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Hear Senses Fail and Saves The Day take on these Misfits classics

Senses Fail and Saves The Day just surprised a lot of fans ahead of the Halloween weekend. The two bands teamed up for the new split Through Being Ghoul that features some reimagined versions of classic Misfits songs. Read more: See Smashing Pumpkins’ spin on a gothic Western love story in “Ramona” It’s been a […]

Here’s why Fall Out Boy felt uncertain after ‘From Under The Cork Tree’

As Fall Out Boy’s From Under The Cork Tree turns 15, we take a look back at the band’s career the year the acclaimed emo record was released as told in issue #207. Over the past year, Pete Wentz and his band, Fall Out Boy—rounded out by singer/guitarist Patrick Stump, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer […]

Watch Saves The Day's Chris Conley rewrite Semisonic's "Closing Time"

Saves The Day frontman Chris Conley, recently took over the AltPress Instagram account and invited fans into the Electric Ladybug in Chico, California. On Monday April 6, Conley belted out some STD classics and a few obscure gems. It was the singer’s second installment of his social distancing-inspired Digital Happy Hour series. Read more: Saves […]

My Chemical Romance Holy Book: the Return we thought wouldn’t happen

When My Chemical Romance announced their intention to reconvene on Halloween last year, they broke the internet. Fortunately, millions of hearts all over the planet were mended in the process. The joy kept sparking like downed power lines long after their triumphant Los Angeles comeback performance Dec. 20 at the Shrine Auditorium. We’re not kidding. […]

My Chemical Romance reunion began with “jam sessions” in 2017

It’s My Chemical Romance Day, and with the reunion show being held tonight, the band recently revealed that they’ve been having “jam sessions” since 2017! Yesterday, Mikey Way took to Instagram overnight to share a look at the picks he’ll be using for the show alongside Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Ray Toro and Jarrod Alexander. Iero followed up with a […]

The best emo songs of the decade that defined the 2010s

One of the greatest feats of the emo genre is its ability to cross barriers, genres and fandoms to unite us all under the common denominator of music. Whether there’s a tinge of rap or a twist of pop-punk, the branches of emo music all extend from the same familiar source. While the early 2000s […]

Thursday add gigs with Chris Conley (Saves The Day) around MCR show

Thursday made headlines last week with the announcement that they would be playing the immediately sold-out, super legendary reunion show of My Chemical Romance. Now, due to the nature of how quickly that show sold out, Thursday took to Instagram to announce a few more shows they will be playing to give fans more opportunities […]

Patrick Stump remembers when Saves The Day were going to be “the next blink-182” 

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Through Being Cool, the legendary second album from emo avatars Saves The Day. The 1999 release was massively influential to a generation of music fans who took the cues of founder/frontman Chris Conley to pursue their own artistic adventures. So who better to interview him about his creation than […]

Waterparks take FANDOM on an unfiltered joyride in next AltPress cover

On FANDOM, their debut album for Hopeless Records, the young men of Waterparks have dedicated themselves to being real. Awsten Knight, Geoff Wigington and Otto Wood have waded through the ocean of social media comments and navigated new responsibilities in their own personal lives to get to this point. And it truly is one to […]

10 times musicians covered each other in our scene

There’s really only two outcomes for cover songs: They’re either nothing special or the best thing on the planet. Luckily, we’ve selected some sublime moments of bands exchanging a neat back-and-forth so you don’t have to sort through all the hellishly boring renditions out there. From Green Day and Tim Armstrong converging onstage to New […]

12 essential punk and emo albums turning 20 in 2019

Spawning monumental releases from influential bands such as the Get Up Kids, Saves The Day and of course, blink-182, it’s no doubt that 1999 changed the landscape for punk and emo forever. 1999 was a tremendous year of transition that not only pushed the genre to the mainstream, but also kept it fresh and dynamic […]

Saves The Day singer Chris Conley has mid-set meltdown: "Shut the f*ck up and listen!"

Last night, during the New Jersey date of the Where's The Band Tour, Saves The Day frontman Chris Conley had a mid-set meltdown due to audience chatter. Read more: This website will tell you if your favorite bands are “emo” or not “It’s all about respect, motherfuckers!” he exclaimed. “You’re all out there chatting. We’re up […]

Two Tongues (members of Say Anything, Saves The Day) demoing songs for new album

One of the side projects we’d love to see come back, Two Tongues, featuring members of Saves The Day and Say Anything, are apparently working on their second album. Say Anything’s Max Bemis tweeted that the band have recorded the first demo for their second LP.   Just recorded the first demo for our platonichomoeroticore band […]

Taking Back Sunday's Adam Lazzara premieres folky new solo song, "Because It Works"

Taking Back Sunday's Adam Lazzara has debuted a folky new solo song, “Because It Works.” The track, which features Lazzara on acoustic guitar and harmonica, is quite a departure from his band's typical sound, and can be streamed now via Fuse. LISTEN HERE “Because It Works,” will appear on Our Voices, an upcoming four-way split EP from I Surrender […]

Song Premiere: Anthony Raneri, "String Me Along"

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) joins forces with Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday), Chris Conley (Saves The Day) and Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche) to contribute original solo songs to I Surrender Records' Our Voices EP, out November 25.  It is the first of what I Surrender hopes will be an ongoing series of EPs showcasing the solo work […]

Chris Conley (Saves The Day) featured on Run For Cover's 'Small Talk' series

Saves The Day frontman Chris Conley is the latest subject in Run For Cover's Small Talk interview series. The band just released their self-titled eighth studio album on Equal Vision/Rory Records. Remaining dates for their ongoing headlining tour with Into It. Over It. and Hostage Calm are below the video. SEP 30 – CAT'S CRADLE – CARRBORO, […]

Chris Conley of Saves The Day talks new Two Tongues record

In a new interview, Chris Conley of Saves The Day confirmed that he and Max Bemis of Say Anything will be releasing a new Two Tongues album. Watch it below. Two Tongues released their self-titled debut in 2009 via Vagrant.

Where's The Band? Tour announced for 2012

The 2012 edition of the Where's The Band? Tour has been announced. For the first time, the run has been expanded into a 20-date tour with shows on both the east and west coasts, and a few spots in between. The tour will feature Chris Conley of Saves The Day, Bayside's Anthony Raneri, Matt Pryor […]

Invisible Children presents: Saves The Day's Chris Conley, "Rocks Tonic Juice Magic" (Acoustic)

[Editor’s note: This video is the second in a series AP is presenting in conjunction with Invisible Children, a nonprofit dedicated to helping end the longest-running war in Africa. For more information, see their official website.] We at Invisible Children, and the fans of many bands that support us, have been extremely lucky to be […]