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Lynn Gunn shares the one thing she wishes she could do over and more
PVRIS’ fearless leader Lynn Gunn ponders genres, the best-ever fan-dad interaction and comes clean about what she really wants a do-over on. Read more: Meet twin duo Softcult and hear their brand-new track “Spit It Out” AN INSTRUMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO OWN. There’s something pretty magical about an old, worn upright piano—if it’s tuned […]
Could Frank Iero’s new EP be the final Future Violents collection?
In our previous cover story with Frank Iero (AP 370), he talked about how the trauma of a near-death experience in Australia completely unshackled his creativity. Upon reflection, the guitarist vowed that life was too short and fear runs too long to impede whatever aesthetic decisions he had previously buried (sub)consciously. Here Iero tells us […]
Bad Religion prepare to play songs they haven't touched since the '80s
Like most bands (at least the ones who didn’t try to kill their fans), SoCal punk institution Bad Religion didn’t play any shows this year. Until last month, when they performed four shows in front of cameras, not people. Over two days in November, the band performed four sets at esteemed L.A. venue the Roxy […]
Content creators might want to stay the hell out of Greg Puciato’s way
As a response to the pandemic, artists and bands have embraced streaming events as both a revenue source and a new platform for artistry. This weekend, don’t expect Greg Puciato to perform tracks from his solo album from his kitchen or in front of a digital fireplace between sips of eggnog. On Friday, Dec. 11, […]
Record Store Day's Black Friday clearly saved the best releases for last
We hope you saved some money because Black Friday is Record Store Day’s final shopping event of 2020. If your toes don’t curl at the breadth of this month’s selections, well, do you even like music? There are plenty of great titles being reissued on the vinyl format for all of your post-Thanksgiving wonderment. Here […]
Hear how "Get Through The Day" is unlike anything Twiztid has ever done
Twiztid, the diabolical duo of horror rappers Jamie Madrox and Monoxide, are celebrating Black Friday 2020 by dropping a brand-new full-length LP, Revelashen. The album features 12 new tracks produced by longtime comrade Michael “Seven” Summers with Young Wicked and Scatteredbrains. In addition, the duo corralled Kid Bookie, Young Wicked and Lex The Hex Master […]
Black Veil Brides explore facets of evil on 'The Phantom Tomorrow'
Dante’s Inferno, the Black Lives Matter movement, dystopic governments. Three years ago, if you would’ve told frontman Andy Biersack that the next Black Veil Brides album would be inspired by these things, he probably would’ve said, “I get it.” That’s what BVB fans can expect on the band’s sixth album, The Phantom Tomorrow, slated for […]
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 a die-hard enthusiast of scary movies of all kinds. Horror films, splatter reels, you name it. If it bleeds, it feeds Charnas’ imagination to run wild in his […]
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 lead singer Milo Aukerman they’ve adopted as a mascot logo of sorts. Last but not least is their legendary penchant for consuming coffee. And not that Frappuccino, moo-latte […]