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  EXPECT IT: Mid-summer via Fueled By Ramen   To record their second album for Fueled By Ramen, the Swellers decamped to the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, to work with producer Bill Stevenson. To say that vocalist/guitarist Nick Diener is thrilled about this would be a vast understatement—after all, the Swellers are huge […]

So far this week we’ve brought you the best songs and albums of the first half of 2016. Now we’re looking ahead to the 10 records you need to keep an eye out for during the year’s remaining six months; you do not want to sleep on these LPs.   A Day To Remember – […]

We can't predict the future, but we can assure you that 2017 will bring plenty of awesome new music. We talked to some of your favorite artists, who are in various stages of the recording process, to get the scoop on what's to come next year. Everything from heavy to pop punk, we'll be spending […]

We here at the AP Skyscraper were so excited about the return of seminal punk and hardcore festival KRAZY FEST that we had no problem plunking down the ol’ corporate credit card to cover our trip down to scenic Louisville, Kentucky. Three days, 50-plus bands, a severe thunderstorm, blistering heat and a whole lot of […]

My Chemical Romance have created distinct eras over the years. Check out these 10 essential songs, from “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” to “SING.”

“HEY! HO! LET’S GO!” You know the chant well. It’s been shouted at every sporting event since at least the mid-’90s. It is one of the foundational texts of punk, the Ramones‘ “Blitzkrieg Bop.” Of course, Australian punk drumming YouTube sensation Kye Smith has cut a skate-punk arrangement with members of Teenage Bottlerocket. It’s where […]

With several EPs and a split under their belt and pop-punk on the rise once again, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Handguns squatted in a storage unit this past winter to put together their debut full-length, Angst. Now in the studio with Chris Curren putting it to tape, AP had a chance to talk with guitarist Jake Langley […]

We here at the AP timeshare have a bit of an unhealthy obsession with music—and frankly, the more obscure, the better. (We're still waiting for the official Cred Points™ chart to be published, but we're sure we're somewhere near the top of the leaderboard.) Below, you'll find 10 of the AP editorial staff's favorite obscure […]

Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary bands who produced albums that have stood the test of time. While it’s apparent that pop punk began a definitive era 20 years ago, it’s […]