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Hamond’s new project ‘Pirate Radio’ is a “friend and family affair”

Hamond is sitting at the booth, nodding his head to a foggy beat as the feds inevitably close in on his pirate radio broadcast. Then he pulls the mic close, stacks of vintage equipment sitting behind him, as he launches into “Left Feet” off Pirate Radio, out today via No Matter. Hamond’s love of cinema […]

Eyedress releases cinematic “Spit On Your Grave” music video—watch

Eyedress just released the cinematic music video for his song “Spit On Your Grave.” The “Jealous” singer takes on the persona of a swagger-filled vampire for the single and accompanying visual. The feverishly paced video cuts through a stormy city, shrouded in night. The visual features frenzied shots of Eyedress, his partner Elvia and his […]

The Marías release their captivating second single "Un Millón"—listen

Los Angeles transplant the Marías have released their sultry new single “Un Millón” from their forthcoming debut album Cinema. While “Un Millón” is only the second track from the group’s pending record, Cinema is due via Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records on June 25 and will mark their first release with the major label.  While […]

Eyedress releases two-song single and music video featuring Dent May—watch

Eyedress has released a new two-song single that showcases both ends of Eyedress’ sonic capabilities. The single includes “Something About You,” featuring Los Angeles-based musician Dent May and “Spit On Your Grave.”  The juxtaposition between these tracks is striking. On the one hand, we have a lighthearted love song filled with groovy guitar riffs in […]

Creeper’s Will Gould never expected his Salem side project to be so massive

Last October, in a brief interim between strict U.K. lockdowns, Creeper’s Will Gould played four shows in two cities with his side project, Salem. In a dark, small venue in London the night before Halloween, fans sat at separate tables, some sitting devoutly through both the matinee and evening show. With the restrictions, it could […]

10 underrated Dave Grohl cover performances you need to hear

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 dug deep into the […]

Kelsy Karter gives the middle finger to the world in "You Only Die Once"

Kelsy Karter is turning her songs into their own stunning universe as she premieres her new music video for “You Only Die Once” today exclusively on Alternative Press. This song follows up the events fans saw in her “Devil On My Shoulder” music video, where she was on the lam with her cute companion, which […]

'The Umbrella Academy' team explains what makes the Hargreeves work

You’ve either never seen it or you’ve binge-watched it several times. The second season of The Umbrella Academy is the streaming event that beats back your pandemic angst. Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s story of the world’s mightiest, dysfunctional superhero family is filled with equal amounts action, hilarity and humanity. It’s fantastic escapism seasoned with […]

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 […]

Green Day music videos ranked in order of greatness

Green Day are a famed punk-rock band who’ve been around for decades—from breaking out on MTV with their 1994 hit album Dookie to the mainstream success of 2004’s American Idiot. The band recently released their 13th full-length, Father Of All Motherfuckers, adding even more visuals to their insane catalog. To celebrate, we’ve ranked every Green Day […]

10 times Fall Out Boy made movie references in their music

Fall Out Boy have buried pop culture references in their song titles and lyrics for well over a decade. In honor of the band’s sixth album, American Beauty/American Psycho, which gives a nod to two classic films in the name alone, officially turning 5 this month, we’ve compiled a list of our 10 favorite Fall Out […]