visual art

10 times musicians designed their own album cover art

We may be taught not to judge books by their covers, but are we always so kind to albums? In a sea of iconic cover art designed by prolific artists, the importance of release presentation can’t be understated. So, naturally, when we see musicians taking on the daunting task of designing the artwork themselves, we […]

Neck Deep explain ‘Life’s Not Out To Get You’ artwork

With the unique artwork on their album Life’s Not Out To Get You drastically differing from their previous albums, Neck Deep explained to APTV how they came to decide on their latest artwork.    “I wanted something a bit more hand-drawn,” said vocalist Ben Barlow. “Slightly more abstract.” Ultimately their vision led them to the […]

September Mourning talk stealing souls, marrying comics and rock on APTV

AP’s Josh Bernstein caught up with art project/band September Mourning recently to talk about the marriage between rock and roll and comic books and more.  Vocalist September explains the concept behind her band and how it differs from other rock artists who have gone into comics: “For us, we are the comic book,” she says, […]

Arts & Chats: Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides draws and talks fan expectations and rock stars

Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides is an astute observer with wisdom beyond his years regarding human interactions and what makes people tick and pay attention, which he displays in this philosophical new interview with him, where he also showcases his art style.  Biersack talks about fan expectations and how they've changed since he was a kid, what […]

Punk's Not Dead. Really: 5 reasons why punk is still very much alive

Some corporate list-driven website recently fanned the flames of digital contention by making a list of 25-plus reasons why, ahem, “punk is dead.” Said reasons included tees of the Black Flag bars logo adorned with the name “Justin Bieber,” vacuous celebrities in punk couture at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art gala and One Direction appropriating […]

Exclusive preview: Punk rock comics zine "As You Were" - Issue 2: The Pit

Some people wouldn't make the association between punk-rock and comics, but curator Mitch Clem challenges that perception with As You Were, a punk comics anthology zine created as an outlet for punks to share their love of art and music in one place. The first issue featured 72 pages of cartoonists drawing under the theme “House Shows.” The second […]

Gallery: ArtWARENESS 2013 preview

Photographer:  Preview some of the pieces available at the upcoming Hope For The Day ArtWARENESS art show and auction on September 12 in Chicago.  Full event details below. — We have teamed up with our friends at suicide prevention and awareness organization Hope For The Day for an art show and nonprofit auction preceeding Riot […]

Jamie Oliver (Lostprophets) selling limited edition art print benefiting Skate 4 Cancer

Earlier today, we presented ten items to add to your holiday shopping list to help out good causes. In addition to those, Lostprophets keyboardist Jamie Oliver is offering limited edition prints of his “Dream, Love, Cure” painting (pictured) in support of Skate 4 Cancer and DreamLoveCure.org.  “Dream, Love, Cure” was featured in AP issue 293, along […]

Jordan Buckley (Every Time I Die), Jake Bannon (Converge), more to display art at Cleveland exhibit

Sometimes really cool things happen in AP's hometown. Next week, for instance, our city gets the honor of hosting a really awesome art exhibit, Life And Death In Black And White, which will feature art from Jordan Buckley (Every Time I Die), Jake Bannon (Converge) and Derek Hess,  just to name a few. Curated by […]