April 16th, 2013 
Adrian Garza AltPress is currently streaming “Happy,” lead single off of The Maine‘s upcoming record, Forever Halloween.
The Brendan Benson (of The Raconteurs) produced album will be independently released stateside on June 4, and as an international release through Rude Records.
Pre-orders can be found here. Follow the jump to listen to the song, and to look at the group’s upcoming summer tour dates with A Rocket To The Moon, This Century, and Brighten.
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February 12th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Phoenix, AZ’s own Greeley Estates have partnered up with the good people over at Alternative Press to premiere their new music video for the song “Head Underwater.” Click the link mentioned to watch the video from Greeley Estates.
“Head Underwater” shows close-up shots of vocalist Ryan Zimmerman screaming underwater and in front of a white screen. There is nothing shocking or out of the ordinary about this video.
The song is off of their release, The Narrow Road, which is the first of a two-part full-length album. Be sure to pick up your copy of the group’s …
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October 23rd, 2012 Justin Proper Blink-182 guitarist Tom Delonge has publicly announced that the pop punk group is no longer associated with Interscope Records and will now be moving forward as an independent rock act.
In a tweet sent from his personal account a short while ago, Delonge posted:
Freedom!! Blink as of today, is now an independent Artist!!!!! http://instagr.am/p/RIqJh9ru6A/ http://fb.me/1TpxE1U07
You can view the attached photo, which features Mel Gibson’s character from Braveheart, below. Blink-182 are reportedly hoping to start work on a new album soon, so keep an eye out for updates in the coming weeks.
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August 30th, 2012 Grace Duffy Artist: Sparks the Rescue
Album: Sparks the Rescue EP
Genre: Pop-punk
Label: (None)
Considering Sparks the Rescue’s recent chequered history (member departures, label schisms), this Kickstarter-funded EP could easily have been populated with lots of morose, self-indulgent songs about rejection, bitterness, and loss. This is not so, however. On this seven-track EP, the band’s fourth, they confront their demons with characteristic pomp and zeal. It’s a hugely enjoyable listen, so much so that it’s almost a pity the songs are so short – there’s enough explosive energy on show here to keep things firing for much longer.
January 10th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Rock artist Mark Rose has released his brand new music video for song “How Strong We Are” and is undoubtedly one of our favorite visuals out there. Mark sets himself in the city and makes this video one to remember with this strong theme. The song comes off of his independent album, Wonderful Trouble, and was definitely a highlight of 2011 for us all.
Pleas support this great release, pick it up right here, and be sure to share it with your friends.
The video will be playing on our featured music video space so feel free to …
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August 31st, 2011 Jenna At a recent show, Georgia’s Cartel announced that the band had left Wind-Up Records. They will be releasing their new EP independently on October 4. This will be the first new material released by Cartel since the 2009 album Cycles. This is not the first time Cartel have made a change like this – in 2008, the band split with Epic Records to join Wind-Up.
August 27th, 2011 Michelle On August 18, five people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium. In order to help the victim of the tragedy, the festival has set up an “independent and autonomous charity.” All donations to the fund will go directly to those affected by the collapse.
Posted in News Tags: autonomous, charity, fund, Independent, Pukkelpop, stage collapse, victims No Comments » April 1st, 2011 Grant Trimboli Soundset, the independent hip-hop festival, recently announced the full lineup for their 2011 showcase. Tickets went on sale Today, April 1 at 11 am. The festival is Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Canterbury Park Festival Field, Shakopee, MN. Check out the list of performers below:
Atmosphere, Big Boi, De La Soul, Slaughterhouse (Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Royce da 5’9″, Crooked I), Brother Ali, Doomtree (P.O.S, Dessa, Sims, Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan, Lazerbeak, Papertiger), Evidence x Rakaa-Iriscience x DJ Babu, Mac Miller, Curren$y, Blueprint, Grieves & Budo, Zion I & The Grouch, Sab The Artist, DJ Abilities, Face Candy, Edan …
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