*Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz* is working with the Parks Commissioner to get a different park named after *Adam 'MCA' Yauch* as a tribute to the late rapper, filmmaker and activist. Horovitz's wife and Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman Kathleen Hanna has posted on Facebook page 'Rename Squibb...

Photo by Ari Marcopoulos The latest tribute to the Beastie Boys ' Adam "MCA" Yauch  comes in the form of a petition from Brooklyn residents, Billboard reports . They're asking for Brooklyn Heights' Squibb Park to be renamed after Yauch, via a  Facebook-launched petition . Squibb is currently named in honor of inventor and pharmaceutical pioneer Dr. Edward Robinson Squibb. It's in the process of being transformed into a skatepark.  But Kathleen Hanna, Bikini Kill/Le Tigre frontwoman and wife of Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz, writes on the Facebook wall for the petition that there's another Brooklyn park in consideration ...

On first listen, Advance Base seems little more than a New Game+ of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Owen Ashworth's previous pseudonym. Ashworth hung up the Casiotone mantel with 2009's Vs Children , closing the door on a decade of delicate songwriting backed by lo-fi, sometimes quite harsh out-of-the-box keyboard sounds and programmed drums. After a couple of wilderness years, Ashworth timidly invites himself back into the fold with A Shut-In's Prayer , a collection of delicately-written songs backed by programmed drums... But wait! This is where it gets interesting. With Advance Base, the simple drum machine beats are ...

Produced by: Ski Beatz Tabi Bonney & Yasiin Bey (b.k.a. Mos Def) collabtorate over this heavy steel drum Ski Beatz production for ‘Chop Chop’. Look for this and more on Tabi Bonney’s upcoming project The Endless Summer, dropping May 17th.

The B.K. spitter plays a game of "Jumanji" on single numero uno off her forthcoming Fantastic tape.  Click the link for the stream and download.

Sydney’s Lancelot is back with another great remix, this time of Catcall‘s “The World Is Ours.” The track features riot grrrl vocals that call to mind 90s all girl punk rock groups like Bikini Kill. Lancelot adds a sultry deep house beat that is an unexpectedly great complement.

The ever-innovative B.K. repper tells his critics why they can stuff it on a freshly-released single.  Click the link for the stream and download.

Alter The Press recently sat down with guitarist Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony to discuss the band's stunning new album, "Zoo" , working with producer John Goodmanson, signing to Matador Records, getting reprimanded for stage diving at a No Age show and more. Alter The Press: How have things changed for you since you signed to Matador? Anthony Anzaldo (guitars): It's hard to say really because the record's only been out for two weeks, but we get a lot more press on Matador - not that we care about that too much, that's just how it is. I think ...

He’s probably laughing at us. From eMusic : You know everything about Ian MacKaye that there is to know. You can probably sing along to all the songs on the Minor Threat discography and have memorized ever lyric on every Fugazi release. You might own the record he did with Ministry-backed Pailhead, stuff from his early band The Teen Idles, projects like Egg Hunt, Embrace; or releases from the handful of bands he’s produced from Bikini Kill to Q and Not U. But you know what? Today is MacKaye’s birthday, and since the guy is one of the ...

The B.K. newcomer hops aboard a "London Bus" on a brand new video single off his next album.  Click the link for the stream and download.

son el grupo favorito de katy goodman y el vehículo a través del cual lelah maupin, bree mckenna, emily nokes y eric randall dan rienda suelta a sus ganas de fiesta. este cuarteto de seattle, que creció con los grupos riot-grrrl de los noventa como banda sonora (pero que están fritas de que se las compare con bikini kill ), lo mismo se definen como "kurt y coutney a partes iguales" que como " the go-gos's meets the monkeys ", y reivindican su derecho a divertirse con su pop-punk chispeante sin tener que escribir letras políticas. el por qué te lo explica ...

Writing this post as I’m sat at Wharf Chambers. They’re playing Bikini Kill right now and I’m thinking, how apt. Anyway, Desert Sharks – I FUCKING LOVE THESE GUYS. If you like The Donnas and Veruca Salt you’ll dig em. Bad ass garage rock with pop sensibilities. Ok, maybe not as bad ass as The Coathangers and not quite Sleater Kinney if I’m honest but they still fucking rock. A 4 track demo ep simply entitled Recordings is up for grabs via their bandcamp. It’s basically the kinda songs we’d play at Suck My ...

For everyone who looks back wistfully on the riot grrrl days of Bikini Kill ("Rebel Girl") and L7 ("Pretend That You're Dead"), we have a treat for you. Hailing all the way from Brazil, Some Community is a girl led five-piece bringing feminist punk back to your front door-- even if they've added some men to the line-up over the years. Headlining a Brazilian artist showcase at this year's SXSW, Some Community have played with some pretty big names in their native Brazil, including Cut Copy, Arie

For South London's William Bevan b.k.a Burial, sculpting intricate yet warm songs which reflect the feeling of wandering through decaying city streets under moonlight is nothing new. Since 2006, Bevan has been consistently serving up stuttering, reverb drenched soundworlds, placing a premium on...

When "Rohnert Park" dropped in 2010, it marked a significant change for Ceremony. 80's influences have always been a prevalent force in terms of their sound, but where their earlier records concentrated on the fast, brutal elements of hardcore that leant more towards power-violence, "Rohnert Park" harnessed the same hostility - previously unleashed in powerful minute-long bursts - and strung it out into a more pacing, caged form of aggression that completely nailed the sense of suburban claustrophobia. Since "Violence Violence," Ceremony have gradually shifted their focus; now using their old school influences as a template for further development. "Zoo," then ...