Ogikubo Station take on the A-Z challenge
Our A-Z challenge is a fun way to introduce you to the many artists out there. Today is the turn of Maura Weaver from Ogikubo Station.
Alternative GENRE ARCHIVES
Broadening Horizons – How Slam Dunk is appealing to more fans than ever.
Slam Dunk has long been seen as a predominantly pop-punk festival. Although they have often featured a smattering of heavier or more abrasive bands, much of the higher reaches of the festival bills have been dominated by relatively inoffensive bands. In the last two years we have seen a rise in truly interesting aggressive music with the likes of Employed To Serve winning Kerrang!’s album of the year award last year and groups such as Code Orange making a splash on the global stage with a Grammy nomination. As Slam Dunk has manoeuvred to keep pace with this scene change, so has it looked to widen it's vision to further encompass a generation of fans who gazed longingly over The Pond at Vans Warped Tour in the late 1990s.
Cielo Drive announce tour dates
Cielo Drive have announced a run of UK shows.
Mallory Knox announce Autumn UK headline tour
Mallory Knox are heading out on the road across the UK later this year.
Download Festival 2019 ones to watch part 1
It's now less than a month until Download Festival 2019! We scour through the bands in a two part series of our ones to watch! First up, I (deputy editor Lizi) take you through 10 of the artists I'm most looking forward to seeing
Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan
For the last few years, in the tech-metal scene, there have been two titans on either side of The Pond: Tesseract and Periphery. Now when your transatlantic cousins take the ‘Black Album’ school of thought and trim everything down, tighten it all up and produce the shortened album of less expansive works that was Sonder, what do you do? Well, apparently, you mark your first release away from Sumerian records by throwing seemingly everything you can think of, and the kitchen sink, at your new record. And for Periphery, it is a resounding success.
Lights signs to Fueled By Ramen
Ahead of her debut Slam Dunk appearances over the Bank Holiday weekend, Canadian artist Lights has signed to Fueled By Ramen and announced an acoustic record!
Pleiades take on the A-Z challenge
Our A-Z challenge is a fun way to get to know the many artists out there. This time, it is the turn of Pleiades to tel us all about themselves using 26 questions.
Welsh rockers Junior unveil debut album
Welsh pop-punks Junior have revealed details of their long-awaited debut album.
Monday Motivation: Best new singles of past week
Each week we bring you our favourite new releases of the past week to help kick start your Monday (or in this case Tuesday) off to a good one!
Let’s Talk About…. Lights (Slam Dunk Edition)
In this Slam Dunk special edition of our Let’s Talk About series, we discuss alternative pop starlet Lights who is gearing up for her debut appearance at the festival.
Monday Motivation: Singles To Get You Through The week!
Monday’s suck, right? The weekend is over and the dreaded return to work blues has firmly set in. Fear not though, as here at AltCorner, we have the perfect remedy to ease those blues with a look at some of our favourite releases from this past week! Check out some of our top picks below…
Ones To Watch at Slam Dunk 2019
As we have just under a month until Slam Dunk Festival, Tom Butterworth gives us his lowdown on his stand out acts of the festival in the first of a two part Ones To Watch.
Banshee on new music and more!
For those of you who don't know, 'Banshee' are a Scottish four-piece who are taking the alt-rock music scene by storm. Following the release of their EP, 'Bubble' we asked the band about their new music, their influences, and more...
Dream State, Parting Gift and As Sirens Fall @ The Key Club, Leeds
Sometimes you can judge what a show is going to be like by the crowd. Dream State at the Key Club in Leeds was one of those shows.