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Riot Fest postpones until 2021 and reveals the first wave of the lineup
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Riot Fest 2020 has been postponed until 2021. The festival announced the new dates and first lineup announcement on June 16. The Chicago-based festival follows a long list of other festivals that have been postponed this year including Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Coachella and Reading and Leeds. Read more: My Chemical […]
Man Overboard’s Nik Bruzzese didn’t think anyone would hear Casa Loma
It’s been said that the best art comes from tragedy. Certainly, that notion holds true in the touching solo project from Nik Bruzzese of pop-punk darlings Man Overboard. Casa Loma’s upcoming first album, This Is Coping, gives fans a different taste of Bruzzese’s talent coupled with a deeply personal peek into his life. You could […]
Here are the performance streams to watch this week
We’re well into this new temporary way of life of being stuck at home due to coronavirus. Retail stores, bars, restaurants and now movie theaters have closed their doors to the public. This means you’ve probably been sitting inside cycling through the same TV and movie options on Netflix and Hulu, as well as music […]
Here’s why Fall Out Boy felt uncertain after ‘From Under The Cork Tree’
As Fall Out Boy’s From Under The Cork Tree turns 15, we take a look back at the band’s career the year the acclaimed emo record was released as told in issue #207. Over the past year, Pete Wentz and his band, Fall Out Boy—rounded out by singer/guitarist Patrick Stump, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer […]
20 scene albums from 2003 you probably still know every word to
In 2003, major scene bands were gaining popularity on the Warped Tour circuit. The musical mixture of emo, pop punk and punk was growing in both the mainstream and the underground. As some of the millennium’s biggest names in the alternative scene started changing their sound, younger musicians joined in with their own take on […]
Watch Saves The Day's Chris Conley rewrite Semisonic's "Closing Time"
Saves The Day frontman Chris Conley, recently took over the AltPress Instagram account and invited fans into the Electric Ladybug in Chico, California. On Monday April 6, Conley belted out some STD classics and a few obscure gems. It was the singer’s second installment of his social distancing-inspired Digital Happy Hour series. Read more: Saves […]
My Chemical Romance Holy Book: the Return we thought wouldn’t happen
When My Chemical Romance announced their intention to reconvene on Halloween last year, they broke the internet. Fortunately, millions of hearts all over the planet were mended in the process. The joy kept sparking like downed power lines long after their triumphant Los Angeles comeback performance Dec. 20 at the Shrine Auditorium. We’re not kidding. […]
22 new movies and live performance streams to watch this week
We’re well into this new temporary way of life of being stuck at home due to coronavirus. Retail stores, bars, restaurants and now movie theaters have closed their doors to the public. This means you’ve probably been sitting inside cycling through the same TV and movie options, as well as music playlists. Some films such as No Time […]
Coronavirus: Concerts, tours, festivals and more cancellation tracker
The coronavirus is having a massive impact on the entertainment industry, and as the pandemic continues to grow, more events are either canceling or postponing. With every industry from music, film, sports and more being affected by the spread of the virus, we’re keeping track of which events are being called off. Check back for […]
QUIZ: How much emo trivia do you really know?
We at AltPress hold the emo title in high regard and fully embrace all subsects of fans who proudly stand under the genre’s umbrella without discretion, only pure, kindred acceptance. We celebrate those who have first pressings of Sunny Day Real Estate vinyl, early 2000s My Chemical Romance fanatics who enlisted in the MCRmy during […]
Fall Out Boy fans should listen to these records made by heroes & stans
Pop-punk provocateurs? Melodic hardcore hellions? One third of modern emo’s holy trinity? A cool night out? Fall Out Boy have been painted with so many kinds of brushes, we don’t know what to call them at this point. Which is good. It keeps the dialog moving. Known for being explosive and dance-inducing pop-punk dynamos, Fall […]
The essential emo albums from the genre’s 35-year history
Here at AltPress, we’ve learned a crucial lesson. Mainstream America doesn’t understand that the concept of “emo” is over 30 years old. We know it wasn’t invented in a Hot Topic store. But we also know that the Grammys don’t have a category for “Best Emo Performance By A Duo Or Group With A Minimum […]
Circa Survive, Saves The Day, Cartel to play classic albums at Chain Fest
Chain Fest is back in 2020 with an incredible lineup thanks to legendary punk venue Chain Reaction‘s partnership with Live Nation Entertainment. Chain Fest will take place on May 23 at the FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, CA. This year features a slew of legendary bands. Those playing will be Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, […]
10 song characters you definitely shouldn’t date
With Valentine’s Day looming, you may already be over the inescapable inundation of sappy love songs. To counter the barrage of retch-inducing cuteness, we’ve put together a playlist that’s the antithesis of romance. From the shady characters to the heartbreakers and straight-up losers, here are 10 song characters you shouldn’t let into your heart if […]
Derek Sanders announces solo EP with Jimmy Eat World cover
Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade recently announced that he will be releasing a solo record in 2020. The record is a five-song EP titled My Rock and Roll Heart. The EP releases on Valentine’s Day Feb. 14. The special thing about the record is that it’s all covers of influential bands in Sanders’s youth. The five tracks […]
The best emo songs of the decade that defined the 2010s
One of the greatest feats of the emo genre is its ability to cross barriers, genres and fandoms to unite us all under the common denominator of music. Whether there’s a tinge of rap or a twist of pop-punk, the branches of emo music all extend from the same familiar source. While the early 2000s […]
Saves The Day to support Third Eye Blind on ‘Screamer’ spring tour
Third Eye Blind are going to be touring the U.S. this spring with Saves The Day as the second leg of their tour in support of their latest album Screamer. The tour is kicking off March 11 in Seattle and its announcement arrives alongside the news they’re also launching a new podcast. Read More: blink-182 drop the Chainsmokers collab […]
Thursday add gigs with Chris Conley (Saves The Day) around MCR show
Thursday made headlines last week with the announcement that they would be playing the immediately sold-out, super legendary reunion show of My Chemical Romance. Now, due to the nature of how quickly that show sold out, Thursday took to Instagram to announce a few more shows they will be playing to give fans more opportunities […]
Patrick Stump remembers when Saves The Day were going to be “the next blink-182”
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Through Being Cool, the legendary second album from emo avatars Saves The Day. The 1999 release was massively influential to a generation of music fans who took the cues of founder/frontman Chris Conley to pursue their own artistic adventures. So who better to interview him about his creation than […]
Waterparks take FANDOM on an unfiltered joyride in next AltPress cover
On FANDOM, their debut album for Hopeless Records, the young men of Waterparks have dedicated themselves to being real. Awsten Knight, Geoff Wigington and Otto Wood have waded through the ocean of social media comments and navigated new responsibilities in their own personal lives to get to this point. And it truly is one to […]
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