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PVRIS return with the new single "GODDESS," following 2022's "ANIMAL / ANYWHERE BUT HERE." Listen to the cathartic, dance-inspired song from Lynn Gunn's pop-rock project.

Grab your sunscreen and get into your feels. The fourth installment of Sad Summer Festival’s epic lineup has been revealed, and you will not want to miss what's in store for 2023.  From July 6-29, Sad Summer will welcome headliners Taking Back Sunday for their festival debut, as well as returning favorites the Maine, Hot Mulligan, Stand Atlantic, and Mom Jeans. Additionally, ...

Check out The Latest – for all the essential new music, tickets and livestreams you need right now.   Waterparks and Neck Deep unite for Sad Summer   …and they’re bringing Mayday Parade, The Summer Set, Against The Current, State Champs and more along for the ride, too. These shows are going to be a lo...

Emo kids rejoice! Your dreams are coming true in 2022. Live Nation has just announced the "When We Were Young" festival, featuring some of the most iconic emo and rock acts of the past two decades. Read more: Slipknot announce Knotfest Roadshow 2022 with In This Moment, Jinjer and more The When We Were Young festival is set to take place Oct...

A year after stepping out as PVRIS’ main creative force for the release of their third album, Use Me, Lynn Gunn is showing no signs of slowing down. To tide fans over until the next era of PVRIS properly begins, the band released two new singles, “Monster” and “My Way.” Leaning further into ...

Hello and welcome to Alternative Press’ end-of-the-year celebration! We know that for a lot of people, 2021 has been less than ideal, to say the least. That’s why we wanted to bring you a little holiday cheer  — with the help of some of our favorite artists.  We asked each art...

PVRIS are showcasing their growth on their latest track, “My Way,” via Warner Records/Reprise Records. The synth-driven song begins with the question “Do you want me to do that?” before immediately diving into an energetic beat. Lynn Gunn’s layered vo...

PVRIS’ fearless leader Lynn Gunn ponders genres, the best-ever fan-dad interaction and comes clean about what she really wants a do-over on. Read more: Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track "Spit It Out" AN INSTRUMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO OWN. The...

Jax Anderson has released two new songs under the dual-title CLOUDY. The tracks include “Can’t Get Me High” featuring Lynn Gunn of PVRIS and “She Don’t Love Me” featuring Lauren Sanderson. As members of the LGBTQIA+ community, the CLOUDY double A-side release aligns perfectly in celebration of Pride Month. Anderson began promoting the re...

Non-binary artist and actor Kat Cunning has released their latest track, “Boys.” The new single expresses pride for the LGBTQIA+ community and offers a source of support for those who live beyond binaries and gender restrictions.  The new son...

Record Store Day 2021 is quickly approaching, and the annual event has finally released its list of exclusive and limited vinyl. I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, From First To Last, K.Flay, twenty one pilots and Linkin Park are among the lengthy list of RSD selections that includes more than 400 releases for the two-day event being held on June 12 and July 17...

If there's one universal truth to alternative music, it's that there's no one path to success. Many talented artists grind for years, putting out record after record until one day they accumulate a global following. Others may find commercial success following the release of their debut album...

We already established that not all women sound like Hayley Williams with our look into unique-sounding frontwomen within 2000s alternative music. So, given the generalized diversification of the genre throughout the 2010s, we shouldn't need to drive that point home again, right? ...

The Venn diagram comprising many punk and metal offshoots got pretty messy in the 2000s. Post-hardcore crews were regularly lumped in with metalcore, screamo, emo and a plethora of hybrid acts, often sounding comparable and touring together...

There’s no denying that pop punk owes much of what it has to Canada. With greats such as Avril Lavigne and Sum 41, the country has shaped the larger scene pretty significantly. We’ll let you in on a little secret, though… It’s still continuing to do so. In the midst of toda...

Are you bored of your same old coffee order or just looking to branch out and try different drinks? Thanks to the Starbucks “secret menu,” virtually any drink you want to try can be made. So what better drinks to taste test than ones inspired by your favorite artists? Because...

Women in rock, from Against Me! and Evanescence to Paramore and Tonight Alive, are larger than life. While shaping the alternative music world as we know it, they also proved that women belong in rock 'n' roll. They all continue to inspire other young women to push against the status quo of the male-dominated music industry. ...

Alt-pop singer and actor Kat Cunning released “Confident” as their first song of 2021 along with a new video for the track. “Confident” is the first music from Cunning since the acoustic version of “King Of Shadow” in December. The new dark and moody video s...

If there's one thing the alternative world is great at, it's coming up with out-of-this-world band names and songs. We mean, we love taking vowels out of words, swapping a "V" in its place and the like. With unique band names and made-up words, this obviously comes with some discourse relating to how the band name is actually pronounced...

We know how to exhaust the discographies of our favorite bands, going back to their early foundations. But how often do we follow their journeys back to where they really started? Prior to achieving career success, many now-iconic artists started somewhere else entirely...