Candlebox: Kevin Martin habla sobre “El largo adiós”
RFA – “Algo nuevo de RFA”
RFA has generated a huge buzz in the Philly region as of late. Made up of college students Alec Powell (drums), Brendan McHale (bass), Christian Turzo, (guitar), and Dan Cousart (vocals/guitar), the four-piece plays ...
Blueprint talks Vigilante Genesis
If one line Blueprint ever spit on a record could serve as a mantra for his career path, it might be this one from 2011’s “Radio-Inactive”: “Make it more commercial, Print/ You probably would ...
Thrice Interview: Q&A with Riley Breckenridge
It may be crazy to the YouTube generation, but a cable channel that played music videos did exist! It was a glorious and novel way to discover new music. One of the bands I discovered ...
AltWire Presents: Marlene Oak’s “How Long”
I wonder if Marlene Oak is a modest person. I pondered this last night, after I listened to her debut single, “How Long”. I hope she isn’t modest, because she has some serious bragging rights after ...
Artist to Watch: Little Scream
(Photo courtesy of Little Scream’s Facebook Page) Laurel Sprengelmeyer, better known by her stage name Little Scream, is set to be the next indie darling. Sprengelmeyer get her start in the music industry by ...
Prince: The First Time I Heard His Incredible Music
I can’t tell you every Prince song ever made off the top of my head, but I can tell you my favorites. I can tell you how I felt when I first heard them. ...
Sturgill Simpson – Guía de la Tierra para marineros
When asked what music they like to listen to, a staggering percentage of people answer: “I listen to everything…except for rap and country.” Or, at least they did back when I used to ask ...
Príncipe: In Memoriam 1958-2016
Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016) Siempre di por sentado que viviría en el mismo mundo que Prince. Incluso hoy, con la ensordecedora noticia de su muerte, no puedo obligarme a...
New Collab from Blueprint and Aesop Rock!
On the morning of April 20th I woke up to an exciting e-mail! Once a year, at least one e-mail like it arrives. The e-mail announced a new project by one of the longest standing and ...
Def Leppard- 10 Points through the eyes of a stranger (NSFW)
a.k.a. the profile of a writer and her salvation I can’t remember how old I was when my father came home with Def Leppard’s LP , “On Through the Night”, but I know I was young. ...
My Reflections on a “Traveller” named Chris Stapleton
Editor’s Note: Chris Stapleton’s debut album, “Traveller”, had such a profound effect on then-blooming writer Aliah Sheffield’s life; we decided to allow her to share her thoughts with the AltWire readers with her debut post! ...
Coldplay’s Request Segment: What We Want to Hear
(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia user Madchester) Coldplay has just wrapped the Latin American leg of their massive A Head Full of Dreams tour, where they implemented a new feature for their live show: a ...
Meg Myers Drops Video To “Motel”
Singer songwriter Meg Myers has just dropped her new video to “Motel”, the fourth single of her debut album Sorry. The video shows her dancing to scenes of her live performances and home videos ...
Top 10 Most Epic Andrew McMahon Songs
Andrew McMahon has been a busy force in alternative music since the early 2000’s. His high school band, Something Corporate, had a cult following before their breakup in 2004, when McMahon shifted focus to ...
Emmaline’s Path – Interview with the Bombshell Singer
Let’s face it, life is turmoil. Life is a constant whirlwind of events that control our most intimate surroundings. The strange part about it is, we don’t have much individual control over the things ...
Ish1da X The Epitome – Ojii-Sama [Prod by KenKen KillT iT]
Who is Ish1da? What?! A rapper named after an anime character? Nerd! What is the first thing we think of when we hear that word? Many of us see the stereotypical image of a skinny kid ...
509 artist Space says, “Everything is going to be “Alright”
You guys have heard about my streak of finding “feel good” music right? No?! Well, I have a story to tell…like to hear it, here it goes! I’m just kidding (sort of…)! Don’t worry, ...
Here is the Reasn that music has returned!
This is Reasn. No, that is not a typo. This is the Reasn that my faith in music hasn’t wavered. In this age of blatant piracy, monotony, and unfiltered bantha fodder, it’s refreshing to hear ...
Artist to Watch: Irontom
Irontom are, quite literally, “ones to watch”. The Los Angeles-based quintet consisting of Zach Irons (guitar), Harry Hayes (vocals), Dane Sandborg (bass), Dan Saslow (keys), and Dyl Williams (drums) recently wrapped the Ones to ...
Philly-Bred: My Interview with Lou Anthony
When you listen to Lou Anthony’s music, you can hear “The Struggle”. Yes, The Struggle is a proper noun. The Struggle consists of people, places, and things. This demographic is often ignored when we speak of urban ...
