I remember hearing Neutral Milk Hotel after downloading their song “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” on a whim from the “artists you might like” on itunes. I didn’t actually listen to it right then and there, but rather added it to a playlist of songs to listen to on, coincidently enough, an airplane. I […]
English rock band The Virginmarys have just released the video for their latest single “Just A Ride” from their breakout album, 2013’s King Of Conflict (Wind Up Records). Debuting within the top 10 in Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart, King of Conflict garnered the band international acclaim and lead to the feature of two versions of “Just A Ride” […]
I’m one of those rare people who stay up late for no apparent reason, watch late night television, and clean the house when insomnia kicks in. If it weren’t for that horrible habit of being a night owl, I probably wouldn’t have discovered Chvrches. It seems as though no matter what I do, I tend […]
January was a good month for LA-based band, Warpaint, who released their second album. If you haven’t heard them before, it’s best to just start with the new. Their self-titled album is singular to the kinds of sounds the band had in their previous album, The Fool, which was released in the US in 2010. […]
Welcome to The Spark, a feature on AltWire where we put the spotlight on fun, exciting and electrifying bands that we feel deserve your undivided attention. All are available for immediate consumption and in satisfying servings for your cerebral taste buds. Fast food for your ears, what could be better than that? Sisteray – London, […]
Summer Camp are an English indie-pop band signed to Moshi Moshi and founded in 2009. We previously featured Summer Camp on our independent music series “The Spark” (read our feature here). After having their latest self titled release on repeat for the last few months, we reached out to Summer Camp band members Elizabeth Sankey and […]
With their feel good track (and absolute fan favorite) “Ain’t It Fun”, Paramore are releasing a new hit single from their current album Paramore and the single’s brand new video is so much fun to watch! In the video Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Jeremy Davis break ten super ridiculous world records like “Fastest time […]
Meg Myers is a new artist on the rise. Her debut EP “Daughter in the Choir” has created quite the buzz when it was released in 2012. Now she is back with a new single, new video, and a brand new 5-track EP. Meg has talked to Altwire about her new material, musical influences, her […]
UPDATE 1/28/13: While we had previously written about the tour on the 22nd (see the original post below); per a press release issued today, it appears the Sno-Core tour has been officially canceled with no current plans to reschedule at this time. Originally slated to begin on 1/29 in Lincoln, NE the tour has now […]
