There’s one artist Awsten Knight listens to every Christmas
Christmas music is one of the most divisive topics out there. There are people who immediately channel their inner Mariah Carey once Halloween winds down into the...
State Champs can agree on the best pop-punk band but not much else
If you’ve ever needed a knowledgeable pop-punk band to answer all of your burning early ’00s pop music questions, State Champs have you covered. Or if you...
Dave Hause doesn’t believe in musical guilty pleasures and neither should you
Dave Hause is a staple of the modern punk community. The former frontman of the highly revered defunct punk outfit the Loved Ones. He also had a...
Here’s how MOD SUN ended up singing with Fall Out Boy at an early...
MOD SUN can’t help but smile when he recalls an early Fall Out Boy show in 2003 at the Quest’s Ascot Room in Minneapolis. The artist still...
Here’s what Dallon Weekes of iDKHOW considers his favorite 1981 tracks
Super-duo iDKHOW pride themselves on their influences, and there’s one in particular that fans of ’80s classics may be familiar with.
Men At Work’s “Who Can It Be...
Here’s what Tom Morello thinks the Democratic Party can do better
Modern-day guitar legend Tom Morello has never shied away from politics. Back in the ’80s, the Rage Against The Machine guitarist worked as a scheduling secretary for California...
Here’s how Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas became a horror fan
When APTV Director Bobby Makar asked Spencer Charnas what his favorite scary movie is, he wasn’t setting up a bloodbath. Indeed, the Ice Nine Kills singer is...
Watch and learn how Descendents make the perfect cup of coffee
SoCal punk legends Descendents are known for three things. First, their mastery of what has now been termed “melodic hardcore.” Second, the quaint line drawing of their...
Believe it or not, parental support was the biggest influence on GWAR
For over three decades, the members of GWAR have been pushing risque humor, audience endurance and decibel meters. Their schtick of being “Antarctica’s No. 1 band” never...
Less Than Jake promise you’ll love their new record if you’re already a fan
Less Than Jake are still riding the third wave that they helped create, and they aren’t looking to give up their upstrokes anytime soon. Guitarist/frontman/resident energy valve...