Live music reduces stress, says new study
According to a new study from the Centre For Performance Science in London, experiencing live music can reduce a person’s level of stress hormones. Read more: Study attempts to find why so many people hate Nickelback Researches analyzed before-and-after saliva samples of 117 volunteers across two separate concerts. Results indicated lower levels of cortisol and cortisone (stress...
Original 'Batman V Superman' cut was nearly four hours long
According to Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice editor David Brenner, the film’s original cut was nearly four hours long. Watch: Joker steals the show in new ‘Suicide Squad’ trailer “Generally, BvS was a unique challenge in that we had not one but two protagonists, each with an alter-ego,” Brenner revealed in an interview with Pro...
Blink-182 artwork for comeback album finished
Bink-182 drummer Travis Barker has revealed that the artwork for the band’s upcoming comeback album is finished. According to Barker, one of his “favorite artists” is responsible for the yet-to-be-unveiled design. See a tweet from the drummer below. Read more: Blink-182 pulled a Green Day and scrapped all initial songs for comeback album Stoked to say...
Vinyl Starter Kit: The 10 Commandments of record collecting
So you’ve hunted down your tunes and used a little bit of creativity to Frankenstein an audio system, now, without further ado, I bestow upon thee 10 Commandments for record collecting! 1. Honour thy record brush, use it regularly Your record brush should (and will be) your best friend. After spending a ton of...
Learn five weird facts about Too Close To Touch
The five members of Too Close To Touch each share a fact about the band in this APTV video, and some of their stories are pretty interesting. For instance, guitarist Thomas Kidd became a Star Wars fan around the time that he started to get into music. “I started growing a padawan braid,” he says. Then, when...
Bear Hands make electro pop and indie rock cool again (review)
Bear Hands You’ll Pay For This If this writer had a band, he would be hating the hell out of Bear Hands. Three albums in, the Brooklyn, New York, cabal show absolutely no indication of creative stasis or aspirations to become barnacles on the hull of some dull-assed trend. Theoretically, You’ll Pay For This isn’t...
Ex-Bring Me The Horizon guitarist joins new band
Former Bring Me The Horizon guitarist Curtis Ward has joined UK melodic-hardcore band Counting Days. “The band mixes my favourite parts of metal and hardcore and uses them to create an awesome sound,” Ward tells Team Rock. Read more: Why aren’t Bring Me The Horizon a deathcore band anymore? “I’ve been trying to make own band...
QUIZ: Who will be your new fave band at Warped Tour?
Which Warped band is about to be your new favorite? Take our quiz below to find out!
A Story Inspired premiere song featuring Memphis May Fire's Matty Mullins (exclusive)
[Photo courtesy Roger Pleasant] Memphis May Fire frontman Matty Mullins provided vocals for a new song by hardcore band A Story Inspired, and they teamed up with AP to premiere the track. The song, “Overcome/Overthrow,” also comes with a lyric video with scenes of A Story Inspired performing in the background. “As emerging artists it was surreal...