DIIV’s new album, ZIRP!, bottles all the dread about societal collapse and blows it up to pop scale. With it comes “The New Alternative,” a term that attempts to describe the genre-breaking renaissance of the 2020s.
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Dead Poet Society on their early days, Monarch, and following their gut shorturl.at/VC9Bu
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2026 YEAR IN PHOTOS
The new @revolvermag issue
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A visual celebration of the artists, music and moments that made 2026 a year to remember.
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Welcome to Rockville 2027 will be headlined by blink-182, Pierce the Veil, Korn, and Bad Omens
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Evanescence and the search for Sanctuary shorturl.at/Iw0Ry
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Alexisonfire will go on a co-headlining tour with Poison the Well next spring, with Touché Amoré opening all dates shorturl.at/B9U8m
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After “Love Psychosis” blew up, @jutesmusic is learning to live on his own timeline
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.@WeAreTheUsed A Mid Summer Night’s Symphony: Live at The Sydney Opera House will be available to stream on @Veeps starting November 13th at 6pm PT.
Livestream tickets and exclusive vinyl available at veeps.events/theused
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Breaking down the meaning behind DIIV’s “The New Alternative”
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Haywire only played for minutes before the NYPD shut down their Times Square pop-up
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Watch My Chemical Romance’s “Prelude to the End” short film, featuring Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish
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Ahead of their Devil’s Night show with @MCRofficial at the Hollywood Bowl, @WeAreTheUsed played an intimate show last night at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium. Were you there?
In conversation with Pete Wentz and Daisy Grenade
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See which albums are out today with our regularly updated release guide
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After @WeAreTheUsed premiered A Mid Summer Night’s Symphony — their orchestral concert film shot at Sydney Opera House — in West LA, they answered some fan questions, including how it came to be. Their response? “It was kind of a joke...”
These are 30 essential alternative albums turning 20 this year
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Welcome to Rockville’s 2027 lineup has landed, headlined by blink-182, Pierce the Veil, Bad Omens, and Korn shorturl.at/UHTue














