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This surrealist fashion brand dreams up freakish meme-iverses on stage and in music videos

Stylo au Plafond, the upstart fashion brand is dipped in irony. Matthew Michaud and Kieran Sutton discuss their beginnings, embracing memes and more.

Taylor Hawkins tribute, St. Vincent win and more at 2022 Grammy Awards

Rescheduled with a new show date and location due to COVID-19, the 64th GRAMMY Awards has officially revealed the list of 2022 winners. Comedian and television host Trevor Noah returns to host the annual event, while hosting the Premiere Ceremony is Levar Burton. Here is the full list of winners and nominees, along with other […]

Glass Animals cover Lorde's “Solar Power” for Spotify's single series—listen

Glass Animals have released two new tracks in collaboration with the Spotify Singles series. Ahead of the biggest night in music, the Grammys, the band have shared a cover of Lorde‘s “Solar Power.” They also released a reimagined version of their song “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance).” Read more: Halsey, Rob Zombie, […]

FINNEAS shares Bon Iver “Flume” cover in celebration of Best New Artist nod

FINNEAS has released two special Spotify Singles in celebration of his Best New Artist Grammy nomination. For Side A, FINNEAS has reimagined “Medieval” from his latest album, Optimist. Side B is a cover of Bon Iver‘s “Flume.” Read more: FINNEAS pulls off a jewelry heist in “The Kids Are All Dying”—watch The two singles were […]

Sad Night Dynamite release “Black & White,” announce tour with Glass Animals

Sad Night Dynamite have shared the new single “Black & White.” The song dropped ahead of the duo’s tour with Glass Animals. Made up of U.K.-based duo Archie Blagden and Josh Greacen, Sad Night Dynamite’s song comes as a preview of the pair’s upcoming mixtape, due soon via Elektra Records. “Black And White” captures difficult […]

BLACKSTARKIDS discuss building a legacy in AltPress issue #402 cover story

If you name something, visualize it, really want it, you can will it into existence, set it off on the path to greatness. Such is the case with BLACKSTARKIDS — a trio whose name only scrapes the surface of their ambition. In the last two years alone, they’ve released three records, embarked on North American […]

RATM, BMTH, Halsey and more to headline Reading and Leeds 2022

Reading & Leeds have announced part of the lineup for their 2022 tour, including all six headliners set to make appearances. The three-day festival will utilize two main stages, a change the organizers have made to the event in recent years. Read more: 20 songs that transformed punk, from “Raw Power” to “Rebel Girl” Today’s […]

Glass Animals cover Lorde’s “Solar Power” on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge

For their BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge appearance, Glass Animals covered Lorde’s “Solar Power.” With backing singers and a red sunset behind them, the group made the song fit their unique sound. Along with their cover, Glass Animals also performed their recent single “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)” and Dreamland single “Heat […]

Halsey, Rob Zombie, Deftones & more nominated for GRAMMY Awards

Award season is upon us, finally unveiling the nominees for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The window for nomination ran from Sept. 1, 2020 through Sept. 20, 2021, with many of the nominations emerging last year. In the realm of rock, metal and alternative, artists from AC/DC and Foo Fighters to Halsey and St. Vincent […]

Tyler, The Creator, the Strokes and more ignite Outside Lands stages

Outside Lands returns each year at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for a massive three-day festival featuring a musical lineup of big-league performers and artists on the rise. Usually held in August, the 2021 dates were a sweet treat—falling on Halloween weekend for the first time in its 13 years of existence. The crowd […]

iann dior and Måneskin are making alternative music for a global age

In one sense, the word alternative captures a sound, just as a style or genre has a unique musical character. Used in this way, the term can call to mind a specific era or maybe that specific band that first helped us feel like we had our own distinct corner of the world. In another […]

10 records that could be the soundtrack to your next meditation session

When life gets hectic, it’s important to take a minute for yourself to reset and clear your mind. Music is always a go-to way to destress, whether it’s validating our feelings or mellowing us out. Read more: 11 rising alternative artists who fine-tuned their sound this past year Meditation is a practice of mindfulness and […]

Billie Eilish, Lizzo and more are set to headline Firefly Music Festival

Firefly Music Festival has announced its 2021 lineup. The iconic music festival will return this year for four days, taking place Sept. 23-26. The event will be held at the Woodlands at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. In total, the festival will host over 120 artists, along with a wide range of amenities and […]

Foo Fighters, Phoebe Bridgers and Lizzo among 2021 Bonnaroo lineup

Bonnaroo is officially preparing for its 2021 return Sept. 2–5 in Manchester, Tennessee. The festival, which kicks off with the Grand Ole Opry Thursday, includes a slew of talented artists such as Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, Phoebe Bridgers, Lana Del Rey and Tyler, The Creator. Similar to other festivals and concerts around the […]

Glass Animals team up with iann dior to reignite “Heat Waves”—listen

Glass Animals have teamed up with iann dior to release a new version of their popular song “Heat Waves.” The track features dior on vocals and also refreshes the track’s original production. Glass Animals playfully teased the song on Twitter earlier this week. Now, the track is live and available for streaming via Spotify. Read […]

These 12 songs will make you feel happy until you listen to the lyrics

We’ve all fallen for it. You hear a breezy pop song or a killer pop-punk jam and before you know it, you’re taken in. Then you start to play it a couple more times while doing different things and then you begin to question the lyrics. Around maybe the fifth spin, you realize that you’re […]