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Sum 41 perform with DMC and original guitarist Dave "Brown Sound" Baksh
Sum 41 perform a medley of their hits with original guitarist Dave “Brown Sound” Baksh, then bring out DMC for covers of Run-DMC's “Mary Mary” and “King Of Rock.” Subscribe to AltPress on YouTube to keep up with all our APMAs coverage and rewatch the show!
Watch Issues win APMAs Artist Of The Year presented by Monster Energy
Issues accept the award for Artist Of The Year presented by Monster Energy at the 2015 Journeys AP Music Awards. Vocalists Tyler Carter and Michael Bohn thank AP, their fans (the Hooligans) and their bandmates who are currently recording in Portland. In case you missed it earlier, Carter sent AP a heartfelt message declaring the APMAs as the […]
Best Moments of the AP Music Awards
Is it too early to start waxing nostalgic about the second annual Alternative Press Music Awards? Meh, we’ll do it anyway. Last night, the scene’s finest gathered to recognize the year’s highest musical achievements at the only award show that boasts as much skull merchandise as it does formal wear. Here are some of our […]
Our top 10 looks from the APMAs
Because we know sometimes nothing goes better with with beats than a blazer, or with shredding than a little sartorial flair. Or maybe a costume is more your style (we see you MGK). They may be down and dirty rock stars, but they sure clean up nice. Here we present our ten fashionable favorites, in […]
“When your best friend is the voice on the stereo": AP At 30 is a family affair
Photo by Graham Fielder Today, there is a magazine cover on display at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, an early mock-up of the APMAs issue starring All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat. The cover shot is lined with editorial notes, yellow Post-its and red ink. Behind the glass, under the cover […]
Who should win the APMA for Best Underground Band?
With the second annual AP Music Awards taking place July 22 (get your tickets now), at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, we thought we would use the weeks leading up to this epic event to give you a category-by-category breakdown of the nominees, so you can be an informed voter. Read on to learn […]
Meet the funniest punk on Warped Tour
In anticipation of Warped Tour’s very first Comedy Tent, we checked in with one of its organizers, Joe Sib. Sib, best known as the founder of SideOne Dummy Records and the former lead vocalist for Wax, launched the Tent this summer with the help of co-hosts Grant Cotter and Eli Olsberg, drawing on the same […]
10 essential AP covers, from Nirvana to Fall Out Boy
While we don’t make a habit of tooting our own horn, anniversaries are a time for reflection, and on this page we’re highlighting the cover stars we featured before the rest of the world caught on. Whether it was their first-ever magazine cover, or the first time they got the front page stateside—these artists represent […]
The 10 Best Moments of the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Inductions
Ringo and Green Day and Fall Out Boy and Miley Cyrus and Joan Jett and sexual innuendos and tears and copious F-bombs! Holy HBO sponsorship deal, Batman! The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony hit Cleveland April 18, and AP was there. This writer is still recovering. Here are our 10 favorite moments […]