Tiny Moving Parts teach you how to play their new song, "Birdhouse"
APTV sat down with Tiny Moving Parts guitarist Dylan Mattheisen to learn how to play the band's brand new song, “Birdhouse.” Be warned: This one's not for novice players! It is, however, a ton of fun—exactly why Mattheisen picked this song to teach us. Try out “Birdhouse,” and let us know how you did in...
See photos of Panic! At The Disco, more at this year's Hangout Festival
Photographer: Graham Fielder Photographer Graham Fielder captured performances from the entire weekend of Hangout Festival, including Panic! At The Disco, the Griswolds and Ellie Goulding. See the colorful, music-filled weekend here!
Twenty One Pilots basically caused an earthquake
Twenty One Pilots shows are crazy, no doubt, but the duo's show in Ottawa on April 1 actually almost brought down the house. CBC News reported that damages from the concert at TD Place, attended by over 9,000 fans, damaged the foundation of the building in ways similar to that of a low-magnitude earthquake. Read...
Thrice’s ‘To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere’ is as inspiring as it is unexpected (review)
Thrice To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere If you ever had any doubt there would ever be another Thrice album, you weren’t alone. n our recent interview with the band's drummer Riley Breckenridge, he even expressed doubt that the band would return from a four-year hiatus let alone write their ninth full-length. Yet here...
Linkin Park post new album update from the studio
Get excited Linkin Park fans: we have some more visual proof of the band hard at work on their next album, a follow-up to 2014's The Hunting Party. Watch the studio update below! Read more: The top 10 nü-metal bands of all time, ranked This album will be the band's seventh studio album. Watch more: Chester Bennington of...
The Strokes announce EP, first new material since 2013
UPDATE: “OBLIVIUS” is streaming on the Cult Records website right now! After mysterious billboards cropped up in L.A. and New York yesterday hinting at news from the Strokes, frontman Julian Casablancas premiered brand new track “OBLIVIUS” on his radio show. The song, which comes off of the band's upcoming EP FuturePresentPast, is their first since their...
The Downtown Fiction get funky in AP Sessions video
The Downtown Fiction break out some groovy vibes in their AP Sessions performance, filmed in 2011. Between playing their two original songs, “Thanks For Nothing” and “I Just Wanna Run,” singer Cameron Leahy breaks out and sings a short excerpt from the song “Kiss” by Prince, showing off his high-pitched vocals. Check out the video,...
18 songs that will scare your grandma
Ever since we were 13, we’ve been proficient in scaring people. From Misfits rings to heavy black eyeliner to, yes, a spiked dog collar, we’ve elicited some pretty horrified and confused reactions over the years. And while our grandmothers would still like to see us as the innocent, little 7-year-olds we once were, our Myspace-era...
Vow (Touché Amoré side-project) premiere full stream of 'Kind Eyes' album (exclusive)
Indie band Vow have teamed up with AP to premiere their newest album, Kind Eyes, which features involvement by Touché Amoré guitarist Nick Steinhart and drummer Elliot Babin. Steinhart remains a permanent member of Vow, whereas Babin provided studio drums. “Nick [Steinhart] and I learned to write music playing in bands together since we were in middle school...