Thrice on Vheissu turning 15, favorite chords and Guitar Center dread
APTV correspondent Gunz recently got an audience with Dustin Kensrue, guitarist/frontman for post-hardcore conceptualists Thrice. The relatively quiet Kensrue was in NYC during the tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of the band’s high watermark album Vheissu. From their earliest recordings to the massive gesture that was 2018’s Palms, Thrice has never made any half-measures. Often...
Which shock rock artist are you most like?
Rock and metal musicians have long been viewed as strange, intriguing and even terrifying by the mainstream, yet some go so far, they get pushed into shock rock. From the days when Elvis Presley was viewed as controversial for his gyrating hips on TV to today, there’s been a lot of change in what shocks...
Movements announce spring tour with Teenage Wrist, Queen Of Jeans
Movements, the atmospheric post-hardcore outfit from Orange County, California, are heading out on a spring tour. The campaign begins April 23 in San Diego and will include an appearance at Swanfest on the 25th, prior to ending May 17 in El Paso, Texas. Supporting the band on tour will be grunge-adjacent group Teenage Wrist and...
Remington Leith of Palaye Royale on Nirvana, his "solo album" and more
PALAYE ROYALE’s fab frontman REMINGTON LEITH checked in with AltPress for our 10 Topics section in AP 366 (Jan 2019). From his first solo album (you feeling us, American Satan/Paradise City fans?) to what a life after Palaye might look like, Leith was just as entertaining and coy as we expected him to be. THE...
‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ star wants to join reported reboot
A Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot has reportedly been in the works for nearly two years now. However, aside from a few of the actors supporting it or otherwise, there has been virtually no news. Now, one more of the show’s stars has come forward saying he would be more than down for a reboot....
Palaye Royale host free acoustic show after abrupt gig cancellation—UPDATE
Palaye Royale are truly good to their fans. The Feb. 18 date of their The Bastards European tour at the Garage in Glasgow, U.K. was canceled for one reason or another. But, the band is greeting every fan and even performing a free acoustic show near the venue. Palaye Royale took to Twitter to announce...
Paul Stanley clarifies he likes Post Malone after criticizing face tattoo trend
Paul Stanley, the legendary KISS frontman recently had a few things to say about face tattoos and Post Malone. Stanley shared a CNN article about face tattoos with a pretty simple word on how he feels about them. As we all know, Post Malone might be the king of face tattoos. The rapper recently got a...
Foo Fighters reveal special 25th anniversary tour revisiting stops from 1995
Foo Fighters just announced a 25th Anniversary “Van Tour.” The tour hits ten different cities and is special because they’re revisiting some stops they hit on their 1995 tour to promote their debut album. Touring in a van is just what bands do, especially to promote a debut album. It’s only a bit weird in...
Frank Iero And The Future Violents drop hazy "Basement Eyes" video
Frank Iero And The Future Violents just dropped a new video for their song “Basement Eyes.” The multitalented musician has been keeping busy, you know, with the largest reunion in recent history with My Chemical Romance. The new video takes one of the more popular songs from the Future Violents’ most recent album Barriers. Read...