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Even though Michael “Jag” Jagmin had creative input with his former band A Skylit Drive, he didn’t feel the musical direction the band took after the release of Wires…And The Concept Of Breathing was something he was confident in. With this in mind, Jagmin and guitarist Jonathan Kintz teamed up to form Signals, a new […]

From Dayseeker’s Rory Rodriguez and Mike Karle comes a new project, Hurtwave. The duo are teaming up with Alternative Press to debut their mellow new track, “Bleach.” Karle and Rodriguez previously dropped their debut single in June with “Sever,” which is the story of someone who can’t commit to a relationship but never wants to […]

[Photo by: Jimmy Fontaine] Perfectly timed after bursting the walls of Cleveland’s very own Grog Shop this week, Panic! At The Disco return with “Say Amen (Saturday Night),” the first new music from Brendon Urie and co. since the January 2016 release of Death Of A Bachelor. READ MORE: Panic! At The Disco announce massive U.S. tour […]

There he was, a despondent young man sitting in a crowded bar in lower Manhattan. It was 2004 and the music scene around him was exploding and his band, fresh off of signing with Interscope Records, were heading toward the height of their popularity. But that night Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey was still wrestling […]

After a quiet 2011, the Used are getting ready to re-emerge in a big way in 2012. For starters, they’re partnering with Hopeless Records to release their fifth studio album, Vulnerable, which is due March 27. And that’s not the only development: While it was widely reported the band were starting their own label, Dental […]

Recording engineer SAM PURA recently wrapped up his fifth episode of the WAITING ROOM, a live performance series shot in his own PANDA STUDIOS outside San Francisco, CA. It’s a new undertaking for Pura, but like his long list of recording work, the finished product is nothing short of professional. With bands like The Story […]

SAY ANYTHING recently finished recording their fifth album and first for Equal Vision, Anarchy, My Dear, with producer Tim O’Heir. It was a homecoming of sorts for both O’Heir and Say Anything frontman MAX BEMIS: The two last worked together on the band’s first widely released album, 2004’s …Is A Real Boy. But Anarchy My […]

Fans of U.K. hardcore stalwarts Gallows and Canadian post-hardcore vets Alexisonfire have been dealt some serious blows in recent weeks. On July 8, frontman Frank Carter announced his departure from the former, while the latter announced their breakup late last week. In a twist, AP can exclusively, officially confirm that Alexisonfire guitarist/vocalist Wade MacNeil has […]