Album Review: Cold War Kids – LA Divine

Cold War Kids have delivered a broad social awareness and a deep personal honesty on their new record LA Divine. The album is a combination of pained ballads, experimental weirdness, and motivated anthems. Through ...

Megosh

[AltWire Interview] Checkers with Megosh

Normally, I would introduce the readers to the featured band that I am interviewing: Megosh. Today’s different. I want you guys to hear this band first before you read the interview. Trust me, if ...

Escafandra autónoma

¿Qué pasó con el ska?

¿Qué pasó con la música ska? Antes de responder a esa pregunta, tomémonos un momento para analizar la breve historia del género. La música ska se originó a fines de la década de 1950 como predecesora de...

El sencillo debut de Harry Styles – Sign of the Times

Harry Styles’ debut single is here and it’s even better than everyone was expecting.  Not only is the song beautiful and unique, it seems to have a hidden meaning that no one has been able ...

Hot Mulligan Signs With No Sleep, Releases New Acoustic Track

Michigan pop-punk band Hot Mulligan has been signed to No Sleep Records, but according to vocalist/guitarist Chris Freeman, the band’s journey has been “unexpected.” The band was formed in 2014 in the U.P. (upper ...

Reseña del álbum: Wolfbrigade – 'Run With The Hunted'

Of all the punk and metal subgenres to come out of Europe, lycanthro-punk (or werewolf punk) has to one of the more intriguing. Within this obscure genre,  the Swedish group Wolfbrigade has been successfully ...

Layne Staley

Layne Staley: 15 años desde que perdimos a un ícono del grunge

On August 21st 1990 Facelift was released and the world was introduced to Alice in Chains, and the incredible vocals of Layne Staley.  The release coincided with a movement in the pacific Northwest, sometimes ...

Switchfoot and Lifehouse Announce “Looking For Summer” Tour

Lifehouse and Switchfoot will tour together for the first time on the “Looking for Summer” tour, which will include more than 30 shows across the United States and Canada. Since their debut album “No ...

Reseña del concierto de Simple Plan: gira del 15.º aniversario de 'No Pads, Just Helmets'

It’s safe to say that my weekend with Simple Plan was Perfectly Perfect. They’re on the road for their No Pads, Just Helmets… Just Balls 15th Anniversary Tour and  I was lucky enough to ...