Alternative

The Black Keys Announce New Album Via Used Van Ad [Video]

Alternative rock band the Black Keys took to YouTube to announce the release of their seventh studio album, El Camino. The release will drop Dec. 6 on Nonesuch.
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Death Cab for Cutie Announce ‘Keys and Codes Remix EP’ [Listen]

Alternative rock darlings Death Cab for Cutie will release a special remix of their popular Codes and Keys album, titled the Keys and Codes Remix EP, on Nov. 22.
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Young the Giant Guitarist Explains Band Name

Jacob Tilley, guitarist for the alternative rock band Young the Giant, insists the band’s name isn’t reflective of an inflated ego.
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Foster the People Explain ‘Pumped up Kicks’

As carefree as Foster the People’s ‘Pumped up Kicks’ sound, singer Mark Mark Foster insists the alternative rock song carries a deeper, dimmer message.
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Foo Fighters, ‘These Days,’ Recalls Classic Foos – Song Review [Audio]

On “These Days,” alternative rock band Foo Fighters have not only grown their sound, but they’ve also found the principal of why their music works. Read Audio Ink Radio’s song review, here!
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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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