Interview

AP had the chance to check in with Ronnie Radke a few weeks ago, as he was preparing for the release of Falling In Reverse’s debut album, The Drug In Me Is You. The album is out July 26 via Epitaph Records, but Radke gave us some exclusive details about the release below. Stay tuned […]

Touring’s tough business these days—and that’s even before taking insane gas prices and increased competition into account. Road warriors Valencia and Anarbor—who are embarking on the “Do America” tour starting July 15 with AP Tour alum Conditions—understand the challenges involved with climbing into the van. On the eve of their co-headlining trek, Valencia guitarist Brendan […]

(Photo: Dan Newman) “That’s where my heart is, and what every bone in my body is telling me: ‘Do this last Movielife show.’” — Vinnie Caruana makes his intentions clear. August 26, 2011. Mark the date, punk-rock historians, because that’s the night Long Island, New York, pop-punk legends THE MOVIELIFE will perform their last show. […]

Earlier this year, AP talked to Roger Miret to talk about the new Roger Miret And The Disasters album, Gotta Get Up Now. The conversation also covered his history before and after he became a hardcore legend as the singer of Agnostic Front—from being raised by Cuban immigrant parents in infamously seedy 1970s New York […]

(photo by Dan Newman) In a sense, Pete Wentz’s musical career has always been anchored by relationships—whether these come in the form of platonic creative collaborations (Fall Out Boy bandmate Patrick Stump) or in the form of romance-as-lyrical-fodder (see also: Fall Out Boy). With his new group, Black Cards, who are being featured in AP […]

Sometimes, things don’t work out the way you planned. Just ask Black Veil Brides vocalist Andy Biersack, who shattered three ribs while attempting to jump from one pillar to another during the band’s album release show on Saturday, June 18, at the Hollywood & Highland Center Hot Topic in Los Angeles. Even though Biersack’s injury […]

  New Found Glory recently wrapped up Radiosurgery, their seventh full-length, due October 4 via Epitaph. This time out, the band turned to producer Neal Avron, who helmed three early NFG albums (2000's self-titled release, 2002's Sticks And Stones and 2004's Catalyst). A few weeks ago, while the band was in the thick of recording, […]

Thrice recently finished their seventh studio album, which they recorded at Red Bull Studios with Dave Schiffman, the man who engineered 2005's Vheissu and mixed 2009's Beggars. The full-length, which is still untitled, should be out in late September via Vagrant. AP caught up with vocalist/guitarist Dustin Kensrue the day before he added final vocal touches, as he […]

In the wake of the announcement of his departure from the Academy Is…, drummer Andy “the Butcher” Mrotek says the last few days have been emotional but also a relief. AP caught up with him in California, as he prepares to move back to Milwaukee to fill out the Animal Upstairs’ lineup with friends from […]

This week, the Academy Is… announced that longtime guitarist Michael Guy Chislett and drummer Andy Mrotek have parted ways with the band. Frontman William Beckett checked in with AP from Los Angeles, where he’s writing with guitarist Mike Carden, to talk about the changes, assuring fans that there is no “big, sexy story.” And while […]