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".

The Brooklyn-based duo made up of Nate Amos and Rachel Brown sit down with Editor-in-Chief Anna Zanes, to talk about touring with Hayley Williams, a near-death experience with Cameron Winter, Metallica, and the decade-long evolution of their unique, experimental sound.

Deb Never gets vulnerable with Editor-in-Chief Anna Zanes about the story behind Arcade, her debut full-length, two years in the making—an album tracing the emotional whiplash of falling in, and out of, love. Deb opens up about community as creative fuel, music as therapy, and her Myers-Briggs type. They dive into a shared love of Saosin, Deb's time in a doom metal band, and what it means to identify as a certified “sad girl”.  An intimate, self-aware conversation with an artist stepping fully into her own.

AP's Artist of the Year Hayley Williams sits down with AltPress to discuss her new album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, working with David Byrne, separating herself from the frontwoman of Paramore, and finding community in a tight-knit group of friends who came together around her creatively and emotionally, over a year that brought immense tragedy and immense triumph.

Scowl vocalist Kat Moss sits down with Editor-in-Chief Anna Zanes for a candid conversation about mental health, therapy, vices, and the pressures of rising visibility in modern hardcore. Kat reflects on the complicated, often beautiful ways love shapes her life and creativity, her love of My Chemical Romance, and what’s next for Scowl. An intimate, honest look at one of the most compelling voices in the scene today.

Militarie Gun frontman Ian Shelton opens up with Editor-in-Chief Anna Zanes, unpacking the band's latest album, God Save The Gun—which chronicles Shelton's turbulent struggle, and reckoning, with his addiction. They discuss the complicated love affair between art and pain, making an "emotion-forward" album, and what's next for Militarie Gun.