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For those of you who like your guitar rock melodic and spiky, you’ve come to the right place. Fat Trout Trailer Park is the chosen moniker of Sean Raab, expatriate Belgian and twisted pop savant. As FTTP, Raab is creating music that equally draws from decidedly unlikely sources such as modern psychedelia and crushing hip-hop. […]

The worldwide awareness in support of the Black Lives Matter movement has significantly changed consumers’ shopping habits. Especially in the realm of alternative fashion. Fortunately, there are a number of Black-owned beauty brands supplying the goods to keep you looking fierce. Sure, many makeup aficionados are familiar with lines like Beauty Bakerie and Rihanna‘s Fenty […]

We’re pretty sure you’ve heard the old aphorism: “Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.” It’s a statement that’s always been universally prescient. However, it might not apply to these choice punk albums from 1982. This APTV video revisits that awesome year for some groundbreaking releases. If anybody really wants to […]

“May you live in interesting times.” Man, whoever came up with that maudlin but effective curse was a genius. Here in 2020, we’ve got social unrest and a pandemic a lot of rubes think is over. Everyone is in a hurry. We don’t have time to wait in lines or traffic and needlessly crave instant […]

We’ve heard the phrase a million times. But in the case of Fall Out Boy, we’re happy they’re truly “living the dream.” Our Chicago heroes are Cali enough to get celebrities to make cameos in their videos. And Midwest enough to be stoked to have them. Our APTV video checks off all (OK, most) of […]

Richmond, Virginia’s Lamb Of God didn’t become a worldwide metal success by phoning it in. No effin’ way. In this special APTV oral history interview, guitarist Mark Morton is graciously forthcoming. He discusses all of their records, from their “dumb innocence” as Burn The Priest to their recently released self-titled album. Lamb Of God’s story is […]

It’s safe to say that the short-lived, synth-driven neon pop-punk scene was equally loved and loathed. In a world where everybody needs to be the heaviest, coolest or (admit it) most famous, this was a scene that did not take itself seriously. That’s not to say writing a killer hook is a piece of cake. […]

You discovered him during his tenure with blink-182. And you’re still rocking out to him as the founder of Angels And Airwaves. We’re proud to have alt-rock icon/unidentified aerial phenomena enthusiast Tom DeLonge in front of the APTV camera. Shot at his SoCal home, DeLonge was gracious enough to tell us 10 things about himself […]

Where does anyone even begin to explain the legacy of the Misfits? How did a bunch of guys from Lodi, New Jersey, end up leaving cauterized scorch marks on the veneer of punk? Forget punk, how about the realm of music, period? This APTV video collects five crucial Misfits records that floored people when they […]

Want to know how to impress a band? Back when Warped Tour was a thing, you could whip one of these up and they’d love you. These days, bands are downright shocked when fans know all the right lyrics to their new songs. (Especially if said stans have only heard them on YouTube before their […]

Solo albums can be confusing things. When you hear a member of a beloved successful band is making one, there’s a knee-jerk reaction. The first one is usually, “OMG, my favorite band are breaking up!” The next reaction is “I wonder what it’s going to sound like…” This APTV video counts down some of the […]

Welcome to our look-back video at some of the best 1981 punk albums. While the foundation of punk rock was already in place by the late Seventies, there were still possibilities to be explored. We’re still thanking all the deities for that. Historically speaking, the Eighties have been frequently referred to as “the Me decade.” […]

Don’t kid yourselves for a fraction of a nanosecond. When it comes to the continued evolution of underground/alternative rock, black lives have always mattered. When FEVER 333 coined the hashtag #rockmusicisblackmusic, it was a burning, sweating truth. And if you don’t believe us, well, we’ve got an APTV video for that. Diehard music fans know […]

Our new APTV video is a list of suggested black-owned fashion brands for you to patronize. Now more than ever, the opening of your wallet is a truly political act. Recently, a world-famous fashion company in Los Angeles seemingly endorsed police oppression in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. A lot of that store’s patrons […]

It’s hard to believe that twenty one pilots‘ breakthrough album is five years old. Blurryface started out as being a manifestation of frontman Tyler Joseph‘s fears. It ended up achieving sales records as a single album and as individual tracks. While sales are the way to measure commercial success, the emotional connection the album has […]

The protest song is a classic art form that touches your head and your heart simultaneously. It makes no difference what country issued your passport. Whether it’s the stirring messages of a South American teacher, the climate of  early-’70s America or walking outside your door, any song that implores you to make the world better […]

Subculture customs—like fuel prices and the release dates of your favorite bands’ records— are always subject to change. And nothing bears that out more than our video of things scene kids in the 2000s did that no one would do today. When creating this video, we were more amused than unhappily nostalgic. There wasn’t anything […]

If we had a buck for every time our mothers roasted our music? We’d be writing this from our yacht parked in tax-free international waters. Which is why we give an APTV salute to today’s thoroughly modern moms. And for good reason. From moody electronic tracks to songs with just the right amount of attitude, […]

Who doesn’t love television? When you were a toddler, it was an electronic babysitter. In your teen days, it brought you closer to the potential life that was going on outside your parents’ home. And as you got older, it’s been that old friend that doesn’t judge you the way a boss, an ex or […]

We’re a little bit early, but who cares? Enema Of The State, the 1999 release from pop-punk royalty blink-182, will soon be 21. (June 1 to be exact.) Our new APTV video breaks down all the reasons for its continued greatness. And let’s be honest: It wasn’t a stretch to pull it off. With over […]