#TheSpark: AltWire Recommends – Week of 05/15/17-05/21/17
Welcome to The Spark, a feature on AltWire where we put the spotlight on fun, exciting and diverse artists that we feel deserve your undivided attention. All available for immediate consumption and in satisfying ...
[AltWire Interview] Mikey Mike
If you’ve been walking around the streets of LA recently, you may have caught billboards scattered around town featuring a rather bizarre individual called Mikey Mike. With slogans like “Ginger curious? Send nudes” and ...
Review: Linkin Park – One More Light (2017) – A Masterpiece
Before diving into this review, I need to warn you: I am a ‘poptimist.’ I don’t find all pop music to be inherently flawed, and I am aware that some Linkin Park fans coming ...
#TheSpark: AltWire Recommends – Week of 05/01/17-05/07/17
Welcome to The Spark, a feature on AltWire where we put the spotlight on fun, exciting and diverse artists that we feel deserve your undivided attention. All available for immediate consumption and in satisfying ...
Kiefer Sutherland: “The Truth Is I’m Not Jack Bauer…”
With over 30 years’ experience and more than 70 film and television credits, Kiefer Sutherland has become arguably one of the most recognizable actors of our generation. Known for his roles in films like ...
Spotlight: Torvus Underground Metal Apparel
If you’re a woman and into the metal scene, you may have noticed that buying your favorite band’s merch is tough. Most merch consists of hoodies and t-shirts and on the whole, is generally geared ...
Amy Lee Interview: Artistic Freedom and New Music
As arguably one of the best voices in music today, Amy Lee manages to add a unique element to any music she touches, through her skillful vocals, unbridled creativity, and emotionally engaging songwriting that ...
Fans Unearth Early Mike Shinoda Rap Demos From Before Hybrid Theory
If you’ve been following Linkin Park’s diverse career, side projects and assorted guest appearances, you’ll know that Mike Shinoda at times has dropped some pretty serious bars, and excellent wordplay through his hip-hop oriented ...
Linkin Park Announce ‘One More Light’, Release Single ‘Heavy’ Featuring KIIARA
If you’ve been following AltWire since it’s inception back in 2013, you’ll know that there’s no secret how much some of us love the band Linkin Park. Through their game changing debut record Hybrid ...
AltWire Giveaway: Win An III.O Prize Pack from Kitshickers
To celebrate the release of Kitshickers’ phenomenal new release III.O we here at AltWire are happy to announce a special giveaway, where two lucky winners will walk away with one III.O vinyl, a t-shirt ...
Amy Lee Interview: Her Great Career, Upbringing and More…
One of the biggest acts of the early 2000s, the rock band Evanescence, fronted by Amy Lee, came exploding onto the scene with their smash 2003 hit ‘Bring Me To Life’. Buoyed by inclusion ...
Paper Route: Behind The Scenes of Real Emotion
Released earlier this summer, and featured on the FIFA 17 soundtrack, the fast and furious single “Chariots” by indie rock group Paper Route is one of the hottest tracks we here at AltWire have ...
AltWire Feature: Crobot’s Best Crowds & Towns
As a companion piece to our interview with Crobot, we asked Crobot to name some of their favorite crowds and towns. Below is what they had to say. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND Our first trip ...
From Ashes To New: The Most Unusual Interview Ever
There are tour interviews, and then there are interviews with the boys in From Ashes To New. Read on and laugh as Derek desperately attempts to keep this from going off the rails to ...
The Maine Interview: Warped Tour ’16
This interview with Pat of The Maine was conducted on-site at The 2016 Warped Tour in Scranton. AltWire [Derek Oswald]: First off, how has Warped Tour been for you so far? Pat Kirch / ...
Dash Ten Interview: Warped Tour 16′
Editors Note: A few days after this interview was conducted, Dash Ten announced unexpectedly that they were pulling out of the Warped Tour citing reasons beyond their control. A year later, the band separated ...
Young Guns Interview: Warped Tour ’16
This interview with Gus of Young Guns was conducted on site at The 2016 Warped Tour in Scranton. When we last caught up with Young Guns nearly two years ago at a tour stop ...
Echo Black Interview: Danny Blu on His New Band
After multiple releases under his own name Danny Blu, Danny has stepped out with a new band, Echo Black. Read more below. AW: The creation of Echo Black is fairly recent, having only been ...
[AltWire Interview] American Wolves
AW: American Wolves are only two years young by official accounts; how old is it by intentions and the relationship between the four of you? How and when did the band get together? American ...
DREAMERS Interview: A Q&A With Nick Wold
AltWire [Derek Oswald]: Well, first, just want to say that it’s been quite awesome seeing DREAMERS grow as much as you guys have in the last two years. Nick Wold [DREAMERS]: Oh, thanks so ...