oral history

From the time that Evanescence formed in 1995 to the present, the group have never had to sacrifice their focus or collective talents on “finding their voice” unlike so many other rock ’n’ roll acts of their magnitude. Instead, Evanescence e...

Maybe you’re a grizzled punk lifer who hates the kids. Perhaps you came of a certain age where you use the term ”melodic hardcore” more than “pop punk.” You may be a new listener doing a deep immersion into punk history. If you identify with any of ...

Richmond, Virginia's Lamb Of God didn't become a worldwide metal success by phoning it in. No effin' way. In this special APTV oral history interview, guitarist Mark Morton is graciously forthcoming. He discusses all of their records, from their "dumb innocence" as Burn The Priest to their recently released self-titled album. ...

Knuckle Puck guitarist Kevin Maida had some well-managed expectations when his band started. "I never thought it was going to be anything past playing a good local show, to be honest with you guys," he tells his bandmates. "That was the personal goal in my mind...

Over the past decade, Riot Fest has become one of the most beloved festivals in the world. They have reunited some of punk’s most iconic bands, and, in many ways, set the bar for how genuinely great a music festival can be. But when founder Mike Petryshyn started out in 2005, literally none of this was part of the plan. By h...

Over the past decade, Riot Fest has become one of the most beloved festivals in the world. They have reunited some of punk’s most iconic bands, and, in many ways, set the bar for how genuinely great a music festival can be. But when founder Mike Petryshyn started out in 2005, literally none of this was part of the plan. By h...

Fifteen years after No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls launched Simple Plan from obscure Canadian pop-punkers to mainstream hitmakers, the band are spending the majority of 2017 on the road, revisiting the album by playing it front-to-back each night.  Bef ...

In celebration of their impending reunion at this year's Riot Fest (and marking the day noted on their song "Sluttering (May 4)"), the internet has declared today the day of Jawbreaker. Over the course of 10 years, four albums and about a parsec's worth of road miles logged, the legendary Bay Area punk trio inspired countless bands and enraptured fans with the rhythmic attack of bassist

And you wondered why they weren't in our Class Of 2003 Special... In AP 303, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Fall Out Boy's Take This To Your Grave with our exclusive, massive oral history of the band, as told by them and the people who were there. Plus! Get to ...

Editor’s note: In celebration of Texas Is The Reason’s reunion show, we’re happy to republish the oral history of the band that originally ran in AP 224 (Mar ’07). You can purchase tickets to the Revelation Records 25-year Anniversary show they are playing here. Written by: Trevor ... Read More ...

In 2010, Mark O’Connell’s never-ending campaigns to bring his friends John Nolan and Shaun Cooper back into Team TBS finally bore fruit. Reconvening for the first time in seven years, the reunited quintet started writing a new album. The result... Read More ...

After Shaun Cooper and John Nolan left Taking Back Sunday, the band replaced them with guitarist/vocalist Fred Mascherino and bassist Matt Rubano. The new lineup recorded 2004’s Where You Want To Be and 2006’s major-label debut, Louder Now. Tensions within... Read More ...

Before Taking Back Sunday settled into the Taking Back Sunday lineup you know and love, they had a slightly different configuration: Eddie Reyes’ pal Antonio Longo was the vocalist—and a kid named Adam Lazzara was on bass. Of course, the latter eventually settled into the frontman role after Longo departed from the band, Shaun Cooper joined on bass—and the rest, as they say, is history. Read on be