Contributions
“We never broke up, but we got burned out”—Matt Mahaffey on the return of Self
It’s okay if you don’t remember SELF. The quirky, innovative and just a bit funky alt-pop band led by MATT MAHAFFEY were incredibly prolific in the late ’90s and early 2000s, releasing four official full-lengths in a six-year span plus a slew of semi-official digital releases loaded with outtakes, B-sides and covers, but they never […]
The Rentals - Lost In Alphaville
The Rentals Lost In Alphaville It’s been 15 years since the Rentals last released a proper full-length (the severely underrated, heavily Blur-influenced Seven More Minutes), but Lost In Alphaville isn’t exactly “new”—every one of these 10 songs started off as a part of the band’s ambitious Songs About Time series in 2009. Reheated leftovers they […]
“It’s the most aggressive record we’ve ever made”—Anthony Green on Circa Survive’s new album
Proggy post-hardcore titans CIRCA SURVIVE are unsigned no more—after self-releasing 2012’s Violent Waves and handling all distribution themselves (selling 45,000 copies in the process), the Pennsylvania quintet have aligned themselves with Sumerian Records, which will reissue Violent Waves on a CD packaged with a bonus live DVD Sept. 9, as well as handle the release […]
“Honestly, we had no idea people would give a sh*t”—The Matches’ Shawn Harris on their reunion
Like any good reunion, it all started with an innocent Instagram post. When AP editors noticed Bay Area pop-punks THE MATCHES were becoming active on social media after a prolonged period of dormancy following their 2009 breakup, we hit up frontman SHAWN HARRIS to see what was going on. He said the band had no […]
APMAs recap: Pierce The Veil, All Time Low, Bring Me The Horizon win big; collaborations sizzle
Last night, July 21, was the inaugural AP Music Awards, and it was certainly a night for the ages. Nearly 300,000 ballots were cast by music lovers all around the world, and when the results were tallied, there were some clear patterns: The world really, really loves Pierce The Veil, All Time Low and Bring […]
28 Misfits covers that totally rock our world
We are less than two weeks away from the inaugural APMAs, and I gotta be honest: One of the performers I am most stoked on is MISFITS. I have no idea what they are going to play, nor do I plan on asking in advance. (I mean, do you wanna try telling Jerry Only what […]
14 New Songs You Need To Hear Before June 2014 Ends
Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries; we read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of June 2014. […]
The 23 best Smashing Pumpkins covers in AP’s universe
With the inaugural APMAs only a few weeks away, we noticed a few folks online question the inclusion of Billy Corgan, the iconic frontman of alt-rock institution Smashing Pumpkins, who will receive the Vanguard Award for his consistent forward-thinking in music and art. Now, rather than scold those people (Y’all know Smashing Pumpkins were on […]
Beartooth - Disgusting
Beartooth Disgusting First things first: Yes, Caleb Shomo is the former vocalist/synth op of crabcore progenitors Attack Attack!, which means you likely already have a strong opinion one way or another regarding his music. (Despite the strides they made in metalcore—ultimately pushing the genre forward—Attack Attack! were really great at being hated.) However, making any comparison, […]