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Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda, Thirty Seconds To Mars‘ Jared Leto and members of Pearl Jam will join the crusade to raise mental health awareness and prevent suicide as part of Entercom’s upcoming “I’m Listening” radio broadcast. Read more: Foo Fighters cover Queen under a fake band name Airing across the United States to start […]

In these cynical times, it’s easy to throw shade at bands who’ve been around a while, long after they’ve ceased to excite or inspire. But Helmet, the idiosyncratic, reductionist metal outfit formed by Page Hamilton in 1989, falls waaay outside that category. Read more: Davey Suicide dishes on taking his career back and why a lot […]

In an interesting chat on AP founder Mike Shea’s Backstage Pass podcast, L.A. glam-ghoul Davey Suicide talks about everything from transforming from an awkward, shy high school kid to Russian involvement. READ MORE: John 5 walked away from running his show to join Rob Zombie’s circus Indeed, Suicide’s story is both inspiring and enlightening. He discusses being […]

A look through super-guitarist John 5’s resumé looks like an overview of contemporary rock history. Before he cemented his world-class abilities recording and touring with bona fide rock stars as Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and David Lee Roth, the artist formerly known as John Lowery crossed playing paths with everyone from Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander […]

On the latest episode of the Backstage podcast, AP founder Mike Shea informs PVRIS frontwoman Lynn Gunn that they have something in common: They’re both taphophiles. For the uninitiated (including this writer), taphophilia is the fascination of graveyards and cemeteries. “There’s a word for it?” Gunn asks. “It sounds dirty.” Gunn goes on to talk […]

[Photo by: MTV] The Osbournes are bringing The Osbournes back! However, instead of the classic MTV reality show, the family started a new podcast series. The first episode aired March 5—exactly 16 years after TV show's debut—and you can listen to it below. Read more: The Osbournes return with a new weekly series On the first episode of the Osbournes […]

A few weeks ago, Chris 2 of passionate Pittsburgh punks Anti-Flag stopped by to appear on the Cautionary Tales podcast. Although the program focuses on how bands endure or flame out over certain aspects of the music industry, Chris flipped the script on us and informed us about how great Anti-Flag’s tenure on BMG/RCA was […]

[Photo by: MTV] Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon, along with their progeny Kelly and Jack, are bringing back MTV's hit reality show The Osbournes—sort of! The family will resurrect The Osbournes' straightforward spirit on a new podcast series. Read more: Ozzy Osbourne announces his final tour That's right, the heavy metal godfather and his […]

On the fifth episode of Backstage Pass, Mike Shea (along with his bulldog familiar Paulo) welcome Ash Costello to the podcast. When not taken by Paulo’s snoring, the frontwoman from New Years Day addressed the double-edged sword of social media and how it has changed the way she has interacted with, well, everyone. Read more: New […]

Imagine going on tour for years straight, rockin’ all the faces, making more than a million bucks and then going home dead-ass broke. On this installment of the Cautionary Tales podcast, AP editor in chief Jason Pettigrew sat down with electro-rock crooner William Control and his right-hand man Kenneth Fletcher (also frontman for Control Records […]

On the next episode of the Backstage Pass podcast, AP founder Mike Shea corrals the neo-glam trio of Palaye Royale for a revealing inside look at their unknown history. The Royale clan—brothers Remington Leith (vocals), Sebastian Danzig (guitars, keyboards) and Emerson Barrett (drums)—have been building a sizable following of fans with their mix of bluesy, […]

When you’re a band for a decade, you’ve performed in front of many different crowds. But knowing what kind of crowd you’re performing in front of is key to having a good, fun show. Listen to Levi Benton, Ryan Neff and B.J. Stead of Miss May I sit down and talk with AP’s CEO and Founder Mike Shea on Backstage […]

What’s that? You just learned that after all of your hard work building up your band, you’ve been offered a record deal? Congratulations! All of your problems have just begun! Today, altpress launches Cautionary Tales And Lessons Learned, a podcast where musicians talk about how they navigated the pitfalls of the industry in the most […]

[Photo by: Graham Fielder] “Everybody has their own self-tailored perfect life that they put out there. [Social media] shows us a very skewed view of people’s lives for the most part,” reflects Starset's Dustin Bates on the first episode of Under The Rock. “I sort of use it to vent the absurd thoughts in my head sometimes.” […]

[Photo by: Keeahtay Lewis] As his résumé details everything from emo vocalist to record label founder, Geoff Rickly is a busy man. But AP's Jason Pettigrew was able to sit down with Rickly and discuss his former band, Thursday, and the pitfalls of being a musician. “The one thing you really have to tend, and really look after, is […]

[Photos by: Unsplash]  Finally, we’ve reached the time of year where most of us like to enjoy all things dark and creepy (and if you don’t, we can’t be friends). Here are 13 podcasts to listen to on your commute and get you into the spooky spirit. Read More: It is now the highest-grossing horror […]