Album Review: The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep…
Altwire Staff
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It. An unorthodox album name, that’s even more strange when you consider lead singer Matty Healy said in an ...
Goo Goo Dolls to Tour North America Summer 2016
Altwire Staff
Goo Goo Dolls have announced a headlining North American Tour, the tour kicking off July 8th in Portland, Oregon. Supporting the headliner are Collective Soul and Tribe Society, a select amount of cities to ...
Altwire Artists To Watch: From Ashes To New
Altwire Staff
Continuing on our Artists To Watch series of highlighting exciting new bands, I’d like to introduce to our readers the fast-paced adrenaline rush of a band that is From Ashes To New. Being in ...
Simple Plan Interview: Pop-Punk Legends
Altwire Staff
One of the most successful and popular pop-punk bands to come out of the pop-punk explosion of the early 2000’s, the Quebec based five piece Simple Plan are back with their fifth studio album ...
AltWire Artists To Watch: Howlish
Altwire Staff
Photograph by Jackie Papanier, taken from Howlish’s Facebook page. Earlier this week, AltWire introduced our readers to another artist to watch, Vitruvia. In an attempt to start a trend of introducing our readers to ...
Brian “Head” Welch of Korn Returns With New Book
Altwire Staff
Brian “Head” Welch, guitarist and founding member of Korn, is set to release a brand new book, With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles and Mistakes On My Way Back To Korn, a follow up to ...
[Blogs from the Pit] Safetysuit Live @ The Foundry 02/17/16
Altwire Staff
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hitting up the Safetysuit show in Philly at The Foundry. Let me start by saying what a cool little venue this place is! Ok, so it’s technically a ...
Chester Bennington Reunites with Stone Temple Pilots for Charity
Altwire Staff
Stone Temple Pilots will have a one-off performance this March with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, the remaining members of the iconic band reuniting with their vocalist of roughly two years for From Bach ...
Single Review – Gwen Stefani’s “Make Me Like You”
Altwire Staff
While admittedly not an “alternative” artist, the recently divorced former front woman for No Doubt is certainly showing us all that she CAN do it on her own and is as incredible as ever ...
AltWire Artists To Watch: Vitruvia
Altwire Staff
Since Altwire was created, our staff has kept an open mind regarding acts from all walks of life. We cover bands that are famous to bands that are up and coming. At the historic ...
Viola Beach Honored in Official Top 40 After Fatal Accident
Altwire Staff
Up-and-coming English indie band Viola Beach were caught by tragedy this weekend, all four members and their manager killed in a car accident in Sweden. Just a day after news confirmed the accident, their ...
[AltWire Interview] Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down – “This Is a Different Band Now…”
Altwire Staff
Formed in 1996, 3 Doors Down practically exploded on the scene with the release of their debut single “Kryptonite” in 2000, which garnered significant airplay worldwide and propelled their debut record The Better Life to multi-platinum ...
Album Review: Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
Altwire Staff
So, it’s no big secret that the production of Kanye West’s latest effort, something that West himself touted and paraded as “the best album of all time”, was incredibly unorganized. Many tracklist changes, changes ...
Sick Puppies Reveal New Vocalist, Tease New Single
Altwire Staff
Sick Puppies parted ways with frontman on guitar Shim Moore since October 2014- but in December last year, a teaser was dropped by remaining members Emma Anzai and Mark Goodwin. Carefully hidden from view, ...
3 Doors Down Release New Single “The Broken”
Altwire Staff
3 Doors Down are set to drop their sixth studio album next month, their latest single “The Broken” likely the last taste of Us and the Night before it hits the streets March 11th. The single follows the first ...
Anthrax Interview: 35 Years of Anthrax
Altwire Staff
2016 marks the 35th anniversary of “Big Four” thrash metal band, Anthrax. Over their impressive career, the band has changed their lineup several times, released 10 albums (with an 11th slated to drop late ...
Deftones to Premiere New Single, Album Art Released
Altwire Staff
Deftones are set to release their eighth album this April, the long rumored title confirmed as GORE. The upcoming album is building anticipation after four long years for fans, recent teasers released by the band on social ...
The Smashing Pumpkins Announce ‘In Plainsong’ Tour
Altwire Staff
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a Spring tour this March and April throughout North America, following up on the highly acclaimed and successful tour last year after their latest album, Monuments To An Elegy. The ...
The Struts Interview: Q&A With Luke Spiller
Altwire Staff
With lead vocals that have often been compared to the late Freddie Mercury and a flamboyant sense of style to boot, The Struts provide a refreshing journey back to rock and roll’s glory days, ...
Dreamers Chase a New Sound on Upcoming Album
Altwire Staff
Dreamers are moving towards a new sound for their debut album after they started prowling the music industry back in 2014, This Album Does Not Exist dropping a ‘psychedelic rock’n’roll’ sound this Spring through Fairfax Recordings. ...
