the knife

Side projects have the special ability to give artists the chance to express themselves in whatever manner they choose without snobby genre lords or the (sometimes self-imposed) shackles of their previous works confining their sonic decisions. Sometimes these new bands go in an intentionally more mainstream direction, while other times the word “commercial” is never […]

Louisiana pop quartet Royal Teeth stopped by the Alternative Press office to perform an acoustic cover of “Heartbeats” by The Knife. Nora Patterson's soft soprano blends well with the ambient lead and acoustic guitars, and guitarist Gary Larsen's harmonies tie the whole song together. Watch the group perform this soothing cover with a calm and […]

Various Artists We Are The Works In Progress We Are The Works In Progress is a compilation curated by Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, the proceeds of which benefiting the Japanese Earthquake Fund, Architecture For Humanity and other charities working to help Japan recover from last year’s disastrous earthquake and tsunami. Although its good intentions […]