Halsey, PVRIS, the Front Bottoms, more announced for Lollapalooza
This year's full Lollapalooza lineup has officially been revealed, including noteworthy acts Halsey, the Front Bottoms, PVRIS, along with AP favorites The 1975, Modern Baseball, Pinegrove and more. Lollapalooza 2016 will take place on July 28-31 at Chicago's Grant Park. You can purchase tickets now here, and check out the full lineup below. Read More: Halsey...
Good guy Dave Grohl comes to rescue of local teen metal band
Black Leaves of Envy, a local metal band from Cornwall, England were recently asked to stop rehearsing in their garage by their town council, for noise violations. Due to this notice, the band have been unable to practice for the last three months. The band reached out to Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl for help, and...
Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon, Sum 41, many more announced for Amnesia Rockfest 2016
The full lineup for this year's Amnesia Rockfest has officially revealed, including headliners Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon, Rise Against, A Day To Remember, Sum 41 and many others. This year's festival will take place from June 23 to 26, 2016, at the Montebello Marina in Western Quebec, Canada. You can grab tickets now here, and...
Faith No More's Mike Bordin talks playing with Ozzy and the future of the band at Aftershock 2015
Mike Bordin of Faith No More spoke to APTV at Aftershock 2015 about getting back on the stage and the future of the band. “Coming back and doing what we’ve done, I say just first of all, I was happy playing with Ozzy. I liked what I did,” Bordin says. “Coming back and doing this, we...
Andy Biersack and John Feldmann answer fan questions at Musicians Institute
In the fourth part of our Musicians Institute Conversation Series, Andy Biersack and John Feldmann answer audience questions—from music changing lives to lyrical content. A fan asks Biersack how he responds to fans who connect with his music, after sharing her personal story. “The fact that the music that we have made has resonated so...
Vinyl sales earned more money than free streams in 2015
In 2015 U.S. vinyl sales earned more money than the recording industry made from advertisements on all free streaming services like YouTube and Spotify combined, according to the RIAA. Vinyl LP and EP sales are currently at their highest level since 1988, with a recent increase of 32% last year alone to $416 million. This...
Halestorm, Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes,Yelawolf announced as WWE NXT: Loud artists
Three bands have been announced as NXT: Loud artists for WWE’s upcoming NXT TakeOver: Dallas event, and the song themes the NXT Superstars have picked are pretty awesome! Triple H tweeted about the announcement earlier today: #NXTTakeOver will be loud…#NXTLoud and feature theme music from @Yelawolf @Halestorm and @FrankCarter23. #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/RdeSv6kSOS — Triple H (@TripleH)...
7 underground NYC bands you need to hear
With all the indie music that has been bursting out of Brooklyn in the last couple of years, people tend to forget that the greater New York City area has an incredibly dedicated post-hardcore and metalcore scene. Punk rock basically took over the world from down in the Bowery, so sure enough modern heavy and...
Halestorm, Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes announced as WWE Nxt: Loud artists
Three bands have been announced as NXT: Loud artists for WWE’s upcoming NXT TakeOver: Dallas event, and the song themes the NXT Superstars have picked are pretty awesome! Triple H tweeted about the announcement earlier today: #NXTTakeOver will be loud…#NXTLoud and feature theme music from @Yelawolf @Halestorm and @FrankCarter23. #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/RdeSv6kSOS — Triple H (@TripleH)...