Back towards the start of 2011, here at AltSounds we sparked the furious debate over who was more influential in the music world: the United States of America or the United Kingdom. And when I s

At this time of year, we all turn to the music blogs and magazines to see the hot tips for the following year. 2011 has been a magnificent, yet controversial year for music, with the music indust

Festivals are a funny one. You spend your hard earned wages from those endless hours working nights at your local Tesco, just to pay for the tickets, to then sit around for months on end before t

So the Altsounds Advent Calendar has reached its final day and with lots of great features under our belt, I will end the countdown with a continuation of the Christmas Covers article from the 17

With Christmas Eve right around the corner, the TV Guide seems to be getting more and more packed with old sitcoms, Christmas specials and holiday films. It’s the same every year and whilst many

During the cold, dreary months of winter, some manage to get through by keeping in touch with the rumours of who is, and who is not playing next year’s festival circuit. The tickets have usual

Stylusboy ended the year in style. He released a very highly rated EP, was the centre of an article on this very website and is hoping for a great year in 2012. The article that featured Steve Jon

I love Christmas. It’s a wonderful time of year, everyone is happy and everyone comes together to celebrate. What could be better? Well, there is one thing that makes Christmas a smidgen unbearabl

The AltSounds File-O-Facts feature on: Amber Taylor-Groves. Want to know more about one of this incredible up and coming artist? Here you can find out loads of snappy fac

PRS has made the news again today, but not for the right reasons. This time, they have been accused of slashing the amount Welsh language artists receive for airplay. Royalties are one of t

Ever since the famed uprising of Rage Against the Machine two years ago that swiped the top spot away from Simon Cowell’s money machine, the submissions for Christmas Number 1 have come thick a

Last Tuesday we caught the Brooklyners We Are Augustines prior to their gig at a packed Wheelbarrow in Camden, London, where these folk-rockers sat down with us to discuss their experience in the U

AltSounds is proud to showcase a live video of Man Overboard performing 'Something's Weird' live. You can watch the video below. Also, to see them in the flesh and experience the performan

So, it’s the week before Christmas. Have you done all your shopping? I thought not. Me neither, in fact. It looks as if I’ll be going on a mad spree on Christmas Eve to panic-buy all the presents

The AltSounds File-O-Facts feature on: Mark Austin. Want to know more about one of this incredible up and coming artist? Here you can find out loads of snappy facts about th

It’s as inevitable as Christmas itself. Somewhere in the land there will be parents who have strived, endeavoured, toiled for twelve months to find their child that one present- the BIG present, t