Paramore will be on the cover of Alternative Press’ January 2012 “Most Anticipated Music of 2012″ issue. It’ll be on sale all around the US by the beginning of December. Find out more about the issue and how to buy it here.

The magazine will include an interview and a new photoshoot of the band. The pictures were taken by their own photographer Lindsey Byrnes, and the article and interview were done by AP’s Annie Zalenski. The interview and the photoshoot were both done in New York City back in September, when the band played at the 15th Anniversary Concert of Fueled By Ramen. Below is a snippet of the interview, enjoy!

Paramore’s frequent use of the word “fun” [during AP’s interview] is heartening, especially because the band admit that being in Paramore hasn’t always been fun in previous years.

“We’ve always enjoyed what we do,” guitarist Taylor York says, “but we’d watch other bands on tour with us and they would just be having a blast. They’d be in vans, all cramming in one hotel room. Every day, they were just stoked to be there. In my head, I’m like, ‘Either they’re just really mistaken’”—at this, everybody laughs—“‘or we’re missing something. I don’t think it’s possible to have that much fun.’”

“I felt so bad for the longest time, because we made being in a band look like it wasn’t fun,” adds frontwoman Hayley Williams. “In my opinion. Other people might not have thought that, but you imagine all the interviews we did where it was just like, ‘Uhhh…’

“It’s important for young people to know how much fun it is to make music with your friends,” she continues. “You have to fight for it, of course, but it’s the biggest gift to play music for people, and it’s a gift even if you’re not playing for anybody. It’s fun, and I’m excited. We’re stoked to have that spirit revolving around this [forthcoming] album and just relax into the process.”

The members of Paramore admit keeping things low-key—and being selective about their promotional obligations—helped them get through the year. But paradoxically, getting back on the road and being around their fans was good for morale. York says Paramore started rediscovering how much they enjoy being in a band together while touring this year, especially when they traveled to South America in February. “This winter, when Zac and Josh left, we went through a really hard time,” he says. “I think we had to go through that. We all love each other, but we had to come together so closely that we really rediscovered how much we really love each other—and how much we love playing music. We had to go through that to realize what we had.”

“For a while, it felt like music was our only escape, like soundcheck or shows,” says bassist Jeremy Davis. “And it never was long enough; you didn’t really want to leave soundcheck, because that’s whenever nothing else mattered. We’ve always had a blast onstage, had fun with the fans and the interaction and everything. But it seems like so much more fun [now], I have no idea why. What used to not be fun, we find joy in—and find joy in each other. It shows in every way, even onstage. Now we’re bouncing all over the place and smiling. If you mess up, it’s like, ‘Whatever, it’s music.’”

Hayley has written another entry for her tour diary, it’s the third installment of it already! This time it’s about Bali, Indonesia! Click on the small pictures to see the full sized photos from their Bali trip, they were taken by their photographer Lindsey Byrnes. Read the original entry here.

Hayley Williams’ Tour Diary Part 3: Joining the Ranks of Iron Maiden

Only two bands have ever headlined the Garuda Wisnu in Bali, Indonesia: Iron Maiden and, now, Paramore. First of all, anytime we’re on any sort of list with a band like Iron Maiden, I’m OK with it. They’re the kind of band you want to be lumped in with one way or another — one of the real giants. I’m not sure they’d be as stoked as we are, but that’s beside the point. What made this venue so special was that it wasn’t actually a venue. It was basically a stage set up in between all these massive rocks that were cut out like cliffs. The closest comparison I can think of is Red Rocks. If you’ve ever been to a show there, you know what I’m talking about. There was just an amazing vibe that night.

We spent a whole three and a half days before the show sitting by the beach and swimming at the hotel pool. We stayed at this crazy resort where komodo dragons roamed around like stray dogs and “beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano” (name that movie). I think we were the only people there who were not on our honeymoon and I think the other guests really appreciated that our band was staying there. You could tell by the way they stared at us, so adoringly everywhere we went (please sense the sarcasm). Anyway, I guess I can’t blame ‘em. We’re not exactly a quiet bunch!

Quite possibly the best part of the whole experience was the family dinner we put together for everyone on the tour. The resort had a dinner theatre in the middle where they would put on shows, so we all went down to watch. Seriously, the craziest dancing and singing… The costumes were these beautiful colored fabrics with the most decorative patterns. I’d never seen anything like it. The culture and the history of Bali felt like it was hanging in the air. I was in love with all of it. However, if you’re not that into Balinese culture you could always go across the resort to the Octopus bar where the bar band will play Tom Petty covers for you all night!

Oh, have you heard The Swellers? They’re friends of ours who also happen to be our labelmates. We told them if they didn’t join us on this tour we’d get them kicked off the label (again, sarcasm). They spent their day off hanging with Balinese monkeys. Sounded like fun, but I think they caught some kind of rabies cause their eyes looked crazy when they got back. I mean, it didn’t seem to affect their show all that much. I’m so glad they are out here with us. It would be a shame to suffer the paradise of the Pacific Rim all alone.

– HAYLEY

Paramore will be on the Kevin and Bean show on KROQ today, and the show will air between 5am to 10am Pacific Coast Time and 8am to 1pm EST. We do not know will the band play, be interviewed or what but hopefully we’ll find out soon enough!

We have a video of Jeremy saying hi to an Estonian fan, Eliis. The video was recorded during a meet&greet at Ruisrock in Turku, Finland. Then we have a brief interview video of the band talking about their Warped Tour experiences. As Fueled By Ramen is turning 15 this year, they are releasing these tiny interviews for our entertainment. Check out the videos below!

Guess who’s on the cover on the may issue of Cosmopolitan (US)? it’s Hayley! Check the gallery for more scans and don’t forget to buy the magazine!

Zac and Taylor deleted (or deactivated) their Twitters over the weekend. There have been some stupid rumors floating around, speculating will Paramore now split up. The answer is: “No”. You people really shouldn’t make these kind of sumptions over some social networking sites. I’d say the boys just got tired of having Twitter, but also some behavior of the so-called Paramore fans might have influenced this, however, Twitter is not the answer to everything and I think it’s way too overrated. This is also a good time for me to say; remember what you say online, what you wouldn’t say offline, don’t say it online. And even in real life, think about what you say.

Enough about preaching, Kerrang has a special edition that has around 10 posters of Paramore! There are some posters and pics I’ve never seen! If you wish to see some of the pics in this Kerrang!, someone kindly took pics of those and posted them at the LiveJournal Community. Click here to see them.

Here’s a behind the scenes video of B.o.B & Hayley’s “Airplanes” music video.

Hayley and Tegan Quin of Tegan & Sara did an interview for AfterEllen.com, you can read it here and watch the video of the girls talking about the interview below!

There is also a new video up on Paramore.net, go check it out here!