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Behind the scenes of When We Were Young’s sophomore year

We rubbed elbows with pop-punk royalty and caught up with our favorite bands.

The oral history of Anti-Flag: "We were machete-ing our way through failure"

Punk is a genre full of people who are always yelling, but over the past 30 years, Anti-Flag might have been yelling the most. It’s frequently between songs onstage, about the sorry state of the world — wars for oil, police brutality, a system rigged against its people. Truth is, Anti-Flag have had plenty of […]

blink-182 drop triumphant new single “Edging,” their first song with Tom DeLonge in 10 years

blink-182 broke the internet when they reunited with Tom DeLonge. The pop-punk kings shared their new single “Edging” and have a new album on the way.

NOFX's Fat Mike will open the most comprehensive Punk Rock Museum in 2023

The Punk Rock Museum will open in January 2023 in Las Vegas. It will feature several exhibits and punk artifacts, as well as interactive experiences.

20 best stripped-down songs, from Spiritbox to Silverstein

Perhaps the best way to know that a song is well written is to strip it down to its most natural and intimate form. If a song can elicit an emotional response from a listener with simply the artist’s voice and a singular instrument, then it’s clear that everything is there to lay the foundation […]

Stick To Your Guns announce new album ‘Spectre,’ release “Weapon” video—watch

Stick To Your Guns have announced a new album, Spectre. The release arrives July 29 via Pure Noise Records. Alongside the announcement, the band shared their first single and music video from the album, titled “Weapon.” The track is about “coming to terms with the reality of who I am,” vocalist Jesse Barnett explains in […]

Rise Against share interactive video for “Talking To Ourselves”—watch

Rise Against have shared a new video for “Talking To Ourselves.” This one comes with an added twist – if you’re a fan of Easter eggs and puzzles, pay attention! Read more: Rise Against announce US tour with the Used and Senses Fail The video features patrons at an art gallery glued to their phones. […]

Rise Against announce US tour with the Used and Senses Fail

Rise Against have announced a summer U.S. headlining tour. They will be accompanied by the Used and Senses Fail on select dates. Read more: Rise Against drop new track ahead of live EP ‘Nowhere Sessions’ The tour includes stops at The Forum in Los Angeles, as well as The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New […]

Steve Caballero on intersection of punk and skateboarding with new band Urethane

For Steve Caballero, the intersection of punk and skateboarding has always been at the forefront of what he does and creates for the world. Caballero burst onto the skateboarding scene in the groundbreaking years of the early ’80s and ’90s, skating alongside the sport’s most iconic figures while living in Southern California during its renaissance […]

Rise Against drop new track ahead of live EP 'Nowhere Sessions'

Rise Against have announced that they will be dropping a new EP, Nowhere Sessions, on Nov. 12 via Loma Vista Recordings. The release will be a live expansion of their latest album, Nowhere Generation, and was inspired by the album’s success as well as their sold-out U.S. tour last summer. Read more: Dave Grohl says Nandi […]

Here's how to get free tickets for Rise Against's upcoming summer tour

In May, Rise Against announced their Nowhere Generation tour. The summer run will see the group perform in over a dozen U.S. cities. Alternative Press and Live Nation have partnered to offer an exclusive ticket giveaway for the tour. Pairs of tickets will be available for five cities and can be won by tagging your […]

AltPress Weekly: Bob Dylan, Meet Me @ The Altar, Trixie Mattel and more

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. […]

HEALTH, Chino Moreno and Tyler Bates join forces on “ANTI-LIFE”

The DC Comics Dark Nights: Death Metal soundtrack boasts a star-studded lineup of musicians, and the latest offering from HEALTH and Deftones singer Chino Moreno is no exception. The highly anticipated soundtrack, executive-produced by Tyler Bates (Guardians Of The Galaxy, Watchmen, John Wick), is arriving soon. The latest track, “ANTI-LIFE,” will have fans ready to […]

Mastodon and more appear on DC Comics 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' album

DC’s Dark Nights: Death Metal was already one of this year’s must-read comics. The Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo-helmed seven-issue series follows Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman as they grapple with foes from the Dark Multiverse, including the nefarious Batman Who Laughs. As its title would suggest, the story is dark, intense and utterly metal. […]

10 times alternative artists reimagined their own tracks for the better

Nothing beats the first time hearing one of your favorite songs. It’s a feeling we never fully appreciate at the moment but then nostalgically crave forever. Fortunately, alternative artists frequently grant us the opportunity to once again hear these tracks from new perspectives through reimagined versions. From acoustic renditions to orchestral backings and full-on genre […]

10 spoken-word song intros you should never skip over

In music, there are few universal truths. That said, the inherent ability for a well-crafted spoken-word part to send a shiver down the spine of anyone who hears it is definitely one. Of course, that goes double when such a moment is your first introduction to a song. There’s really no wrong way to incorporate […]

UK organizers detail how COVID-19 may change 2021 festival lineups

Organizers overseas are currently gearing up for the return of music festivals this summer. As COVID-19 cases in the U.K. slowly decline and more vaccinations are administered, many are optimistic that this year’s festival season will bring back some normalcy in what’s truly been an unprecedented past year. Despite some festivals going ahead as planned, […]

Black Veil Brides are unplugging for free virtual 2021 acoustic tour

Black Veil Brides fans are in for a special treat starting this week. Because the band are unable to tour right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they are bringing their live performances straight into fans’ homes. On Monday, Black Veil Brides officially announced their first-ever virtual acoustic radio tour called Acoustour. For the string of […]

10 track-to-track transitions that pulled the entire album together

No lie, there’s no greater experience than listening to an album that flows perfectly all the way through. But when the songs transition so seamlessly you barely even notice the track change… Well, that’s just unparalleled bliss. Admittedly, we now live in an age of instant gratification in which we’re conditioned to shuffle and skip […]

Rise Against tackle the American Dream in rock anthem "Nowhere Generation"

Rise Against are officially back with a powerful black-and-white video for their dynamic new single “Nowhere Generation.” The new song tackles the idea of the American Dream and the sacrifices people make in order to be successful in the United States. “Nowhere Generation” is the title track off of Rise Against’s first full-length studio album […]
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