Gerard Way talks "safety" of playing a character during 'The Black Parade'
Gerard Way recently sat down to discuss the complexity of creating great albums like The Black Parade, writing The Umbrella Academy and more. From revealing how Dungeons & Dragons taught him how to tell stories to building new worlds through My Chemical Romance, catch Way opening up with Dustin Kensrue on the Carry The Fire Podcast below. Read more: blink-182...
Sleep On It challenge AltPress in Emo trivia featuring FOB, MCR, more
Sleep On It were in Cleveland recently touring with cool rockin’ Brits Don Broco and stopped by the AP office to chill out. We’re not sure how it happened exactly, but some I-am-more-emo-than-you smack talk went down, which inspired APTV director Bobby Makar to suggest a trivia competition to determine who indeed is the most...
Evanescence add more dates to 2020 tour with Within Temptation
Last month, Evanescence announced an epic run through Europe and the U.K. alongside Within Temptation. Deemed the Worlds Collide tour, fans of both bands scrambled to secure their tickets. Now, the bands are expanding their route, adding five additional shows. Read more: ‘Harry Potter’ gift wrap captures film replicas from original designers Upon the initial...
Landon Cider crowned Boulet Brothers’ ‘Dragula’ season 3 winner
When the season debut of the Boulet Brothers’ Dragula premiered Oct. 31, 2016, the hosts created a house of horrors for drag performers that didn’t quite fit into the mainstream. Rather, these performers tested the limits of being a drag supermonster. Dragula has welcomed monsters of all walks of life to the stage to showcase...
‘Harry Potter’ gift wrap captures film replicas from original designers
While many of us are still reveling in the final days before Halloween creeps past another year, some have been counting down the days to Christmas since last year. Harry Potter fans are about to be twice as stoked as new wrapping paper has hit the internet. However, this isn’t just your Hallmark brand wrapping...
‘The Masked Singer’ accused of ripping Billie Eilish cover arrangement
While we’re all still trying to figure out whether or not Brendon Urie is actually on The Masked Singer in the States, the Australia show is facing much bigger problems. Arizona-based alt act Halocene have shared a 12-minute video outlining why they believe The Masked Singer Australia ripped their arrangement (which includes an original riff)...
Can you identify the ‘Saw’ film based on the Jigsaw trap?
The Saw franchise redefined horror movies in the 2000s by making the “torture porn” genre mainstream through the intricate Jigsaw traps that captured our collective attention. Fifteen years ago today, the classic “I want to play a game” line was first burned into our minds. The films urged us to watch people fight to stay...
SWMRS guitarist Max Becker and crew in ICU after van accident
SWMRS guitarist/vocalist Max Becker is currently in the intensive care unit following an encounter with black ice in Denver. Two touring crew members, Natalie Somekh and Josh Berl, were also injured in the van accident and are currently receiving treatment as well. The crew were set to kick off a handful of dates supporting Matt...
MakeWar ‘Get It Together’ on new LP out on Fat Wreck this week—listen
MakeWar, the punk-rock trio whose membership comes complete with visas from Venezuela, Colombia and er…uh…Florida, have their second album, Get It Together, issued by Fat Wreck Chords this Friday. And we are positively stoked to present it to your ears before its release date. Filled with tracks that range from NorCal punk (“No Más”) to...