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Warped Tour is finally upon us for its final installment. After bringing us the most killer names in alternative and punk since 1995, Warped has punched out one more stacked lineup. With headliners and special guests such as Asking Alexandria and Tonight Alive, it is easy to overlook the little guys. However, despite jaw-dropping big […]

[Photo credit: Alex Smith/Anam Merchant] If you’ve ever seen Chicago-based pop-punk outfit Sleep On It play live, you’ll see bassist AJ Khah happily holding down the low end, bringing the hooks with his comrades. But what makes Khah’s contribution even more spirited is that he’s living with Type 1 diabetes, a condition that hasn’t stopped […]

[Photo by: Equal Vision Records/YouTube] Sleep On It have debuted a new music video for their song “Fireworks,” featuring members of Marina City, Davlin and High Wire—plus, plenty of fans. Not to mention, State Champs’ Derek Discanio makes an appearance, and we just wish we were there for the party! Read more: Sleep On It […]

[Photo by: Nick Karp] After bad weather forced the Made in America tour to cancel their Denver show, Sleep On It set out to do whatever they could to make it up to their fans. Read more: Waterparks forced to cancel show due to bad weather Some bands will go out of their way for […]

[Photo by: @whatever4evr/Twitter, @kellencake/Twitter, @andrewgoldstein/Twitter] It’s been a very long, heartbreaking week for the music industry. Every day seemed to bring a new wave of bad news, making it hard to find the positives in a place we often find ourselves running to in order to escape the bad. We’ve complied a list of feel-good tweets […]

Waterparks were forced to cancel their Denver show of the Made in America tour after a string of unfortunate events. You can read the band's statement below. Read more: Waterparks show off their hair cutting chops in “Blonde” music video After bad weather, closed roads and a broken down vehicle, Waterparks were forced to cancel […]

Sleep On It Overexposed Sleep On It cemented themselves as ones to watch with their Lost Along The Way EP last October. Just one year later, they’ve dropped their debut full-length, proving that there was indeed way more where that came from. This time around, they fine-tuned their vocals, with guitarists TJ Horansky and Jake […]

[Photo credit: @ruhquel/Twitter] Halloween is right around the corner so it's time to start throwing together those creative costumes that you can brag about until next Halloween. The Twitter-verse has taken it upon itself to step-up the couples costume game with some band-inspired ideas that are sure to win every couples costume contest out there. […]

[Photo by: Nick Karp] Sleep On It are giving the fans taste after taste of tracks from their upcoming album Overexposed, and we're absolutely here for it.  The latest track, “Fireworks,” is an explosive track featuring State Champs' Derek DiScanio. Overexposed is out on Nov. 3 on Equal Vision Records,  Read more: Sleep On It release […]

[Photo by: Anam Merchant] Being on tour and returning home afterward  both present varying levels of distress, but for very different reasons. Everyone is at least somewhat aware of the mental and physical stress causations that accompany being on the road for long periods of time. The psychic ramifications of returning home from tour are often […]

Sleep On It are debuting their new song, “Window,” a taste off their forthcoming record Overexposed, out Nov. 3 on Equal Vision Records. The song, according to guitarist/vocalist TJ Horansky, was inspired by the passing of his good friend’s mother. Listen to the track below. Read more: Riot Fest 2017 day 3: Interviews with Sleep On It, Minus […]

AP hit up Riot Fest in Chicago this year and asked some of your favorite bands: What does emo mean to you? Watch what members of Real Friends, Sleep On It, New Found Glory and more had to say. Read More: Everything you need to know about emo past and present You can purchase your copy of […]

[Photo by: Ebay/Stacked Like Pancakes] You've waited in line for who knows how long just to get a few precious seconds with you favorite band. Amidst all the nerves and the chaos you forgot to grab something for them to sign. It's happened to almost all of us, but often our best ideas come under […]

Photographer: TJ Horansky, Alex Smith As Sleep On It's fall tour approaches (with State Champs and Waterparks!), let's take a walk down memory lane — in the form of Polaroids taken during their tours with As It Is, ROAM and Grayscale. Read more: Waterparks announce headlining massive tour with As It Is, Chapel and Sleep On It Tour […]

As a band trying to pull in new fans, your bio can either make or break you. Some bands go for the more serious route, giving in-depth explanations to their history and their sound. Then there's bands like Waterparks and State Champs, who use their social media platforms to relate to their fans on a […]

In one of the biggest pop-punk tour announcements of the fall, Waterparks have announced their headlining Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Made In America, with the ever-lovely As It Is, Chapel and Sleep On It added as support. Sound epic? We think so, too. Check out the full list of cities and dates below! Read […]

APTV correspondent Stevie James sat down with several of your favorite artists backstage at the 2017 APMAs. Check out some of the best moments with Chad Ginsburg from CKY, Hands Like Houses, power couple Beau Bokan (Blessthefall) and Lights and more!

State Champs have had plenty to share with fans today: That being an epic cover of Shawn Mendes’ “Stitches” for Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7, along with a tour that’ll hit the U.S. and Canada before they take the Riot Fest stage. Hear their cover of “Stitches” below! Read more: 10 State Champs choruses you can’t […]

We didn’t think As It Is’ first-ever North American headlining tour could get any better than it already is, but we’ve been proven wrong. Sleep On It has been announced as an additional support act on this pop-punk run, alongside ROAM and Grayscale. Check out the full list of cities and dates below! Read more: As It […]

Do you have any idea how many records are released in any given year? That’s okay, neither do we. We do know that there are thousands of artists who release new music each year, from manufactured pop stars to local church choirs, and all of them are hoping to get your attention. In the midst of all […]