jason pettigrew

AP editor seeks dirt and drama but only finds community at the APMAs

Editor-in-chief Jason Pettigrew chronicles his experience at the 2015 APMAs. (Header by Paris Visone.) If there was one prominent, recurring theme to this year’s APMAs (besides “Dude, where can I get a pair of those Macbeth Skullys?”), it would most definitely be community. By now, you've seen the clips, heard the collaborations and saw the recaps. […]

30 Years Of AP: From grunge to emo, with editor in chief Jason Pettigrew

In celebration of Alternative Press’ 30th anniversary, we’ve conducted special interviews with the magazine’s “founding fathers,” so to speak. Jason Pettigrew is AP’s editor in chief, and he’s been with the company since 1986—almost its entire 30 years! Pettigrew is a unique blend of rebel and class—he could fit in at the roughest of basement […]