After five years, Miss May I return with new album Curse Of Existence. Levi Benton and Ryan Neff break down the recording process and working with Will Putney.
MILES makes music that simply feels good. He explores crafting a “stadium anthem” with Travis Barker and the creation of his debut EP, NEVER HAVE I EVER.
Ian Charms is the beaded jewelry line worn by Justin Bieber and Doja Cat. In this interview, founder Lisa Sahakian discusses her brand’s meteoric rise.
Outside Lands has announced its 2022 lineup. This year the festival will be headlined by Green Day, Post Malone and SZA.
The festival will take place Aug. 5-7 at Golden Gate Park. The lineup also includes Dominic Fike, Weezer, Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, KennyHoopla, 100 gecs and many more. Che...
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...
Are the winter blues getting you down? Don’t worry, Alternative Press’ end-of-the-year celebration is here to bring you some holiday cheer. If you haven’t heard already, we asked each artist we interviewed for our December 2021 issue of AltPress magazine to answer two specific questions: what was the best thing you heard in 2021, and who should we look out for in 2022? We’ve compiled t...
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Born Michael Ian Olmo, the artist launched his career on SoundCloud — a trajectory not unlike the one taken by stars such as Post Malone, Travis Scott and Lil Peep — and garnered thousands of streams on the strength of a single song. Knowing he...
Weezer have released a stunning version of the iconic Metallica track “Enter Sandman.” The cover is surprisingly true to the original and is set to appear on The Metallica Blacklist album.
The visual that accompanies the track takes viewers through a maze of eerie hallways, ghost-infested woods and whirling clouds. The blurri...
Whether it’s a less than amicable split with their former band or an unfulfilled urge to pursue a different path of musical creativity, the biggest names in the metal world have tried going solo at one point. However, it takes a certain caliber of artist to hold up a career under their name alone, whether it’s a long-term departure from their status quo or a temporary break to fill a career gap.
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Welcome back to AltPress Weekly. It’s hard to believe we’re already at our fourth installment of our weekly roundup, which gathers up everything we want you to check out.
Each week, we showcase longtime favorite tracks and brand-new cuts. We also fo...
Welcome to the second installment of AltPress Weekly. Each week, we’ll cover new things we want you to check out. We’ll shout out fresh song drops and vintage finds, highlighting longtime favorites and brand-new discoveries. We’ll also feature the stories we can’t stop thinking about, along with all of the goings-on here at Alternative Press.
This week, we want ...
Alongside Hank Williams, Bob Dylan is arguably the greatest American songwriter of the 20th century. Last year’s blues-drenched Rough And Rowdy Ways proved that he’s hardly lost any of his gifts in this century, even as he approached his 80th birthday this past May 24. But the mi...
Indie pop artist Ashe took to the Late Night with Seth Meyers stage last night performing an eclectic live performance of “Me Without You.”
She offered a refreshing, vibrant show from inside a low-lit lounge, decked out with neon signs and lights. Ashe dance...
If you haven’t heard of Vashtie Kola, let’s just say that there’s no way she hasn’t influenced your life. She’s served as the music video mastermind behind the likes of Justin Bieber’s “One Time,” Kendrick Lamar’s “A.D.H.D.,” Gym Class Heroes’ “Martyrial Girl$” and many more....
After the hell of a year that was 2020, it's clear that nothing is ever permanent. Musicians, who make their money through merch and performances, had to stop touring. Concerts turned virtual, and meet-and-greets no longer existed.
It made everyone, not just musicians, rethink the concept of stability...
There’s truly something special whenever our favorite artists decide to cover songs from other bands and genres. It shows off their musical chops, their taste and their ability to imprint their style on anything they’re performing.
Some artist...
Thanks to the internet, our exposure to new artists isn’t reliant on record deals and radio hits. Alternative artists of all ages have been able to blow up on social media, release music on their own and launch their careers out of their bedrooms.
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While we love when artists gift us with never-before-heard songs, there’s just something about a cover that will always get us excited.
Since the Punk Goes Pop days, scene artists covering pop tracks have been a popular trend, and vice versa. Through u...
Following her big night at the Grammys, Brittany Howard debuted a soulful performance of her powerful song "Short And Sweet" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
"Short And Sweet" is off of her new solo album Jaime which earned her five Grammy nominations this year...