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Riot Fest Lineups Coming Next Week, Chicago Venue Announced

With all the summer festival announcements as of late, there has been a clear absence of updates from the Riot Fest team. The 2014 schedule came out during the second week of May last year, but the crew behind the multi-city event needed a little more time before revealing the 2015 installment, which will again […]

Bloc Party End Hiatus, Tease New Song

The British indie rockers of Bloc Party have officially ended their two-year hiatus and are presently working on what will be their fifth full-length studio album. According to Stereogum, frontman Kele Okereke let the cat out of the bag yesterday while speaking with the Australian radio station Triple J, even going so far as to tease […]

Anti-Flag Announce New Album, ‘American Spring’

Anti-Flag will release their tenth studio album, American Spring, this coming May through Spinefarm Records. It will act as a followup to 2012’s The General Strike. “We are excited to announce that our tenth full-length record will be released on Spinefarm Records this spring,” the band stated earlier today via their official website. “There is […]

Bjork Announces New Album ‘Vulnicura’

Bjork has announced her newest album, titled Vulnicura. The album is said to be released sometime in March. The followup to 2011’s Biophilia, Vulnicura will consist of nine tracks, six of which were co-produced with Arca (Kayne West, FKA Twigs). The Haxan Cloak also lent a production hand to the album, with Bjork co-producing herself […]

Daisyhead Announce Debut Album, Stream Lead Single, “Take”

Nashville, Tennessee’s Daisyhead will release their debut full-length, The Smallest Light, on March 3 via No Sleep Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed with Alternative Press to premiere the record’s lead single, “Take.” Check it out after the break, and pre-order the album here. “The Smallest Light is a record with thoughts shared by […]

Hulk Hogan Announces He Is Training Riff Raff For The WWE

Riff Raff, AKA Jody Highroller, has always been a celebrity with big ambitions. He may have come from relatively humble beginnings, but anyone following his rise in recent years knows the self-proclaimed neon icon has his eye set on the world’s biggest stages, including – as we just found out – the WWE. According to […]

CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY: Thrice Tease 2015 Return

I know you are probably spending a few minutes of each day looking at the growing number of colorful packages under your Christmas tree and fantasizing about what each box might contain. I do the same thing, but this morning I learned that sometimes the best presents don’t have a box or wrapping paper at […]

Veil of Maya Post Cryptic Teaser Video

If you asked Santa for some burly breakdowns, he most definitely read your list. Earlier today, Veil of Maya posted a brief teaser to their various social media outlets promising some type of announcement on January 1, 2015. View the 40-second clip at the bottom of this post, and let us know if you’re excited […]

Circa Survive, La Dispute, and More Announced For South By So What?!

Though the weather outside is frightful, the Lone Star State’s premier alternative music festival, South By So What!?, continues to bolster its increasingly awesome lineup. Earlier this morning it was announced that Circa Survive, La Dispute, and a slew of other stellar acts will be trekking to Grand Prairie, Texas this coming spring to take […]

Head North Sign To Bad Timing Records, Releasing New EP In Spring 2015

Remember back in September when we told you that Head North were the next big thing? The band’s foray into world domination begins today, as they announce their partnership with Bad Timing Records. Hailing from Buffalo, New York, Head North are the single most creative force in contemporary pop-punk. 2014 saw the group through the release […]

Coldplay Announce Seventh Full-Length Album, ‘A Head Full of Dreams’

It has been only seven months since we were graced with Coldplay‘s sixth studio album, Ghost Stories, and already, our favorite band of Brits are back in the studio working on a follow-up. In a recent interview with BBC Radio 1, lead vocalist Chris Martin announced that the group is in the middle of recording […]

Wings Denied Announce Co-headlining Tour With Cryptodira

Hey, prog-metal heads: Washington D.C. based prog-metal band Wings Denied just announced a co-headlining tour in January with New York’s Cryptodira. The bands will be making 13 stops, primarily on the East Coast, ending back in Wings Denied’s hometown of DC. Wings Denied released their debut full-length, Mirrors for a Prince, this past May, and […]