore in the ’80s, each decade had defining bands who updated the sound and meaning of emo to the musical landscape of the time. The ’90s were all about Midwest emo and screamo, and in the 2000s, emo peaked as a mainstream obsession, thanks to MCR, Fall Out Boy, […]

15 artists who would crush a collab on blink-182's next record

When blink-182 announced the collaborations for their upcoming album, the message-board grumblings were loud. The additions seemed too mainstream for a band who often mocked pop culture.  On the other hand, making a play at distant fanbases can only help the scene. If Pharrell fans turn back to blink-182, maybe they’ll get a taste for, […]

10 modern rock bands that prove the genre is far from dead

It seems like every few years there is a debate, often caused by KISS vocalist Gene Simmons, about whether or not rock music is dead.  Simmons particularly has pointed the finger at many factors that he believes “killed” rock music, such as record companies in 2014. More recently, he blamed streaming services such as Spotify […]

40 new artists you need to hear in December

Everyone loves to jam out to their favorite artists and classic hits, but let’s not forget about all the fresh talent constantly popping up around the world. From pop and indie to punk and post-hardcore, there’s always a new name in music waiting to be heard.  We know there’s a lot of faces to sift […]