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We rubbed elbows with pop-punk royalty and caught up with our favorite bands.

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Following a sold-out show at the O2 Apollo, Olivia Rodrigo played Bunny Jackson’s, a dive bar in Manchester. The artist covered Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn.”

Lit have shared the new single “Mouth Shut” featuring No Doubt‘s Adrian Young. The track arrives ahead of their forthcoming album Tastes Like Gold, out June 17 via Round Hill Records. In addition, the band are heading on tour in May. Check out a full list of dates below and grab tickets here. Read more: […]

Lit have announced their upcoming seventh studio album, Tastes Like Gold, will arrive June 17 via Round Hill Records. They’ve also shared a single from the album, titled “Kicked Off The Plane.” Tastes Like Gold features collaborations from Carlo Colasacco (The Chainsmokers), YOUTHYEAR,  Adrian Young (No Doubt), Butch Walker and American Authors. It follows 2018’s […]

Lit are unveiling details today for their Spring Loaded U.S. tour. Alternative Press is bringing you the first word on the new run. The band also dropped a new live video for their single “Yeah Yeah Yeah.” Read more: Are the 2000s back? How Avril Lavigne, Chris Carrabba are uniting Gen Z and millennials During […]

The year is 2001. The middle school bus stops by your house in 10 minutes as you hastily smudge on frosted lip gloss, grab your tattoo choker necklace and add an extra gem to your jeans’ bedazzled pocket. Trucker hats and studded belts are all the rage. In some ways, times are simpler.  Pop punk […]

Nirvana. Pearl Jam. Green Day. These are three monster bands that people often name-drop when reliving the incredible and renowned legacy of ’90s music. Even if they don’t get mentioned in a reverential manner as much as many of their counterparts, some less “cool” bands end up defining a time period (and influence future decades) […]

Pop punk is often associated with the turn of the century when power chords, skateboarders and forever-young tunes on MTV ruled the scene. More recently, there’s the puzzling association of the genre with pizza that has turned into a giant inside joke.  But the music dates back decades, with staying power that outlasted most predictions. […]

Hey Monday began teasing us in October on the 11-year anniversary of the band’s debut album Hold On Tight. In the weeks that followed, vocalist Cassadee Pope announced a “#HeyItsMonday pop-punk night” in Nashville at the Exit/In to take place on Nov. 25. She later confirmed with AltPress that Hey Monday would be having a reunion at […]

Spawning monumental releases from influential bands such as the Get Up Kids, Saves The Day and of course, blink-182, it’s no doubt that 1999 changed the landscape for punk and emo forever. 1999 was a tremendous year of transition that not only pushed the genre to the mainstream, but also kept it fresh and dynamic […]

There are a lot of ways to make an engaging music video; they are mini-films, after all, simply scored to your favorite songs. One of the ways to ensure greatness is to surprise and delight your audience with an unexpected cameo—especially if the celebrity in question is not someone you’d immediately associate with the artist, […]

Collaborations with various musicians are nothing new for Los Angeles-based rapper B.LaY—in 2014, he worked with Ronnie Radke, Haley Rose and other performers to put together songs for his mixtape, Initiation II. In May, he’ll be releasing his debut EP All Of Me, but for now he’s teamed up with AP to reveal the video […]