Song Premiere: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, "Bipolar Mind"
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! are set to release their new album, Pardon My French, via Fearless Records next Tuesday, April 30. You can stream track three, “Bipolar Mind,” first exclusively on AltPress, below. Of the song, vocalist Bertrand Poncet tells us, “This song is about having two personalities. It's a really personal song about how crazy and deranged...
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - Pardon My French
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Pardon My French Call them popcore, easycore, melodic metalcore or whatever sub-subgenre you feel like inventing yourself. (Try it; it just might catch on.) Whatever descriptor you choose for French quintet Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, we should agree they’ve taken a great leap forward on their sophomore album. They weren’t exactly...
"I wanted it to mirror the monstrosity that it is to me" : William Beckett in the studio
[Photo: Jack Edinger] While on tour in Portland, former the Academy Is… frontman-turned-solo-artist WILLIAM BECKETT called AP to talk about his time in the studio. “We’re mixing still, so in a lot of ways, I still am [in the studio],” he says. Okay, good. So, we aren’t lying to you. Having just inked a deal with...
Five Faves: Mike Fuentes (Pierce The Veil) on his five favorite places he's visited
We here at AP know you internet denizens love lists. And we know that folks in bands have other interests beyond cranking out decibels. So here’s Five Faves, a column that solicits a list of five subjects from a number of various rockers. This week, Mike Fuentes of PIERCE THE VEIL tells us about his...
AP YouTube: The Revival Tour office performance (part two)
The 2013 Revival Tour made their way through Cleveland recently and stopped by the office for a few collaborative performances. As they played, our floors and walls literally shook and they could be heard throughout our building (sorry, not sorry, neighbors.) Check out this AP YouTube exclusive video of the gang performing Rocky Votolato's “Red...
Five Knives (Red Bull Records) release video for "Messin' With My Mind"
Five Knives have released a music video for “Messin' With My Mind,” which can be seen below. It's found on their free EP that the four-piece will be supporting on the Vans Warped Tour all summer long.
Jesse Cannon releases new book, 'Get More Fans: The DIY Guide To The Music Business'
Producer, engineer, blogger and now officially an author, Jesse Cannon has released the text adaptation of his popular music business blog Musformation into Get More Fans: The DIY Guide To The Music Business. The book goes step-by-step through every bit of the process of building a fanbase as told by writers who have done just that. Cannon...