Maria Sherman

Contributions

Welcome to Scowl season

Fresh off their Psychic Dance Routine EP, hardcore band Scowl have blown up. Read an interview with members Kat Moss and Malachi Greene now.

How Philadelphia Became an Epicenter for Rock Music in the U.S.

Bands like Soul Glo, Modern Baseball and Sweet Pill have made Philadelphia a hotbed for underground and DIY music.

100 gecs hack the planet

100 gecs, the duo of Laura Les and Dylan Brady, detail the long road to their new album, 10,000 gecs, being influenced by Skrillex and their die-hard fanbase.

You're already living in Meet Me @ The Altar's pop-punk future

Ahead of Meet Me @ The Altar’s debut album, Past // Present // Future, the pop-punk trio detail its creation and working with producer John Fields.

How Skrillex became a huge influence of 100 gecs

100 gecs are on the cover of Alternative Press’ spring 2023 issue. Read an excerpt of the interview, where Laura Les and Dylan Brady detail their new album 10,000 gecs.

Architects know the end is near—might as well have a laugh

Architects continue to experiment with their sound. Sam Carter breaks down the band’s industrial new album, the classic symptoms of a broken spirit.

How the Interrupters are championing the new wave of ska

Ska has a rich history, and the Interrupters are leading the charge for the new gen. The band open up about their most personal album yet, In The Wild.

Avril Lavigne: “Music takes over your whole life; I had to dedicate my entire life to my music”

In an undisclosed location, at a warehouse in Los Angeles, Avril Lavigne and Rico Nasty meet for the first time. One is a giant of her genre, the godmother of modern pop punk; the other, a pioneer of misfit rap, whose idiosyncratic flows and personas (the trap Tacobella and nü-metal/rap Trap Lavigne) have inspired a […]

Zeal & Ardor: “We revel in the fact that we’re weirdos — it’s our job security”

This isn’t your garage band’s origin story. The musical moniker of Swiss-American Manuel Gagneux, Zeal & Ardor, was founded as an experiment. While living in New York, as an exercise to stay creative, he asked 4chan (the wholly anonymous forums, where anything goes — including conspiracy theorists and unchecked bigotry, a “cesspool,” as Gagneux offers […]
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