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Lesibu Grand are done apologizing to others in their latest track “I’m Not Sorry,” exclusively premiering with Alternative Press. “I’m Not Sorry” takes inspiration from early '80s bands such as the Motels and Berlin. The band also explore a more since...

Welcome to Alternative Press’ 10 best punk vocalists of the ‘00s. When we counted down that decade’s finest punk guitarists, we noted that the beginning of the new century was a turning point. The ‘90s began with Nirvana breaking down the door for punk-influenced alternative acts to become the mainstream music of the decade, peaked with Green Day cementing punk’s graduation to a significant commer

A greasy R&B riff rips from the speakers, coated in more fuzz than a peach orchard wearing a 50-year-old wool sweater. A singer with a sneer that could wilt Elvis’ upper lip indicates he’s gonna tell you a story about his town. He snarls abou...

1996: President Bill Clinton was squaring off against Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in a successful bid for a second term in the White House. On April 3, former math professor Ted Kaczynski was arrested in his remote Montana cabin, suspected (correctly, it turns out) to be American domestic terrorist the Unabomber...

Foo Fighters fans—and fans of Dave Grohl in general—know that he’s a big fan of the cover song. Fact is, Nirvana had a thing for covers, too, especially ones that their raucous audience wouldn’t, and couldn’t, see coming from a second stage away, never mind a mile. Hell, once Nirvana even ...

It's hard to believe that, had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, we likely would've already seen season 4 of Stranger Things play out. As it stands, though, the series only just resumed in October and has yet to confirm a release date. ...

Many of you are no doubt listening to the new Gwen Stefani single and thinking back to when you first heard Tragic Kingdom. Where you were, what you were doing, how long the show Beverly Hills, 90210 could possibly last. Hate to break it to you, ’90s kids, but there are a ton of teenagers listening to the song without a clue that Stefani ever fronted a band, never mind the groundbreaking, genre-fu

Music, movies, tours: Obviously, there were plenty of cool and wonderful things that were brought into the world in 2019. But there was a significant amount of sadness, as well. We did lose many members of the scene and pioneering alt-rock artists, as well as respected and loved pop culture figures...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have honored the late co-founder of The Cars, Ric Ocasek, by covering the band’s track “Just What I Needed”.  The Chili Peppers join the Killers and blink-182 artist Mark Hoppus with tributes to Ocasek.  Read more: Pale Wav... Read More ...

The Killers have honored the late co-founder of The Cars, Ric Ocasek, by covering the band’s track “My Best Friend’s Girl”.  On Sunday, the lead singer of the iconic rock band tragically passed away at his home in New York City at the age of 75. Read more: ‘The Craft’ reb... Read More ...

On Sunday Ric Ocasek, the lead singer of the Cars, tragically passed away at his home in New York City at the age of 75. Following the news of Ocasek's death, fellow musicians and artists shared an outpour of love, tributes and condolences for the late singer...

In his roles as vocalist/guitarist/chief songwriter of iconic American new-wave group the Cars, Ric Ocasek brought pop hooks, futuristic sheen and firepower to an American rock scene whose entire goal seemed to be based on celebrating the mediocre...

With the exception of the news of the Weezer Cruise returning in 2014, all has been quiet in camp Weezer. That's about to change: At a fan event in Los Angeles on Oct. 25, frontman Rivers Cuomo answered questions about the band's upcoming plans, and according to multiple attendees, he said the band will begin working on their ninth proper full-length in January with none other than Ric Ocasek, who

Three-time AP cover stars Weezer have released the official music video for their cover of the Cars' "You Might Think." The track is taken from the soundtrack to Cars 2, which is in stores now, and is featured in the film, which hits theaters this Friday,

Weezer have released their cover of the Cars' classic song, "You Might Think." You can stream it here or below. The track will be included on the Cars 2 soundtrack, which will be released June 14 via Disney Records (and can be pre-ordered here). ...