PRS Backstage Lounge: Jack Fowler of Sleeping With Sirens and Paul Reed Smith
APTV correspondent Ryan J. Downey sat down with Best Guitarist recipient Jack Fowler of Sleeping with Sirens and PRS founder Paul Reed Smith at this year's APMAs. Fresh off of Fowler's win for this year's Best Guitarist, Fowler explained his gratitude and also told us where he plans to keep the award. (Spoiler alert: He is...
'Rocko’s Modern Life' returning to Nickelodeon for new special
Rocko’s Modern Life is returning to TV for an hour-long special on Nickelodeon, which will offer “surprising new takes on life in O-Town.” The show originally ran from 1993 to 1996, spanning the course of four seasons. “I'm very happy to be rejoining Rocko and my friends from O-Town again,” says creator and executive producer...
GALLERY: A day in the life with Reckless Serenade, the 2016 Warped Tour BBQ band
Photographer: Alt Press Reckless Serenade are the 2016 Vans Warped Tour BBQ band. We caught up with them as they prepared a tasty meal for the staff and crew on Warped this summer—here are a few of our favorite moments!
If you’ve shied away from drone music, Horseback's 'Dead Ringers' a good remedy
Horseback Dead Ringers ROCKS LIKE: Locrian, Mamiffer, Earth WHAT’S DIFFERENT: The lone soul behind Horseback, Jenks Miller’s continued creative solitude has led him to incorporate broader dynamics into his slo-mo minimalism. 2007’s Impale Golden Horn may be a drone-scene fave, but Dead Ringers incorporates layers of Krautrock, acid-den psychedelia, indie rock, shoegaze and even reggae...
There's an app that helps you avoid concert traffic
Missing the opening acts at a concert could be a thing of the past. The app Waze just announced a program that'll help outsmart event-related traffic and share real-time road information with attendees. Read more: There’s a device that lets you print photos from your cell phone According to Waze, the program helps “alleviate the frustration...
Amity Affliction frontman opens up about descent into depression, addiction in new interview
There are few records that paint a more vivid picture of a descent into depression and alcoholism than the Amity Affliction’s This Could Be Heartbreak. Having tracked the record in the throes of this deterioration, vocalist Joel Birch did not understand how catastrophic this was until hearing the completed record back. Listening to lines such...
Young The Giant dabble in genres without sacrificing signature moves
Young The Giant Home Of The Strange ROCKS LIKE: Arctic Monkeys, Cold War Kids, Airborne Toxic Event WHAT’S DIFFERENT: It took three albums, but Young The Giant figured out how to dabble in genres without sacrificing their signature moves. Home Of The Strange adds back their debut’s indie charm, then catapults Sameer Gadhia’s sensational vocals to...
The Agony Scene to return with new music
The Agony Scene have shared a status on their official Facebook page confirmed that a new EP is on the way. This will mark the band’s first new release since 2007. You can read their update statement below. Read more: 12 melodic death-metal songs any self-respecting metalcore fan should like TAS initially broke up in 2008....
The Menzingers release new song, "Lookers"
[Photo credit: Charles Wrzesniewski] The Menzingers have premiered a stand-alone single, titled “Lookers,” at Noisey. This marks the band’s first release since their 2014 LP, Rented World. Listen below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: Bayside announce tour with the Menzingers, Sorority Noise Earlier this year, they finished tracking on what...