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Here are 10 times ‘SNL’ brought punk into America’s living rooms
“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” Those words have rung out across American airwaves at roughly 10:35 p.m. every sabbath for 45 seasons. Saturday Night Live (fondly and culturally known today as SNL) which premiered under its original title of NBC’s Saturday Night Oct. 11, 1975, became one of history’s longest-running US TV series. […]
"It’s definitely an adventure:" Andrew McMahon talks his Emmy nomination and new material
Call it beginner’s luck: Andrew McMahon’s first foray into writing musical theatre—he penned tunes for season two of the just-canceled television show Smash—landed him a Primetime Emmy nomination, for the song “I Heard Your Voice In A Dream.” The former Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin singer unfortunately won’t be walking the red carpet with the rest of […]
Silverstein premiere new song “Lost Positives” and discuss new album 'Dead Reflection'
[Photo by: Wyatt Clough] Ahead of the impending release of Dead Reflection, Canadian post-hardcore heroes Silverstein are premiering their new song “Lost Positives” with AP. Check out the track below, as well as an extensive interview with Shane Told and Paul Marc Rousseau about the new album and their plans for Warped Tour. Read more: Silverstein […]
These 10 bands prove that Cleveland was one of punk’s earliest capitals
Alternative Press’ native home of Cleveland, Ohio, stands alongside New York City and London as one of punk’s birthplaces. Yet, few outside of U.K. music journalist Jon Savage, in his crucial ‘70s punk history England’s Dreaming, acknowledge this. But how could Cleveland—a torched-and-trashed post-industrial landscape by the ‘70s, famed for the Cuyahoga River being so […]
Mindless Self Indulgence can't guarantee they won't get hit by a car; see them now (INTERVIEW)
For close to 15 years, coed wiseguys MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE have been twitching the synapses of listeners with their jittery electro-convulsive rock action. It’s been a year since the release of the band’s fifth album, How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence, and they’re hitting the road again to […]
These 15 classic albums made 1996 a crucial year in punk history
1996: President Bill Clinton was squaring off against Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in a successful bid for a second term in the White House. On April 3, former math professor Ted Kaczynski was arrested in his remote Montana cabin, suspected (correctly, it turns out) to be American domestic terrorist the Unabomber. Conservative public policy bulwark […]
Taste Of Tuesday: Drugs, porn stars and other lies about Senses Fail
Editor’s note: In its origins, the TASTE OF CHAOS tour was frequently deemed “Winter Warped” by both fans and organizers. The 2006 road show took place in the late winter and early spring, featuring lineups populated by some of the most diverse voices in the scene, including bands like My Chemical Romance, the Used, Underoath, […]
