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All posts tagged in: altcitizen

May 21, 2015 at 8:00 am

Shows We Went To (II)

Our 35 mm film photography series covering live shows happening on the NYC circuit continues. Our staff photographers have been busy ...

May 20, 2015 at 5:39 pm

Watch: Weed “Thousand Pounds”

Weed, a grunge-y, shoegaze-y pop band from Vancouver, just dropped an artsy black and white video for “Thousand Pounds,” a ...

May 20, 2015 at 12:15 am

Listen: Magic Potion “Booored”

Swedish lo-fi pop outfit Magic Potion just released “Booored,” a track off of their upcoming debut EP Melt. This one is ...

May 20, 2015 at 12:05 am

Mixtape: Open Your Doors

Alt Space is officially open! Last Friday, Brooklyn packed out our gallery and store, and we couldn’t have asked for a more ...

May 13, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Listen: Bad Meds “Hoax Apocalypse”

Bad Meds, a post-punk outfit from Liverpool, just dropped “Hoax Apocalypse,” the grinding, anthemic first track off of ...

May 13, 2015 at 5:35 pm

Listen: Metoux “Neighbor”

French music and fashion label Kitsuné is set to release their fourth “America Compilation” later this month, and in ...

May 12, 2015 at 7:30 pm

Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Lisa Marie Basile

Lisa Marie Basile is a fierce, unapologetic poet, fascinated by gender politics, beauty, and the labyrinthine mysteries of the body. ...

April 30, 2015 at 7:18 pm

Punk Poet John Cooper Clarke

Punk and poetry have a storied history, and while the divide between these art forms has widened a bit over the years, a few champions ...

April 30, 2015 at 7:07 pm

Watch: TOPS “Destination”

Our friends TOPS have a knack for awesome music videos, and their latest release for the single “Destination” follows ...

April 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Listen: Earl Sweatshirt “solace”

Earl Sweatshirt just dropped an extended, experimental track titled “solace,” with a description that reads as ...

April 27, 2015 at 4:42 pm

Watch: Jamie xx “Gosh”

Jamie xx‘s In Colour is out in June and he’s continuing to ramp up for the release by dropping the official video for ...

April 20, 2015 at 5:21 pm

Premiere: Shark Week “Waste of Time”

Shark Week, a boisterous DC-based surf rock outfit, is set to release their debut album Beach Fuzz next month, and we have the ...

April 16, 2015 at 8:59 pm

ISSUE 3 OUT NOW!

Issue #3 — our biggest publication to date — is out now! Limited free copies will be sent to the following locations, but ...
http://altcitizen.bigcartel.com/product/issue-3

April 16, 2015 at 7:43 pm

Watch: the Growlers “Not The Man”

They may be seasoned road dogs with a seemingly shallow bag of tricks and nugs, but Cali psych-rockers the Growlers still manage to ...

April 16, 2015 at 4:38 pm

Listen: Samantha Urbani “1 2 3 4”

Samantha Urbani, multi-talented musician and muse, just released “1 2 3 4,” a danceable new single from what looks likes ...

April 15, 2015 at 7:58 pm

Art Cures: Exploring Ethereal Japan

Art Cures, our new weekly series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you ...

April 14, 2015 at 7:58 pm

Shows We Went To (I)

You may recognize Shows We Went To, our new photography series that captures the crackling energy of live shows from across the NYC ...

April 14, 2015 at 4:48 pm

Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Porchista Khakpour

A writer of impeccable talent and an impressive resumé, Porchista Khakpour is the author of Sons and Other Flammable ...

April 14, 2015 at 8:00 am

Listen: Ratatat “Cream on Chrome”

Brooklyn’s Ratatat made their triumphant return at Coachella this past weekend after a nearly five-year hiatus. The pair appears ...

April 7, 2015 at 8:00 am

Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Sophia Katz

Sophia Katz is a writer and musician from Toronto, and her debut collection, The Title Of This Book Is An Inside Joke, was just ...

April 6, 2015 at 8:23 pm

Listen: Dilly Dally “Gender Role”

Toronto punk outfit Dilly Dally released “Gender Role,” a visceral new single off of their upcoming debut album. Listen ...

April 6, 2015 at 8:16 pm

Listen: Speedy Ortiz “Puffer”

As someone who also hails from the weird hills of Western Massachusetts, I can’t help but cheer for Northampton’s own ...

April 6, 2015 at 5:39 pm

Watch: Waxahatchee “Under A Rock”

Most careers that start in the bedroom fizzle out as quickly as they ignite, leaving barely an imprint on the pop culture ...