summer sonic

The 1975 tease lyrics to new single "Part Of The Band" on billboards

The 1975 have teased the lyrics to their new single “Part Of The Band” using a series of billboards. The song arrives in July.

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda to play solo this summer

[Photo by: Linkin Park/YouTube] Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda will perform a solo show at this August's Summer Sonic Festival, joining acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Nickelback, Queens Of The Stone Age and more at the annual rock music festival in Japan. Read more: 17 songs you didn't realize were a decade old Shinoda shared […]

Passport Japan: A look inside our international music scene

Punk and heavy rock have never truly been in vogue throughout Japan. Sure, some of the bigger names from the U.S. and the U.K. have managed to do well in the island nation: Bands like Green Day, Paramore and Fall Out Boy continue to draw huge crowds for their concerts there, and lesser known groups […]

Video Premiere: Crossfaith, "Photosphere" (live at Summer Sonic 2012)

Crossfaith, one of our 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2013, unleash their new live video for “Photosphere” here on AltPress, today. Meanwhile, in Austin, they are preparing to play a SXSW showcase with Of Mice & Men, Young Guns and more. You can catch them tonight at Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th […]