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The 15 Best Full Sets During Festival Season…Before Lollapalooza!
Altwire Staff
Lollapalooza has hit the music world again. The festival in Chicago has tons of great acts to offer, but not only for the festival goers! Like many other festivals, Lollapalooza webcasts a great deal ...
Slipknot Surprises Fans With “The Negative One”
Altwire Staff
After much teasing on their social media networks over the last few weeks, the Iowa metal giants Slipknot have today revealed their first new music since 2008’s All Hope Is Gone. The new track ...
NehruvianDOOM Release Second Song ‘Om’
Altwire Staff
Seventeen-year-old rap prodigy Bishop Nehru and his mentor MF Doom, have released a second song from their upcoming album NehruvianDOOM. ‘Om’ as the song is called, is the second track on the album. Unlike ...
The Spark 07/27/14: Artists To Watch
Derek Oswald
The Spark: Sunday July 27th, 2014 Welcome to The Spark, a feature on AltWire where we put the spotlight on fun, exciting and electrifying bands that we feel deserve your undivided attention. All available ...
We Came As Romans Announce Present, Future, Past Tour
Derek Oswald
We Came As Romans have announced a brand new tour starting this fall. Titled the “Present, Future, Past Tour”; the tour will comprise of 16 dates and will feature support from For Today, the ...
The Mowgli’s Join American Authors For Honda Civic Tour
Derek Oswald
In a post through their official website, alternative rock band The Mowgli’s have announced that they will be part of the lineup for the second leg of the 2014 Honda Civic Tour, providing support ...
Fred Durst Directs Spot For eHarmony, Watch It Here
Derek Oswald
In his latest career move, Fred Durst is now telling people to Take A Look Around eHarmony.com in the first of three television commercials directed by the Limpbizkit front-man. Titled ‘Caroline and Friend’, the ...
Nonpoint and Guitarist Dave Lizzio Go Separate Ways
Derek Oswald
After three years together, Nonpoint and their guitarist Dave Lizzio have officially parted ways. The announcement was made yesterday by Dave himself, who announced his split from the band via an official statement you ...
Bring Me The Horizon Announce US Tour Dates
Derek Oswald
Following the release of their latest album, Sempiternal (which has sold more than 200,000 copies since debuting in March), British metal-core band Bring Me The Horizon have announced that they will be joining A ...
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 ...
Conor Oberst Rape Accuser: “I Made Up Those Lies”
Altwire Staff
The young woman who previously claimed that she had been raped by ‘Bright Eyes’ front-man Conor Oberst when she was 16, has now come clean to reveal her accusations were “100 percent false”. Joanie ...
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 ...
Germany’s 7 Goals in Alternative Music
Altwire Staff
Germany left us all in a daze, when they brutally destroyed Brazil’s soccer team “Seleção” in their own country’s World Cup tournament. The poor Brazilian’s had to take a historical loss ending with the ...
In Flames Premiere Music Video For “Rusted Nail”
Altwire Staff
The Swedish Metal band In Flames have revealed the official music video for their new single “Rusted Nail”, taken from their upcoming eleventh studio album Siren Charms due for release worldwide on September 5th ...
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 ...
Pink Floyd’s New Album Announced on Twitter
Altwire Staff
You would think that the first album after 20 years of one of the biggest rock acts in history would be announced in a special way, but instead the news was spread via a ...
