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In the modern age of music consumption, your next favorite album is always just a stream away. In a world where the music that matters to you most lives in your pocket, the amount of work put in to get it onto your phone is often overlooked. In this APTV original series, we’re devoted to […]

I Don’t Know How But They Found Me (IDKHBTFM) discuss their favorite eras of time, cringeworthy breakups and lift their sacredly guarded veil of mystery to answer some rapid-fire questions in this APTV exclusive. Dallon Weekes told us which celebrity handshake left him starstruck and Ryan Seaman divulged the details on his atrocious seventh-grade fashion sense […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that’s ruined by a shitty time or person. For Shane Told, frontman of post-hardcore darlings Silverstein, “The Smart One” of the Fab Four is an artist tarnished by a bad rep that sucks the joy out of great tunes. In this APTV exclusive, Told explains […]

Thrash Metal deities, Anthrax, have been shredding guitars and ripping through bangers for headbangers for nearly four decades. As esteemed members of the Big Four of Heavy Metal, Anthrax have revolutionized heavy music in the mainstream, blended rap and rock before it was trendy, and have became a household name…which hasn’t always been an easy […]

A goth summer is the only summer we will accept. Summer is that special time of year where days are longer, the sun is brighter and the sound of ice cream trucks can be heard cruising through every suburban neighborhood along with the giggling of children as their feet pitter-patter on the sun kissed pavement, […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that’s ruined by a shitty time or person. For Tony Pizzuti of The Word Alive, 90s reggae-rock mainstays Sublime inspire rage and and poster-punching. TWA frontman, Telle Smith, gets real in this episode of APTV’s Ruined Music–name dropping his first love-turned-heartbreak and the music that […]

Alternative Press has celebrated individuality and self-expression through art and culture for 33 years and for the first time ever, AP 358 honors all things PRIDE with our stunning cover queen Adore Delano. We recently hit the streets of our beloved hometown of Cleveland, OH to catch up with local queens Peach Fuzz, Aurora Thunder, […]

Hayley Cramer is a dynamic force behind the drum kit and in this edition of APTV’s Two-Stick Stories, the Pop Evil powerhouse breaks down her approach to her instrument and the challenges of being a female drummer. “I never wanted to be the girl drummer that got the job just because she’s a girl. I […]

Everyone has ruined music– that one good song or album that’s been tarnished by a shitty time or person. For Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail, time and perspective have forced him to question the inherent allure of screaming along to some of his early lyrics about murder. Death, donuts and desert meditation have ruined some […]

Cover songs have the power to bring together some unlikely pairs. Never in our wildest dreams would we have expected atmospheric metalcore kings the Devil Wears Prada to cover the somber, singer-songwriter stylings of Julien Baker…but it happened and the world is a better place because of it. The best cover songs are often the […]

Paisley-clad brother-band, Palaye Royale, recently graced the cover of Alternative Press and our cameras were at the House of Blues Foundation Room in our beloved hometown of Cleveland, OH to capture all of the behind the scenes goodness. The photos in the issue are a must-see for every Soldier of the Royal Council. Shot by […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that's ruined by a shitty time or person. Chris #2 of the legendary protest-punk outfit Anti-Flag kept his meditation on maimed music short and bittersweet. In this APTV exclusive, one of the most outspoken punk voices of the modern era opens up about the relationship […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that's ruined by a shitty time or person. In this APTV exclusive, the guys in Escape The Fate get brutally honest about the slew of sour relationships that have made some of their most cherished songs utterly unlistenable. Find out which Escape The Fate song […]

Jeff Hickey may not describe himself as a virtuoso or a bad ass guitarist, but he definitely takes pride in being someone who just likes to make music. In this episode of APTV'S Six-String Stories, the Norma Jean axe-man reveals the riff that first sparked his interest in music, his trial-and-error approach to his instrument […]

There are some moments in life you never forget–your first kiss, the first time you say “I love you” to someone and mean it or perhaps the first time your heard your favorite band and felt like you weren't as alone in this cold, unforgiving world as you once thought. For Telle Smith of the […]

For the brothers in Palaye Royale, rock 'n roll is a way of life–a nonstop roadshow of emotion, high fashion, and their “chosen family” of fans who proudly wave the flag of the Royal Council in every city the boys play. In this APTV exclusive interview, guitarist Sebastian Danzig discusses the importance of opening their […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that's ruined by a shitty time or person. For Norma Jean frontman Cory Brandan, the idea of 'ruined music' has been a phenomenon he's tried to evade since a rough divorce almost turned his favorite record into an emotional casualty and became the lyrical focus […]

Admit it, we've all been there–standing in front of a mirror shredding wicked awesome air guitar with reckless abandon to a song that's got  that one great riff that rips your face off and worms its way into your head forever. Those riffs are melded into the marrow of every music fan, possessing us to […]

Every music lover has that one good song or album that's ruined by a shitty time or person. For Avatar frontman, Johannes Eckerström, the idea of the cover song opens up the Pandora's box of Ruined Music. Eckerström wages war against bands that use cover songs as passionless grabs at cheap crowd reactions and renounces […]