Albums
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered
Untitled Unmastered is about what you would expect from an album full of songs that weren’t good enough to make it onto…
Hip-Hop & Rap
Albums
Album Review: Yung Lean – Warlord
In the early 2010s a new music genre was born called vaporwave (also called vapourwave), and with it came aesthetic. Yung Lean was…
Interviews
Beast Behind the Beats Week VI – Supreme Trackz
Updated correction: Website is www.supremetrackz.com not supremetracks.com Wow. That’s what I thought when this interview ended. Ahead of me was the arduous task…
Interviews
Beasts behind the Beats Week V – Klopfenpop
Website: http://klopfenpop.com Every now and then, I have the pleasure of meeting someone who is actually from Cybertron. No, not Optimus or…
News
The Ascension to Hip-Hop 2.0
I’ve got some bad news for all of you rappers out there. Apparently, we’re all zombies, walkers, biters, whichever you prefer. Hip…
Interviews
[Altwire Interview] Max Frost – “I Hope I Can Get Another Kite High Up In The Air…”
Over the weekend, we spoke with Austin’s own Max Frost to discuss his influences, creating a follow-up to his debut EP, and…
News
Childish Gambino covers Tamia’s “So Into You” on Triple J
Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, has been quiet lately. However, while on tour, he did manage to make a stop at Australia’s…
News
Big Grams releases new single, Goldmine Junkies
Big Grams, the new collaborative project from Outkast’s Big Boi and Phantogram, have released “Goldmine Junkies”, their third single off their debut self-titled EP…
News
The Spark 08/09/15: New Singles
The Spark: Sunday August 9th, 2015 Welcome to The Spark, a feature on AltWire where we put the spotlight on fun, exciting…
Interviews
Fort Minor’s Return: Mike Shinoda on ‘Welcome’
To anyone looking from the outside, 2005 would have seemed to be a wonderful time to be Mike Shinoda. Riding on the…
Interviews
Mike Shinoda Q&A: Darker Than Blood
Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda are no strangers to the world of EDM. With two electronic influenced remix albums under their belt,…
News
Essential Playlist: Mike Shinoda’s Legendary Influences
Listen to a curated playlist of artists that inspired Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, submitted to us by Mike Shinoda himself. When…
News
Snoop Dogg Reveals Album Art for BUSH
Snoop Dogg has revealed album artwork for his upcoming album BUSH this morning across all his social accounts using the hashtag #FollowTheBush.…
Interviews
[AltWire Interview] Max Frost – “It’s A Super Insane Dream Come True…”
In today’s society, many high school students and their parents focus their entire high school careers around going to college. Apparently, deciding…
Interviews
Mike Shinoda Video Interview: “If You Really Wanna Be A Purist…”
When over 12,000 people sing along to a mixture of rap, rock, and dance, it must be Linkin Park performing at a…
News
License To Sue: Beastie Boys Involved In Second Lawsuit Against Monster Energy
Back in June, The Beastie Boys received a settlement of $1.7 million from Monster Energy for a lawsuit they had filed involving illegal use…
News
Listen To Odd Future’s 24/7 Streaming Radio Station!
The US-rappers from Odd Future have launched their own radio station yesterday. In collaboration with Dash Radio, the commercial free channel is…
Albums
Album Review: Watsky- All You Can Do
Oh, my, Watsky. Slam-Poet-turned-rapper, George Watsky, has really outdone himself on his newest album, ‘All You Can Do’, released on August 12th,…
