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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 ...
Enter Shikari Add Hometown Show, Album Recording Documented in YouTube Series
Altwire Staff
British Metalcore group Enter Shikari are getting ready to bring us some more great music. Their follow up to “A Flash Flood of Colour” is being recorded in Lincolnshire right now and word is ...
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 Celebrate Album Release With Even More TV Appearances
Altwire Staff
After a busy promotional period for their latest album “Ghost Stories”, Coldplay are continuing to bring it this album cycle. Fresh off their “Ghost Stories” NBC special, Coldplay have announced a few new television ...
La Roux Announces “Taster Track”, New Album “Trouble In Paradise”
Altwire Staff
After a long break from the music scene, British songstress La Roux, aka Elly Jackson, has announced a new album “Trouble In Paradise” set to be released in early July. According to the official ...
New Foo Fighters Album This Fall, Recording Documented In New HBO Series
Altwire Staff
Dave Grohl, charismatic frontrunner of the Foo Fighters has announced that the band’s highly anticipated eighth studio album will be released this upcoming fall. In an earlier statement, the band had told us that ...
The Dear Hunter’s Casey Crescenzo To Release “Amour & Attrition” Symphony Next Month
Altwire Staff
Casey Crescenzo (singer, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter in American progressive rock band The Dear Hunter) will release his symphony Amour & Attrition next month via MerchNow. It will be available for digital download on June 3rd ...
It’s Déjà Vu! – The Offspring Headline North American Summer Nationals Tour
Altwire Staff
Forget the DeLorean and ditch the TARDIS because The Offspring are taking us back in time this summer. For the first time in several years the California based punk rock band are touring North ...
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 ...
Coheed and Cambria Announce Another Round of The Neverender Tour
Altwire Staff
Coheed and Cambria fans everywhere rejoiced yesterday as it was announced that once again the band will be touring through North America this fall. Late last week the official Coheed and Cambria twitter posted ...
Opeth’s “PALE COMMUNION” Reslated for August Release
Altwire Staff
It looks like Opeth’s highly anticipated eleventh studio album “PALE COMMUNION” is just a little TOO pale for the band’s liking. Officially reslated for release on August 26th, this pushes “PALE COMMUNION” back a ...
Lana Del Rey: My Worst Concert Experience Ever…
Altwire Staff
Disclaimer: This article is not about Lana Del Rey. This article is about my time at a Lana Del Rey concert and the so-called atrocities I experienced. I have been to quite a few ...
Lana Del Rey Unleashes Album Art, Track List & First Video Of Ultraviolence
Altwire Staff
Oh my gosh, Lana Del Rey is back! The unique songstress has started the PR machine for her upcoming album Ultraviolence and to start things off she’s given us some tasty meat to chew ...
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 ...
Ghost Town Premieres New Video, Album Pre-Order Now Available
Altwire Staff
Ghost Town have announced the release of their eagerly awaited new album “THE AFTER PARTY”. The Los Angeles based electro rockers’ second full-length release – arrives on June 10th and is available now for ...
Flying Nun Records Announces Re-Releases of The Bats
Derek Oswald
Flying Nun/Captured Tracks have announced several key reissues from the New Zealand based indie-pop pioneers The Bats. Due for release on May 27th, the compilation titled Completely Bats will feature a collection of early EP’s/singles ...
Alt-Pop Producer Thief Releases “Cry Me A River” Cover
Derek Oswald
Australian based Alternative-Pop producer PJ Wolf (known by his stage name “Thief”) has released a unique minimalist electro re-interpretation of Justin Timberlake’s 2002 smash R&B hit “Cry Me A River”. Removing the thumping bass ...
Axxa/Abraxas Announces Summer Tour Supporting Amen Dunes, Self-Titled Debut Out Now
Derek Oswald
After the recent release of his self titled record, Atlanta based Axxa/Abraxas (aka Ben Asbury) has announced that he will be joining Amen Dunes on their North American summer tour. The tour begins at ...
Young The Giant Release New Single, Join Kings of Leon On Tour
Altwire Staff
Young The Giant have announced the launch of their brand new single “Mind Over Matter”, the title track from the Southern California-based rock band’s second album Mind Over Matter. The band will perform the ...
