2000s

BONBONWHIMS jewelry blends Y2K aesthetics with whimsical modernity. Founder Clare Ngai discusses its cult following, thanks to Kylie Jenner and Olivia Rodrigo.

Amber Ryann is an outspoken champion of the LGBTQIA+ community. The genre-fluid musician explores the rawness behind her new album, Even When It Falls Apart.

Fefe Dobson was one of the few Black artists who epitomized the sound and feel of pop punk. In her AP digital cover story, the 2000s singer-songwriter gets her flowers.

From heartbreak to finding self-love, FLETCHER has been on a journey. Now the queer pop star is breaking down her introspective debut album, Girl of My Dreams.

From the cathartic "take me nowhere" to the early 2000s-inspired "cages," Maggie Lindemann breaks down her debut album SUCKERPUNCH.

Mark Hunter was at the forefront of the Y2K era. Hunter reflects on launching The Cobrasnake and creating one of the first digital archives of the 2000s.

Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag" has gone viral thanks to TikTok. These covers shine new light on the classic song, from Phoebe Bridgers to Pale Waves.

Youthforia is the Y2K-infused, skin care-forward brand beloved by Gen Z. Founder Fiona Co Chan tells us about her start-up sensation.

From early 2000s hit to TikTok trend, "Teenage Dirtbag" is experiencing a resurgence. Wheatus discuss the band’s influence on the next generation of artists.

Putting to rest their pop image, Demi Lovato has entered their rock era. In conversation with AP, Lovato breaks down HOLY FVCK — the return to their roots.

Kitchen Mouse is Highland Park's acclaimed vegan and vegetarian restaurant. Here's how former F-Minus member Erica Daking built the eatery from the ground up.

In recent years, it has become impossible to ignore the resurgence of several sectors of pop culture that were deemed either irrelevant or rendered obsolete. At the start of 2020, we saw the rise of the next generation of pop-punk, emo and scene culture that has since been catapulted back to the mainstream for the first time in years...

The fact that 2000 is more than two decades away is enough to send most millennials into a cold sweat. It wasn’t all good, but the middle school days were enough to get you ready for the world. Once the new millennium opened up, it felt like anything was possible, and there was a kickass soundtrack to go with it, too. And ...

A ton of recent music could go under the banner of “music derived from blink-182.” That’s not even a slam. Ever since breaking out onto the scene in the late ‘90s, the trademarks of blink have been so ingrained into modern pop punk that it’s hard to avoid them. Even so, the blink of today ...

Has any word been more misappropriated than emo? It’s been used to describe everything from people to events to films to clothing, but when it comes to encapsulating the specific music that inspired the name, no one can agree what actually constitutes it. S...

While it feels like the meteoric renewal of pop punk happened all at once, the subgenre had slowly been edging its way back into mainstream appeal since the days of mid-2010s emo rap. Rather than a general revamp of punk music, the years since Lil Peep’s passing instead saw the resurgence of a specific era in culture: the early 2000s. W...

When Layla Shapiro and Emma Harris decided to embark on the journey of opening their first store, RATSTAR, it wasn’t without years of hard work and experience. The pair would spend every day driving around Los Angeles looking to score the best vintage clothing and accessories that weren’t only quality products but extensions of their unique personalities. After sell...

You could argue that blink-182 are one of the major reasons why pop punk exploded into the mainstream in the 2000s. Following Green Day’s release of Dookie in ‘94 and Weezer’s nerd-positive brand of rock, blink were the reason a lot of kids wanted to pick up guitars. It was through T... Read More ... Read More ...

Four hundred issues after the very first book to carry our name ran off the printers back in 1985, we look back on 36 years of our favorite-ever AP covers, the stories they told and the secrets behind their creation. You can pick up an issue here, starring twenty one pilots...

Each month, Alternative Press Gallery explores the work of photographers, directors and other creatives who help shape the music world from behind the scenes. With each issue, we explore the stories behind the shoots and take deep dives into the most compelling media, asking about the vision as well as the happy accidents that create some of the most powerful moments in music...