holidays

Merry Christmas from Good Charlotte! The band have debuted A GC Christmas: Part 1, and we're ready to get cozy by a fire—and rock out. Read more: 19 stellar gifts for the musician in your life That means, if you’re having any trouble getting into the holiday spirit, Good Charlotte have you covered. A GC Christmas: Part 1 features three […]

[Photo by: New Line Cinema] Buddy the elf is the world's sweetest character, right? Well, maybe not—at least, we have our doubts after watching this Elf horror trailer. Read more: The Goth Gift Guide—20 gifts for your goth friend Between the dark score and the eerily haunting dialogue when taken out of context (“Fun, so felonies are fun […]

[Photo by: @Starbucks/Twitter] Starbucks is clearly as excited for the holidays as we are, debuting their newest, limited-edition treat: The Christmas Tree Frappuccino. Read more: Starbucks is releasing a vampire Frappuccino for Halloween According to Cosmopolitan, the Instagram-ready Frappuccino has a Peppermint Mocha Crème Frappuccino as the base, with a “tree” made from matcha whipped cream. Of course, it's decorated […]

Kesha has shared a heartfelt, personal entry on Time.com that explores the intersection of personal health and holiday joy. In her essay, she highlights the importance of self-love and taking time for yourself.  “It’s not your responsibility to try to make the whole world happy. Especially since sometimes it’s not that easy to make yourself […]

If you’re having any trouble getting into the holiday spirit, Creeper have you covered. The band have shared their beautiful take on the Pogues’ Christmas classic “Fairytale Of New York,” and Will Gould and Hannah Greenwood absolutely nail those vocals. Read more: A tarot reading with Creeper’s Will Gould The track is taken from the […]

Having trouble getting into the holiday spirit? August Burns Red have you covered. The band just released their cover of “Last Christmas,” and it’s bound to get you dancing (or moshing) around the tree in no time. Give it a listen below! Read more: August Burns Red mosh around the Christmas tree with blistering “Home Alone Theme” cover “This […]

[Photo by: Hot Topic/Instagram]  Black Friday is nearly upon us, and you know everyone will be racing to the stores to get trampled for that toaster they just had to have. Here at AP, we care about your saftey, so we’ve rounded up some of the best deals on music merch that are available with […]

[Photo by: How The Grinch Stole Christmas/Universal Pictures, The Nightmare Before Christmas/Touchstone Pictures, Elf/New Line Cinema] It’s November, meaning we’ve already started blasting the Maine’s …And A Happy New Year a few times. Not to mention, we’ve already watched Elf once… Or twice. Freeform is in the holiday spirit as well and have released their “25 […]

Happy holidays from AltPress! As expected, your favorite musicians spent some quality time over the holiday weekend with family and friends. We've compiled some of the best social media shares from their holiday festivities below! From all of us here at AP, we hope you had a happy holiday weekened! Be sure to check out even […]

Holidays should be treated as sacred moments to be with family. But sometimes you don’t want to hear your visiting aunts and uncles talk about the election with mouthfuls of mashed potatoes and stuffing and watch your mom throw shade at everyone for not helping out with the traditional meal. Now, we’re not gonna tell […]

KBrakes Want the perfect gift for drummers? What if we told you there’s a way to stop their kick drums from sliding? Save the show and your favorite drummer’s sanity with these simple, affordable, low-profile miracles that slip right onto their kick drum spurs. Don’t believe us? Ask bands like Underoath, Bayside, Senses Fail and […]

All Time Low share how they celebrate their holidays every year—from Home Alone to being far from home, and from anti-celebrations (with delicious Chinese food!) to the full friends-and-family experience. Plus: Vocalist Alex Gaskarth explains how to get ahold of Santa when you’re not going to be at your house for Christmas, and what he may prefer […]

It's almost Christmas! And we really can't think of a better way to get hype than by having State Champs show up on your digital doorstep for some Christmas caroling.  Folks, we give you State Champs performing the Chrismas classic “Jingle Bells” (with bonus dogs.) — Video/Editing: Bobby Makar Director: Cassie Whitt Dog #1: Bowie […]

The holidays are here, and Our Last Night are stoked to watch some of their favorite movies. With plot points in their faves that include: killing Santa, creepy claymation, inappropriate Christmas dinners and emotional puppets, things could get mad-weird for OLN this year.  Which of these movies will you be watching for the holidays?  — Video/Editing: Bobby Makar Direction/Interview: […]

Sleeping With Sirens guitarist Nick Martin tells the story of how Christmas forever changed for him with one look in Santa’s eyes. “I’m kind of looking at Santa’s eyes and I’m thinking, ‘I feel like I know this person, and I recognize him, but I don’t want to say anything…’” Hear the rest in this […]

We all know that moment when our Christmas presents started becoming less fun and more practical, but I'm hoping none of you ever got a cheap bag of sugar and some tea for Christmas like Neck Deep bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans…  Neck Deep's Ben Barlow and Thorpe-Evans will be getting in the Christmas spirit this week […]

When New Politics stopped by the AP offices recently for an APTV Session, they ended up schooling us in Danish Christmas traditions, which made us well jealous. As they gear up for holiday festival show season (dates below), the band reminisced about their Christmas month (yes, month!) back home.  Learn all about jul and glögg and get […]

If you’re spending the holidays with Sleeping With Sirens guitarist Jack Fowler’s family, it might not be all turkey and cranberry sauce. By the end of the celebration, you may very well be counting yourself lucky to have made it out alive. Hear Fowler recount the time he nearly mowed his own grandfather down in a […]

When Knuckle Puck stopped by the AltPress office we got them to talk about their Thanksgiving traditions and memories. When it came to opinions on gravy, stuffing and cranberries, things started to get heated. Fights were almost started and friendships nearly ended when the guys talked about their favorite and least favorite foods. For the most […]