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The Goth Gift Guide—20 gifts for your goth friend

Whether you have a goth girlfriend, boyfriend or best friend, we at AP know it can be hard finding the perfect holiday gift for the goth who hates everything—especially if you slept on the Halloween clearance deals. That’s why we’ve curated this Goth Gift Guide, full of original products from some awesome companies that will […]

‘Lady Bird’ and 16 other fantastic films directed by women that deserve your attention

[Photo by: Scott Rudin Productions]  Lady Bird, directed by Greta Gerwig, is powering its way to the forefront of nearly every Oscar’s conversation, buoyed in part by being the best reviewed movie in the history of Rotten Tomatoes. At this moment, it’s sitting at 100 percent Fresh with 189 reviews. Toy Story is currently sitting at […]

10 best band fansites and websites, from Linkin Park to ATL

Once upon a time, fan clubs were run via postal services, paying a certain amount of money for various gifts and letters from bands. Then the internet happened, and forums began with pages and pages of like-minded people sharing their opinions, recent acquisitions and meeting-the-band stories. Now, we’re at a point where we can find […]

We've paired your fave bands with the perfect bath bomb

[Photo by: Lush]  For many of us, there’s nothing more relaxing than coming home after a long day of work and indulging in a luxurious bubble bath. It’s even better when you’ve got your CD collection and an array of bath bombs to go with any mood. From Hey Violet to Sleeping With Sirens, here’s […]

12 theories about 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi,' from the bonkers to the brilliant

[Photo by: Lucasfilm/Walt Disney Pictures] Star Wars: The Last Jedi is almost here (it hits theatres Dec. 15), so to hold us over, we decided to trawl YouTube, Reddit, the Outer Rim and the Unknown Regions in search of answers to some of our biggest questions about the year’s most anticipated film. Focusing our efforts […]

Emo Nite Day: What you missed at the first-ever, one-day fest in LA

[Photo by: Grizzlee Martin] Emo Nite presented Emo Night Day on Sunday, Dec. 3. The all-day event was a celebration of the party's three-year anniversary and had three stages with an amazing lineup that included performances and DJ sets from everyone from the Used to Machine Gun Kelly, as well as a surprise appearance by […]

10 music struggles kids today will never understand

[Photo credit: @mattwhitlockPM/Twitter] It seems like we have music at our fingertips these days with apps like Spotify and phones that double as a music library. Kids today will never understand the struggles our generation had to endure on a daily basis just to enjoy the music we loved. Here are 10 music struggles kids […]

The ultimate emo gift guide

[Photos by: AP, Washed Up Emo, Valley Cruise Press, Emo Nite] Not sure what to get your sensitive, music-loving emo friends and family members for the holidays? Here’s a handcrafted list of gifts ranging from clothes to books that are perfect for both retired and not-so-retired emo kids.  Read more: 19 stellar gifts for the musician […]

10 times Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph made us laugh

Happy birthday Tyler Joseph! In celebration, we've rounded up 10 GIFs that show just how great the Twenty One Pilots singer is, both onstage and off.  Read more: 10 relatable tweets from Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun [Gif by: Giphy]  Who ever said it wasn't? [Gif by: Giphy]  We can just picture Josh staring and making […]

'Stranger Things' Season 3: Everything we know so far

The second season of Stranger Things has only been out for a month, but its huge success (I mean, four million views per episode during the first weekend?) means everyone’s ready for more. And with confirmation from Netflix that Season 3 is officially happening, along with the show creators confirming that they are working on […]

20 truly amazing Waterparks fan drawings

[Photo by: waterparks.fanart/Instagram]  Waterparks fans are dedicated and talented, creating art of their favorite band that's crazy creative. We're particularly fond of the Awsten Knight drawing from the brand new cover of AP (not biased at all). Check out these 20 great drawings of the Gloom Boys that we've rounded up for you.  Read more: Waterparks’ […]

5 tips for a better music video

[Photo by: Jakob Owens/Unsplash]  One of the best tools for a band to gain exposure is video. While radio is still important, video platforms reign supreme. Even more interesting is that video streams now equate to Billboard chart positions, which is great for any band big on YouTube. Over the course of a decade, I’ve […]

10 lost or forgotten music documentaries—from blink-182 to Green Day

Music documentaries are great, aren’t they? They’re a chance to really see how your favorite bands do their thing. When done right, they offer a candid look at people we all admire. However, some docs either don’t even see the light of day or actually make their way out into the world, but fall out […]

18 musicians reveal their guilty pleasure songs—and they aren't ashamed one bit

[Pictured: Alex Gaskarth, Hilary Duff; Photo of Gaskarth by: Grizzlee Martin] Most musicians say they don’t believe in musical guilty pleasures (in fact, you’ll see that response down below!), but we still managed to get them to name specific artists and songs. And the songs they chose are actual jams; we wouldn’t be ashamed to […]

13 musical moments to be thankful for this Thanksgiving

[Pictured, L-R: Mike Shinoda, Twenty One Pilots, Brendon Urie; Photos by: YouTube/Recording Academy/GRAMMYs, Linkin Park/YouTube] From numerous natural disasters and shootings, to the loss of so many great musicians and the end of Warped Tour, it's safe to say 2017 wasn't an easy year. However, there's still plenty to be thankful for. In the past few months, we […]

20 musicians you probably didn't know were vegan

[Pictured L-R: Travis Barker (photo by: Clemente Ruiz), Laura Jane Grace, Frank Iero] Going meat-free is one of the most important trends driving innovation in prepared foods around the world. Right now, six percent of Americans identify as vegan, which means they abstain from products that come from animals, including food and clothes. Read more: Rise Against’s Joe Principe […]

Musicians reveal the bands they're most thankful for this year

[Pictured clockwise from top-left: Sum 41, The Word Alive, Waterparks]  To celebrate Thanksgiving 2017, we reached out to a bunch of our favorite artists and asked them which other acts in the alt music world they are thankful for. We’ve always felt a strong sense of community and charity in our scene, and based on […]

What to watch on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime this Thanksgiving break

[Photo by: NBC] Curl up this Thanksgiving with your friends and family for a night of entertainment. We've rounded up the best movies and Thanksgiving TV specials to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu.  Read more: Everything coming to and leaving Netflix in December Amazon (Romance) In the Digital Age (2017)  A once-famous emo band […]

13 Black Friday deals you’ll actually care about

[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 […]

10 guys from the scene who pull off guyliner like a GD pro

[Photo by: 30 Seconds To Mars/YouTube]  It's almost Thanksgiving, and people everywhere are gathering together to give their thanks for friends and family, their health and their homes. While we're thankful for all of that here at AP, there's one thing we can't help but appreciate as well: guyliner. Because who isn't thankful for a […]
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