Cassie Whitt

Contributions

What's On My Playlist: Palisades

We love Palisades' eclectic musical style, which made us wonder: What do they listen to when they're out on the road? The range was as wide as you would expect, with nods to twenty one pilots, Drake, Linkin Park, Melanie Martinez, NSYNC, Porter Robinson, AC/DC and Tegan and Sara! Subscribe to APTV to find out […]

In The Studio with FVK: The freedom and folklore of their next era

Five months after the release of their mini-album Bruises, FVK (aka Fearless Vampire Killers) reentered the studio in mid-March to begin work on material for the next era of the band. Having dropped their qualms about pleasing the industry or literally anyone but themselves, the band feel they have recorded two songs, “Always Forgive” and “Priceless,” that are the most themselves of […]

START HERE: Five songs to get to know Creeper

Within mere months of their formation, Southampton funeral punks Creeper gained the devotion of U.K. DIY punk and hardcore scenes and ultimately the attention of Roadrunner Records. Now commended as one of the best live bands in punk, the gang continue to build their legacy on their terms—with purple-tinted tears, sweat and humility. Here are […]

Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat to run for president of the 2016 APMAs

Our APMAs hosts Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat are doing more than telling jokes at this year's Journeys APMAs Fueled By Monster Energy. They're running for president of the whole damn thing. In hindsight, giving them this level of power is probably a terrible idea, but we've committed now, so here we go:  Who has […]

APTV Sessions: Mest - "Lost, Broken, Confused"

For this acoustic weekend, we have a MEST double-header, yesterday with “Rooftops,” and today with “Lost, Broken, Confused.” In case you missed it, Mest frontman Tony Lovato recently unvieled a new song by his band London Falling on AltPress! Check it out and let us know what you think! Subscribe for new acoustic videos every […]

APTV Sessions: Mest - "Rooftops"

For this acoustic weekend, we have a MEST double-header, starting with “Rooftops,” then “Lost, Broken, Confused.” In case you missed it, Mest frontman Tony Lovato recently unvieled a new song by his band London Falling on AltPress! Check it out and let us know what you think! Subscribe for new acoustic videos every weekend!   […]

Getting scared with Get Scared

The way APTV sees it: If you're going to command someone to “Get Scared” with your band name, you better be able to lay your own fears on the table for the sake of fairness.  So, we caught up with the members of Get Scared to learn about their biggest fears—from grasshoppers to open bodies […]

Intervals teaches his guitar warm-up strategy

PRS player Aaron Marshall (AKA Intervals) takes you through his warm-up routine in this APTV collaboration with PRS Guitars. Marshall stresses the importance of precision over speed in this staircase hand shape-based exercise, wherein he alternates the positions of his second and third, then first and fourth fingers. Repeat this technique in various places on […]

That time Our Last Night got robbed and stranded

Bet you didn't know this! During our recent “10 Things You Didn't Know” session, Our Last Night dropped this bomb of a story.  “Our European bus driver stole $20,000 and left us stranded, then disappeared.”  They knew something was strange when the bus driver started the day wanting to park their van miles from the […]
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