Balming Tiger appear in our Spring 2024 Issue with cover stars Liam Gallagher/John Squire, Kevin Abstract, the Marías, and Palaye Royale. Head to the AP Shop to grab a copy.  South Korean musical collective Balming Tiger are the inspired idiosyncrasy of the K-pop world. Self-described as “alternative K-pop,” their sound, disruptive style, and eclectic energy finds them exploring a colorful space somewhere between BROCKHAMPTON and BTS. That being said, as fluid as the members who make up the collective, no Balming Tiger track sounds alike, nor do the group claim any one genre. The goal her ..read more

Alternative Press teamed up with SPEED for an exclusive vinyl colorway of ONLY ONE MODE, limited to 300 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours. Australian crew SPEED have been making a name for themselves through brutal but motivational hardcore, and today they’ve announced their debut album, ONLY ONE MODE, out July 12 via Flatspot/Last Ride. To preview the new record, they’ve shared lead single “REAL LIFE LOVE,” which comes with a tough, fast-moving music video shot in Sydney, Australia. The song revolves around the loyalty, expression, and connection they’ve gained from the hardcore commu ..read more

Slipknot are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their self-titled album this summer, and their plans just got way bigger. The heavy-metal vets have unveiled a North American summer run, aptly titled the Here Comes the Pain tour, which kicks off in August. The arena run is highlighted by stops at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Inuit Dome, and Austin’s Moody Center and will feature opening acts Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, and Vended, the band helmed by the sons of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Shawn “Clown” Crahan. The tour fills out a packed 2024 schedule that already incl ..read more

Welcome to AP&R, where we highlight rising artists who will soon become your new favorite.  Like so many before them, Been Stellar aren’t originally from NYC but followed the path carved out by a long trail of greats — the Velvet Underground in the ’60s, Liquid Liquid and Blondie in the ’80s, the Strokes in the 2000s. But their love for the city runs so wide that they created an entire album, Scream from New York, NY, indebted to its sprawling heft — akin to the visceral feeling of leaving your window cracked open at night and hearing the city squall back at you. When we connect on a ..read more

More Artist Friendly is on the way. Following conversations with Tori Kelly, Matt Pryor of the Get Up Kids, and Bea Miller, Reyna Roberts will join Joel Madden on the latest episode of the series. For the unfamiliar, Roberts is a fast-rising country artist. Last year was huge for the “princess of outlaw country,” as she shared her debut album, Bad Girl Bible, Vol. 1, toured with Reba McEntire, and was featured in the Grammy Museum. The Alabama-bred artist also snagged two features on Beyonce’s heel-turn country album Cowboy Carter — her first features ever — on the tracks “Blackbiird” and “Tyr ..read more

Austin dream-pop quartet Blushing create music that feels like a lost tape from the ’90s but still stands on its own in the modern age. With Sugarcoat, their new album that arrives this Friday via Kanine Records, the dual husband and wife pairs of Christina and Noe Carmona, plus Michelle and Jacob Soto, are getting even spacier. But thanks to the careful production of Ringo Deathstarr’s Elliott Frazier and mastering from Ride’s Mark Gardener, Sugarcoat never sounds drowsy. In fact, the songs are expansive and hypnotic — springing from shimmering psychedelia to grunge pop to post-punk with an u ..read more

After a cryptic billboard with their logo in Indio, CA teased “ONE NIGHT ONLY” and “LONG MAY YOU DIE,” and ahead of their Sick New World set on Saturday, Slipknot took the stage at Pioneertown, CA’s intimate Pappy & Harriet’s (capacity: 850) on Thursday night for their first show of the year. It was also their first show with their new drummer since parting ways with drummer Jay Weinberg in November. They didn’t confirm the identity of his replacement, but it was already widely speculated to be former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrande, and fans have pointed out that the masked drummer’s ta ..read more

Jane Remover appears in our Spring 2024 Issue with cover stars Liam Gallagher/John Squire, Kevin Abstract, the Marías, and Palaye Royale. Head to the AP Shop to grab a copy.  In fifth grade, Jane Remover stayed up late the night of March 14, checking the iTunes Store over and over, holding her breath for Recess to drop. Had she not so diligently waited to dissect Skrillex’s debut album, had she not fallen down the rabbit hole of Taio Cruz and Katy Perry mashups on YouTube — perhaps, Jane would still be sitting in a dorm, halfway through her second semester of college. Instead, those inher ..read more

Alternative Press teamed up with GEL for an exclusive vinyl colorway of Persona, limited to 300 copies. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours. GEL’s long-awaited debut album, Only Constant, was a standout last year, bolstered by their electrifying, ultra-intense live shows. Now, they’ve returned with the announcement of their new Persona EP, which arrives Aug. 16 via Blue Grape Music. Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain) produced and engineered the EP, aiming to make the band sound bigger without blunting their ferocity. “We really wanted to fill out the songs more and make them more nuanced,” vocalis ..read more

UK rapper and rock musician Kid Bookie will release new album Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead on September 13 via Marshall Music. The album includes contributions from Good Charlotte’s Billy Martin, Skindred’s Mikey Demus, producers Tom Mitchener (Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes), Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me The Horizon, Nova Twins), George Perks (Enter Shikari, Skindred), and long-time collaborator Ziey Kizzy. The first single from the album is the hard-hitting “Scars,” which Kid Bookie says is “about not being able to leave when you know you should.” He adds, “You’re in a menta ..read more