Scott Heisel

Between Festing and battling WiFi overstaturated by punks in Gainesville, AP managing editor Scott Heisel interviewed some of your favorite Fest 12 artists!  Check out exclusive videos with Real friends, Mixtapes, Sainthood Reps, Masked Intruder and more! VIDEO DIRECTORY:  Tim Kasher Interview Sainthood Reps Interview Real Friends Interview The Swellers Interview Kyle Kinane interviews Masked […]

Signals Midwest vocalist Max Stern interviews Braid guitarist/vocalist Bob Nanna at Fest 12.

Comedian Kyle Kinane interviews Masked Intruder and Officer Bradford at Fest 12.

Everyone is afraid of something, whether it be psychopaths with knives, the undead or the obliteration of culture by sledgehammer-licking pop stars. Find our what makes the AP staffers’ skin crawl with the list of this 16 scariest songs we’ve ever heard. BAUHAUS – “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” –Marketing Director Dawn Marshman BROKENCYDE – “FREAXXX” “Freaxxx” […]

While Alternative Press has been a proud sponsor of THE FEST in Gainesville, Florida, since 2008, this editor has been attending the event annually since the Fest 4, way back in 2005 (and has the Stressface tattoo to prove it). The Fest is an experience that’s often imitated, but never duplicated: It’s easy for first-timers […]

With the exception of the news of the Weezer Cruise returning in 2014, all has been quiet in camp Weezer. That's about to change: At a fan event in Los Angeles on Oct. 25, frontman Rivers Cuomo answered questions about the band's upcoming plans, and according to multiple attendees, he said the band will begin […]

The power ballad rose to prominence in the ’80s, when band after band of hair-metal jokers realized they needed something more emotionally resonant to connect with their female fans (and their genitals). While the initial motivation may have been a bit disingenuous, the style has remained ingrained in many types of music, even (some might […]

AP has seen many a record label hit the scene hard, create a huge buzz, move some serious units then, through a series of bad decisions, end up with their doors closed, with nothing much to show for it (except maybe a gold record if you played your cards right). Here are 13 labels we’re […]

Formed after guitarist/vocalist Jason Lancaster left Mayday Parade, Florida rock band GO RADIO hit the ground running, with a record deal in one hand and plenty of buzz thanks to Lancaster’s history in the other. Two EPs and two full-lengths followed, including last year’s well-received Close The Distance, but earlier this week, the band’s fanbase was […]