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10 reasons why Hayley Williams never really left the scene
Paramore are one of the definitive bands of the Warped Tour era. Though some of their peers are still churning out pop-punk tunes in the same vein as their first batch of records, Paramore have moved on to something different. On their 2013 self-titled LP, Hayley Williams and her bandmates took their emo foundation but […]
Demi Lovato brings back our Myspace days for an emo Travis Barker remix
blink-182‘s Travis Barker doesn’t seem to be slowing down when it comes to new projects. Just last night he appeared on The Late Late Show with James Cordon to perform with Machine Gun Kelly on his new single “Bloody Valentine.” Now, Barker is giving Demi Lovato‘s single “I Love Me” an emo remix. Released this […]
GARZI finally embraces his emo roots on the ‘STUCK IN THE MIDDLE’ EP
Self-professed Warped Tour apprentice GARZI is reinventing himself. After two productive years under the umbrella of SoundCloud rap, he’s exploring his melodic emo roots. Captured on his new EP, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, he’s exclusively premiering the release with AltPress. Co-produced by a legendary team of John Feldmann and Travis Barker, the latter even makes […]
Here’s why Hayley Williams felt slighted on Paramore’s first Warped Tour
Hayley Williams is most well-known for her work fronting Paramore and while she’s currently gearing up for the release of her solo debut album Petals For Armor she’s also speaking out on issues she’s faced as a woman in the industry. In an interview with Vulture, Williams reveals some of her Warped Tour stories and how being a woman on the event affected her. […]
10 metalcore bands who normalized electronic influences in the 2000s
During the 2000s and early 2010s, a surge of electronic influences found their way into metalcore as EDM became the biggest genre in music at the time. Warped Tour was flooded with synths and neon skinny jeans instead of mohawks and stick-and-poke tattoos as the flavor of the day became electronicore bands. While it’s tapered […]
10 pop artists who belted out rock tracks with no shame
The draw of belting out scene anthems is contagious, even to some of the biggest names in pop music. Sometimes, a song is just so good, you can’t contain yourself and have to sing in public, and these artists are just like us in this regard. We’ve rounded up 10 pop artists who have shamelessly sung […]
This social distancing-inspired blink-182 parody works better than it should
Since many of us began quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet has flooded with new content to watch. With various artists livestreaming and new social distancing-inspired content being released every day on various platforms, content sharing seems to be at an all-time high. Now, a blink-182-inspired parody video has emerged on YouTube that is […]
Lil Lotus is rewriting the emo playbook and there are no rules
Lil Lotus grins as he admits, “I’ve always stood out like a sore fucking thumb.” With a sawed-off shotgun tattooed above his eyebrow, a self-beheading angel on one cheek and a bleeding heart inked on the other, the 26-year-old vocalist has always shied away from expectations—with his music being no exception. By utilizing his seemingly […]
That viral Warped Tour Reddit user will reveal themselves on one condition
A post on Reddit from an anonymous musician considering leaving his girlfriend for doubts over the beginning of their relationship has been making the rounds while people try to figure out who it is and it looks like now an answer could be on its way while also putting money towards a good cause. The […]
Here’s how you can relive your Warped Tour days in ‘Animal Crossing’
Since its launch last month, Nintendo‘s Animal Crossing has been the main source of entertainment for many of those quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic. With some extra time on their hands, players have started to get creative in the virtual universe. From learning how to play Fall Out Boy‘s “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” My Chemical Romance‘s […]
10 times Machine Gun Kelly raised the bar on live performances
Machine Gun Kelly has gone from raging in clubs to rocking arenas and festivals, but the passion he puts into his live shows has never wavered. Leaving it all on the stage with each set, he continues to raise the bar on his live shows. Proving his creativity knows no bounds, he’s resorted to hotboxing […]
20 scene albums from 2003 you probably still know every word to
In 2003, major scene bands were gaining popularity on the Warped Tour circuit. The musical mixture of emo, pop punk and punk was growing in both the mainstream and the underground. As some of the millennium’s biggest names in the alternative scene started changing their sound, younger musicians joined in with their own take on […]
10 times the scene proved imitation is a form of flattery
Sure, every musical subgenre has its own community. From Metallica to the Anthrax cover band in your hometown, they’re all in service to the metal. But there’s something really special about the scene AP has covered for close to 20 years. We didn’t hear a whole lot of smack-talking. More friendships and romances went down […]
See Post Malone before face tattoos join 50 Cent in a forgotten clip
Want to see Post Malone before he became the chart-topping singer we know and love? Following a video on Riff Raff’s Instagram page last week, the “Better Now” singer was featured in a post from 50 Cent. If you look at 50 Cent’s tweet, you can catch Posty in a video for a song the […]
Kevin Lyman warns against a premature return to live music
The uncertainty regarding the coronavirus pandemic is a warning against restarting the economy prematurely. Safety issues of having masses of people gathering again are still yet to be determined. Festivals are being pushed into later in the year, but it feels guided by optimism than science. Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman said in a recent […]
20 scene albums from 2002 that you probably still have in your car
When the new millennium broke, the alternative music community was heavily saturated with popular genres such as punk, pop punk and emo. Lying dormant, a new alternative music sound and scene was awaiting its time to shine. In 2002, it absolutely exploded. It was virtually impossible to go a day without hearing Simple Plan’s latest […]
10 scene songs you didn’t realize share a title with a mainstream track
Scene songs have a huge effect on alternative music fans. Tracks with the same name appear across genres, whether those are found on pop, rap, R&B, hip hop, country, etc. records. Emotions can be communicated through a variety of sounds and through different experiences from a myriad of performers. Here are 10 scene songs that […]
10 musician portrait tattoos that look like the real thing
Getting a portrait tattoo is a risky move, but if it’s done right, it can be a work of art on your body. You have to be a pretty die-hard fan of somebody to put their face on your body. The process takes forever, and you need to be ready to drop a lot of […]
15 classic scene compilations from Drive-Thru Records to ‘Punk Goes’
Let’s all collectively and safely push rewind back to the days of yore when the word “rewind” was actually non-ironically popular and current to discuss the power and viability of the multiple artist compact disc compilation. CD comps were often safe and inexpensive gateways/investments to many (formerly) unknown bands, songs, labels and genres for a […]
Here’s what you need to know about the Oliver Tree album you can’t hear
Oliver Tree recently shocked fans when he broke the news his debut album, Ugly Is Beautiful, was “officially canceled due to COVID-19” a little more than 24 hours before its release. Earlier this year, the musician spoke with AltPress about the record for his cover story in issue #379. While you might not be able […]
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