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20 scene albums from 2002 that you probably still have in your car
When the new millennium broke, the alternative music community was heavily saturated with popular genres such as punk, pop punk and emo. Lying dormant, a new alternative music sound and scene was awaiting its time to shine. In 2002, it absolutely exploded. It was virtually impossible to go a day without hearing Simple Plan’s latest […]
Watch MGK, Steve-O and more unite with blink-182’s fans in “Happy Days”
blink-182 have clearly been keeping busy over the past few weeks. Today, the band debuted a music video for “Happy Days” that was created entirely while in quarantine. In March, blink-182 took to social media and asked fans to submit videos of themselves performing and dancing to the NINE track while practicing social distancing. Included […]
10 Gerard Way collabs every My Chemical Romance fan needs to hear
Gerard Way, the ever-iconic face of My Chemical Romance, has participated in a number of musical collaborations. With the relentlessly rising popularity of his comic book series The Umbrella Academy and a successful solo career under his belt, he’s somehow found plenty of spare time to contribute to other artists’ works over the years. In […]
Here’s your excuse to finally try out that Good Dye Young hair color
In celebration of their four-year anniversary, Good Dye Young is having a sitewide sale all month long! Good Dye Young was launched by Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams and her business partner Brian J. O’Connor back in 2016. It is a 100% vegan and cruelty-free hair brand that uses natural ingredients including sunflower and bergamot essential […]
Here are the scene staples that inspired MGK’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’
Machine Gun Kelly is still plugging away at his upcoming Travis Barker-produced pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall and today he’s revealing a selection of songs inspiring him throughout the process. Some of the selections in his new playlist include hits from the likes of Paramore, Taking Back Sunday, Lagwagon, Yellowcard and more. Read More: Police begin curfew with ‘The Purge’ siren and […]
Hayley Williams belting the Used is the perfect emo throwback
Hayley Williams recently added to her story some of the greatest content we’ve seen in a while. The Paramore and solo singer uploaded a series of videos where she’s dancing around and singing “The Taste of Ink” by the Used. Hayley Williams addressed the video to “that one guy on the internet who says he […]
Here’s who Halsey considers to be the best emo band of all time
One thing we’ve gained from this coronavirus quarantine is the ability to see everyone’s favorite bands. From the 30-day song challenge to brackets pitting early-2000s emo bands against one another, everyone has shared their opinion. That included musicians like Halsey. The iconic pop-sensation recently filled out her own Mid-’00s “Emo” Bands bracket and we’re not […]
Here’s how Juice WRLD inspired MGK and YUNGBLUD’s next collab
After sharing a brand new track last week during an Instagram live performance, Machine Gun Kelly spilled more secrets about his forthcoming pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall that is due out this summer. During a recent interview with MTV News, MGK dished even more details on the highly anticipated release including a new collab […]
Here's why the Used's Bert McCracken keeps talking about the MCR tour
For those who were keeping up with tours and rumors before the coronavirus canceled everything, then you certainly know about one particularly strong rumor. That rumor is that the Used might be touring with My Chemical Romance. While we still don’t anything for certain, we might finally understand why the Used vocalist Bert McCracken has […]
Watch Machine Gun Kelly freestyle lines by the Used, Post Malone, more
Machine Gun Kelly has been a master of lyricism through his rapid-fire bars but Elle put his word association skills to the test in a video where he plays their Song Association game. Basically, they feed him a word and he needs to sing lyrics to a song from another artist containing the word leading him to lyrics […]
14 scene records that should have easily won a Grammy
It’s no secret that the mainstream media scoffs at the words “Warped,” “scene” and “punk,” especially when they’re all lumped together. Bands from this ilk sometimes get nominated for major awards, but with the exception of acts such as Green Day, few actually win. Here are 14 bands who should’ve won a Grammy during said […]
Machine Gun Kelly plays new song in livestream performance
Machine Gun Kelly gave fans a special treat in the way of a new song he and his friends performed last night. The rapper took to social media to play a handful of tracks along with the new one for fans to check out while people are stuck at home. Read More: Fall Out Boy demos […]
10 live albums from the 2000s that still slap today
The 2000s birthed some of our favorite bands of all time, and those acts gifted us with some astounding live albums, spotlighting a certain time in each band’s history. Records like these show the viewer a more in-depth, behind-the-minds feel. From My Chemical Romance to Paramore, check out some of our favorite live albums from […]
15 music videos that will make you wish it was 2005 again
The year is 2005, and new gadgets are being introduced constantly. iPod Nano made its debut, and what could be considered the first video social media, YouTube, launched as well. This new platform encouraged artists to create easy, accessible music videos. Despite the low-quality, primarily small-budgeted videos, some bands went all out. Here’s a list […]
Gerard Way, Bert McCracken isolated vocals will take you back to 2004
My Chemical Romance and the Used had one of the most epic crossovers of all-time in the mid-2000s. Bert McCracken and Gerard Way gave their own take on the Queen and David Bowie classic “Under Pressure” to raise money for tsunami relief, iconically performing it on MTV2 in 2004. Securing its rightful place in the emo history […]
blink-182, the Used among Four Chord Music Festival 2020 lineup
Four Chord Music Festival is returning for its seventh year this summer with an even more stacked lineup than last year. With the first wave of announcements, the annual Pittsburgh event has revealed blink-182 and the Used will appear as headliners at the July 11 gig. The sixth installment was held at the city’s Highmark […]
Sleep On It react to new music from Neck Deep, All Time Low and more
Two records in and Sleep On It have proven that they know what goes into writing and recording a great song. In this APTV exclusive, we gave frontman Zech Pluister, guitarists TJ Horansky and Jake Marquis and drummer Luka Fischman some headphones and had them play rock critic. SIO gave us their verdict on brand […]
QUIZ: How much emo trivia do you really know?
We at AltPress hold the emo title in high regard and fully embrace all subsects of fans who proudly stand under the genre’s umbrella without discretion, only pure, kindred acceptance. We celebrate those who have first pressings of Sunny Day Real Estate vinyl, early 2000s My Chemical Romance fanatics who enlisted in the MCRmy during […]
The Used's Bert McCracken on staying positive, potential tourmates, more
Happy birthday to the captain of the Used, Bert McCracken! To further commemorate this day of excitement and double-lividness, the mighty Gunz got down with the singer in the lobby of NYC’s Gramercy Theater. The band were out on some dates prior to the release of their fifth album, Heartwork. “We wanted to make a […]
The Used cancel UK/EU shows for opportunity they “couldn’t turn down”
Unfortunately, the Used have had to cancel their tour dates in Europe and the United Kingdom for May and June. In an official statement, the band has cited the reasoning as “an opportunity” that they “could absolutely not turn down.” The Used just finished their U.S. intimate club tour late last week and were set […]
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