Contributions
Anthony Green - Avalon
Anthony Green Avalon Anthony Green, contrary to what many message-board dwellers may type otherwise, is only mortal. Sure, his esoteric lyrics, stratospheric vocal range and androgynous tone have won him a legion of fans the world over thanks to his work in Saosin and Circa Survive. And yeah, he's seemingly been the premiere go-to guy […]
AltPress.com Exclusive: A conversation with Blink-182's Mark Hoppus
In case you’ve been living under the world’s biggest boulder for the past few weeks, we have some great news to share with you: After a four-year hiatus, pop-punk kings BLINK-182 have reconvened, with plans for a new album and a summer tour. Alternative Press music editor Scott Heisel recently had the chance to chat […]
The greatest blog that ever lived (variations on a shaker hymn).
Anyone who knows me knows my favorite album of all time is this: Out of the thousands of albums I've owned (and the thousands more I've had the chance to listen to via my career path), not a single record comes close to creating the intense feelings of love, loss, loneliness, depression, desire and confusion […]
Become what you blog.
I was cleaning up the ol' hard drive this weekend and came across this picture from the Chicago stop of the 2000 Warped Tour: Yup, that's a significantly younger (and facial hair-free) yours truly with a significantly younger (and neon-free) Gabe Saporta, who at the time was the frontman for a mid-level emo-punk band called […]
I'm a blogger Dottie, a rebel.
I've been thinking a lot about the recently announced Get Up Kids reunion that is coming down the (Mass) pike in 2009. And while I'm always up to see a killer band from my teenage years one more time, I have to say that I'm not nearly as excited about the whole thing as I thought I […]
Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Separation
Underoath Lost In The Sound Of Separation Newsflash: The “sing-scream-harmonize-repeat†subgenre that’s dominated the scene in recent years is played out. Odds are that Underoath will be the first six people to tell you this, which is why they’ve made an enormous effort to put an ocean’s distance between 2004’s overtly poppy (and semi-generic) breakthrough […]
Behind the scenes of 3OH!3's "Don't Trust Me" video
Behind the scenes of 3OH!3’s “Don’t Trust Me” video (AltPress.com exclusive) from Alternative Press on Vimeo.
Hawthorne Heights - Fragile Future
Hawthorne Heights Fragile Future It's almost impossible to fathom how much Dayton, Ohio, quintet Hawthorne Heights had to overcome to release their third album; lesser bands would've crumbled under the circumstances detailed in this issue's feature. Amazingly, HH not only recovered but made their sound better than ever on Fragile Future. Standout track “Somewhere In […]
Fall Out Boy - Folie à Deux
Fall Out Boy Folie à Deux For all the negatives said, written or blogged about Fall Out Boy (and trust us, there are a lot), it’s damn near impossible to fault the Chicago-born band for their creativity, ingenuity and willingness to try just about anything. (How many other previous Warped Tour headliners do you know […]