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Na-Kel Smith transcends borders as a skater, actor, and rapper
Since breaking out in mid90s, Smith has pursued his love of hip-hop.
Tool reflect on ‘Ænima’ in their first AP cover story—two decades later
You are reading this story because you want to know what inspires the four members of Los Angeles band Tool. What motivates the band—guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey, singer Maynard James Keenan and bassist Justin Chancellor—to create lengthy rock opuses in a culture where ennui sets in at the touch of a remote-control unit? […]
20 things you didn’t know about Alternative Press
It was 32 years ago today that Mike Shea laid out the first issue of Alternative Press on his parents’ kitchen table in Aurora, Ohio. Fueled by the rage that the Smiths were not playing Cleveland, he vowed he would start his own music magazine that covered the music he liked and not the stuff […]
Ronnie Radke vs. Escape The Fate: the scene’s biggest feud and what we learned from it
It’s 2008, and Escape The Fate are about to play their first show after kicking out troubled frontman Ronnie Radke. This is not going to be your everyday show. Craig Mabbitt—recently kicked out of Blessthefall—is the man charged with the task of replacing Radke on vocals. It’s a task that, on any other day, might […]
With Moments of Clarity, Narrow Head aren't done expanding their sound
Ahead of new album Moments of Clarity, Narrow Head members Jacob Duarte, Will Menjivar and Carson Wilcox explore its creation and why they refute ’90s nostalgia.
Thursday singer defends G.L.O.S.S. turning down $50,000 record deal from Epitaph
[Photo via Bandcamp] G.L.O.S.S. has made headlines after turning down Epitaph’s $50,000 deal for the group’s debut album, and Thursday singer Geoff Rickly has joined in the conversation via Twitter, supporting the group’s decision. “I BELIEVE THEY ARE SINCERE,” he writes. “They are attempting to put their money where their mouths are. They’re doing it for […]
11 bands and genres that prove Black Flag are a continued influence
“When Damaged came out, it perfectly represented the depths and darkness of my particular teen angst,” Adam Grossman, guitarist for Angkor Wat, Skrew and Ministry, tells Alternative Press. “It was the soundtrack of my life at that point in time.” Any musician involved in the most extreme forms of musical expression owes their existence and […]
Director Erik Rojas talks creativity in film, working with Waterparks and more
Each issue, AP Gallery explores the visual culture of music and highlights the stories behind iconic music videos and the inspiration for the most memorable photographs. For Issue 394 featuring Waterparks on the cover, we connected with Erik Rojas, a Colombian-American music video director known for visually capturing the essence of a song. After finishing […]
WEB EXCLUSIVE: IT'S CALLED THE MUSIC BUSINESS WITH BOB SHEDD
A punk/hardcore music festival is defined as much by the ethos along which it is organized as the bands who are playing it. With Sound And Fury Festival, we acknowledge and operate within these boundaries, the only ones we as individuals have known, respected and loved since being involved with music in any […]
Track By Track: Glass Cloud, 'Perfect War Forever'
When we put out The Royal Thousand, I did a track-by-track for AP. Throughout the past year, I've had a lot of people at shows come up and ask me about that article. So, as reluctant as I was to do it (not everything you write is easy to talk about), I'm glad I did. […]
