Real Friends are currently on the road promoting their recent album, The Home Inside My Head, out now on Fearless Records. I spoke with the band on the third annual APMA’s red carpet.
Interview: Mayday Parade at the APMAs (Video)
Mayday Parade have been going strong for over ten years after their humble beginning in Tallahassee, Florida. The band is currently rocking their way across American on the Warped Tour. At the APMAs the band played alongside The Maine, with special guest Stephan Jenkins. I spoke briefly with the band about their success in this red carpet interview.
Interview: Miss May I at the APMAs (Video)
Levi Benton, lead singer of Miss May I, spoke with me briefly on the APMA red carpet about what’s up next for his band since signing to SharpTone Records.
Interview: Juliet Simms at the APMAs (Video)
Juliet Simms is back with a new EP, From the Grave, and the former contest on “The Voice” brings her voice and aesthetic to this red carpet interview at the APMAs (shout out to the video bomb by husband Andy Biersack).
Interview: Beartooth at the APMAs (Video)
Beartooth established their place in the scene with their first album, Disgusting, and their second, Aggressive, is already making headlines. Here they chat briefly with me at the APMA’s red carpet.
Interview: A Day to Remember at the APMAs (Video)
A Day to Remember are about to release their long-awaited new album, Bad Vibrations, on September 2nd. I spoke with the band briefly on the third annual APMA’s red carpet.
Interview: Against the Current at the APMAs (Video)
Against the Current has been making themselves know with their debut album, In Our Bones. Here they chat briefly with me at the APMA red carpet.
Interview: Creeper at the APMAs (Video)
The English horror-punk band Creeper are about to take over the US with a smattering of east coast dates and music festivals before hoping back across The Pond to dominate Europe for the rest of the year. Here they chat with me briefly on the APMA red carpet.
Interview: Neck Deep at the APMAs (Video)
Neck Deep are a pop-punk band from Wales who have a deep history with the APMAs. Lead singer Ben Barlow played with A Day to Remember at the 2014 awards and the band played this this year as well. I spoke with the band briefly on the red carpet and you can find that interview below.
Interview: The Color Morale at the APMAs (Video)
The Color Morale continue their rise in the scene with a packed stage every night on Warped Tour and will be releasing their new album Desolate Devine on August 19th. I was able to they chat briefly with the band on the APMA red carpet. Lead singer, Garret Rapp helped present the Artist Philanthropic Award, which was given to one of Rapp’s favorite groups, Heartsupport.
Interview: With Confidence at the APMAs (Video Interview)
With Confidence are an Australia pop-punk band currently traveling the US on Vans Warped Tour. I chatted briefly with the band on the APMA’s red carpet.
Interview: Bayside at the APMAs (Video)
I’ve got a bunch of APMA red carpet interviews that I’ll be rolling out over the next few days. The first one is with Anthony Raneri, lead singer of Bayside, where we talk briefly about the band’s up-coming release, Vacancy, and its brutal honesty.
Interview: Stephan Jenkins at the APMAs (Video)
This year’s Alternative Press Music Awards were moved to Columbus, Ohio because the Republican National Convention was getting started in Cleveland. Stephan Jenkins, lead singer of Third Eye Blind, played with Mayday Parade and The Maine for the awards show and, well, we’ve all read about the band’s performance the other night. I spoke with Stephan on the red carpet at the APMAs and he talked about the band putting a new EP in the next few weeks and their plans for the rest of the year.
Interview: Safe to Say (Video)
Safe to Say are an alternative band from Ontario, Canada. The band recently released their Hiding Games EP and will be releasing their new album, Down in the Dark, on Side One Dummy Records. I spoke with the band on this year’s Warped Tour.
Interview: Pepper (Video)
Pepper are a three-piece reggae rock band from Hawaii that have been going strong since 1997. I spoke with drummer Yesod Williams about the band’s longevity, their new album Ohana, and fitting the Warped Tour vibe.