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Viola Beach Honored in Official Top 40 After Fatal Accident
Altwire Staff
Up-and-coming English indie band Viola Beach were caught by tragedy this weekend, all four members and their manager killed in a car accident in Sweden. Just a day after news confirmed the accident, their ...
Sick Puppies Reveal New Vocalist, Tease New Single
Altwire Staff
Sick Puppies parted ways with frontman on guitar Shim Moore since October 2014- but in December last year, a teaser was dropped by remaining members Emma Anzai and Mark Goodwin. Carefully hidden from view, ...
3 Doors Down Release New Single “The Broken”
Altwire Staff
3 Doors Down are set to drop their sixth studio album next month, their latest single “The Broken” likely the last taste of Us and the Night before it hits the streets March 11th. The single follows the first ...
Deftones to Premiere New Single, Album Art Released
Altwire Staff
Deftones are set to release their eighth album this April, the long rumored title confirmed as GORE. The upcoming album is building anticipation after four long years for fans, recent teasers released by the band on social ...
The Smashing Pumpkins Announce ‘In Plainsong’ Tour
Altwire Staff
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a Spring tour this March and April throughout North America, following up on the highly acclaimed and successful tour last year after their latest album, Monuments To An Elegy. The ...
Dreamers Chase a New Sound on Upcoming Album
Altwire Staff
Dreamers are moving towards a new sound for their debut album after they started prowling the music industry back in 2014, This Album Does Not Exist dropping a ‘psychedelic rock’n’roll’ sound this Spring through Fairfax Recordings. ...
New Year, New Sounds – The Most Anticipated Releases in 2016
Altwire Staff
It’s 2016, peeps! The Olympics are coming to Rio, a new president will be elected in the United States, and Juno will finally arrive at Jupiter, amongst many other big things set to occur ...
‘The Hateful Eight’ Soundtrack Penned for Release
Altwire Staff
A soundtrack album to Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, The Hateful Eight, has been announced for release on December 18, 2015 by Decca Records. The soundtrack, which features music from The White Stripes, David Hess ...
The Ascension to Hip-Hop 2.0
Al Gibson
I’ve got some bad news for all of you rappers out there. Apparently, we’re all zombies, walkers, biters, whichever you prefer. Hip Hop is dead…according to Nas. Nerdcore is dead…according to MC Lars. Watch ...
Linkin Park: 15 Best Linkin Park Songs
Derek Oswald
If you were asked who had the highest selling album of the year 2001, chances are you’d probably answer Britney Spears, or one of the other highly popular pop acts on the radio at ...
The Black Crowes: Top 10 Best Black Crowes Songs
Altwire Staff
25 years ago the rock and roll band The Black Crowes released their first single. The Marietta, Georgia-based rock and roll band have since released 8 studio albums and sold over 30 million records. ...
Imagine Dragons Pitch In to Aid the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Altwire Staff
Alt rockers Imagine Dragons have joined forces with iTunes, SAP and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to help aid the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe. The band have released a new ...
Coheed And Cambria Release ‘Eraser’ Lyric Video
Altwire Staff
To all the Coheed And Cambria fans who are sick of going to A-Z lyrics and/or some other lyric website that takes way too long to load and uses up way more cell phone data ...
Going to ACL Fest Weekend 2? Enjoy our ACL ’15 Spotify Playlist
Altwire Staff
Tomorrow kicks off Weekend Two, Day One of ACL which is taking place in Austin, TX and AltWire will be live tweeting and rocking out during the festival. Artists from Foo Fighters, The Weeknd, Of Monsters ...
NWA, NIN Among 2016 R&R Hall of Fame Nominees
Derek Oswald
Incase you’re feeling rather youthful today, here’s your daily dose of “I feel old” to shoot you down, and remind you that you too are indeed soon to be old and decrepit. Today, The ...
Baroness Announces Release Date of Next Studio Album
Altwire Staff
Baroness, an American metal band from Savannah, Georgia, have recently announced that they will be releasing their fourth studio album, Purple, on December 15th, 2015. Despite the upcoming date, the band will be preparing ...
Daft Punk “Unchained” Documentary trailer released
Altwire Staff
BBC Worldwide has debuted the new trailer for Daft Punk’s upcoming documentary called Daft Punk Unchained. Daft Punk, the mysterious electronic duo have run the airwaves for the past three decades. Daft Punk comprises of Guy-Manuel ...
Childish Gambino covers Tamia’s “So Into You” on Triple J
Altwire Staff
Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, has been quiet lately. However, while on tour, he did manage to make a stop at Australia’s Triple J radio station where he performed a beautiful cover of Tamia’s ...
2015 ACL Festival Late Night Shows Tickets Still Available
Altwire Staff
If you weren’t able to purchase 2015 ACL Festival tickets before they sold out, don’t fret. Tickets to ACL Fest Late Night Shows are still available for some artists. The ACL Festival is a ...
Coldplay has “Amazing Day” at Global Citizen Festival
Altwire Staff
British rockers Coldplay headlined the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday afternoon, making the most of their six-song setlist by inviting Ariana Grande up onto the stage and debuting a brand new song, allegedly from ...
