new years

Here's why Ace Frehley will not be rejoining KISS for New Year's Eve

Although rumours have stirred around original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley rejoining the group for a reunion show leading into their farewell plans, excited fans are going to have to hold their applause for now. In a statement posted to the guitarist’s official Facebook page, Frehley shoots down rumours he was asked to join for a New Year’s Eve […]

Green Day close out 2019 with classic track at ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ set

Green Day began 2020 with a performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.  At the event, the band performed “When I Come Around” in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Dookie. Read more: My Chemical Romance fan project creates multi-cam video of return show The group announced they would be performing in […]

10 New Year’s resolutions every scene kid should make

New Year’s is a great time to hit the reset button and set some goals you want to accomplish in the new 365 days. If you’re a scene kid at heart, there are especially some resolutions you can set that have to do you music, fashion and more. While some resolutions can be cliche, we […]

7 'School Of Rock' stars that are "still together"

It was all the way back in 2003 that Jack Black and the big screen’s most lovable band of rarefied child rockers captured our imaginations in the heartwarming, music-themed comedy School Of Rock. But a sizeable group of the movie’s stars—now all grown up, of course—are “still together” and hanging out on the eve of […]

13 musicians share their New Year’s resolutions for 2019

As 2018 comes to a close, we are all welcoming 2019 with open arms. Whether you had a great trip around the sun, or a sub-par one at best, a new year can motivate us to try new things, change our habits and even make new art. On the flip side, you may think New Year’s […]

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong covers the Replacements on NYE—watch

[Photo by: @mnnesotagirl/Instagram] It looks like Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong had a fine time ringing in the new year with an admirable (and amiable) group of talented musicians, covering a tune by the Replacements to celebrate 2018. Color us impressed! Read more: How your fave musicians rang in the new year For New Year's […]

Start off your new year right with these perfectly-timed songs

We're sure we're not the only ones excited to leave 2017 behind—and start 2018 off with a bang. Thanks to Twitter, we've found some pretty epic tracks that are perfect picks for kicking off the new year on the right note. (Literally.) Start your 2018 off right with one of these epic tracks. It's really the perfect […]

Starbucks has a festive New Year's Eve drink

[Photo by: Starbucks] Starbucks is unveiling a new line of drinks for New Year's, in keeping with their festive tradition of holiday beverages like the Christmas Tree Frappucino and Halloween-themed Zombie Frappuccino. Check it out! Read more: Check out Starbucks' Christmas Tree Frappuccino As covered by Cosmo, the coffee company and coffeehouse chain is kicking […]

11 New Years’ resolutions we can all make to be better music fans

Alright, so, New Year’s resolutions are sort of bogus. Most of the time, our resolutions fizzle out before February hits. But this time of year is always a nice time to do some reflecting. There are tiny ways we can all improve our lives, even when it comes to music. Do you want to be […]

2015 Readers Poll: Best AP Issue

Every year, the AP staff pours our hearts into 12 new issues in hopes that you can learn more about your favorite bands and perhaps discover some new ones. The following are the fan favorites for 2015. AP 318 – Motionless In White Runners-up: AP 324 – Warped Tour AP 329 – twenty one pilots […]

Watch Panic! At The Disco perform on New Year's Eve

Panic! At The Disco performed on Fox's New Year's Eve Live last night. If you happened to miss the the performance, you can watch fan-posted videos of the band performing two songs—”This Is Gospel” and “Miss Jackson”—below. Check out the videos, and let us know how you think they did. “This Is Gospel” “Miss Jackson”

Watch Fall Out Boy's New Year's Eve performance

Below, you can watch fan-posted videos of Fall Out Boy's New Year's Eve performance last night. The band performed three songs—”Alone Together,” “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark” and “Young Volcanoes”—on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. Check out the videos below, and let us know how you think they did. “Alone […]

UPDATED New Years Resolutions: Motionless In White, Sleeping With Sirens, Pierce The Veil and more

Welcome to 2013! Yesterday, AP gave artists and fans New Year's resolutions suggestions. Today, we have actual resolutions from some of the artists we've spoken to recently. Check out vows for the new year from The Bronx, Hands Like Houses, Sleeping With Sirens, Pierce The Veil and Motionless In White below:   UPDATE: January 1, […]