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15 alternative music stars who got their start working in record stores
Record stores are magical places. A good, well-stocked and curated record shop with a knowledgeable staff can influence tastes, expand horizons and serve as the hub for a local musical community. It can be a community center, a place to meet with your friends, promote your band’s upcoming shows by hanging up flyers, even sell […]
10 alternative duets from the '90s that deserved more recognition
Duets are all the rage these days, and largely without the intention of releasing said duet as a single. Case in point: YUNGBLUD’s recent sitdown with Avril Lavigne to blaze through her hit “I’m With You.” That’s just all about making it go viral. But there was a time when duets were truly something special—two […]
10 underrated bands you don't remember defining the '90s
Nirvana. Pearl Jam. Green Day. These are three monster bands that people often name-drop when reliving the incredible and renowned legacy of ’90s music. Even if they don’t get mentioned in a reverential manner as much as many of their counterparts, some less “cool” bands end up defining a time period (and influence future decades) […]
19 of the best debut albums to come out of the scene
They say you have your entire life to create your debut album, but they’re usually pretty terrible. However, these scene acts went above and beyond the call of duty, making bona fide masterpieces from the very start. There’s hardly any filler on these records, and many of the albums mentioned here are fan favorites to […]
Anakin’s new single originally started out as a birthday present
Some music fans actively prefer artists to parse out singles instead of an entire album at one sitting. Which is cool, but it can get frustrating when a band leave you hungry for more. Like in the case of Anakin, the ’90s-tinged alternative-rock outfit from San Diego. Today AltPress is premiering “Starshine,” the third installment […]
15 Pop Songs You Probably Didn’t Know Rivers Cuomo Co-Wrote
Sure, you’ve all probably heard of Weezer. (Just in case you haven’t, the alt-rock kingpins are on the cover of this month’s issue of AP, so go buy that and familiarize yourselves. I’ll wait.) But what many people don’t realize is that in addition to all the smash hits Rivers Cuomo has written for his […]
The Rentals - Lost In Alphaville
The Rentals Lost In Alphaville It’s been 15 years since the Rentals last released a proper full-length (the severely underrated, heavily Blur-influenced Seven More Minutes), but Lost In Alphaville isn’t exactly “new”—every one of these 10 songs started off as a part of the band’s ambitious Songs About Time series in 2009. Reheated leftovers they […]
The Rentals sign to Polyvinl Record Co. for first album in fifteen years
The Rentals have signed to the Polyvinyl Record Co. with plans to release their third studio album (and first new album in fifteen years) sometime in 2014. The group are fronted by Matt Sharp (formerly of Weezer) and also include Jess Wolfe & Holly Laessig (Lucius), Ryen Slegr (Ozma), Lauren Chipman (The Section Quartet) and Patrick Carney (The Black Keys). Sharp and his […]
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