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Pierce The Veil go through a couple boxes of presents they received from fans on their latest tour in the final part of our discussion with the band at their AP 321 cover shoot.  “This is stuff we all keep,” drummer Mike Fuentes says of the toys and art surrounding the band. “I actually have […]

Anyone who has ever seen Mayday Parade frontman Derek Sanders has likely taken note of the mass amount of bracelets he wears on his arm. The collection is comprised primarily of fan-given gifts, about which Northwest Correspondent Caity Babcock asked him when she interviewed him recently in Vancouver.  “When we first started touring in the band, we […]

Our scene has a huge problem with girls. One search of the word within our recent Facebook comments will show you all manner of vitriol aimed at young women, including but not limited to:  “Calling all Austin Carlile fangirls that don't care about the rest of the band members” “Just because the majority of their […]

Motionless In White frontman Chris Motionless talks about the band’s diverse fanbase and how it has changed over the years as they’ve branched out and played among varying lineups. “It think it just stems from the fact that our music is very diverse at its core, so we’ve been fortunate enough to be on a […]

Being at the barricade at a show is a goal and vast commitment for many music fans, and with it comes many universal worries and predicaments. We’ve elaborated on the unique culture of extreme line waiting in the past, but what’s really going through our heads in those last moments of our line waits then […]

Former AP cover stars 5 Seconds Of Summer recently teamed up with Ellen DeGeneres to give fans a chance to meet them for just five seconds—and the results were pretty entertaining. You can check out a video of the event below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! If you missed it, read AP's […]

As a super-fan, I’ve had more than enough of my share of people pointing out things I do and reminding me that normal folks, well, they just don’t do that. My thoughts are usually, “Hey, it’s not hurting you. Mind your business, passionless soul-sucker,” but as a human who can empathize with other humans, I […]

The Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York, is dealing with a large number of jazz enthusiasts who want to be buried near such iconic musicians as Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. According to a new report from the Associated Press, the cemetery is currently developing new plots to meet the demand. “With the history […]

This Throwback Thursday, we're taking a second to be grateful for the times we made it out of shows with mere bumps and bruises when things could have ended much worse for us. Everyone loves a good scar story, so we're sharing ours and want to hear yours!  Tell us about the most brutal pit […]

Photographer: Heather Ann Phillips Our Warped Tour “Fan Fashion” galleries have returned for 2014 to show you what your fellow Warpedgoers have beein wearing. Whether it's to make a statement or simply to stay cool, everyone brings their own style to Warped.  Our first week attendees have shown us that bright colors and symetrical patterns are […]

Frank Iero, Ray Toro and James Dewees have donated rare items to be raffled off with proceeds going to the U.K. Make-A-Wish Foundation at an upcoming My Chemical Romance fan meet-up celebrating ten years of Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. Fans who are interested in owning one-of-a-kind MCR items, including a Danger Days… World Contamination Tour […]

Marianas Trench will be filming a new music video on May 24-25 and are looking for fans to be extras. There has been no official announcement regarding which track will be used in the video. Currently, MT is in the studio working on a new album. The band's deluxe reissue of Ever After was released […]

Our scene has long-suffered a universe-center-misplacement epidemic that is only growing in size and intensity as a result of its carriers interacting with other carriers and the noninfected through online opinion-sharing platforms. Every time we post anything about any of the hundreds (thousands?) of bands we cover, one of the carriers will inevitably show him […]

There’s almost nothing worse than receiving bad news about your favorite band. They fight, break up, get arrested and do all sorts of crazy (or annoying) things that induce nail-biting anxiety in fans. It’s not that we’re paranoid; we just value the music above all else and can’t stand to see anything put it in […]

Gerard Way reflects on fan interactions, empathy and the lessons he's learned nearly a year after My Chemical Romance's breakup.  In a new open letter Way prefaces may not be relevant to the “casual follower,” the former MCR frontman opens up about the things he's learned following the band's breakup nearly a year ago on March 22—particularly on […]

letlive. want to show appreciation for their fans, supporters and “patrons,” so the band are kicking off their #YOUARELETLIVE campaign. The band states, “Without your support, with your inspiration, without you, this endeavor would have never reached the lengths it has.” For the next few months, the band will be taking photographs at the end […]

Falling In Reverse have released a new lyric video for the song “Keep holding On,” which was created using artwork submitted by fans. The song is taken from FIR’s second album, Fashionably Late, which was released last year on Epitaph Records. Check out the video below, and let us know what you think. Additionally, Falling […]