Contributions
20 Facts You May Not Know About Weezer’s Blue Album
May 10, 2014, marks the 20th anniversary of Weezer’s self-titled debut, affectionately known the world over as the Blue Album, for reasons which are pretty self-explanatory. Since its release two decades ago, Weezer has go on to sell more than three million copies in the U.S. alone, given rock radio three monster hits (“Buddy Holly,” […]
Breaking Down The APMAs: Song Of The Year
With the inaugural AP Music Awards taking place July 21, 2014, at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum at North Coast Harbor, we thought we would use the weeks leading up to the historic event to give you a category-by-category breakdown of the nominees so you can be an informed voter. Read […]
The 14 best Black Flag parody shirts—and where to buy them
You’ve seen them at shows, you’ve seen them on Instagram, you’ve even seen them across the chests of your favorite punk celebrities. We’re talking about, of course, the classic Black Flag parody shirt, which at this point is as much of a cultural institution as the Black Flag logo itself. We’ve compiled some of our […]
AP editors take over NPR today to discuss the APMAs; tune in live!
Alternative Press editor in chief Jason Pettigrew and managing editor Scott Heisel will be guests on 90.3 WCPN's “The Sound Of Applause” show today from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT (that's 12-1 p.m. for you West Coast peeps), talking about the inaugural AP Music Awards, playing music from their favorite albums of 2014 thus far and much […]
The 10 Commandments Of Show-Going
I’m about to deliver to you 10 unimpeachable, unbreakable, steadfast, hard-and-true rules about going to see live music. Let’s call them commandments. Unfortunately, despite the ability to leave comments below the article, these 10 commandments are not up for debate. Look: I’ve actively attended shows for the past 17 years of my life, and I’ve […]
Conflict Resolution: 3 Bands You Must Watch At South By So What?!
This Friday marks the kickoff of the 2014 edition of South By So What?!, Texas’ premier rock, punk and metal festival, and AP is proud to be a sponsor this year. (We’re not just saying that because we have our own stage—okay, maybe that’s a little bit of the reason.) Of course, with all multi-stage […]
La Dispute - Rooms Of The House
La Dispute Rooms Of The House Maturation is a weird word. Plenty of artists playing decidedly immature music throw it around to make their newest compositions seem weightier, when in reality, they’re no different than the material they’ve been cranking out for years. La Dispute are different. One listen to their third full-length, the Will […]
Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is
Taking Back Sunday Happiness Is Happiness Is is kind of a big deal for Taking Back Sunday: It’s their first record on an independent label in a decade; it’s the first time they’ve worked with Mike Sapone (best known as Brand New’s longtime engineer/producer), who produced five of Happiness Is’ 11 tracks; and most importantly, it’s […]
13 Musicians You Didn’t Know Were Also Oscar Winners
Last night, Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. While he might be the first musician to win in one of the “big six” categories of the Academy Awards in its 86-year history, Leto isn’t the first artist to win Oscar […]