Hostage was received with much praise from the underground press upon its release, including a 5-star review in Alternative Press, as well as near perfect scores in many other print and online publications.
He stated to Alternative Press "I think I would've died if we didn't write those songs. I thought I had ruined someone's life. It's hard to explain, but you can't just pretend that things are great and go on and get married".
The original version was released in 1999 on the compilation Alternative Press presents Industrial Strength Machine Music (The Framework of Industrial Rock 1978-1995).
Alternative Press gave it 3 out of 5 stars, commenting "it comes off as extremely over-produced, with swooshes, bells and whistles lending themselves better to Kelly Clarkson than Hey Monday" as well as "Beneath It All is enjoyable enough, but it feels woefully incomplete."
Alternative Press (10/99, p. 92) - 5 out of 5 - "...the first clear indication...of where the most important act of the hip-hop decade want to take their legions of followers....RZA's a master of structure and strategy..."
Upon the album's reissue in 2000, Alternative Press gave Get Up with It a rave review and called it "essential ... the overlooked classic of psychedelic soul and outlandish improv ... representing the high water mark of Davis' experiments in the fusion of rock, funk, electronica and jazz".
Josh Anderson, founder of "Bike Gang" in Grand Junction, Colorado, cites an Alternative Press article about Midnight Ridazz as his inspiration for organizing the group/ride.
On September 13, 2013, Alternative Press released the band's single "Straightjacket" on their website and announced that the band's second LP is entitled Skeletons and is scheduled for an October 29, 2013 release.
Casey Boland of Alternative Press had a similar review, noting that while the band's influences were obvious on 2006's The Things We Carry, "they now stir them into a unique sound."
"(Rory's new album is) all the best parts of the first Taking Back Sunday record mixed with all the best parts of the first Brand New record." Alternative Press 11/06
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His writings and editorial pieces have appeared in magazines like Alternative Press and news outlets like Huffington Post and Al Jazeera.
The clips were released on numerous music websites including AbsolutePunk, Spin, Buzznet, Purevolume, Alternative Press, Punknews.org, Alloy.com, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The A.V. Club, Ultimate Guitar Archive, Buzzgrinder.com and Twitvid.
As a journalist, her work has appeared in publications including Revolver, Alternative Press, Terrorizer, Guitar World, and Playgirl.