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Surfbort have released a new music video for their track “Lot Lizard 93” off their latest album Keep On Truckin'. The visual is directed by Lizzie Armanto, a pro-skater, World Cup Champion and Olympian. Read more: PUP share "Robot Writes A Love Song," announce new album—watch “It was such a treat to direct my first music video, ‘Lot Lizard 93,’ for Surfbort,” Armanto tells Brooklyn Vegan

Indie film and alternative music fans have something to look forward to this weekend with Teenage Badass’ digital arrival. Though it couldn’t make its film debut at SXSW due to the coronavirus, the movie is now available via independent film distributor Freestyle Digital Media.  The fi...

The Austin-based festival South By Southwest (SXSW) is being hit with a class-action lawsuit over its refund policy (or lack thereof). According to Billboard, the two plaintiffs, Maria Bromley and Pauta Kleber filed the suit on April 24 in the U.S. Distri...

Whether you’re publicly lamenting or quietly sulking about not being able to attend shows indefinitely, coronavirus is a massive blow to the music industry. With festivals and gigs getting either postponed or canceled all together, fans suddenly have a ton of time to kill at home because they can’t go to the bars or movie theaters. Naturally,...

South By Southwest may have been canceled due to coronavirus but the festival is going ahead with their awards for films that were screening at the event. Further, they are expanding their online screenings, creating a digital environment in replacement of the physical event. Read More: R... Read More ...

Ozzy Osbourne has canceled his appearance at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas. The heavy metal icon is following the lead of various artists and major corporations who are passing on attending due to the threat of the coronavirus...

Both bands and fans are reacting to the coronavirus. Motivated by increasing fears of a pandemic, fans are asking the South By Southwest festival to cancel this year's event. A petition created on Change.org to influence the organization has collected over 22,000 signatures thus far...

The first look at a new Ozzy Osbourne documentary looks incredible. The film is called Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy and is part of A&E's “Biography” series. The film will premiere in the Spring at the South By Southwest festival. The newest ...

Frank Iero is quite the busy person last year with the return of My Chemical Romance, but it turns out he was also showing off his acting skills. That's right, the guitarist will be making an appearance in a new movie to premiere at SXSW called Drunk Bus...

A fund set up to help the victims and families of yesterday’s fatal car crash at the South By Southwest festival has already raised $20,000 in donations. The SXSW Cares Fund will help distribute all funds raised to those most affected by the tragedy through a community-based process. (You ...

South By Southwest is set to kick off March 7 in Austin, Texas, and there are a lot of bands performing at a lot of different showcases. We’ve sorted through the sea of performances to find the ones that will give you the best bang for your buck. Here ...

The lineup for the 2014 Vans SXSW Music Showcase has been announced. The showcase will be returning to the House Of Vans at the Mohawk (912 Red River Street at 10th Ave) March 11-15. You can check out the full list of dates and lineups below. Tu... Read More ...

AltPress is proud to announce our 2013 SXSW Interactive party, Bonus Round--a FREE, ALL-AGES event featuring performances by Frank Turner and his full band, The Sleeping Souls, and Hopeless Records newcomers Driver Friendly. Bonus Round, held in partnership with VGVN (Video Game Voters Network) and in conjunction with the SXSW Gaming Expo, will take place March 9 at the West Canopy of the Palme

Breathe Carolina, the Used and the Early November are among the bands scheduled to perform at Alternative Press' South by Southwest showcase in conjunction with our upcoming 100 Bands You Need To Know issue, which hits newsstands March 6. Ot ...