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“We’re the Interrupters! We’re from Los Angeles, California!” the young guitarist announces over a fanfare, as the camera pulls back and reveals a four-piece band, plus a singer, and a crush of throbbing humanity in a tiny space. “And this first song i...

We're well aware that there's a bit of an '80s renaissance going on in pop culture. From soundtracking shows to influencing alternative artists with synth-pop and darkwave, the music of the decade is certainly a prominent force in the modern age. Of co...

Picturing our favorite bands in their fledgling stages is no easy task. But imagining them devoid of any original music and instead performing cover songs? That's straight-up impossible. Remarkably, it's not all that rare for now-iconic artists to reveal that they'd formerly performed as a tribute act...

The year 2021 stands out for, at the very least, two distinct reasons. One, we all simply could not wait for it to get here and to promptly put the horrific year that was 2020 in our collective rearview mirror. And, two, it’s the year that some of the best albums of the ’90s will turn 25 years old. Yep, t...

When APTV Director Bobby Makar asked Spencer Charnas what his favorite scary movie is, he wasn’t setting up a bloodbath. Indeed, the Ice Nine Kills singer is a die-hard enthusiast of scary movies of all kinds. Horror films, splatter reels, you name it. If i...

Is it a supergroup? Or is that the sound of 2-Tone ska being piped into the halls of the Justice League Of America? Actually, it’s both. Former Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello and Westbound Train frontman Obi Fernandez have created the Inevitables, a multimedia project encompassing both comics and some fine ska music. Today Alt...

Ska may be one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Many of its superfans have lived and died by the genre from the second they heard their first guitar upstroke, whereas some casual fans dug into it as a flavor of the week for a short amount of time and parted ways for (insert trendy musical genre here)...

On July 28, a virtual concert was held to unveil the full tracklisting for the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 soundtrack. Along with some classics songs from the original games, the franchise is getting a major boost with some new music. Now, it has been revealed that the remastered game's soundtrack includes over 30 new songs and artists...

The 1990s started out with DS-1 distortion pedal grunge bands viciously stomping on the global spandex-wearing hair-metal movement from the decade before and ceremoniously ended with the rise of the baggy-pant rockers of nü metal and bleached-blond boy bands with chiseled faces, courtesy of TRL. How...

Reel Big Fish are kicking off 2020 with their first tour announcement, Life Sucks...Let’s Dance. They’ll be joined by Big D And The Kids Table and Keep Flying. The bands will be heading out beginning Feb. 26 in Savannah, Georgia through March 8 in Clifton Park, New York. Read more...

Slam Dunk announced the third wave of artists joining the lineup for next year's festival, including Movements, Reel Big Fish, Comeback Kid and more. In September, the festival announced the first set of artists with acts such as Don Broco, State Champs, and Four Year Strong. Read more:...

When you've stuck around as long as blink-182, you're bound to accumulate some pretty cool art along the way. When it comes to concert posters, though, the guys might have an edge over their peers. Although the online age has dealt a blow to the functionality of paper set promotions, that doesn't mean punk-rooted bands like blink are giving up on sick graphics for their tours...

Ice Nine Kills were recently joined onstage by Reel Big Fish for their live performance of “IT Is The End,” and AP is premiering the official live video of the epic collaboration.  The performance took place at a sold-out show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, playing the It-inspired track from their 2018 album, The Silver Scream. The original so...

There’s an old aphorism that goes “history is what’s happening right now.” But when you are hanging out with your friends at Warped Tour, all the focus is on the moment. Jumping in the pit and getting your crowdsurf on. Trying to capture a ba...

The AP office has been running wild ahead of Warped Tour’s 25th anniversary dates, trying to think of proper ways to celebrate its unprecedented run as the go-to punk-rock event of the summer. During our research into its illustrious history, we realized that nobody had compiled the many different artists who have graced the Warped stage into a complete alumni playlist. Re...

Mest reached the funding goal for their new album after asking for support from fans via Kickstarter. Frontman Tony Lovato opened the campaign in late March, specifying that the band wished to stay independent and required some extra funds to release the record in a timely manner...

Amon Amarth announced U.S. tour dates—plus, don’t miss the Aquabats celebrating their 25-year anniversary. Check out the news you might have missed today below! 1. The Dangerous Summer announce album release date, drop new single The Dangerous Summer announced the release date for their upcoming full-length, Mother Nature, with another new single and music video. “Way Down”...

Bowling For Soup and Reel Big Fish are teaming up for an epic co-headlining tour, and they’re partnering with AP for an exclusive ticket presale. The two bands will hit the road in mid-June and wrap up in early August. The run is split into two legs with Nerf Herder as support on the first leg and MEST as support on the second leg. Read more: Al... Read More ...

While on tour with Reel Big Fish, MEST were involved in a car accident due to weather conditions while on their way to Fargo from Missoula, Montana. However, all members of the pop-punk band don’t appear to have any serious injuries. Luckily, the accident did not involve any other drivers. Addi...

Reel Big Fish are partnering with AP to premiere their track “You Can’t Have All Of Me.” As if that’s not exciting enough, they’re also revealing plans to release their first new album in six years, Life Sucks...Let’s Dance!, this winter. ...