December 22, 2016

Billie Joe Armstrong shares moving performance on 'Conan' and other news you might have missed today

A lot happens in our scene each day. In an attempt to capture what you might've missed, we gather up noteworthy moments and package them in one convenient post. Check out today's recap below! Read more: You Me At Six release irresistible new track and other news you might have missed today 1. The band Those...

The 20 best songs of 2016

[Avatar Photo by Johan Carlen] As much as 2016 has been a Dumpster fire of a year, the one nice thing is we got some sick tunes out of all the wreckage. We compiled a list of the 20 best tracks we’ve heard this year—hopefully we’ll use them to soundtrack taking back the world in...

Cosplayers meet Santa in eerily incredible ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’-inspired costumes

We don’t often wish to go meet Santa, but if we were to go give the jolly man a visit, this is how we’d do it. Cosplayer Elissa Kazooichi made the best The Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired costumes to wear to meet Santa, and we are blown away by the way they turned out. Check out...

APMAs will return to Cleveland in 2017

After hosting 2016’s Alternative Press Music Awards in the great city of Columbus at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center, we are excited to announce the APMAs are coming back to our hometown Cleveland! This year's show will be July 17. The APMAs promise even more of what fans have come to expect from the show...

Brendon Urie and Cassadee Pope singing “I Write Sins” on 'Lip Sync Battle' is actually amazing

In a collaboration made in our dreams, Brendon Urie joined Cassadee Pope on-stage for a special performance of Panic! At The Disco's “I Write Sins Not Tragedies,” and it's one of the best things we've seen all day. Watch the performance in full below! Read more: Remember when Patrick Stump and Brendon Urie sang the...

Watch Episode 2 of Set Your Goals' best road stories on APTV

We recently caught up with Set Your Goals and just had to ask them about their craziest tour stories. In this episode, Dan vividly recalls the band's run in with a police officer outside of a strip club in Tijuana. Needless to say, they learned a valuable lesson that night. For all the dirty details,...

Nine Inch Nails release powerful new song, “Burning Bright (Field On Fire)”—listen

A day before the release of their new EP, Not The Actual Events, Nine Inch Nails have released a new track off the effort, “Burning Bright (Field On Fire).” Give the song a listen below. Read more: From the Smiths to Green Day, map explains the detailed history of alternative music According to the band's website,...