Matchbook And Hawthorne To Be On The Cover Of AP

[Chris March]

The March issue of Alternative Press will feature the "100 Bands You Need To Know In 2005". The issue will have 2 different covers; one for Matchbook Romance (http://www.matchbookromance.com) and the other for Hawthorne Heights (http://www.hawthorneheights.com). The issue hits newstands on February 3.

Note: Anyone else forsee MbR stepping it up big this year?

[Greg]

yes thank god its not only HH. MBR will def be the one that i buy.

[em0_stars]

I Dont Want Either Cover Oh My Geez

[bossman calling]

worst cover of all time, by far

[jynxedheart]

MBR cover > HH cover

[Contortionist]

Note: Anyone else forsee MbR stepping it up big this year?
No Not Really

[turtleman]

I'll go out and get the one for Matchbook Romance, but can't say I'm interested in the Hawthorne Heights one.

[wakepunk]

I could see MBR getting fairly big. HH...well they're just terrible.

[jynxedheart]

Anyone else forsee MbR stepping it up big this year?

and yes chris, i agree with you....im anticipating the next yellowcard...

[Greg]

i hope MBR goes big. i want a new album from them badly. HH is just so annoying now. im going to their show to see spitalfield then i am leaving.

[Chevyman803]

hawthorne heights blow.

[RockVocalPower]

Hahaha

What a sad world it is when talentless garbage like Hawthorne Heights gets a magazine cover.

[blaubs21]

Matchbook Romance was so much cooler as the Getaway. and even then, they were still pretty crappy. if they blow up, it'll be because they are watered down to no end.

[abrandnewused]

Hawthorne Heights is way too generic for me, I can't get into them. The only reason they're so popular is because of the influx of people into the "scene" this year. Suddenly it's cool to like screamo/emo/indie/whatever name you want to call it. People started loving "Ohio is for Lovers" because they don't really know what is actually good in this genre...

Does that make sense?

[Greg]

Hawthorne Heights is way too generic for me, I can't get into them. The only reason they're so popular is because of the influx of people into the "scene" this year. Suddenly it's cool to like screamo/emo/indie/whatever name you want to call it. People started loving "Ohio is for Lovers" because they don't really know what is actually good in this genre...

Does that make sense?
perfect sesne actually

[alexxcore]

if hawthorne heights knew how to piece a song together, they would be awesome. both the singing and screaming is decent, it's just the way everything is put together with the horrible music and TERRIBLE lyrics.

[dillonzach86]

I may listen to some generic bands, I admit but dang Hawthorne Heights is so bad. A lot of so called generic bands do it so much better than them. I don't understand why they are popular. Lackluster songs and cliche lyrics must equal talent these days.

[level4loser]

i used to love ap.

i will never buy or read another copy of that crap again.

[hobotodd311]

i wish you could pick which cover you get if you have a subscription. i'll probably get stuck with the Hawthorne Heights one.

[Sink2TheBeat]

I Dont Want Either Cover Oh My Geez

word brotha
i have a subscription so i'm fucked

[RockVocalPower]

yes thank god its not only HH. MBR will def be the one that i buy.

Don't you listen to Hawthorne Heights?

[Talib Scottie]

it's kinda like MBR put their best song first on the CD then slowly declined song by song (althought the last one isn't bad). but yeah, i really dug track 2, 3, and 4 off the first cd.

and hawthorne heights is what would happen if early november tried to be more "metal" (notice the irony there).

[The Silencer]

i really think that the dual cover should be acceptance and gatsbys american dream...two bands that are gonna blow up in 2005 and don't get the attention they damn well deserve.

[brian_midnight]

um

it seems as if no one in the world like HH

i dare not even say their full name

so, someone please tell me why they are constantly brought up. just save everyone the 15 seconds it takes to read a post about them. fuck.

[RockVocalPower]

Alternative Press should put Butch Walker on the cover...that's a good idea for a feature story.

[Bucc4019]

i see them getting big but that doesnt mean they are good, almost every single song on both of their CD's sound exactly the same, they suck, the blow, rott, the end.

[Talib Scottie]

last year was coheed and yellowcard...

(btw didn't they rip both MBR and HH's last CDs? i know their reviewers have nothing to do with the cover stories and what not but still...)

[JVAUGHAN]

I Must Ask, In All Honesty. Does Anyone Like Hawthorne Heights? How Did They Get Big?

[RockVocalPower]

Because Victory records can put a sticker on the front of the CD that says "FOR FANS OF TAKING BACK SUNDAY" and the kids will just eat it up.

[nfgdragon]

Matchbook Romance is the only show I've been to where a majority of people only went for the opening band and left before/during MBR's set.

They suck live, and they're not even all that astounding recorded.

Ergo, I do not see them "stepping it up big," unless they actually do something ORIGINAL.

[marrost]

They both fucking suck. Circle Takes The Square made the list put them on the cover.

[Talib Scottie]

Because Victory records can put a sticker on the front of the CD that says "FOR FANS OF TAKING BACK SUNDAY" and the kids will just eat it up.

they had that whole shit about they had the best first week of any victory records debut cd, better then tell all your friends. therefore my roomate bought it... then we popped it in on the way home and decided that victory is an evil evil record label

[Total Silence]

damn everyone here rips on Hawthorne Heights, thats some rough shit. I'd take HH over MBR anyday

[jynxedheart]

Because Victory records can put a sticker on the front of the CD that says "FOR FANS OF TAKING BACK SUNDAY" and the kids will just eat it up.

hahaha, i laugh because it's just so damn true

[RockVocalPower]

damn everyone here rips on Hawthorne Heights, thats some rough shit. I'd take HH over MBR anyday
I'd actually prefer to rip the cover off altogether.

[Adeniz19]

i really think that the dual cover should be acceptance and gatsbys american dream...two bands that are gonna blow up in 2005 and don't get the attention they damn well deserve.
OMG dude your avatar kills me!! hahahaha

[Talib Scottie]

i'm surprised it wasn't fall out boy

[screamoURI]

why not goldfinger on the cover? they are vets and releasing their new cd, they deserve a cover shot more than the everlame hawthorne heights

[Greg Dona]

i dont think ive ever met anyone who legitamately likes hawthorne heights

[AreTwoKay]

I'll get the MBR one but if I have too I'll get the HH one cause atleast its better then when Simple Plan was on the cover

[sparksfly]

i really hope i get the matchbook romance cover in the mail. good god, i could not stand hawthorne heights when i was forced to see them.

it feels like they just did the "bands you need to know in 2004" issue.

[Signals Corrupted]

They both fucking suck. Circle Takes The Square made the list put them on the cover.


that would be awesome.

[AnonomusVsCA]

i don't know how anyone can stand the vocals coming out of matchbook romance. it has to be some of the whinniest shit that comes out of the "emo/punk/rock" scene. and my girlfriend secretly likes hawthorne heights, so i ripped her a new asshole ;)

[RockVocalPower]

i dont think ive ever met anyone who legitamately likes hawthorne heights

I've seen people wearing Hawthorne Heights hoodies.

I can only shake my head in pity.

[ActorInThisPlay]

Matchbook Romance is the only show I've been to where a majority of people only went for the opening band and left before/during MBR's set.

They suck live, and they're not even all that astounding recorded.

Ergo, I do not see them "stepping it up big," unless they actually do something ORIGINAL.

are you kidding...I saw them open for Fall Out Boy and TBS and man everyone there was in to them...they were the best live band there that night. I love MBR and hope they really do get big this year because they deserve it.

[oxfordqueef]

i don't know how anyone can stand the vocals coming out of matchbook romance. it has to be some of the whinniest shit that comes out of the "emo/punk/rock" scene. and my girlfriend secretly likes hawthorne heights, so i ripped her a new asshole ;)

they had some song on a warped comp. 'hollywood and vine' i believe it was called... holy cow. worst vocals ever. but i think yous guys are overreacting. it's just a cover to a magazine. doesn't mean you have to join the fanclub or anything.

[ActorInThisPlay]

i really think that the dual cover should be acceptance and gatsbys american dream...two bands that are gonna blow up in 2005 and don't get the attention they damn well deserve.

Acceptance, yes should get more attention but after to listening to GAD I found them to not be as good as everyone hyped them up to be...i dunno but they just don't it for me i guess

Love ur avatar though...

[Greg Dona]

everyone seems very bitchy (myself included). were all just complaining about hh. heres a lil sumpin sumpin to lighten the mood:
http://www.stfd.net/

[anamericangod]

butch walker on the cover would be great, but that will never happen.

i like hawthorne alot better than matchbook. MBR had one of the shittiest shows i've seen, where HH was actually pretty good i thought, and the guys were cool. yeah, it isn't the most mind stimulating material out there, but i dont care about buying into some big fuck you HH bandwagon, whatever. oh shit there go my ap.net scene points, blah blah.

and whoever said MBR was better than fallout boy, you should probably have your eyes and ears checked. MAYBE YOUR SENSES FAILED.

[The Silencer]

Acceptance, yes should get more attention but after to listening to GAD I found them to not be as good as everyone hyped them up to be...i dunno but they just don't it for me i guess

Love ur avatar though...
yeah you probably heard stuff from in the land of monsters or why we fight, both cds that take time to ease into. try "epilogue" "where shadows lie" or "a manifesto of tangible wealth"

thanks, it popped into my head today how l33t it would be, and yes i said l33t.

[FourStarters]

So yeah, I can think of quite a few bands who deserve the cover of AP more than Matchbook Romance and Hawthorne Heights...espescially when it's an issue devoted to bands you need to know in 2005.

For starters, how about The Starting Line? Their album comes out in the spring, and though they've been featured before, they might as well get on the cover again. How about Finch, returning from nearly three years off to release a new album in the spring as well? Granted it's a little late, but for that matter, how about Jimmy Eat World, who I've never seen on the cover of AP and who released arguably the best album of 2004 and who look to have a big year. How about a friggin collage cover with 5 or 6 new bands about to break?

For a magazine devoted to being "Alternative Press", why not try being the alternative to the very thing they've promoted for a good three years? They've always given focus to bands playing "that style" of music, and it's time for a national publication like AltPress to use it's best feature, Low Profile, to bring new bands to the forefront of the scene.

[WSUskee]

I do think they are going to blow up I have seen them 5 times and each time the crowd got bigger and more into them. Are they original no but who cares I enjoy hearing about the same thing over and over again sometimes since that is what I like. As for HH I dont mind them either and one of the posts about them yesterday more people liked them than disliked them for once.

[quitmyscene]

that post needs more punctuation than 3 periods.

i could easily see matchbook romance getting bigger, assuming the new cd is as good/better than the last one. promise was everyone in town's favorite song for a while.

[LoyalSubject]

I'm supposed to have a quote in the Reader's Poll so I'm going to buy it, I never really care who is on the cover that much, I was able to buy it with Good Charlotte and Chris Carraba so I think I'll be ok.

[Drum_eat_hippo]

Thats really awsome that MAR is on the cover. I think they really disserve it. But I dont really know about HH, I never really even heard of them, so I will just agree that they suck until I hear them.

[LoyalSubject]

Thats really awsome that MAR is on the cover. I think they really disserve it. But I dont really know about HH, I never really even heard of them, so I will just agree that they suck until I hear them.
Are you stupid? You can't just say that a band sucks until you hear them, fucking moron.

[mediocrgreenday]

why not goldfinger on the cover? they are vets and releasing their new cd, they deserve a cover shot more than the everlame hawthorne heights

cause its bands to look for in 2005... goldfinger will never be big, although they deserve it way more then both of these bands...

i like mbr, but i will admit just about every song is the same, i stil really liked their cd though, its one of those cds that you just put in and the simple, depressing, easy to relate to lyrics just make you think about shit. kinda like what tbs's tell all your firends did but on a much less important scale. i do agree that they need to do somthing really original on this new album though, i can see them running out of ideas really quick, because their lyrics arnt all that original. at all. i havnt really listened to HH but i heard "Ohio is for lovers" and i must say their sound is decent at best, but the song in general makes Senses Fail look like geniouses. one of the worst songs ever in this genre. step up your lyrics, maybe maturity will kick in and you might have a chance.... I doubt it though.

[irthesteve]

So yeah, I can think of quite a few bands who deserve the cover of AP more than Matchbook Romance and Hawthorne Heights...espescially when it's an issue devoted to bands you need to know in 2005.

For starters, how about The Starting Line? Their album comes out in the spring, and though they've been featured before, they might as well get on the cover again. How about Finch, returning from nearly three years off to release a new album in the spring as well? Granted it's a little late, but for that matter, how about Jimmy Eat World, who I've never seen on the cover of AP and who released arguably the best album of 2004 and who look to have a big year. How about a friggin collage cover with 5 or 6 new bands about to break?

For a magazine devoted to being "Alternative Press", why not try being the alternative to the very thing they've promoted for a good three years? They've always given focus to bands playing "that style" of music, and it's time for a national publication like AltPress to use it's best feature, Low Profile, to bring new bands to the forefront of the scene.
the problem is that people already know starting line, finch, and jimmy eat world... but they coulda chosen better bands.

mbr is blah, i really liked "greatest fall" however. hawthorne heights, ive only heard ohio is for lovers, which isnt completly horrible, but definatnly nothing to praise and nothing original at all

[weworemasks]

I'll get the MBR one but if I have too I'll get the HH one cause atleast its better then when Simple Plan was on the cover


i think id rather listen to simple plan than hawthorne.

[IcarusInFlames]

I may listen to some generic bands, I admit but dang Hawthorne Heights is so bad. A lot of so called generic bands do it so much better than them. I don't understand why they are popular. Lackluster songs and cliche lyrics must equal talent these days.

Its probably due to the humongous sticker on their album that says "For fans of TAKING BACK SUNDAY and THURSDAY"

I inadvertantly saw them once and they were horrible...then some guy came out smashing a cowbell during their one song, trying to save their performance...alas, he could not.

[crit]

hawthorne heights has to be one of the worst bands out there right now.

[weakandwounded]

I'll probebly pick up both.

[DayAtTHEfair]

god, this was an exhausting 5 minutes, reading through all these posts. I just have one thing to say: Shut the fuck up you whiny, I am a sad and lonely emo kid, mommy and daddy never paid any attention to me, fucking losers. Like someone said, who gives a shit about who is on the cover. We are all gonna end up reading it anyway and most likely halfway through the issue we will all forget about how our whiny asses made such a big deal about the cover. So what if most of you don't like HH, get over it, other people do. it does not make them a bad fucking person. sorry that not everyone likes the IN bands like: Fall Out Boy, Coheed, yellowcard, My Chemical Romance, Say Anything, and blah blah blah. The reality is that people actually like the bands that aren't cool like: Hawthorne Heights, Senses Fail, the Used, and blah blah blah. I just have a request, can we all stop acting like whiny biatches? :fuckyou: :fuckyou: damn. woah, that felt good. Peace.

[the_dream_ends]

i think id rather listen to simple plan than hawthorne.

Whoa now, let's not get to hasty there. :headshake

[Talib Scottie]

god, this was an exhausting 5 minutes, reading through all these posts. I just have one thing to say: Shut the fuck up you whiny, I am a sad and lonely emo kid, mommy and daddy never paid any attention to me, fucking losers. Like someone said, who gives a shit about who is on the cover. We are all gonna end up reading it anyway and most likely halfway through the issue we will all forget about how our whiny asses made such a big deal about the cover. So what if most of you don't like HH, get over it, other people do. it does not make them a bad fucking person. sorry that not everyone likes the IN bands like: Fall Out Boy, Coheed, yellowcard, My Chemical Romance, Say Anything, and blah blah blah. The reality is that people actually like the bands that aren't cool like: Hawthorne Heights, Senses Fail, the Used, and blah blah blah. I just have a request, can we all stop acting like whiny biatches? :fuckyou: :fuckyou: damn. woah, that felt good. Peace.

coheed is hot .. the used, fall out boy, yellowcard, and say anything... i'm kinda middle level about

[boekebong]

coheed is hot .. the used, fall out boy, yellowcard, and say anything... i'm kinda middle level about

Coheed is hot. So is FOB, although I was really skeptical at first. Max Bemis is great also. The personal note in your profile is pretty sweet too.

[Talib Scottie]

Coheed is hot. So is FOB, although I was really skeptical at first. Max Bemis is great also. The personal note in your profile is pretty sweet too.

jars of clay is in your profile, that's old school right there

speaking of old school, i found my gorillaz cd today ... makes me think of chinese food... back in my pot smoking days we used to get high at my friends house and walk to a 24hr chinese retaurant

[70x7]

For a band hated as much as Hawthorne Heights, they sure sold a shitload of records. And that is without radio or MTV. Therefore, I come to the conclusion that a lot of you bought their CD. Needless to say, if they want people aon their side then they should just write a scathing letter to everybody on this site, get it posted, and then they will have thousands of kids all over their dicks who have always been there for them even though they were badmouthing them earlier. It always seems to work.

[PunkVideoGuys]

does anyone know a good source to get consistant soundscan numbers? how many copies has HH sold?

[Adeniz19]

wow theres alot of people hating on MBR now. stories and alibis is still one of my favorite CDs.

[veronabryce]

man, i really really really really dont want the hawthorne heights cover, i hope i get the matchbook one, damn subscriptions and not being able to pick!!

[JohnnyUtah]

If I get the Hawthorne Heights Cover My subscription will be getting cancelled

[Talib Scottie]

Mr Nanny is on the TBS network right now.

[Coil]

It always amazes me how people can be like, "GenericPopPunkEmoBand #1 is soooo shitty, I hate them so much! But GenericPopPunkEmoBand #2 is amazing! I love them so much!" Like how is Hawthorne Heights bad and Fall Out Boy good? They're both derivative, bland, safe, non-threatening mall rock. That's like saying, I hate shit but poop rules.

[Signals Corrupted]

It always amazes me how people can be like, "GenericPopPunkEmoBand #1 is soooo shitty, I hate them so much! But GenericPopPunkEmoBand #2 is amazing! I love them so much!" Like how is Hawthorne Heights bad and Fall Out Boy good? They're both derivative, bland, safe, non-threatening mall rock. That's like saying, I hate shit but poop rules.


so what ur saying basically, is if we dont like one band of a certain genre, we cant like other bands that have a similar sound. this is just my opinion but i think fall out boy does pretty much everything better than hawthorne heights. but according to your statement, i can basically hate them both, or love them both.

[yoursuicide]

i saw both of these bands twice this year. hawthorne heights actually wasnt that bad live, while matchbook romance was wretched. i only watched one song the second time i saw them and i was really looking forward to seeing them. i thought maybe the first night was an off night, but im thinking that they just might suck.

name taken should be on the cover of this.

[Total Silence]

I'd actually prefer to rip the cover off altogether.
lol

[bossman calling]

It always amazes me how people can be like, "GenericPopPunkEmoBand #1 is soooo shitty, I hate them so much! But GenericPopPunkEmoBand #2 is amazing! I love them so much!" Like how is Hawthorne Heights bad and Fall Out Boy good? They're both derivative, bland, safe, non-threatening mall rock. That's like saying, I hate shit but poop rules.
ding ding ding we have a winner

[em0_stars]

MBR cover > HH cover


HH Cover >MBR Cover

[Kelley Nicole]

Why is AP sucking so much? They need to cover a wider variety of music and put better bands on the cover. I shouldn't have renewed my subscription last time I got it, but every so often they'll surprise me by covering a band I really like (Ted Leo, Rilo Kiley, The Good Life, Bright Eyes). Their review section does an okay job of reviewing various releases, I suppose, but the good articles are far and few between (or, not necessarily good articles but about good bands). I guess I should just stick to Spin and Filter, not necessarily great magazines, but at least they cover a wider variety of bands I like.

[bossman calling]

because unfortunately shitty, but trendy bands on the cover sell to thousands of dumb little kids.

i suppose its a good thing if some idiot buys it because OMG SENSES FAIL IS ON TEH COVER!!11 and then opens it up to find out about good bands.

who knows

[poppa Q]

because unfortunately shitty, but trendy bands on the cover sell to thousands of dumb little kids.

i suppose its a good thing if some idiot buys it because OMG SENSES FAIL IS ON TEH COVER!!11 and then opens it up to find out about good bands.

who knows

yeah. maybe, just maybe..people will start getting a clue.

[ishotthepilot]

because unfortunately shitty, but trendy bands on the cover sell to thousands of dumb little kids.

i suppose its a good thing if some idiot buys it because OMG SENSES FAIL IS ON TEH COVER!!11 and then opens it up to find out about good bands.

who knows


yup.. AP is a business, gotta sell copies. and i guess they don't like it - they bitch about it in the feature in the mag about "the History of AP" or something, but oh well... theyve had Korn, Slipknot, ICP, at least you scene kids would say it's better than THAT now.

hheights maybe suck but admit that that shit is catchy.
i would pray for an MBR cover, since their music is quite a bit better, but HH is probably prettier to have on it. shrug? i'll deal. like someone up there said- halfway through the magizine you'll forget the damn thing even has a cover. hmm, does it really matter.