Bobby Makar

Contributions

Nothing More talk about the music they just can't listen to anymore

Every music lover has that one good song or album that’s ruined by a shitty time or person. This particular exploration of music rendered unlistenable may be the first documented interview in which the immortal Beatles are discussed in the same conversation as party-rock band Buckcherry’s crass-ballad “Crazy Bitch.” For Nothing More‘s Daniel Oliver, Jäger […]

Cherry Pools channel Johnny Depp and Whitney Houston to become Your NEXT Favorite Band

The future is neon-bright for “pastel pop” upstarts Cherry Pools. This band is so fresh, they don’t even have a Wikipedia page yet, but that hasn’t stopped them from taking their stylish, glowing stage production on tours opening for PVRIS and I Don’t Know How But They Found Me. With moody synth-pop bops like “Forever […]

Dance Gavin Dance drew inspiration from Paramore and Destiny's Child

In the modern age of music consumption, your next favorite album is always just a stream away. In a world where the music that matters to you most lives in your pocket, the amount of work put in to get it onto your phone is often overlooked. In this APTV original series, we’re devoted to […]

IDKHBTFM discuss cringeworthy breakups, starstruck moments

I Don’t Know How But They Found Me (IDKHBTFM) discuss their favorite eras of time, cringeworthy breakups and lift their sacredly guarded veil of mystery to answer some rapid-fire questions in this APTV exclusive. Dallon Weekes told us which celebrity handshake left him starstruck and Ryan Seaman divulged the details on his atrocious seventh-grade fashion sense […]

Five Things You Should FORGET About Anthrax

Thrash Metal deities, Anthrax, have been shredding guitars and ripping through bangers for headbangers for nearly four decades. As esteemed members of the Big Four of Heavy Metal, Anthrax have revolutionized heavy music in the mainstream, blended rap and rock before it was trendy, and have became a household name…which hasn’t always been an easy […]

Avoiding Sunlight in Style–A Goth Guide to Summer

A goth summer is the only summer we will accept. Summer is that special time of year where days are longer, the sun is brighter and the sound of ice cream trucks can be heard cruising through every suburban neighborhood along with the giggling of children as their feet pitter-patter on the sun kissed pavement, […]

The Word Alive talk about the music they just can't listen to anymore

Every music lover has that one good song or album that’s ruined by a shitty time or person. For Tony Pizzuti of The Word Alive, 90s reggae-rock mainstays Sublime inspire rage and and poster-punching. TWA frontman, Telle Smith, gets real in this episode of APTV’s Ruined Music–name dropping his first love-turned-heartbreak and the music that […]

Cleveland Drag Queens React to the Altpress Pride Issue

Alternative Press has celebrated individuality and self-expression through art and culture for 33 years and for the first time ever, AP 358 honors all things PRIDE with our stunning cover queen Adore Delano. We recently hit the streets of our beloved hometown of Cleveland, OH to catch up with local queens Peach Fuzz, Aurora Thunder, […]

Five Pound Cheese Sandwich Wrecks Tiny Moving Parts Drummer

Billy Chevalier, the mustached wild man behind the drum kit of bouncy Emo power trio Tiny Moving Parts, recently wrecked himself with five and a half pounds of cheese, starch and carbs at the legendary Cleveland restaurant chain Melt Bar & Grilled. Chevalier took the Melt Challenge—a gargantuan feat of feast that includes 12 different […]
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