Live and Direct host Kraddy has crafted the ultimate EDM playlist from 2015 to get you celebrating what a year it was for music, and stoked for what’s to come in 2016.
It’s pretty apparent that we’re writing to you from a time warp, because we’re certain it’s still 2008 even though we’re discussing the biggest moments of 2015. Anything that happened this year that had you happy, sad, or anywhere in between can probably be found below. Check out what our staff remembers most from 2015, then let us know what you’d add to the list on Twitter.
We sat down with Janet Devlin in New York City to talk about her new EP, birthday celebrations, her future plans, and more.
A lot of life has happened in the past ten years. Just think about everything that has consumed the world since 2005—graduations, weddings, the rise of the smartphone, and an entire language understood only by twelve year olds (**insert fourteen emoticons to thank Instagram here**).
Echo Boom started as the attempt to immortalize stories and themes that had made an impact on my life starting as far back as 5th grade. At an early age I feel like I began taking in stories both of my own and of close friends as these gifts or valuable commodities.
Electronic duo The Spacies take their music to new heights—literally. For their newest single “Infinity,” the band went to the top of a mountain to record vocals and film the video.
Planted in a small West Virginia town, Rob and Nat Rufus of Blacklist Royals are conjoined twins, not physically, but they’re brothers of the same artistic DNA, roommates on the open road, and lifelong punk rock compadres.
All Photos: Mitch Wojcik “It’s very much everybody’s company… everyone who’s bought a shirt or gone to an All Time Low show, or that’s a part of this in any way… this is as much your company as it is mine because I don’t exist without you guys ya know?” There’s a cheerful “hello” breaking into the ringing of the phone as the ever positive Mark Capicotto, better known as Marky, answers. He’s in the middle of a busy day in New York City when I call. Right away, he’s upbeat, and not exactly what you’d expect given his online… Read more »
The Alternative Press Music Awards is making its second annual appearance this year in Cleveland on July 22nd. Because I grew up in Cleveland, I had the privilege of watching many of this year’s APMAs nominees perform live early on in their careers. Some of these bands have been a part of my life since I was 13, while others are a bit newer to me. When I think about all of the journeys I’ve taken with them as people, and to see them perform live–just in this city alone–I can’t help but feel a sense of pride about where… Read more »
45 million of you tuned in to watch the Alternative Press Music Awards last year. As the first major awards show of its kind in the US, the unexpected was inevitable.
