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Real Friends premiere acoustic version of “From The Outside”

Real Friends have released an acoustic version of “From The Outside” that sheds a whole new light on the track. The song is from the band’s latest album Composure. Read more: Will Smith shares trippy ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ limited-edition merch Real Friends premiered the song on YouTube and talked to fans in the comments […]

New Found Glory share magical ‘Frozen’ cover

New Found Glory continue to take on classic movie jams, this time dropping a pop-punk cover of Frozen’s signature song, “Let It Go.” The latest reimagined track comes off the band’s upcoming From The Screen To Your Stereo 3, which drops May 3. Read more: Woodstock 50 organizers deny cancellation, pursuing “legal remedy” We’ve already gotten […]

Doll Skin sign to Hopeless Records, drop ‘The Craft’-inspired video

Doll Skin joined the Hopeless Records family. The band also announced their next album, Love Is Dead And We Killed Her. They began teasing fans earlier this month, tweeting a SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired meme. With it, they included “you know what’s better than 24? 23…,” which we now know is today’s date and their big reveal. […]

Slam Dunk festival adds 10 more bands to 2019 lineup

Slam Dunk just added 10 more bands to their lineup, and boy are we excited. The UK festival is bringing in acts like All Time Low, Real Friends, Simple Plan, NOFX, New Found Glory, Waterparks and plenty more of our favorites. Now, they’ve added even more acts to the lineup. Read more: Twitter tests new feature […]

New Found Glory announce summer tour dates, new music

It might be in single digit temperatures throughout much of the country this week, but New Found Glory’s summer plans are enough to help us survive. The band took to social media to announce the From The Screen To Your Stereo To Your Town tour with an incredibly stacked lineup. Read more: Warped Tour reveals locations […]

Slam Dunk announces third wave of bands for 2019

Slam Dunk is announcing the third wave of bands for the 2019 edition of the festival. Ten more acts who will be playing the Slam Dunk stage this May have been announced. Check out what the lineup looks like so far. Read more: 12 artists share their “ten year challenge” transformations Slam Dunk is set to make […]

“Emo Coachella” mocks real thing, 8123 Fest poster plays to festival craze

Just in case the original Coachella isn’t really your speed, the Maine‘s 8123 Fest has jokingly changed the name of their forthcoming festival to fit the occasion. Now referred to as “Emo Coachella,” the festival could be a fun alternative you surely don’t want to miss. This year, the Maine will headline the festival in Phoenix, AZ. Mayday […]

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 […]

Op-Ed: It’s time to start a music revolution, now

Fearless Records, the record label that’s been a staple in contemporary pop-punk, metalcore and a few more genres of note, recently appointed Jenny Reader to the position of president/chief creative officer. Born in the United Kingdom, Reader headed up the British office of Victory Records before emigrating to the U.S. in 2008 to work at […]

The 50 best albums of 2018

Do you have any idea how many records are released in any given year? That’s OK, neither do we. We do know that there are thousands of records that come out every year, from manufactured pop stars to local church choirs, and all of them are hoping to get your attention. So through all the […]

Spotify users listened to their favorite bands this much this year

Another year is coming to a close, meaning another year of seriously incredible music has kept us pretty active on Spotify over the last 12 months. When you combine that fan power, what do you get? Lots of hours worth of Spotify plays for our favorite bands and artists. A number of our faves have taken […]

Real Friends talk underrated punk bands, new full-length ‘Composure’

Dan Lambton and Kyle Fasel of pop-punk darlings Real Friends caught up with APTV over the summer to discuss how their band has changed between “The Home Inside My Head” to their most recent release, Composure. The Real Friends gents also cleared up the popular misconception that their band is actually a social media site […]

The Story So Far share new music video and other news you might have missed today

Capstan signed to Fearless Records and shared their new song—plus, don’t miss out on new tour dates with Real Friends. Check out the news you might have missed today below! 1. The Story So Far share new music video The Story So Far shared their new music video of their song “Take Me As You […]

The Maine announce next band for 8123 Fest lineup

8123 Fest is just over two months away, but we couldn’t be more stoked. Plus, it just keeps getting better as the Maine announced the next act to round out their festival’s roster. The Maine hinted at the second edition of the festival at the start of the year and confirmed it this summer. We […]

Real Friends share a creepy new music video for "Me First"

Real Friends are getting into the Halloween spirit with their creepy new music video. The band shared the spooky new video for “Me First” earlier this afternoon, and it follows the release of their other Halloween-centric video for “Mess.” Check out the video for “Me First” below! Read more: Did you catch these hidden Easter eggs in […]

11 times hip-hop artists sampled the scene

Hip-hop and our scene might seem like total opposites on the surface, but the genres collide more than you think. There’s the entire genre of emo rap that has been blowing up in recent years, as well as a long history of alternative bands covering hip-hop songs and rappers sampling some of our favorite tracks. […]

Did you catch these hidden Easter eggs in your favorite music videos?

Hidden among these stellar music videos are subtle and small references that get our hearts leaping out of our chests. Whether they note throwback eras or pay homage to their favorite things in pop culture, the little details definitely make all of the difference. Here are 13 Easter eggs you definitely didn’t notice the first […]

Real Friends announce fall headlining tour

Real Friends have announced they are going on tour this fall, and they are bringing some of our favorite bands with them. The band are taking their latest album Composure on tour starting in October. Boston Manor, Grayscale and Eat Your Heart Out will join in support. Read more: 10 times your favorite bands were […]

12 touching Warped Tour moments that gave us all the feels

Warped Tour came to an end last night, so we’re rehashing some of this year’s most touching moments. From onstage antics to playing with puppies, here are some of the tour’s most emotion-packed moments. Read more: The scene reacts to Warped Tour ending Real Friends volunteered at The Nashville Humane Association, and Fearless Records covered […]

Waterparks, Palaye Royale, Chris Motionless and more decide on the National Anthem of Warped Tour

The Vans Warped Tour has had 23 summers worth of amazing songs from all of your favorite bands and as the “Misfit Summer Camp” comes to a halt, we wanted to know what one song stands out as THE song of the tour. We caught up with members of Waterparks, Palaye Royale, Motionless In White, […]
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