2015

The year is 2015. Rocking your “Defend Pop Punk” T-shirt, you elbow through the masses hoping for a prime spot against the railing beneath the Journeys Left Foot Stage at Warped Tour. Your feet fry like eggs on the blacktop beneath the scorching summer sun. Dehydration, not scary viruses, is your biggest worry. Those were […]

Fans rejoice! We have survived the hiatus, and now it’s time for us to thrive during the takeover. One year ago today, Fall Out Boy released American Beauty/American Psycho and to honor the album’s anniversary, we are revisiting some of their most notable and completely awesome highlights of 2015. American Beauty/American Psycho released Fall Out […]

Andy Black #331 –  2015 Andy Black leaves all kinds of marks on our 2016 Most Anticipated Music issue starring Motionless In White, Set It Off, Real Friends & more! ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP ANDY BLACK Written by Ryan J. Downey This year, thedriving force of Black Veil Brides steps […]

Panic! At The Disco #330 –  2015 Dive into Panic! At The Disco; catch up with Jeremy McKinnon; get down with Fronzilla; and tear out the cool pix in our annual poster issue! ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP PANIC! AT THE DISCO After crucial lineup changes and several stylistic reboots, people […]

Yesterday, Nathan Kress married fellow actress London Elise Moore. There’s a good chance you remember Mr. Kress from starring in Nickelodeon’s iCarly as Freddy Benson.  Read more: Here’s all of the details on Nickelodeon’s new 1990s programming block In attendance for the ceremony were fellow iCarly stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor. It was […]

Former Paramore guitarist Josh Farro has premiered a new solo single, titled “Cliffs,” over at Billboard. To coincide with the track’s debut, Farro was asked a few questions on his journey since Paramore, as well as his current stance on the departure. Read more: Josh Farro “finally tells the truth” about Paramore “We didn’t end on […]

twenty one pilots #329 –  2015 Twenty One Pilots’ search for truth, 5 Seconds Of Summer’s not-so-rude awakening, Motion City Soundtrack’s deep immersion; plus our annual drummers special and holiday shopping guide. ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP View large covers: #329.1 • #329.2 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Written by Jason Pettigrew It took […]

Mayday Parade #328 –  2015 The Return Of The AP Tour with Mayday Parade, Real Friends, This Wild Life and As It Is; State Champs take charge; Against The Current go with the flow. ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP View large cover: #328 MAYDAY PARADE Written by Jesse Richman “Solid” was always […]

Bring Me The Horizon #327 –  2015 BRING ME THE HORIZON raise the bar; UNDEROATH return; THE AMITY AFFLICTION stay real; KNUCKLE PUCK love their job and so much more! ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP View large covers: #327.1 • #327.2 BRING ME THE HORIZON Written by Tom Bryant Few people knew that by […]

Photographer: Graham Fielder Even if you didn't have a VIP pass to the 2015 APMAs, you can live vicariously through these pics.

Photographer: Paris Visone, Grizzlee Martin, Graham Fielder, Lindsey Byrnes A whole year of prep goes into the APMAs. From backstage portraits to soundcheck, we're taking you behind the scenes of the Alternative Press Music Awards. All photos by Paris Visone, Grizzlee Martin, Graham Fielder, and Lindsey Byrnes

The AP Music Awards kicked off with a bang and ended even stronger. If you were unable to attend or missed the show on TV, we’ve assembled the full list of winners below. Check out official videos and media from the APMAs at altpress.com/apmas.   WINNERS: BEST VOCALIST presented by AXS TV: Hayley Williams, Paramore […]

The Wonder Years #326 – July 2015 The Wonder Years’ affairs of the heart; Being As An Ocean’s win; Never Shout Never’s new ‘tude; Neck Deep’s next chapter & the Class of 2005 ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP View large covers: #326.1 • #326.2 THE WONDER YEARS Written by Evan Lucy After the conclusion of […]

AP Music Awards 2015 #325 – June 2015 Announcing the second annual commemorative APMAs issue! All Time Low! Pierce The Veil! Panic! Hayley & Chad! Rob Zombie! Exclamation points! ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP View large covers: #325.1 • #325.2 • #325.3 • #325.4 THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS MUSIC AWARDS On July 22, upstarts and icons alike will converge upon […]

The full lineup for this year's Louder Than Life, which features whiskey, craft beers and “gourmet man food,” has been announced. Bands such as Bring Me The Horizon, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Doors Down, Issues, We Came As Romans and many others. See the full lineup below. Discounted tickets, VIP, hotel and camping packages for Louder Than Life are […]

Vans Warped Tour #324 – May 2015 Presenting sordid tales and priceless predictions from some of this year’s biggest acts: BEARTOOTH, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, NEW YEARS DAY, PIERCE THE VEIL, PVRIS, SET IT OFF. ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP View large covers: #324.1 • #324.2 AP VANS 2015 WARPED TOUR SPECIAL • COVER STARS Presenting […]

Bloc Party, Deerhunter, Title Fight, Joyce Manor, the Jesus And Mary Chain and many others have been announced alongside headliners D'Angelo And The Vanguard, Flume, Chet Faker, FKA Twigs and Solange for this year's FYF Fest. A full lineup can be found below. Be sure to let us know who you're excited to see. Video: Watch the […]

Chances are, you've probably come across this clip somewhere within your social media realm recently. This fan-made video shows just how bad Friends would've been if it took place in 2015. Honestly, we're not sure if we should laugh or cry. I mean, could you imagine Joey on Tinder? Or even just Instagram? Despite this cringe-worthy perspective, […]

Fall Out Boy #323 – April 2015 Dig our 30th anniversary issue starring FALL OUT BOY, the oral history of SUM 41, TWENTY ONE PILOTS, MAX BEMIS & MODERN BASEBALL, AS IT IS and soooo much more! ORDER ISSUE MEMBERSHIPS DIGITAL EDITION WHERE TO FIND AP View large covers: #323.1 • #323.2 FALL OUT BOY Written by Jonah Bayer […]