Tyler "Telle" Smith of the Word Alive on staying positive when surrounded by negativity
The Word Alive are currently on the All Stars Tour with a plethora of other top-level metalcore acts trekking across the country. While on the road, frontman Tyler “Telle” Smith will be keeping AP up-to-date on his musings about life. First off, I have to say thank you for all of the positive responses to...
Video Premiere: The Ghost Inside discuss meaning behind "Dark Horse"
Above you can watch the Ghost Inside frontman Jonathan Vigil discuss the meaning behind their song “Dark Horse” off their newest record Get What You Give, out now via Epitaph. You can pick up the record on iTunes now. You can also catch the band on the AP Tour Fall 2012 this October (dates here.)
Amy Brennan leaves the Company We Keep, band holding open auditions for new vocalist
The Company We Keep have announced that vocalist Amy Brennan has left the band. They will be holding open auditions for a new vocalist, which they specified is an open to both male and females singers. Below you can read the full statement from the band on the departure, including instructions for auditioning. “We've been...
Follow My Vans Episode #9: Tonight Alive, Polar Bear Club and I Fight Dragons
For our ninth episode following Amanda Rae's Vans while she was out on Warped Tour 2012, Amanda interviews Tonight Alive about their first time on Warped, Polar Bear Club talk about winding down the tour, Wonder Years tour manager John James Ryan and being from the East Coast and I Fight Dragons about monsoons. There's also footage featuring All Time Low and...
Bloc Party - Four
Bloc Party Four This review originally ran in AP 290. The new offering from Bloc Party is sprinkled with some intra-band asides and buzzing amps, signifiers for a “being there” audio-verité moment. It makes sense: Much of Four sounds like some dudes in a small room sacrificing their personal space in service to playing music....
Lyric Video Premiere: Come Wind, "Sleep"
Above you can check out a brand new song from progressive indie rockers Come Wind in the form of a lyric video. The track is titled “Sleep” and comes from the band's upcoming EP, Grow My Roots, which is due out September 11. The band winds twists through titillating leads and soaring melodies landing somewhere between Valencia,...
Boys Like Girls release "Be Your Everything" music video
Below you can watch the new music video from Boys Like Girls for their new song “Be Your Everything.” The song comes from the band's Crazy World EP. You can also catch them on tour this fall with the All-American Rejects. You can view the dates below. September 13 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom...
Song Premiere: Goodtime Boys, "Harrow"
From Goodtime Boys' upcoming EP, Every Landscape, today we've got a premiere of a remixed and remastered version of “Harrow” from 2011's Are We Now, Or Have We Ever Been, which you can listen to below. The record is due out August 28 via Bridge 9 and can be pre-ordered here. Be sure what to let us...
Song Premiere: Storm The Beaches, "Someday Came Suddenly"
Today we've got a premiere of “Someday Came Suddenly,” the first single from Storm The Beaches' upcoming full-length, Hemisphere, which is due out October 23 via Apparition. The record was produced by Trevor Simpson (You, Me, & Everyone We Know). Vocalist Mark Mikina says of the song, “There is a saying about the calm before the storm...