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It’s officially spooky season meaning it’s time for haunted houses, an obnoxious amount of candy and creepy classics we all can enjoy. Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas is a must-watch with a soundtrack that gets stuck in your head throughout the entire month of October. What better way to get yourself into the Halloween mood than […]

Ahhh, pop punk, the genre gift that keeps on giving. It’s so much more than palm-muted power chords and the desire to eat pizza. Pop punk speaks directly to our souls. It sustains our scene; it gives us a reason to wake up in the morning. Pop punk is a part of us… which means […]

Bands were obviously fans before ever releasing any music of their own. However, instead of just sporting their favorite musicians on a tee, they have the luxury of giving them a shout-out in their lyrics. Head below for just a handful of bands referencing other artists in their songs. Yellowcard – “With You Around” “All […]

We’re all guilty of screaming the words to our favorite songs in the car with friends, only to realize that we don’t actually know the lyrics. It’s okay: We have your back and are here to clear up some of your misheard lyrics. Read more: Some of your favorite lyrics from Brand New, Panic! and more […]

Fifteen years ago, a scruffy band of punks emerged from Newark, New Jersey, armed with an album that would change the scene forever. That band was My Chemical Romance, and their debut LP, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, was the first step in a musical career unlike anything we’d ever […]

Some of the greatest musicians and rock stars that have ever lived are sadly no longer with us. Although their music will live on forever, they themselves have since become muses for artists – painters, sculptors and photographers alike – who have immortalized these stars in their own personalized and innovative creations. If you’re planning […]

Paramore came back with a vengeance on After Laughter, but for a while, they had their fanbase a little stir-crazy. After all, four years without an album can have any music fan starting to go a bit mad. The upside? Lots and lots of time to make memes. And we can all benefit from that, right? […]

Due to its commercial success, The Black Parade will usually be what comes to mind when people think of My Chemical Romance‘s music. But is it the band’s best album? I think not. As someone who has been a hardcore fan for years, I’ve loved every album and listened to each countless times. Three Cheers […]

If you have ever clicked play on a Say Anything record or seen the band live, then you know that frontman Max Bemis is quite a passionate person. That sentiment carries over to the vocalist’s social media presence, where he has shared many emotion-fueled strings of tweets on everything from Lil Wayne needing to sign […]

There are a lot of ways to make an engaging music video; they are mini-films, after all, simply scored to your favorite songs. One of the ways to ensure greatness is to surprise and delight your audience with an unexpected cameo—especially if the celebrity in question is not someone you’d immediately associate with the artist, […]

The ballad has become a staple of the 21st century pop-punk album, and given the genre’s penchant for heartbreak, it’s not hard to see why. Pick out any pop-punk record since the turn of the century, and you’re likely to find at least one example of acoustic guitar or piano-driven anguish. From recent gems to […]

“Starting young” has never been more applicable than when it comes to music. Head below to check out these covers by musicians who might not be old enough to drive yet, but sure are old enough to rock. Twenty One Pilots – “Ode To Sleep” Going by Milana Rocks on Facebook, this 9-year-old kills her […]

The Oscars are probably the least punk event to take place in the film industry. Year after year, celebrities in designer clothes gather to honor films of highbrow esteem that most of us probably won’t even see until the week after all of the winners have been announced. (Everyone should really go see Arrival; it […]

Usually it’s easy to spot a sad song. There are some dead giveaways, like a somber melody or a slow beat. But that’s not the case with these songs. They all sound bright and happy on the outside, sure. Then, once you’re minding your own business singing along on a car ride, you realize they’re […]

Christmastime can be a joy or a drag—sometimes both. Thankfully, our scene has provided plenty of festive musical fare to boost your Yuletide spirit and help combat those Christmas blues. However you celebrate the season, here are 12 tinsel-tinged tunes to deck your halls with the right amount of pop-punk (and other) cheer! MxPx – […]

Twenty years ago, famed horror movie director Wes Craven revived what was becoming a dehydrated and downright uninteresting genre. Just two decades prior, horror was experiencing a renaissance of sorts, championed by the birth of the slasher film with 1978’s Halloween, a John Carpenter-directed underdog turned massive box office success featuring “scream queen” Jamie Lee […]

From warm memories of traditions to that one time grandma ruined the gravy, everyone has memorable holiday moments. In AP #317, we asked some your favorite musicians what their best and worst Thanksgiving dinners were. Here are their stories: BEST ANTHONY GREEN—Saosin/Circa Survive When I was younger, I had really bad respiratory problems and would […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the time when you get a bunch of candy just for putting on a costume or the time when you get a bunch of presents from relatives who otherwise never communicate with you. It’s time for Thanksgiving, the one day of the year when, hopefully, […]