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Top 10 Bert McCracken collabs every the Used fan needs to hear
Besides traveling the world and creating albums with the Used, Bert McCracken has also been known to dabble with collaborations. In fact, genre-blending musician Machine Gun Kelly recently confirmed the energetic frontman will appear on his debut pop-punk album. To hold us over, and to celebrate McCracken’s birthday, revisit some of his most iconic recorded and […]
The essential emo albums from the genre’s 35-year history
Here at AltPress, we’ve learned a crucial lesson. Mainstream America doesn’t understand that the concept of “emo” is over 30 years old. We know it wasn’t invented in a Hot Topic store. But we also know that the Grammys don’t have a category for “Best Emo Performance By A Duo Or Group With A Minimum […]
Palaye Royale exorcise demons on 'The Bastards,' how fans saved them
It’s been a long, strange road for the brothers of PALAYE ROYALE. Forget about their geographical roots in Canada, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Brothers Sebastian Danzig, Remington Leith and Emerson Barrett look like they came out of a rock history storybook published at the turn of the ’70s. While they may sound and dress […]
10 Machine Gun Kelly collabs we’d love to hear on his pop-punk album
Machine Gun Kelly has always blended rock and rap throughout his career. The rest of the world took note in 2019 when he teamed up with blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and YUNGBLUD for the fiery, top-of-the-charts track “I Think I’m OKAY.” Since then, MGK has announced that he and Barker are diving even further into […]
Top 46 post-hardcore songs from the 2000s
Post-hardcore broke out as a movement in a huge way during the first decade of the 2000s while shaping how people view the genre today. Countless others had pioneered the genre throughout the ’80s and ’90s, but bands such as Glassjaw, At The Drive-In and Boysetsfire helped push it to new heights. Take a look […]
The Used enter neon chaos with “Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton”
The Used dropped the details for their forthcoming album ‘Heartwork’ on Feb. 6. The record is a highly anticipated followup to 2017’s The Canyon. Previously, the only news we had regarding new music was December’s brutal single “Blow Me” with Jason Aalon Butler of FEVER 333. Now, the Used have released a new single “Paradise Lost, […]
The Used reveal collab-packed ‘Heartwork’ album details
The Used have returned! Following the release of the gloriously vicious “Blow Me” featuring FEVER 333’s mighty Jason Aalon Butler at the end of 2019, the band are now announcing the details of forthcoming Heartwork. They’ll be following up the single with “Paradise Lost, A Poem By John Milton,” which enters the digital realm tomorrow. […]
The Used on joining MCR tour: “It wouldn’t surprise anyone”
Bert McCracken of the Used might have let slip the final confirmation fans needed about them touring with My Chemical Romance. Earlier this week we reported that McCracken had been dropping major hints regarding the tour. Now, in an interview with Razor 94.7/104.7 it seems that McCracken has all but confirmed it. He also talks […]
10 scene songs that got you through your first breakup
We’ve all experienced heartbreak in one way or another over the years, but none compare to your first breakup and the scene songs that helped you through it. Picture it: It’s the 2000s, and you’re sitting at your family’s computer spilling your heart out to all of your friends on AOL Instant Messenger about your […]
The Used “probably” on My Chemical Romance tour, Bert McCracken hints
With all of this recent My Chemical Romance news, it may seem like the rest of the music world is overlooked. MCR sold out an entire U.S tour in under six hours, the world is still hunting for any sign of new music and they still haven’t discussed who would be supporting them for the […]
Machine Gun Kelly lands coveted the Used collab for pop-punk album
Machine Gun Kelly finally revealed the name of his much teased “pop-punk” album as Tickets To My Downfall last week. First teased as a rock album amid studio sessions with Travis Barker, blackbear, Goody Grace, Mod Sun and more, MGK updated his plans for a pop-punk album. Today, Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker and Escape The Fate guitarist Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft shared Instagram stories […]
The Used opener Dragged Under on having music that fans respond to
After a sharp conclusion to Rest, Repose, the remaining members carried forward together, resulting in a much heavier sound with their new band Dragged Under. The band bring together gargantuan riffs with catchy choruses that will hook themselves in your brain right from the first note. Their sound straddles the lines of punk rock and […]
10 bands who should open for a dream My Chemical Romance return tour
It’s safe to say that 2019 was the year of My Chemical Romance. The band performed their long-awaited return after a six-year hiatus with hopes of a full comeback tour. As the tour theories keep coming in, we’ve started to think about who we’d like to see join the legendary band on the massive run, […]
10 David Bowie-inspired artists helping keep his legacy alive
On Jan. 10, 2016, the music community took a hit that we weren’t expecting and never could have prepared ourselves for. Just two days earlier on his 69th birthday, David Bowie released his album Blackstar, but the glam-rock musician knew a secret about that record that the world wasn’t aware of yet: It would be […]
The most anticipated albums of 2020 in alternative, metal and beyond
With a new decade kicking off shortly, we’re taking a look at what we can expect in 2020. While we can’t predict the future, we do know that the new year will bring us plenty of fresh albums. Several artists have already released album titles and the dates we can expect them in 2020. Others […]
Slam Dunk Fest adds Dance Gavin Dance, We Came As Romans, more
Slam Dunk Festival added ten more bands to their already stacked 2020 lineup, yesterday. Some of the additions include Bury Tomorrow, We Came As Romans and Dance Gavin Dance. In September, the festival announced the first set of artists with acts such as Don Broco, State Champs, and Four Year Strong. Read More: Higher Power add headlining shows to album launch […]
John Feldmann is tired of doing it for other people
Many years ago, we here at AP made a present for Big Noise label founder John Feldmann. The leader of pop-punk perennials Goldfinger (who opened the Sex Pistols’ reunion tour) became an in-demand producer for many bands who once graced the cover of our print mag. So we had an ornate plaque made of all […]
MGK wants Fronz, the Used on his Travis Barker-produced pop-punk LP
Machine Gun Kelly has made quite a name for himself within hip-hop but it looks like the musician is planning to double down on his rock-leaning tracks with a pop-punk album. In an interview with Zane Lowe, the rapper reveals he is working on a pop-punk project with Travis Barker alongside YUNGBLUD, blackbear, Trippie Redd and Young Thug, while […]
The best emo songs of the decade that defined the 2010s
One of the greatest feats of the emo genre is its ability to cross barriers, genres and fandoms to unite us all under the common denominator of music. Whether there’s a tinge of rap or a twist of pop-punk, the branches of emo music all extend from the same familiar source. While the early 2000s […]
The Used announce intimate club tour for winter 2020
The Used just unleashed their biting new single “Blow Me” featuring FEVER 333 vocalist Jason Aalon Butler last week, and they’re celebrating with an equally as epic tour. The special run will have the band hitting intimate venues to play the smallest rooms they’ve played in more than a decade. Dragged Under will join the […]
