Archive for April 16th, 2014

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Converge Debut New Music Video For “Precipice/All We Love We Leave Behind”

Earlier today, Converge joined forces with Pitchfork to release a music video for “Precipice” and the title track off their epic record,  All We Love We Leave Behind. The Craig Murray-directed clip follows a gruff protagonist across vivid landscapes, and uses both stop-motion and hand-drawn animation to brutally detail his plight. Check it out by […]

STREAM: Bruce Springsteen – “Hurry Up Sundown”

To many, April means baseball, rain, and large, festive rabbits. However, to the music-minded, April signals the arrival of a much more joyous occasion–Record Store Day. Come Saturday, scores of individuals will take to the streets in an effort to snag their favorite albums, surely carrying a list of essential releases that they simply can’t go […]

Watch Sky Ferreira Get Tough in “I Blame Myself” Music Video

Sky Ferreira has released the music video for Night Time, My Time song “I Blame Myself” and it’s got all the ’90s street cred, fresh-out-of-prison stuff you could want. Styled by Ian Bradley and produced by SSENSE and System Magazine, the music video is the first of a series intended to connect fashion film and music videos. […]

Made In America Festival Expands To Los Angeles

Jay Z’s Made In America festival will be expanding this year to include dates in Los Angeles as well as Philadelphia. Both festivals will be taking place Saturday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Aug. 31. Philadelphia’s will be hosted at Ben Franklin Parkway while Los Angeles’ will find its home at Grand Park. Tickets can be ordered […]

LYRIC VIDEO: Nick Santino – “Can’t Say I Miss You”

Nick Santino, formerly of A Rocket To The Moon, has released a lyric video for his new track “Can’t Say I Miss You.” The song is from his forthcoming debut album, Big Skies. Head after the jump to check out the video. Big Skies is slated to hit shelves on May 27 via 8123. It […]

Stream Lykke Li’s New Single, “Gunshot”

Indie songstress Lykke Li has released her third single, “Gunshot,” off her upcoming third studio album today. The single takes more of a sodden pop route, tracing heartbroken lyrics out in a pretty produced, anthemic piece of sweeping vocals and sturdy guitar work. All in all, it sounds in line with her other work while ditching […]

WATCH: Somos – “Domestic”

Having just released their debut LP Temple of Plenty on Tiny Engines, Boston’s Somos are premiering their video for “Domestic” exclusively at Alternative Press. Somos, who are playing this year’s Fest alongside bands like the Descendents and Foxing, just got off a month long tour with label mates Save Ends. Temple of Plenty, which was […]

LISTEN: New Mastodon Single “High Road”

This is not a drill, folks. The first single from Mastodon’s forthcoming album Once More Round The Sun has made its way online. The song is called “High Road” and it’s a straight-forward, old-school, heavy metal riff monster. Click through to listen to the track, since you know you’re going to want to sing along […]

STREAM: If I Ran The Zoo – “Timber” (Pitbull & Ke$ha Cover)

If I Ran The Zoo are a four piece metalcore outfit based out of Fargo, North Dakota. The band has been together since 2010, and in that time they’ve released a number of singles, as well as an EP last year. Yesterday they added a new song to their list of singles, but this time […]

Prepare To Cry During The First Trailer For ‘If I Stay’

Now that Kick Ass 2 has faded from the biggest disappointment of 2013 to being just another letdown from last year, Chloe Grace-Moretz is ready to return to the big screen with a story that is likely to stir emotions around the globe. Directed by R.J. Cutler (Nashville) and based on the novel of the […]

MUSIC VIDEO: Marina – “Cloud Kingdom”

To the disappointment of their fans, the band known as Marina recently announced that they would be breaking up. Even with that news, they did promise to release their very first, and last music video for a brand new song. That song is titled “Cloud Kingdom,” and you can watch the video for it by […]

LIVE REVIEW: Taking Back Sunday – Acoustic At Revolution (4/14/14)

On Monday, April 14, Taking Back Sunday performed an exclusive performance at Revolution in Amityville, NY. To gain entrance to the event, fans pre-ordered the limited vinyl pressing of their brand new album Happiness Is. The event was limited to 500 die-hard fans who were able to meet their hometown favorites and hear the special […]