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25 artists you may not have known were nominated for (and won) Grammy Awards
The 60th annual Grammy Awards nominations were announced today, with Nothing More earning three nominations in the rock categories and Avenged Sevenfold earning its first Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song for “The Stage.” And in the past, Grammy nominees boasted a few scene favorites such as twenty one pilots and the Killers, but music’s […]
No More Silence: Q&A with Warped Tour sober coach Mike Farr
MIKE FARR has served as a sober living coach on Warped Tour for the past six summers, working on the tour as a representative of the foundation MusiCares. It’s an organization that helped him get his own addictions under control years ago, and now Farr is a trusted ally to those struggling with similar problems […]
No More Silence: Q&A with promoter Eddy "Numbskull" Burgos
On his LinkedIn profile, EDDY BURGOS describes his job as “Punisher Control.” The jokey vibe is demonstrative of the friendly charm known to bands, tour managers and fans who know him better as Eddy Numbskull, punk promoter for over 25 years. His company, Numbskull Productions, is named after a comic book character Burgos came up […]
No More Silence: Q&A with Ash Costello of New Years Day
ASH COSTELLO is a woman who won’t stay quiet. Since bursting onto the scene as the vocalist of NEW YEARS DAY in 2005, the goth-rock screamer has lent her voice to powerful takedowns—both on and off the recording reels. Costello took to her Tumblr after tours with Blood On The Dance Floor in 2011 and […]
Sleeping With Sirens discuss Song Of The Year win, competing with friends in PVRIS, Beartooth
Sleeping With Sirens had some tough competition for Song Of The Year at the 2015 APMAs, but at the end of the night, the boys walked away with a Skully for “Kick Me.” We sat down with drummer Gabe Barham and guitarist Jack Fowler right after accepting their award to talk about their friendly competitors, […]
"It's important to get the fans involved with everything"—Rob Zombie on crowdfunding, Vanguard Award
Rob Zombie went home from the APMAs with one of the highest honors of the night: the Vanguard Award. We sat him down right after he accepted the Skully to talk about being an innovator, his upcoming projects and where fans fit into his creative process. Interview by Lee McKinstry, photo by Lindsey Byrnes. Congrats […]
Hayley Williams on Best Vocalist win, self-titled era, seeing PVRIS at APMAs
Hayley Williams of Paramore stopped by the APMAs to join New Found Glory on “Vicious Love,” but also managed to pick up a Skully for Best Vocalist while she was there. We sat down with her to talk about finally meeting Lynn Gunn of PVRIS, the end of the self-titled era, and true love. Interview […]
What you didn't see at the 2015 APMAs
Beyond the performances, presentations and the occasional resurrected beef, there were many other moments that our cameras didn’t catch at the Alternative Press Music Awards. Here are a selected few. Top photo by Paris Visone Chris Motionless’ big ticket item If you follow this purveyor of goth chic on Twitter, you might have caught this […]
Hayley Williams wins APMAs Best Vocalist presented by AXS TV
Hayley Williams of Paramore takes home the first skully of the night for Best Vocalist presented by AXS TV! Williams graciously accept the award from Ben Barlow (Neck Deep), Juliet Simms and Cody Carson (Set It Off), citing her passion for singing. “I love to sing funk music, punk music, pop music,” she […]