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MCS's latest music video for "A Lifeless Ordinary" from My Dinosaur Life is now live for your viewing pleasure. The concept is from none other than singer/guitarist Justin Pierre. His vision included a one-cut take with"...the coolness and stupidness of Weezer, the absurdity of the Flaming Lips, and the nonchalance of Pavement, like, 'We Really don't give a shit.' It combines all these things that I like, all these little nuggets of ridiculousness."He continued:"Making this video reaffirmed my belief that
Hip-hop outfit Doomtree has announced a month-long tour featuring all of its seven artists. It will include P.O.S., Dessa, Lazerbeak, Cecil Otter, Paper Tiger, Sims and Mike Mictlan. I can't even imagine what this tour is going to be like. Have you ever seen 7 bands perform one night in venues like these?! I'm expecting some collabs. Lots and lots of collabs.The tour starts this week! Check out the dates and get your tickets early:11/4 - Colorado Springs,
Happy Halloween from everyone at Vans!
I'm sure you metal buffs remember this summer's post about The Big 4 (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax) playing together for the first time throughout Europe. And maybe you remember the post about the one-night-only screening of the concert nationwide.Basically, a string of posts that made you just wish you could have seen it, yeah? So I bring you a blog of hope!This Tuesday, November 2nd, The Big 4: Live from Sofia will be available on DVD and Blu-ray. Finally! A
While working on their fifth studio album, The Aquabats have announced they will give us a sample of their latest tracks. They'll take the form of a 3-song EP titled Radio Down that you can get starting November 9th.The band has said the new single, "Radio Down," is a "funny direction into dance music" and it features...get ready...Biz Markie. You can stream the whole track on MySpace. The other two tracks are written and produced by Warren Fitzgerald of the
Our buddies Bayside have been working on this new album for quite some time now and I'm excited that we finally have some more info about it!The album is titled Killing Time and will be the latest release from the band since 2008. You can find it on selves and online starting February 22nd. Check out the tracklist below:1. Already Gone2. Sick, Sick, Sick3. Mona Lisa4. Its Not A Bad Little War5. Sinking and Swimming
Social D have announced a west coast tour for January and February to support their upcoming album Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, out January 18th. This is the first time the band has hit the west coast this thoroughly since 2005...so get excited.This is also the first album from the band in over 6 years. Obviously, it's going to be something big. You can download the first single, "Machine Gun Blues," exclusively through iTunes beginning November 16th.Tickets for the new
All great bands will have a tribute album. All the others just probably aren't as good at this one.In honor of Bad Religion's 30th year, Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion has been complied for your enjoyment. I remember the list of artists who were in the mix for this project when it was coming together this past summer and I can say that I'm very impressed by the final cut.Did I mention that this is a totally
Tumbledown, Mike Herrera's country/rockabilly band, has released their latest video today. The single is “Arrested In El Paso Blues” from the upcoming album Empty Bottle (available for pre-order).The song was inspired by the band actually getting arrested in El Paso that nearly forced them to miss a show in Dallas. Check it out:Need to hear another song from the album? Starting Friday, October 22nd, AltPress.com will unveil the title track "Empty Bottle" exclusively.And don't forget to catch the boys this
Last weekend was the fantasmical grand opening of the House Of Vans! Located in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, HOV is a 25,000-square-foot music venue, an indoor skate bowl, outdoor street course, an art gallery, an event space- it's a place where everything Vans is all about can happen.October 16th marked the official launch party of the venue featuring Cardiel, Gilbere Forte, Tony Alva, Mulaca, Mos Def, Public Enemy and of course, loads of skateboarding. Artist Mike Giant also
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