Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte face widespread industry condemnation following mass layoffs that gutted the editorial teams of Alternative Press, BrooklynVegan, Revolver, and Goldmine, four of rock journalism’s most iconic publications. Fresh workplace harassment allegations have since compounded the fallout. Here is everything you need to know. Continue reading
A woman named Caitlyn Stiffler has taken to social media to call out Alternative Press, accusing the media outlet of burying a story about former Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile sexually assaulting fifteen women. This news is terribly distressing to learn. Alternative Press claims they dropped their investigation due to legal threats from Carlisle, and OMAM’s official pages shared posts claiming that they had no knowledge of these claims or the cover-up and that Austin has not been in the band for four years. Caitlyn Stiffler’s claim is as follows. Continue reading