best of 2012
2012 Readers Poll: Band Reunion I'd most like to see in 2013
1. Fall Out Boy You say, “Fall Out Boy was my soundtrack growing up, and I'd really love to feel like a kid again.” – Cecilia Bullen from Grand Rapids, MI Runners-up: 2. Underoath You say, “Underoath is breaking up this year and they are not doing a full US tour. I never saw them […]
2012 Readers Poll Results: Artists Of The Year
Finally, the day has come to reveal your top artists of 2012, readers! Over the course of the week, we have shared your top albums, songs, videos, merchandise, issues of AP and more, but we know you've been eagerly awaiting these categories, so have at 'em! Choose a category below to see the results or […]
2012 Readers Poll: Music video of the year
1. Pierce The Veil – “King For A Day“ You say, “Super hilarious and well made ! Who wouldnt want to see Pierce the Veil side by side to Mr. Kellin Quinn in a video !?” – Korina Van Hollen from St. Thomas, ON, Canada Runners-up: 2. Black Veil Brides – “Coffin” You say, “Tells […]
2012 Readers Poll: Cover Art Of The Year
1. Pierce The Veil – Collide With The Sky You say, “It depicts a girl breaking free, which is what PTV is encouraging me to do.” – Jenna Schottel from Tulsa, OK Runners-up: 2. All Time Low – Don't Panic You say, “I like how they put all the theories of the end of the […]
2012 Readers Poll: Album of the year
1. Pierce The Veil – Collide With The Sky You say, “Such a huge change from Selfish Machines! The sound is better, the lyrics are still brutally honest, and these guys experimented on this album which I love!” – Cassie Leachman from Pataskala, OH Runners-up: 2. All Time Low – Don't Panic You say, “The […]
2012 Readers Poll: Song of the year
1. Pierce The Veil – “King For A Day“ You say, “It was the song that EVERYBODY was listening to when it came out. Two great vocalists from two great bands.” – Nic Raynor from Fallston, MD Runners-up: 2. Black Veil Brides – “In The End” You say, “When I first heard a new album […]
2012 Readers Poll Results: Best songs, albums and videos
After wading through nearly 20,000 votes and tabulating for weeks, the AP Readers Poll 2012 results are here! Today, we reveal our second-to-final results: The best songs, videos and albums of 2012, according to you. Tomorrow at 12 p.m. EST, we will reveal your artists of the year! Stay tuned! Choose a category below to […]
Top content of 2012: Streams
In 2012, we had some pretty awesome video, song and album premieres come our way, along with some really cool original content, as well. Our top audio and video streams of 2012 are the biggies–the things that made you clamor to our website, hit the play button repeatedly and crash the site. Enjoy! Top AP […]
2012 Readers Poll Results: Best live music
After wading through nearly 20,000 votes and tabulating for weeks, the AP Readers Poll 2012 results are here! Over the course of the week, we will reveal new results every day. Stay tuned every day at noon for a new results unveiling. Today, we reveal the best in live music. Choose a category below or […]
2012 Readers Poll: Live Band Of The Year
1. Pierce The Veil You say, “Honestly, their Collide With The Sky tour was one of the best concerts I have ever been to;and that's saying a lot. The set, Vic's banter and the stage presence and set up was extremely impressive.” – Evangeline Sonnier from Houston, TX Runners-up: 2. All Time Low You […]
2012 Readers Poll: Tour/Festival Of The Year
1. Vans Warped Tour You say, “It's a great way to see a lot of your favorite bands all together and to discover new bands.” – Kaitlyn Hays from Thurmont, MD Runners-up: 2. Download Festival You say, “Because it seemed awesome and I wanted to see the bands but don't live in England.” – […]
2012 Readers Poll Results: merch, memorable events, Twitter and 'The Voice'
After wading through nearly 20,000 votes and tabulating for weeks, the AP Readers Poll 2012 results are here! Over the course of the week, we will reveal the results, starting today with the six categories that follow. Stay tuned every day at noon for a new results unveiling. Choose a category below or use the […]
2012 Readers Poll Results: Twitter account of the year
1. @AndyBVB Early morning photoshoot with @altpress and then heading down to the theatre for part 2 of the screenings 🙂 who is coming out?? — Andy Biersack (@AndyBVB) December 22, 2012 You say, “He doesn't post about stupid stuff like other people. He posts things about life. His posts are actually interesting.” – Mercedes […]
The Lead: Introduction to Readers Poll results week and AltPress' best content of 2012
Along with our Readers Poll 2012 results, within the coming days, we will present you with the website features, reviews, videos, song streams and interviews that made you talk (or scream), face-palm, send “WHY?” pleas to the heavens, celebrate, fangirl, flame and swoon. Unwittingly, you have chosen these results throughout the course of the year […]
Facebook posts Year In Review highlighting 2012's top trends
Facebook has launched a 2012 Year In Review site where they present the top Facebook Stories of 2012, including the most popular songs, memes, public figures, books and more. They also narrow down the trends by country. Here are some of the music and pop-culture-related highlights. Most listened songs (by app plays): 1. […]
Weekly Playlist #3: The top 12 of 2012
As music years go, 2012 wasn’t shabby, and we have 12 songs to prove it. Our editors sift through copious amounts of music annually (daily, even). So, when they pick something as a favorite, it stands out against an expansive backdrop comprised of everything from dudes who use hacksaws as instruments to Warped Tour staples […]
Get Your Game On: The ten best video games of 2012
Whittling down this year’s stretching slate of great video games to a meager list of 10 proved about as simple as surviving the zombie apocalypse on a single bottle of water and half a box of shotgun shells. And while it especially hurt having to deny deserving titles such as Diablo 3 and Hitman: Absolution […]
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