Brick + Mortar’s Gear Got Stolen, Here’s How To Help
Derek Oswald
The last 24 hours haven’t been the best for the Asbury Park, NJ based Indie Rock duo Brick + Mortar (Brandon Asraf, John Tacon). During a recent tour break in Indianapolis, IN the ...
Radiohead To Record Ninth Album This September
Derek Oswald
Radiohead fans rejoice! After three years of touring and a number of solo projects, the English rock band will be returning to the studio this fall to begin work on their 9th studio album. ...
Weezer Announce ‘Everything Will Be Alright In The End’
Derek Oswald
Talk about A Perfect Situation, Weezer fans! After spending the better part of this year working on their brand new record, and occasionally letting information slip to the fans, Weezer has now confirmed the ...
Frnkiero andthe Cellabration Release “Weighted”
Derek Oswald
Last night on BBC Radio 1; Frnkiero andthe Cellabration [sic], the brand new solo endeavor from My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero, premiered their debut single “Weighted” off of their recently announced debut Stomachaches (due ...
New Music: Coldplay and Cat Power – “Wish I Was Here”
Derek Oswald
While Coldplay and Cat Power’s Chan Marshall would at first seem to be an unlikely group of collaborators, if their hauntingly beautiful new collaboration “Wish I Was Here” is any indication, it’s a partnership ...
The Pretty Reckless Announce 2014 UK Tour Dates
Derek Oswald
After blowing up rock radio with their latest record Going To Hell (featuring their #1 Mainstream Rock Charts hit “Heaven Knows”), actress/singer Taylor Momsen and her fellow band mates in The Pretty Reckless are ...
VERSA Releases Captivating New Track “Wanderlust”
Derek Oswald
American electronic-rock duo VERSA (that’s the band, not the car) have just premiered a video for their latest single “Wanderlust” off of their 3-Track Neon EP released earlier this year. The video, directed by ...
Watching This Trailer, You Might Think Jimi Hendrix Has Been Reincarnated…
Derek Oswald
Talk about brilliant casting. Andre 3000 delivers an uncanny and pitch-perfect performance of Jimi Hendrix in the latest trailer for “Jimi: All Is By My Side”, the upcoming biopic written and directed by the ...
Queen Announces Release of Rare “Live At The Rainbow ‘74” Concert Recording
Derek Oswald
Landmark recording artists Queen have announced plans to release a rare and historically significant live recording of a performance the band recorded on Sunday March 31st, 1974 at The Rainbow venue in London, England. ...
Melissa Burnos Interview: A Q&A With BURNOS
Derek Oswald
For those of you who have tuned in to SiriusXM’s Big-Uns countdown recently, your ears may be familiar with a highly explosive and extremely energetic new rock band titled BURNOS. If you haven’t, you ...
Anathema Premieres Full Album ‘Distant Satellites’ Online
Derek Oswald
Following the release of their 2012 album Weather Systems the UK based progressive rock band ANATHEMA have premiered their latest release Distant Satellites to the world and the record is now available for streaming online ...
The Hunting Party (Linkin Park): Album Review
Derek Oswald
When I first listened to a six-song sampler from The Hunting Party back in April, I described the new music as “some of [Linkin Park’s] most electrifying and aggressive sounding tracks to date” and ...
AltWire – The Hunting Party / Part 1: Full Track By Track Impressions
Derek Oswald
Back in April, I had both the opportunity and the privilege to listen to a few of the tracks off of Linkin Park’s upcoming new record The Hunting Party due for release on June ...
No Sleep Records Releases “Death To False Music”, Vol. 1
Derek Oswald
Tired of what you feel to be false and uninspired music on the radio? It seems like the independent label No Sleep Records has heard your call and has the answer in the form ...
Rescuer Announces Single “Learning, Curved”, Streams Track in Full
Derek Oswald
Tampa based post hardcore rock band Rescuer have debuted a new song off of their upcoming new record Anxiety Answering (due for release on Tuesday, June 3rd via No Sleep Records). Titled “Learning, Curved” ...
Concert: Alice in Chains’ Incredible Night in Reading, PA – 05/13/14
Derek Oswald
AltWire contributing writers Derek Oswald and Natalia Arbelaez was recently on hand to witness the Alice in Chains show at The Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, PA on 05/13/14. Both writers have written ...
Naomi Punk Announces “Television Man”, Tour Dates With Parquet Courts
Derek Oswald
Following up their breakthrough 2012 debut The Feeling, the Olympia, WA based punk trio Naomi Punk have announced their brand new record and first full length through Captured Tracks titled “Television Man”, backed by ...
Coldplay Announce Stream of “Ghost Stories” on iTunes, One Week Prior To Release
Derek Oswald
Big news Coldplay fans! Today Coldplay have announced that their brand new album, Ghost Stories, is now available to stream for free via iTunes for a limited time only. As a long time Coldplay ...
Independent Duo ‘Reptile Youth’ Release Brand New Video For “Above”
Derek Oswald
Up and coming Copenhagen based indie rock duo Reptile Youth have just released a brand new music video. The video for “Above” premiered on the band’s official YouTube channel yesterday. Directed by Lasse Martinussen, ...
Craft Spells Debuts Second Single “Komorebi”, Announces Summer Tour
Derek Oswald
After an earlier premiere of the first single “Breaking the Angle Against the Tide” off of their sophomore record Nausea (due out June 10th), Craft Spells have released yet another new song off of ...
