Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock Rock 

LISTEN: Stargazy Pie Shares ‘Defeatist’

April 16, 2026April 17, 2026 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2026, 5 Seconds of Summer, Defeatist, Jawbreaker, Pacific Northwest, Stargazy Pie

Pacific Northwest youngbloods working on new material in 2026

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Young Fresh Fellows: Live, Love, ‘Loft’

April 9, 2026April 10, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Loft, R.E.M., Scott McCaughey, The Minus 5, Yep Roc Records, Young Fresh Fellows

Scott McCaughey talks about the supergroup’s bold new LP

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Rozz Williams: ‘Death’ or Glory

April 7, 2026April 14, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Christian Death, Los Angeles, Nico B, Rozz Williams, United Theater

A new film chronicles the Christian Death frontman

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Music Journalism Rock 

The Very Possibly True Origin Story of Geese

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Cameron, Cameron Winter, Carnage Visors, Geese, LaMonte Young, Marquee Moon, New York City, Partisan Records, Television, The Cure

(By Dylan Trungpa-Maxberg, as told to Tim Sommer)

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

arms around the world Shares ‘warmth of winter’

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments arms around the world, Elliott Lanam, Jon Rimmerman, Rickenbacker, Seattle, Shy Sounds, Wine

Eponymous debut out now

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Jason Narducy: ‘Pageant’ Material

March 2, 2026 Blake Maddux 0 Comments Bob Mould, Dag Juhlin, Jason Narducy, John Stirratt, Jon Wurster, Lifes Rich Pageant, Michael Shannon, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Superchunk

Talking R.E.M. with the guitarist of their greatest tribute act

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Alternative Rock Rock 

U2 Drops New EP on Ash Wednesday

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Adam Clayton, Bono, Days of Ash EP, Interscope Records, Larry Mullen Jr., Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, The Edge, U2

But is Days of Ash any good?

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock 

The Cucumbers: ‘Hello’ Again

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 Jim Testa 0 Comments 2026, David Graham, Deena Shoshkes, Hello George, Hoboken, Jon Fried, New Jersey, The Cucumbers

Inside the Hoboken legends’ ambitious new project

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Alternative Rock Rock 

A Collective Worth Their Weight In ‘Salt’

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 Jason Perri 0 Comments 2026, A Brief History of Blindness, Game Theory, Let's Active, Lynn Blakey, Matthew Caws, Mike Mills, Nada Surf, Propeller Sound Recordings, R.E.M., Scott Miller, Stephanie Schuck, The Salt Collective

A chat with guitarist Stephanie Schuck of North America’s coolest supergroup

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Alternative Rock Rock 

The Cure Win 2 Grammys as ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Surpasses a Billion Streams

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Boys Don't Cry, Boys Don't Cry (86 Mix), Perry Bamonte, Robert Smith, Songs Of A Lost World, The Cure

Limited edition version of classic single out now

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Alternative Rock Electronic 

The Purity of Seefeel

February 2, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Aphex Twin, Maria Somerville, Mark Clifford, Pure Impure, Quique, Sarah Peacock, Seefeel, Too Pure

Two recent reissues reflect on London band’s sonic legacy

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Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock Uncategorized 

Rob Hirst Was the Engine of Midnight Oil

January 23, 2026January 24, 2026 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Blue Sky Mine, Blue Sky Mining, Forgotten Years, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, RIP, Rob Hirst

Remembering the Australian band’s drummer and songwriter

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock 

Thalia Zedek Talks Via

November 24, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Adam Gaynor, Cell, Dromedary Records, Jerry di Rienzo, Live Skull, SIX FINGER SATELLITE, Thalia Zedek, Via

Indie rock legend on the momentary greatness of a band gone too soon

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Ashes And Diamonds: Stronger Than Pride

November 19, 2025November 18, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ashes And Diamonds, Bauhaus, Bruce Smith, Daniel Ash, Love and Rockets, Paul Spencer Denman, Sade, The Pop Group, The Slits, Tones On Tail

England’s coolest new supergroup says hello

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Alternative Rock North Americana Remembrance Rock Roots 

Remembering Todd Snider

November 16, 2025 Melody Esme 1 Comment Aimless Inc., Americana, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, RIP, Todd Snider

An Americana icon gone at 59

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