Monopolies Are Bad!

[Jake Wallace]

I am just curious where else all of our readers go to find out about new bands and read interviews and album reviews? I know we're really popular and so is Pitchfork, but I'm curious where else you all hang out on the web. Leave me a message in the replies and let me know!

[derricklc22]

I am just curious where else all of our readers go to find out about new bands and read interviews and album reviews? I know we're really popular and so is Pitchfork, but I'm curious where else you all hang out on the web. Leave me a message in the replies and let me know!
www.mammothpress.com

www.emotionalpunk.com That is the first site I ever got news from and I really like Andrew's reviews.

[etwiels]

PRP, PunkNews, Lambgoat sometimes

[Rohan Kohli]

aversionline.com for my metal fix.

[Lachrymal]

I use FindTheScene.com along with AP.net, mostly because i know the webmaster, I like what he has done with it though.

[Drew Beringer]

Leakmob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2211111

[dubbo]

http://www.audioleaf.com

http://corruption.xrea.jp

http://punkinyaface.com

[PaperclipAnemia]

punknews has a really accessible reviews database, and its pretty extensive.
pitchfork of course writes gorgeous reviews
pastepunk

[Jason Tate]

I am just curious where else all of our readers go to find out about new bands and read interviews and album reviews? I know we're really popular and so is Pitchfork, but I'm curious where else you all hang out on the web. Leave me a message in the replies and let me know!
Screw you, monopopolies (yes, it's spelled wrong on purpose) rule.

[As Derrick Rust]

www.punkupdates.com

Usually I just browse label sites.

[bnrocks]

pitchfork is the only site i read everyday, but i also check out pastepunk and punknews.org every now and then.

[waggy]

www.allmusic.com

ab punk is my primary resource for new and current bands, but i like all music's reviews and they're great for finding information on older bands. i also subscribe to entertainment weekly so occaisonally if there's a really well reveiwed album in there, i'll check it out (that's how i got into ted leo)

[blaubs21]

a series of mp3 blogs: Gorilla Vs Bear (http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com), My Old Kentucky Blog (http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com), So Much Silence (http://somuchsilence.blogspot.com), South Of Mainstream (http://www.southofmainstream.com), Scenestars (http://www.scenestars.net)

[xearlynovemberx]

i only check here im 2 lazy 2 look at other sites

[fluke182]

www.allmusic.com

ab punk is my primary resource for new and current bands, but i like all music's reviews and they're great for finding information on older bands. i also subscribe to entertainment weekly so occaisonally if there's a really well reveiwed album in there, i'll check it out (that's how i got into ted leo)
Qft.

[turnoffyourTV]

http://www.questionablecontent.net/rl.php also some good comics there too.

[mrzippo3]

www.norml.com (http://www.norml.com) get your news and keep up to date with what's REALLY important

[Tony]

Well, this site has a monopoly on news for me, since you guys report on bands I listen to more than any other site. But for reviews, I split my time between punknews.org and allmusic.com. Fuck pitchfork and their long-winded elitist reviews.

[mattregan]

Ap.net exclusive reader...

[dillonzach86]

I visit:

www.decoymusic.com
www.decapolis.com
www.theprp.com
www.hxc.com
www.hardcorechrisitian.com
www.buzzgrinder.com
www.pastepunk.com
www.indievisionmusic.com

[eldude9482]

acclaimedpunk, they are alright. punkmusic.com, they are alright as well. Finally punkbands.com. they are alright too, but their reviews are very weak.

[brothermonk]

i alternate between this site, bbc, and engadget. so there you've got music, world news, and nerdy tech toys. it's all i need. did i mention the ipod nano is the sexiest tech toy out now?

mmm

[dangets]

http://traversing.pinkpenguins.com/


it's a dredg message board. we're trying to figure out the secret meanings behind the Catch Without Arms album art.

dredg.com recommended :thumbsup:

[FeynmanWannabe]

Other than AP.net...

Pitchfork
AllMusic
TinyMixTapes
CokeMachineGlow
SongMeanings.net occasionally
AcclaimedPunk
Aseries of blogs

PassingAfternoon.com (Iron & Wine Fan Site)

[Paul Tao]

Damn you people. hatesomethingbeautiful.com. pitchfork of course.

[paen]

scenecore.com

but ap is my favorite.

[Speyside]

scenecore.com

but ap is my favorite.
Umm... LeakMob.com

But I'll admit, we suck at news, I'm about to hire some new people though to get that sorted out.

[MATT2KOOL]

I use mainly AP.net - I read things here about almost every band I like/listen to.

[asdf]

EuphoniaOnline.net!! (http://www.euphoniaonline.net)

They do fantastic interviews with the awesomest bands (Punchline, Panic! at the Disco, Great Glass Elevator to name the latest), and the reviews are absolutely stellar. Latest news, too... they have it all.

Check it out. <3

[fretmaster07]

prp.com is my other favorite.

theprp.com*

[romantic rights]

other than here for my music news online? sometimes i'll go to punknews.org. and i check out the altpress.com newpage but thats normally not very helpful, but the message board there can be pretty fun.

[violencexgrace]

First site I ever frequented on a daily basis was emotionalpunk.com (interviews and reviews). I came to AP a few times, but was always turned off because I thought everyone was an asshole. Eventually that changed. Now I almost literally never go anywhere else unless linked to interviews or reviews or drama from here.

If I'm looking for new bands I'm either linked to new stuff by bands I already like, or I do some random searches on PureVolume or Epitonic.com. For reviews I'll occasionally check Pitchfork, but they don't really report on stuff I'm really into. There's just no point in going anywhere else other than here. It sounds retarded and lazy, but it's just the truth.

As a sidenote, I used to frequent punkhardcore.com and mxtabs.net ALLLL THE TIME for tabs/chords. The former usually had news on the frontpage, so I would read that.

[tommyhaych]

sorry to toot my own horn, but I use http://www.drivingthru.co.uk.. haha

I also use http://www.punktastic.com :thumbsup:

[xam]

www.allmusic.com

I agree with 90% of their reviews.

[watchmyheadspin]

you know, i hit up this site multiple times a day, because almost all the bands i want to know anything about is usually posted here.

i also check out pv and myspace. but mostly here, and since i'm a booking agent, bands find me and vise versa

[LilRyan732]

aversionline
punknews
punktastic
amazon
geekburger

[CIMA]

I only use this site.

I'm too lazy to go to any others.

[UncleRico]

www.upbeetmusic.com

Awesome reviews :)

[piaffeprncess98]

I know you guys don't like them, but decoymusic I enjoy, as well as emotionalpunk, I like the band features that have at the bottom. I rarely enjoy a band that sends me a friend request on Myspace. I mean enjoy like Acceptance or Cartel or something. Sometimes if I'm really bored I'll browse PV.com. Otherwise, it's this site. You guys have introduced me to almost everything I listen to, including my favorite band ever, Acceptance.

Sometimes I will see a band name pop up so often that I will finally go check them out, like Bleed the Dream. I thought I wouldn't lik them cause of all the Taste of Chaos posts (I'm really into those screamo bands), but I listened to them and loved them. I also kept seeing posts about Number One Gun's new cd. I liked their old stuff, but not so much that I was interested in checking out the new one. But one day I saw a post on here and thought, what the hell, so I listened to it and it's now one of m top 10 of this year.

[elemenohpe]

www.theprp.com

www.blabbermouth.net

www.antimusic.com

[jawkneephighv]

I keep it old-school: word of mouth. I don't really trust reviews for anything [movies, music, etc]. Sometimes I don't even trust word of mouth. I just see random band t-shirts and go "note to self, check out that band later."

[gob15]

Aversion.com

[FOBguy]

Indie Access Radio (http://www.indieaccessradio.com/)
Buzzgrinder (http://www.buzzgrinder.com/)
The PRP (http://www.theprp.com/)
Punknetwork (http://www.punknetwork.net/)

[I.O]

punknews.org amazon.com

[BeerNSluts]

WWW.BREAKINGCUSTOM.COM !!!!!!!

[smelltheglove]

punknews.org. been going there daily/weekly since 2000, longer than I've been coming here. its not nearly as useful for news, but they're reviews are great and they are a bit more balanced as they cover more actual 'punk' bands whereas AP covers a lot more emo/pop bands. theyr'e the ying to your yang and a great site despite scott and jason's schoolgirl bickering.

[so typical]

elevenelephants.com

[MaDeMaN FiAsCo]

For the most part, I just hang here, and at idobi. Occasionaly, I'll hit punknews...

[InaGreendase]

Been here for three, maybe four years, entirely too often everyday.
Punknews.org (http://www.punknews.org) for about three years.
Pastepunk (http://www.pastepunk.com) and Punkrocks (http://www.punkrocks.net) I'll check occasionally.
I'm on Allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com) all the time for various reasons...they're good, but I'm desperately trying to get a job there if only to fix all 535252 of their minor problems (all the punk/hardcore/etc.bands go unnoticed; i.e. Against Me!'s Don't Lose Touch 7" EP is listed as a Main Album, Saosin is listed under the World genre, Comeback Kid is apparently Classic Jazz...).
I'll check Pitchfork (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com) occasionally to see if they reviewed anything I care about. But then I'll tend to glaze over it if it's one of their typical self-aggrandizing ones.

[AndrewC12]

Punktastic.com for news on both UK and US bands aswell as good forums and review. Apart from that usually just here and maybe emotionalpunk.com or Breaking Custom.

[DroppedUrPocket]

I'm on Allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com) all the time for various reasons...they're good, but I'm desperately trying to get a job there if only to fix all 535252 of their minor problems (all the punk/hardcore/etc.bands go unnoticed; i.e. Against Me!'s Don't Lose Touch 7" EP is listed as a Main Album, Saosin is listed under the World genre, Comeback Kid is apparently Classic Jazz...).

Haha. Wow.

[Russ Hockenbury]

No love for www.upbeetmusic.com? Really? :(

[permanent]

Besides the site listed as my home page which would be too easy to plug, I read reviews from punknews.org, theprp, allmusic, and emotionalpunk.

[drivenfaroff]

if you haven't checked out our site www.drivenfaroff.com (http://www.drivenfaroff.com) go take a look, we have a good amount of interviews, reviews, and we always have a bunch of contests for you to enter. also check out www.quitmyscene.com (http://www.quitmyscene.com).

[tchilds]

LoFidelityPress.com

they've got great interviews and reviews

and of course AP.net

[Scenestorm]

www.indievisionmusic.com (http://www.indievisionmusic.com)

[Sureshot182]

ap is the shit, plain and simple. nothing else comes close. and no, i do not suck tate off.

[BeerNSluts]

Punktastic.com for news on both UK and US bands aswell as good forums and review. Apart from that usually just here and maybe emotionalpunk.com or Breaking Custom.
Damn straight!

[senortetas]

used to go to blink-182online.com but now its shut down, you guys are great

[gobblox is...]

i alternate between this site, bbc, and engadget. so there you've got music, world news, and nerdy tech toys. it's all i need. did i mention the ipod nano is the sexiest tech toy out now?

mmm
theres been news reports about the screen cracking for reallllly lame reasons... so im not gonna buy one

[UncleRico]

No love for www.upbeetmusic.com? Really? :(
Man, I got mad love for UBM...the writers there sure are some amazing shit, huh?

[brothermonk]

theres been news reports about the screen cracking for reallllly lame reasons... so im not gonna buy one

apple said that that only affected a certain shipment. i got one maybe a week and a half after they came out and i've had no problems, no scratches even. it's so amazing, especially since i'm upgrading from a shuffle (my first mp3 player).

[coandca33]

acclaimedpunk.com
pastepunk.com
punknews.org
decoymusic.com

i really like how mammothpress.com is coming along as well.

[resUrectMe617]

honestly, it's just ap.net. i don't know if its my laziness that hinders me from surfing other sites (and there are defintely a shitload of them out there), or my lack of time. i'm going with a mix of both reasons. ap is all i need, bitch.

[DanEmo]

I know it's not online, but i also know they got quite a big crowd in Europe...

It' s rocksound of the UK....(www.rock-sound.uk.net (http://www.rock-sound.uk.net/))

You won't find the reviews on their site, but they do have a lot of reviews in their magazine...

I know only Lorene Drive got a real good review from them last month....i haven't read the ocotber issue (out 14 september) 2005 yet though....

[DroppedUrPocket]

theres been news reports about the screen cracking for reallllly lame reasons... so im not gonna buy one

You have the best name and sub-name thingy EVER.

Have my points. Forever.

[dtr1484]

i write for riftrock.com; its the good shit

[satanisanerd]

www.indievisionmusic.com (http://www.indievisionmusic.com)
www.buzzgrinder.com (http://www.buzzgrinder.com)
www.decapolis.com (http://www.decapolis.com)
www.absolutepunk.net (http://www.absolutepunk.net)
www.punknews.org (http://www.punknews.org)
www.christcoremusic.net (http://www.christcoremusic.net)
www.emotionalpunk.com (http://www.emotionalpunk.com)

[JoshV]

Hey Everyone,

From now to November 1st, you can stream the entire Taste of Christmas album at www.purevolume.com/tasteofchristmas