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15 photos of your favorite bands you won’t believe are 10 years old
2008 was an epic year full of side-swept bangs and all-neon everything. Most of those trends were left in the aughts, and most people would rather forget they ever embraced them, but that will never happen thanks to the internet. From bands who are still rocking it to lineups we wish would announce a permanent […]
11 times the scene got ‘Punk’d’
[Photo by: Punk’d/MTV] Before reality shows such as Jersey Shore and Teen Mom pulled in viewers on MTV, we had Punk’d, a weekly dose of hilarity where host Ashton Kutcher pranked some of the 2000s most popular celebrities. Beginning in 2003, Kutcher helmed the show as host for eight seasons and produced nine—the last of […]
Blink-182 to play US charity shows
Blink-182 have announced they will be playing two charity shows this September: one on the 10th in Sayreville, NJ at Starland Ballroom and a second on the 11th in Brooklyn, NY at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The Starland Ballroom announced in June that they will reopen in September after a nearly two-year closure due to damage caused […]
Animals As Leaders, the Dear Hunter, King's X, more on 2014 Progressive Nation cruise
Progressive Nation at Sea will be launching its inaugural cruise Febuary 18 – 22, 2014. Some of the acts slated to perform aboard the Norwegian Pearl include Animals As Leaders, the Dear Hunter, King's X, Transatlantic, Portnoy Sheehan Macalpine Sherinian, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew's Power Trio, Devin Towsend, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Pain of Salvation, Riverside, […]
Front Porch Step sign to Pure Noise Records
Front Porch Step have joined the Pure Noise Records roster. The indie acoustic solo project of Jake Mcelfresh hails from Newark, Ohio and was featured as one of our AP&R artists in issue #291. Pure Noise will release Front Porch Step's full-length this fall. Check out Front Porch Step performing an original track titled “So Help […]
Tonight Alive post "Lonely Girl" music video teaser
Tonight Alive have posted a short clip of the soon-to-be released video for “Lonely Girl.” The video will premiere on the band's YouTube account August 15 at 6 p.m. Australian local time / 4 a.m. EST. “Lonely Girl” is off Tonight Alive's upcoming full-length, The Other Side, out September 10 via Fearless Records. Pre-order bundles […]
Spencer Smith (Panic! At The Disco) further discusses substance addiction
Panic! At The Disco's Spencer Smith recently opened up about four-year struggle with prescription drugs and drinking on the band's official website. Smith has now delved further into his addiction in an interview with MTV that was posted this week. Panic! At The Disco will be embarking on Fall Out Boy's Save Rock and Roll […]
Bars of Gold (ex-Bear vs. Shark) announce new album, stream song
Bars of Gold have announced they will be releasing a new album, Wheels, on October 28 via Belly Ache Records. The band features frontman Marc Paffi and drummer Brandon Moss, formerly of Bear vs. Shark, a post-hardcore band who was signed to Equal Vision in the early 2000s. AP snagged a reveal from BVS’ John […]
The Swellers announce album details, stream new song
The Swellers have revealed their fourth full-length will be titled The Light Under Closed Doors. The album drops October 29 via No Sleep Records, but is available for pre-order on the label's site now. It is available in digitial, CD and LP formats, the latter of which can be purchased in opaque yellow or black/white haze. […]