For AP's June cover story, Thursday's Geoff Rickly takes us through the band's fabled career, from the moment he decided to start a band at a New Brunswick basement show. In conversation with Anna Zanes, he digs into the momentous anniversaries the band celebrated this year: Full Collapse, A City By The Light Divided, and No Devolución, unpacking each album, their relationship to each other, as well as his personal relationship to each.

Julian Cashwan Pratt of Show Me The Body joins this week’s episode of AP: In Session to discuss the band’s new album, Alone Together, and the experiences that shaped it. In conversation with Alternative Press editor-in-chief Anna Zanes, Pratt reflects on working with producers Kenneth Blume and Klas Åhlund, New York City’s influence on his creative life, the evolution of Show Me The Body, and the community-driven ethos behind Corpus. He also opens up about fatherhood, profound grief, and the perseverance required to keep creating through life’s toughest moments.

On the latest episode of Alternative Press: In Session, Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellin Quinn joins us to discuss the band's latest chapter and the creation of their new album, An Ending in Itself. Quinn opens up about tapping with iconic producer Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight, Circa Survive), returning to the raw energy and emotional intensity that defined Sleeping With Sirens' early post-hardcore sound, while embracing the growth and perspective gained over more than a decade in music.

For Alternative Press’ May cover story, Lee joins Editor-in-Chief Anna Zanes for an expansive conversation about the path that brought her to this moment. She reflects on the challenges of navigating success at a young age, the evolution of her creative identity, and the lessons she’s carried with her through every incarnation of Evanescence.  Now, listeners can hear the complete, unedited audio from Lee’s Alternative Press cover interview, available as the latest episode of In Session, offering an even deeper look into the life, career, and creative evolution of one of rock’s most enduring voices.

This week on In Session, singer/songwriter Violet Grohl sits down with EIC Anna Zanes to talk about her grungy, '90s alt-rock-drenched debut, Be Sweet to Me, the impact of David Lynch on her work, and how a childhood surrounded by music informed her creative path. She tells AP about seeing Billie Eilish perform at Camp Flog Gnaw, and how that moment was when it all clicked. Not only was the stage where she wanted to be, something in her gut told her she could get there, too.

On this episode of In Session, Boys Like Girls frontman Martin Johnson fills in the band's origin story, and his own — from growing up in Boston, working at Hot Topic and hustling to get their music heard, to the success of their breakout album, 2006's 'Boys Like Girls'. He opens up about sobriety, imposter syndrome, and how different life looks today, as the band celebrate 20 and 17 years of those albums on an expansive anniversary tour and look towards the next project.

Having formed in 1998, Atreyu aren’t the same band that practiced in an Orange County garage. They’ve evolved, growing alongside their fans as their lineup, sound, and songwriting shifted into new forms, whether proving difficult or rewarding. Sitting down with Editor-in-Chief Anna Zanes, frontman Brandon Saller opens up about their career and recent album. He also reflects on starting to scream again, how he handles the "haters," and how he's drawing inspiration from the band's early sound.

SOFIA ISELLA sits down with AP to unpack her creative arc — from growing up homeschooled studying the Irish fiddle and attending circus camp to standing firmly in the spotlight, opening for artists like Taylor Swift while cultivating a devoted following of her own. She explores the artistic risks that shape her sound, reflecting on how she fuses raw vulnerability, anger, and sharp social commentary with cinematic storytelling, while tracing influences that span from Trent Reznor to Billie Eilish. As an artist whose work consistently holds a mirror to the world, Isella turns that lens inward, offering an intimate look at the mindset behind her latest EP, Something is a shell ., and the enigmatic confidence driving her evolving presence.

The Swedish rock band The Hives sit down with AP's Anna Zanes to talk about touring with longtime friends My Chemical Romance, playing the biggest shows of their career, and how rejecting grunge and nu metal in the ’90s helped shape their explosive sound. They dive into the origins of their signature suits, their relentless live energy, and the philosophy behind their larger-than-life persona, reflecting on decades of chaos, swagger, and staying unapologetically loud.

Torrance's own Joyce Manor sit down with Editor-in-Chief Anna Zanes, to talk about their latest album I Used To Go To This Bar, working with Brett Gurewitz, and look back on a career that hasn't been a straight shot up, but "slow and steady." They unpack the good — and bad — parts of looking back at the past, finding treasures on the cutting room floor, and a sound they self-describe as, "Guided by Voices meets blink-182".