Alternative Rock Archives

Smash Into Pieces – The Apocalypse DJ (Album Review)

Sascha BeckerSascha BeckerApril 23, 2015

Founded in Örebro, Sweden in 2008, Alternative Metal/Rock band Smash Into Pieces are already looking back on an exciting seven year history. Formed by guitarist Benjamin “Banjo” Jennebo, Smash Into Pieces consists of vocalist Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, bassist Viktor Vidlund, drummer Isak Snow, and guitarist ... Read More

Interview – Dallas Smith

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 10, 2015

Sometimes life takes us down a detoured road, and while unexpected, the change can be good. Dallas Smith, of Hard Rock band Default, saw the writing on the wall for a new calling in Country Rock, diving into the unknown of a new adventure in ... Read More

Anberlin – lowborn – The end of an era

Michele JohnsonMichele JohnsonFebruary 5, 2015

Florida native Alternative Rock band Anberlin recently called it quits in late 2014 after completing what would be their final tour. Formed in 2002, the band spent many hard years at work achieving building their name. From their 2003 debut Blueprints for the Black Market, ... Read More

The Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments to an Elegy (Album Review)

Patricia JonesPatricia JonesJanuary 9, 2015

Started in 1988, alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins began as an idea between vocalist and lead guitarist Billy Corgan and rhythm guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Ill. Not wanting to fall into the void of the prominent punk rock scene at the time, the ... Read More

Developing Artist Showcase – Smashing Satellites

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 6, 2015

Creating one’s artistic vision is a difficult task, breaking down the structure and recreating it in a new light is monumental. Originally lead guitarist for Hard Rock outfit My Darkest Days during the height of the band’s success between 2009 and 2013, Sal Costa departed, ... Read More

Interview – Rodney Browning Cravens of Dishwalla

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 15, 2014

Sometimes a journey may lead one far from their starting point, but all roads head back to home in the end. For Californian alternative rock band Dishwalla, a few year hiatus after plugging away for over a decade was just what the doctor ordered for ... Read More

Alternative Rock

Smash Into Pieces – The Apocalypse DJ (Album Review)

Interview – Dallas Smith

Anberlin – lowborn – The end of an era

The Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments to an Elegy (Album Review)

Developing Artist Showcase – Smashing Satellites

Interview – Rodney Browning Cravens of Dishwalla

Smash Into Pieces – The Apocalypse DJ (Album Review)

Interview – Dallas Smith

Anberlin – lowborn – The end of an era

The Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments to an Elegy (Album Review)

Developing Artist Showcase – Smashing Satellites

Interview – Rodney Browning Cravens of Dishwalla

Interview – Alecia ‘Mixi’ Demner of Stitched Up Heart

Interview – Mike Cunniff of Boston Manor

Interview – George Harris of The Raven Age

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (4K Ultra HD Review)

The Case of the Bloody Iris (4K Ultra HD Review)

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Movie Review)