Mariachi band covers Blink-182, New Found Glory, is still pop punk
A mariachi band covered your favorite pop-punk songs at Emo Night LA yesterday evening. They took on New Found Glory, Blink-182 and even some classic Fall Out Boy. You can check out a few fan-shot videos of the epic-ness below. Read more: 10 Ways To Defend Pop-Punk Mariachi goes Emo. #emonight A video posted by...
BABYMETAL make debut US TV performance, bring the house down
On Tuesday, Japanese wunderkinds BABYMETAL made their debut US TV performance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, celebrating the release of their second album Metal Resistance. Unsurprisingly, the metal-pop fusion brought the house down. Check out the performance below. Read more: BABYMETAL unhitch new music video for “Karate” Metal Resistance dropped last Friday via RAL/Sony Music Entertainment. BABYMETAL will also be...
Tony Rettman talks about what it takes to be a radio host, author in the music industry
[Photo credit: Christos Katsiaouni] What do you do when your local punk scene is all you know? Make a living out of it. Tony Rettman was just another kid at the show, now he’s a bonafide hardcore scholar. He’s published two books, Why Be Something That You’re Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985 and New York Hardcore: 1980-1990,...
Intervals teaches his guitar warm-up strategy
PRS player Aaron Marshall (AKA Intervals) takes you through his warm-up routine in this APTV collaboration with PRS Guitars. Marshall stresses the importance of precision over speed in this staircase hand shape-based exercise, wherein he alternates the positions of his second and third, then first and fourth fingers. Repeat this technique in various places on...
Get the first taste of the Other Stars with song "You Looked Better At The Party"
[Photo courtesy Elaina Esoo] The Other Stars have joined AP in releasing “You Looked Better At The Party,” a teaser off their upcoming album We Were Kids. The sneak peek arrives more than three weeks ahead of We Were Kids' release date. Singer and guitarist Connor Bird says the song starts as a joke. “I was trying to...
Seaway release "Stubborn Love" music video
Seaway have released a music video for their track “Stubborn Love” off their latest record Colour Blind, out now via Pure Noise Records. This new video comes in support of their upcoming co-headlining tour with Hit The Lights, and premiered this afternoon over at PureNoiseTour.com. You can check out the new video along with Seaway's...