Alternative

My Chemical Romance Singer Gerard Way Explains Red Hair

My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way says he colored his hair an extreme shade of red because he “didn’t want to conform to thirty-something rock culture.”
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Limited Edition Beastie Boys Shoes Feature Band Photos

Such was the power of the Beastie Boys that from 1986’s Licensed to Ill everybody, from fans to skeptics, couldn’t help but give in to the kooky guys’ wise-cracking videos and lo-fi, alt-rock, hip-hop groove. Now, fans can immortalize the Boys with a limited edition Converse sneaker campaign via eBay.
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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on Frances Bean Cobain

Alternative rockers of the ‘90s stick together. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins– it’s all in the family. For illustrious Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, that means, lovingly, having the back of Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.
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Jane’s Addiction LP Was Built on Intuition, Says Dave Navarro

Alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction drops their new album, The Great Escape Artist, Oct. 18, and guitarist Dave Navarro thinks fans will dig the release.
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Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge Preps Angels & Airwaves Release

Tom DeLonge and the boys of Blink-182 have a new album out, Neighborhoods, but DeLonge hasn’t forgotten about his melodic pop rock baby: Angels & Airwaves.
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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Denies Band Breakup Rumors

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan says despite rumors of a band breakup if Oceania flops, he’s not planning on smashing the Pumpkins for good.
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Stars Go Dim’s Michael Wittig Talks New LP, Charity Work [Interview]

Stars Go Dim’s Michael Wittig checks in to talk about the pop rock band’s new EP, the band’s commitment to charity work and rocking out with Daughtry.
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Goo Goo Dolls Announce Fall Tour Dates

Alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls have announced they will continue their run of summer shows with a string of fall tour dates starting Oct. 12 in Milwaukee.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Talks Radiohead, Atoms for Peace

Flea is talking about making music outside the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Atoms for Peace, the side project of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.
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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Gets on Facebook

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has jumped on the “Facebook Subscriber” caravan, letting followers “subscribe” to his official page to get regular updates.
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