For Chester Bennington – A Birthday Tribute
From the AltWire Archives: Artists To Watch
October Sky Tour Diary: The End of the Tour
My last show with the boys of October Sky was in Lancaster, Pa. Read my thoughts below: We stayed in Connecticut the night before and finished the rest of the drive to Pennsylvania in ...
[Artists To Watch] Seranation
St. Petersburg reggae band Seranation launched their first album, Island Thinkin’, in 2014. The EP combines elements of pop, reggae and rock to create a style that the band calls “tropical rock.” Currently, they’re in ...
The Nearly Deads Interview: A Chat with Theresa Jeane
Editor’s Note: This interview with Theresa of The Nearly Deads was conducted via email. Questions and answers may have been cleaned up for grammar and clarity, but the content has not been altered. [Samantha ...
[AltWire Interview] Tom and Kait of 18th & Addison
When you go to concerts waiting in line can either be boring or interesting. It’s what you make of it, and who you talk to. Earlier this month, I went to a Good Charlotte ...
[AltWire Interview] Mikey Mike
If you’ve been walking around the streets of LA recently, you may have caught billboards scattered around town featuring a rather bizarre individual called Mikey Mike. With slogans like “Ginger curious? Send nudes” and ...
[AltWire Video Interview] Palm Trees & Power Lines
Jacksonville’s very own Palm Trees & Power Lines recently played the Oz Music Festival at UNF on Friday April 7th, 2017. The festival showcased talent from Tove Lo, The Mowglis, Palm Trees & Power ...
The Ivins on “Music Industry Nonsense”: Interview
The Ivins is the musical brainchild of brothers Jim and Jack Ivins. The brothers, along with guitarist Hatton Taylor and Regan Akers, are less than two weeks away from releasing The Code Duello, their ...
Sugar Dirt and Sand releases “Sevilla Song”
When Mike McCabe, also known as Sugar Dirt and Sand, was an “angsty little teenager,” he turned to music as an outlet for his teenage emotions. “When all those teenage emotions come out, you’ve ...
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 ...
Paris Radio: Artists To Watch
Just a few weeks ago I was exposed to this new block of musical radiance called “Paris Radio”. When my editor gave me this assignment, I had no idea what to expect. The next ...
Lake Street Dive – “Side Pony” Review
I have been excited about this new Lake Street Dive album for a while, but I’m just now getting a chance to listen to it. If you haven’t already heard the previous records by ...
An Introduction to artist Moxie Raia
Moxie Raia Is an artist that manages to blur the lines of Hip-Hop, R&B , and Pop. It’s a lethal combination that kills you a little bit softly. I just listened to her mixtape ...
Artist to Watch: Avenue Eight
(photo courtesy of artist) Avenue Eight are, to quote a certain music mogul, truly “OTHER”. Boasting a ten man lineup (!!!) of young Philly-area students, Avenue Eight demonstrates ambition within their music and their ...
Artist to Watch: Little Scream
(Photo courtesy of Little Scream’s Facebook Page) Laurel Sprengelmeyer, better known by her stage name Little Scream, is set to be the next indie darling. Sprengelmeyer get her start in the music industry by ...
Emmaline’s Path – Interview with the Bombshell Singer
Let’s face it, life is turmoil. Life is a constant whirlwind of events that control our most intimate surroundings. The strange part about it is, we don’t have much individual control over the things ...
Ish1da X The Epitome – Ojii-Sama [Prod by KenKen KillT iT]
Who is Ish1da? What?! A rapper named after an anime character? Nerd! What is the first thing we think of when we hear that word? Many of us see the stereotypical image of a skinny kid ...
Here is the Reasn that music has returned!
This is Reasn. No, that is not a typo. This is the Reasn that my faith in music hasn’t wavered. In this age of blatant piracy, monotony, and unfiltered bantha fodder, it’s refreshing to hear ...
Artist to Watch: Irontom
Irontom are, quite literally, “ones to watch”. The Los Angeles-based quintet consisting of Zach Irons (guitar), Harry Hayes (vocals), Dane Sandborg (bass), Dan Saslow (keys), and Dyl Williams (drums) recently wrapped the Ones to ...
Holland Road – “Heart on My Sleeve”
Lately, I have been getting a lot of good music that transports me to a better place. A place away from this world of despair, darkness, greed, and war. Holland Road is one of those ...
#TheSpark: Hot Music For The Week of 04/10 – 04/16
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Spark! This is where we invite all of you normal people to come inside of the AltWire circus tent and see what music has captured our ears for the ...
