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We Are The In Crowd Announce Tour, Album “WEIRDkids” and New Single
Altwire Staff
US-Pop Punk band We Are The In Crowd surprised their fans with three big announcements on their official homepage. Their new album “WEIRDkids” will be released on February 18th, 2014. It can be preordered ...
Muse Release ‘Live At Rome Olympic Stadium’ DVD/CD Set
Altwire Staff
Nearing 20 years together as a band, British rockers Muse have released a new DVD/CD set of their high definition concert film shown in theaters earlier this year. The live concert was filmed in ...
Green Day Plan To Go On Hiatus After Soundwave Festival In 2014
Altwire Staff
Green Day will not be canceling their headlining gig at Soundwave 2014 in Australia but they are going on a break after the festival according to front man Billie Joe Armstrong. In a recent interview with ...
The Spark: Week of December 1st – December 8th, 2013
Derek Oswald
The Spark Double Shot: Week of November 24th-December 1st, 2013 and December 1st – December 8th, 2013 Sorry about the lack of a Spark feature last week folks! To make up for the lack ...
PHOTOS: Weezer Live w/ Harkland [Sands Bethlehem Event Center – 11/23/13]
Derek Oswald
On November 23rd, 2013; we here at AltWire were on site to photograph and cover the Weezer concert (with special guests Harkland), at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Below are some ...
The Walkmen Pretty Much Just Broke Up
Altwire Staff
D.C. indie rockers The Walkmen have announced an indefinite hiatus set to begin after their last show next week. Bassist/organist Peter Bauer had this to say about their “pretty extreme” hiatus: “We really just ...
Dave Grohl Produces The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 for Zac Brown Band
Altwire Staff
On this year’s Country Music Awards, country rock band Zac Brown Band stunned with a performance of “Day for the Dead” together with the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl. Now the band has announced the ...
Mono Inc Interview: A Chat with Manuel Antoni
Altwire Staff
Mono Inc. is a band based in Germany founded in 2003. Their first album, Head Under Water, was self-released in 2003, and then re-released a year later through their record label NoCut. This coincided ...
Jack White Releases Paramount Records Box Set, Broke Music Lovers Everywhere Cry
Altwire Staff
With Christmas around the corner, Jack White and his company “Third Man Records”, have jointly released the ultimate boxed set for lovers of early American Jazz music with Revenant Records. White is known for ...
Panic! At The Disco Re-Release “Vices & Virtues” On Limited Edition Vinyl
Altwire Staff
Panic! At The Disco are currently selling a limited edition vinyl re-issue of their 2011 album Vices & Virtues. The re-release is now available in maroon opaque vinyl and is limited to only 1800 ...
Sickening: Ian Watkins Pleads Guilty to 2013 Child Sex Abuse Charges
Derek Oswald
In what is surely one of the more shocking pieces of news to come out of the rock music world as of late; vocalist Ian Watkins of Lostprophets has today pleaded guilty to 13 ...
Concert Review: RED (Luxor / Cologne, GER – 11/21/13)
Altwire Staff
Last Thursday, I was one of about 500 lucky people who saw Nashville-based Christian Rock band RED perform at the small club “Luxor” in Cologne – to say I was blown away is an ...
Breathe Carolina “Savages” New Lyrics Video
Altwire Staff
Fearless records have just released a new lyric music video for the electronic-rock band Breathe Carolina’s new single “Savages”. It is the first single after the departure of band-member Kyle Evan who left the ...
New Daniel Johnston Film To Be Made, Lana Del Rey Named As Financier
Altwire Staff
A new film about the making of eccentric musician Daniel Johnston’s most popular album will name Lana Del Rey as an executive producer. According to director Gabriel Sunday, the short narrative will feature Johnston’s reflections on ...
Friends and Family of Late Deftones Bassist Launch “Buckle Up For Chi” Campaign
Altwire Staff
On April 13, 2013, Chi Cheng, the late bassist and founding member of the Deftones, died after being in a comatose state for 5 years following a car accident in 2008. Unlike his sister, ...
Cage The Elephant Release Music Video For “Come A Little Closer”
Derek Oswald
Cage The Elephant have revealed a brand new music video for their latest single “Come A Little Closer” released off of their third album Melophobia. The video now available on YouTube; places the rock ...
Darkhaus – “My Only Shelter” (2013): A Solid Debut Effort
Derek Oswald
The following Darkhaus review is a guest review submitted by a member of our community, Andreina. “Open your eyes, now buckle up and enjoy the ride, but don’t close your eyes” Mr. Kenny Hanlon ...
Bastille Release “Of The Night” Vinyl
Altwire Staff
The british alternative – rockband Bastille released their new single “Of The Night” yesterday. It is also available for sale as a rare vinyl with only 1000 pieces available. The VERY limited Exclusive 10″ ...
