vocal rest

Right out of the box, the Faim did pretty damn good in America this year. On their RCA debut album State Of Mind, the Australian blokes delivered songs that straddled the line between perfunctory pop and the modern-rock hits that drive-time listeners could get positively captivated by. Read more: Check out the Faim, Wentz and […]

Crown The Empire are incredibly talented…but drawing Star Wars characters isn’t one of their strong suits. In APTV’s original game show, VOCAL REST, we put Andy Leo on vocal rest and lefts bandmates to guess answers to questions based on his drawings. Read more: Crown The Empire give “Old Town Road” an acoustic spin The […]

Doug Cousins is known for belting out pop punk sing along anthems fronting the band Bearings, but in this APTV exclusive, we put the frontman on vocal rest, asked some questions and left his bandmates to figure out the answers he drew out. Watch Doug illustrate the Bearings lyric he’s most proud of, his favorite […]

[Pictured L-R: Melissa Cross and Matty Mullins (Memphis May Fire); Photo by: Melissa Cross] Name a band you love. Any band at all. More than likely, they’ve worked with Melissa Cross. She’s the vocal coach anyone who’s anyone goes to when they need to improve their aggressive vocals. Underoath? Yup. Cradle Of Filth? You got […]

Simple Plan recently announced they had to cancel various tour dates due to frontman Pierre Bouvier being diagnosed with severe swollen vocal cords. Bouvier is currently on vocal rest and the band posted a video to further update fans on his condition. Check out the video and list of canceled tour dates below: August 13th […]

Simple Plan have had to cancel shows in Shanghai and Beijing because vocalist Pierre Bouvier “has been diagnosed with severe swollen vocal cords and has been ordered to go on complete vocal rest,” the band said in a statement. There's no word yet on how this will affect the rest of Simple Plan's current tour.