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Winston McCall of Parkway Drive and Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red sat down with APTV Correspondent Caity Babcock in the Gibson Artist Lounge at the 2015 APMAs.    The pair presented the award for Best Guitarist to Tony Perry of Pierce The Veil. “Considering I don't think either of us play guitar, it was […]

Simple Plan sat down with Senior Editor Ryan Downey in the Gibson Artist Lounge at the 2015 APMAs right after their fantastic performance.    The band talked new music, adding that their performance of “Boom” was the world premiere of the new single! Drummer Chuck Comeau lets us in on some of the killer co-writes […]

Set It Off frontman Cody Carson joins APTV Correspondent Caity Babcock in the Gibson Backstage Artist Lounge after presenting the award for Best Vocalist at the APMAs. He talks about sharing a vocal coach with Hayley Williams, the difficulties of reading from a teleprompter and about the video for SIO’s song “Why Worry,” which was […]

AP Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey chats with Being As An Ocean in the Gibson Backstage Lounge after winning the award for “Best Underground Band” at the 2015 APMAs.  The band expresses their appreciation for the award and explains the tales they tell through each song on the group's self-titled album. “We have three stories […]

Kevin Skaff of A Day To Remember joined WWE's Corey Graves in the Gibson Brands Backstage Lounge to talk new music, the Best Live Band win, and group-chatting with ADTR.   In Kevin's words, the Skully represents “The Best Band Since Queen To Ever Be Live…Ever.” Whatever you say, Kevin!   Corey, a friend of […]

Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey sat down with Issues vocalists Tyler Carter and Michael Bohn in the Gibson Brands Backstage Lounge at the 2015 APMAs following their Artist Of The Year win. It got real strange up in here, but here's what we gathered: – The lounge is actually a sauna, so Ryan and Tyler decided […]

AP Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey chats with Motionless In White in the Gibson Backstage Lounge after their performance with Rob Zombie at the 2015 APMAs.  Chris talks about his infamous $7,000 Tom Ford suit, which he wore on the red carpet and after the show, but—don't be mistaken—he didn't wear it onstage (nor in […]

Pierce The Veil's Vic Fuentes and Jaime Preciado sat down with Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey in the Gibson Brands Backstage Lounge after their performance of “The Divine Zero” at the APMAs. The boys talk about finishing up their new album and flying out Best Guitarist winner Tony Perry for the awards show. Also, hear […]

PVRIS chat with APTV Correspondent Caity Babcock in the Gibson Backstage Artist Lounge following their APMAs performance of “My House” with Tyler Carter from Issues.  The trio talk about collaborating with Carter, their big breakthrough moments of the year on Warped Tour and what it feels like to be on Nikki Sixx's radar.  They also […]

Alternative Press recently auctioned off a special Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker guitar—signed by a bunch of musicians at the inaugural AP Music Awards—for over $1,600. All proceeds from the sale were donated to the Living The Dream Foundation. The non-profit makes dreams come true for children with life-threatening afflictions and enriches their lives with positivity. This […]

Alternative Press is auctioning off a special Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker guitar, which was signed by a bunch of musicians at the inaugural AP Music Awards. All proceeds from this auction will go to the Living The Dream Foundation. The non-profit makes dreams come true for children with life-threatening afflictions and enriches their lives with […]

It has been announced today by Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Brands, that Gibson will be bringing music back to the historic Tower Records Sunset Strip location on January 1, 2015. A lengthy renovation process to update the space, while still paying tribute to the legendary music store that was the center of the Los Angeles music scene […]