A ghastly, fluid mixture of genuine suffering and delirium with unproven skill and raw craft, all combining to form: Texas ...

Glab reviews a she's green gig in Iowa with support from smush, Witches Exist, and Stelladrone. It was a good time.

Carissa’s Wierd’s songs sound like echoes, hollowed-out versions of rock songs past, stripped of anything that would lend ...

Every October, we recommend our favorite scary movies, so you can watch too! We have built up over 100 reviews of our favorites, all organized by scariness 1 to 5. Check out our picks and find your ...

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Luke and Henderson discuss Luke's newsletter Welcome to Hell World and his new book, plus the lie of "unbiased journalism", the dangers of radical centrism, and the genesis of his stream-of-conscious ...

Something paranormal is haunting a family and conversing with the children through the static of a television and various other forms of terror. The Alternative began ...

Some California hardcore from Personal Damage, a moody and apocalyptic PINK MEXICO track, and a new single from alt metal rising stars Money were some of our favorites this week. Be sure to check out ...

On their self-titled record, Really From shrouds their intelligent songwriting in swirling layers of horns, crystalline guitar riffs, and rudimental drum grooves—the album’s best moments feel like ...

Two new alt rock singles from Wayside, a fuzzed-out indie rocker from Helicopter Leaves, and a classic-sounding new Gaslight Anthem song were some of our favorites this week. Check out all nine ...

The Zeta has been touring the United States for nearly two years. They applied for citizenship, and founding member Daniel Saud was denied. The Alternative began as a radio show in 2009. Our website ...

2023! Our 10th Annual Album of the Year List and Yearly Awards! We made it! When we started The Alt and these awards, we did it because we wanted to reward the music that we truly felt was the best of ...