Arch Enemy Vocalist Angela Glassow Steps Down, Replacement Announced.
Altwire Staff
In shocking news, beloved Arch Enemy vocalist Angela Glassow announced that she is stepping down as the band’s frontwoman and that The Agonist’s Alissa White-Gluz will be taking her place. Gluz will make her ...
Nine Inch Nails Team Up With Soundgarden and Death Grips for US-Summer Tour
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North America, you are a very happy place this summer! A legendary Industrial Rock act has announced a big summer tour: Nine Inch Nails are finally hitting the road again and they have found ...
Album Review: Meg Myers – Make a Shadow EP
Altwire Staff
Before I start this review, I have to admit that Meg Myers is a sort of personal heroine for me. She manages to be funny, cool, sexy without bowing to the industry – her ...
Interview – Crobot: “We Find It Easy to Come to Solid Ground…”
Altwire Staff
Crobot is pure, unadulterated rock’n’roll. If you like hints of classic rock but with a heavier flow but also maybe something with a little bit of a groove, you’re going to want to hop ...
3 Albums To Fall In Love With
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It’s Valentine’s Day! Let’s go out with our loved ones, swap roses, chocolate and jewelry! Oh wait, you have no sweetheart? No problem! Me neither! Let’s spend our Valentine’s Day with the biggest love ...
Concert Review: Neutral Milk Hotel
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I remember hearing Neutral Milk Hotel after downloading their song “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” on a whim from the “artists you might like” on itunes. I didn’t actually listen to it right ...
Album Review: Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe
Altwire Staff
I’m one of those rare people who stay up late for no apparent reason, watch late night television, and clean the house when insomnia kicks in. If it weren’t for that horrible habit of ...
Album Review: Warpaint – New Year New Album
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January was a good month for LA-based band, Warpaint, who released their second album. If you haven’t heard them before, it’s best to just start with the new. Their self-titled album is singular to ...
Interview – Summer Camp: “Everyone Has Darkness Inside…”
Altwire Staff
Summer Camp are an English indie-pop band signed to Moshi Moshi and founded in 2009. We previously featured Summer Camp on our independent music series “The Spark” (read our feature here). After having their latest ...
‘Ain’t It Fun’ To Watch Paramore’s New Video?
Altwire Staff
With their feel good track (and absolute fan favorite) “Ain’t It Fun”, Paramore are releasing a new hit single from their current album Paramore and the single’s brand new video is so much fun ...
Meg Myers Interview: An Artist To Watch
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Meg Myers is a new artist on the rise. Her debut EP “Daughter in the Choir” has created quite the buzz when it was released in 2012. Now she is back with a new ...
AltWire Opinions: “The Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour”
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Revolver magazine recently released tour dates for the 2014 “Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour“. Spanning from February 20th to March 20th, the tour includes bands with female members such as Sick Puppies, Lacuna ...
AltWire Opinions: My Way Back To The Art or How I Undigitized My CD Collection
Altwire Staff
A few days ago, fellow AltWire author Emily wrote this great article about her love for Vinyl and it made me think about my own experiences with music. In the last few decades, digitization ...
Frank Iero (Ex-My Chemical Romance) Announces New Single “B.F.F”
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Frank Iero has collaborated with some great artists on his upcoming single “B.F.F.”: his 3-year old twin daughters Lily and Cherry! If Blue Carter can be featured on a track, why not the Iero ...
AltWire Opinions: “Where’s All The Good Music Gone?”
Altwire Staff
Over the past couple decades there’s been a lot of talk about what’s killing the music industry. Way back in the day (at least it sure seems like back in the day) CDR’s struck ...
Against Me! Make No Bones about the Elephant in the Room with “Transgender Disphoria Blues”
Altwire Staff
Welp, I suppose I won’t beat around the bush. I mean, Against Me! have certainly done nothing of the sort since it’s right in the album’s title. This is the first album the band ...
AltWire Opinions: The Joys of Vinyl
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I know what you’re thinking… There is a certain stigma that comes from someone who buys vinyl. If you are immediately thinking that I am John Cusack’s character in “High Fidelity”, you couldn’t be ...
Coachella Lineup Announced
Altwire Staff
Get ready poor people, you have even more of a reason to want to win the lottery! Coachella has just announced their lineup for the 2014 festival and it’s pretty amazing. Not only are ...
Puscifer’s “What Is…” The Best Look at Redneck Punk Rock of 2013
Altwire Staff
This amusing DVD starts off with a “mockumentary” following Billy D, Hilldy, and (F******) Peter Merkin of the Burger Barns, a self-proclaimed “Punk Rock” band. It follows the band through their tumultuous tour which ...
Meg Myers Streams New Make a Shadow EP
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Alternative Grunge Pop singer Meg Myers has released details about her upcoming Make a Shadow EP. The 5-Track release will contain her two latest singles “Heart Heart Head” and “Desire” as well as three ...
