Various Artists - Friends
Various Artists Friends There’s something about benefit compilations that bring out the best in bands. Case in point: Friends, a 37-track beast of previously unreleased and new material created to raise money for various cancer charities by the newly reactivated Fadeaway Records. Nearly the entire collection is acoustic, and the whole thing feels very comforting...
Green Day to release demo LP ‘Demolicious’ for Record Store Day
Green Day have planed a special release for this year’s Record Store Day (April 19). The band will release 18 demo tracks as part of an LP entitled Demolicious. The demos were recorded at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, CA, in 2012 during the sessions for the band’s Green Day ¡Uno!, Green Day ¡Dos!, Green Day...
Tegan And Sara announce Let’s Make Things Physical Tour
Tegan And Sara have announced the Let’s Make Things Physical Tour (creatively named after lyrics from their hit song, “Closer”) this May and June. Prior to heading out on Paramore’s Parahoy! cruise, then accompanying Katy Perry on the last leg of her international tour, the twins will embark on a run of 19 headlining dates,...
Brand New announce new opening bands for July tour, additional tickets on sale
Brand New will be bringing Kevin Devine, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Man Man and Into It. Over It. along with them on tour throughout July. The band explained that they were able to “reclaim tickets from the secondary market and they will be released for will call pick up only today,” and asked that fans “please check...
Frank Iero - "B.F.F." video premiere
Frank Iero solidifies the “Best Dad EVER” title he claims in his Twitter bio in his latest musical collaboration—with his children. Not only did he enlist his twin daughters Lily and Cherry as primary songwriter and backup vocalists for it, but the proceeds from all sales of “B.F.F.” go toward their, and their brother Miles', college funds. “So no piracy please,” Iero...
Comeback Kid stream new song, “Wasted Arrows”
Canadian hardcore vets Comeback Kid are streaming “Wasted Arrows,” the second song to be released from their upcoming album, Die Knowing, which is set to drop on March 4 via Victory Records. (Pre-orders are available today.) Check out the song below, and tell us what you think. The band recently released a music video...
Day At The Fair stream new single, "The Brightening"
Jefferson Township, NJ's Day At The Fair have released a new single today titled “The Brightening.” It's available from Bandcamp, Amazon and iTunes. “So for the first time in 9 years, we went into the studio with producer Rob Freeman to record a song. We've talked about this over time and made a few attempts to do this...
Manchester Orchestra stream new song, “Every Stone;” release video for “Top Notch”
Manchester Orchestra have released a music video for “Top Notch,” the first single off their upcoming fourth full-length album, Cope, which will be released on April 1 via Loma Vista. “We tried to create something that told less of an immediate story and caused more of a gut reaction,” says singer/songwriter Andy Hull about the...
Punk fashion isn’t dead: 4 ways fashion and music are more connected than you think
I know what you’re thinking: “AP is a music magazine. Why are you writing about fashion?” Contrary to what a some people may believe, music and fashion have been joined at the hip for quite some time—especially in the punk scene. You might say, “Caring about what you wear isn’t punk,” but it may be...