Well, finally after over a year, Twenty One Pilots made their big 3 part new music announcement yesterday (July 11) to the delight of fans. 1) Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph released 2 new songs ("Jumpsuit" and Nico and the Niners") 2) They told the world that these were the first 2 songs which will live…
Death Cab For Cutie fan? If not you may be after hearing this new one... Ben Gibbard and Death Cab are back with some great new music. Hot off the presses, the band just dropped their new song "Gold Rush" after announcing a new album is close behind called Thank You for Today. "Gold Rush" is…
There has never been a time where I have ever said "what's the big thing with The 1975"? I get it, I do. There's a lot of appeal to this 4 piece from the universe's rock music mecca, Manchester, England. Not least of which begs the question: "What IS Matty Healy up to now"? After originally…
Just last week Dave Matthews Band dropped their 1st song from their upcoming 9th studio album, Come Tomorrow, their first full length since 2012, an album that Dave created in studios all across the U.S. with many different producers. With all the DMB fans scattered about and for the sheer fact that they persevere I wanted to…
The album isn't quite finished but this song definitely was, so why keep it on the shelf with Bastille fans chomping at the bit for a fix? Bastille's Dan Smith decided wisely to release it well ahead of their new album which is still in the mixing stage. Glad he did. There is no one…
Yes, my pick of the week this week is an entire album, Stone Temple Pilot's new self titled album. STP is a legendary, storied and beloved band born and raised in the 90's rock era, an era that fans like me refuse to let go of, as allll of those Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains,…
Who IS AJR? And how on earth did this new band hook up with Rivers Cuomo? Reasonable questions, with simple answers. It's a great and simple story and I've got it for you right here: AJR is a trio of brothers named Adam, Jack and Ryan Met. They are multi-instrumentalists who grew up on the island…
As it has seemed to have taken Moon Taxi, a grass roots, down to earth Nashville quintet, who formed in 2006, to get some traction. But while these amazing musicians have stuck with their career of choice, we fans are sure glad they have, because their persistence has paid off. Enter Moon Taxi's new track…
Most dislike a rainy Sunday, but I don't mind them once in a while, after all, it gives us an excuse to do....nothing. And I rarely have that excuse, you know the drill; kids, work blah blah blah. But man, there isn't a better Sunday rain than this awesome new bluesy, driving song off Foo…
Blue October is a band out of Houston fronted by the kindest most down to earth rock stars I've ever met, Justin Furstenfeld. We at Alt 92.9, have not only championed him and his amazing band for years featuring Blue October at free live concerts in and around Boston (including on a boat cruising the…