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[Photo by Jacob Boll] AFI have announced their long-awaited return to the stage with the Bodies tour in support of their latest full-length. Bodies, which was released June 11, marks the group’s first major release since 2017’s AFI (The Blood Album). The tour is scheduled to kick off Feb. 11, 2022 in San Diego. Read

Photo Credit @nettlespie.photography Fear Records presents… SHADE / The France / Rolla / Rich Kid Problems Lancaster, Kanteena 19th June 2021 Iain Key travelled to Lancaster to attend his first gig since February 2020. The ‘Fear Records presents…’ promotion featuring Rich Kid Problems, ROLLA, The France and SHADE, here’s how it went… I walked into

The Shop Window: The State Of Being Human (Spinout Nuggets) Vinyl | CD | DL and Streaming Released 25th June The Shop Window release their debut album, The State of Being Human on June 25th via Spinout Nuggets. Let me just start by saying, there’s nothing better than an album, which after the first play,

The world is no bigger than the people who inhabit it, and some are possessed with the force to embrace the warmth of an ordinary day and make the plainest faces alive with promise. Such is multi-award winning iconic rapper, songwriter, actor and  producer Mally Mall, a man blessed with the gift of creating music

All photos by : A Supreme Shot Pastel  ‘take you on a nu Madchester rollercoaster that is very much looking into the future’ Pastel facebook page  With their rolling, tripped out sound, Swansea five-piece Pastel sound like all the greatest Madchester bands all rolled into one. In the sheer rollercoaster of sound with laconic vocals

[Photo by: Jimmy Fontaine] Meet Me @ The Altar just released their single “Feel A Thing,” a song that features bright and playful electronic beats to match the distorted guitar riffs. The track makes you feel like you’ve been suddenly dropped into a video game from the ’80s. You’re stuck trying to survive, encouraged by

Following on from Audrey Golden’s excellent piece on Factory through the exhibition, Nigel Carr attended the press day on Wednesday and interviewed Archive Manager and lead curator Jan Hicks and consultant curator, Mat Bancroft. Use hearing Protection tells the story of Factory Records’ formative years from 1978 to 1982, and how their innovative work in

[Photo by Ashley Osborn] twenty one pilots are heading back on the road this year for a massive tour. The 2021-2022 Takeøver tour will begin Sept. 21 and travel through the U.S. before taking a brief intermission in November and picking back up for several U.K. dates in June 2022. While tour dates for Mexico

Ursa Minor: Sian Ka’an (Velvet Elk Records) DL | Cassette Out Now A transformative experience in the natural world provides the inspiration for a tour de force in dramatic art through Ursa Minor’s third album, Sian Ka’an. Stretching all senses of dynamic range, thunderous rhythms and majestic melodies blend with achingly beautiful vocals to produce

[Photo by Thomas Falcone] Gym Class Heroes‘ Travie McCoy has come out of a difficult quarantine with something positive: poignant new music. “A Spoonful Of Cinnamon” marks the end of his quarantine and is his first release since 2015.  “A Spoonful Of Cinnamon” is a glimpse through the window into what McCoy’s life has been like

She’s At the Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century By Helen Reddington (Equinox Publishing) £24.95 / $32.00 Out now! She’s At the Controls is essential reading. Helen Reddington reshapes our knowledge of sound engineering and music production in the twenty-first century, foregrounding the power and limits of feminism in a

[Photo via: DE’WAYNE/ Jordan Knight; courtesy of Marina; courtesy of ALX] Welcome to the second installment of AltPress Weekly. Each week, we’ll cover new things we want you to check out. We’ll shout out fresh song drops and vintage finds, highlighting longtime favorites and brand-new discoveries. We’ll also feature the stories we can’t stop thinking

Mango In Euphoria is the perfect future pop that are just waiting to takevover every top ten out there from streaming playlists to the charts with her sprase and thrilling dream pop soundscapes. Mango In Euphoria Instagram Built around the charismatic waif like French emirgre, Manon, Mango In Euphoria deliver a Goth pop that is

[Photo by Steve Thrasher] Bob Becker, the Fearless Records founder, has launched an all-new record label called Thriller Records. “After starting and running Fearless Records for 25 years, I feel like there is still plenty of opportunity out there and gas in the tank,” Becker exclusively told Alternative Press. “The new label, Thriller Records, will

HimalayasManchester Bread ShedJune 2021 All the dots certainly joined today. The latest young band to follow the ‘Grand Manics Tradition’ of eloquent Welsh youth who believe in melody and rock n roll having the power to change the world are performing a live cast at an invite only gig. A potentially tough gig in front

[Photo via boyband/Twitter] boyband just released the perfect song to listen to while driving with the windows down on a summer night. “birth by sleep” features clean production and a catchy hook (“I don’t wanna wake up if you’re not next to me”). The instrumentation is bright and airy, disguising the lyrics’ more melancholy tone,

The Lovely Eggs reschedule UK dates for the 7th time! Lancaster’s finest and Louder Than War favourites The Lovely Eggs do not give up. Ever. The fiercely independent husband and wife duo of Holly and David have now, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, rescheduled their tour originally intended to promote the release of

[Photo courtesy of DE’WAYNE] DE’WAYNE is remarkably candid about his intentions in his new music video for “Super 8.” “Super 8” is the latest single off his upcoming album, Stains. The multifaceted, 11-track album serves as DE’WAYNE’s debut full-length and showcases his relentless desire and passion as a musician. The record also features Awsten Knight

As Louder Than War’s Banjo approaches the 41st anniversary of the first time he went to the legendary Eric’s club in Liverpool, he looks back at this life changing event and picks the 5 best gigs he saw from within its walls. There are things that happen in life that, although they may seem nothing more