Calling all bands, record label personnel, and industry folk. We're building up our "end of the year" database, as we've done each year, and we want your lists! If you're in a band, work for a label, or are involved in the industry - we want to feature your favorite albums of the year in our end of the year brouhaha. We've made it super simple again this year: just email us your lists here and make sure you make it clear who the list is for (ie: if you're in a band - is it a band list, or is it an individual band member list?). We'll compile everything together, and post it all around the new year.
Please note: This form/feature is for industry related folk and bands, only. If...
In case you missed them during the week or didn't have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews posted this week.
Now that you're full of turkey and have spent all your money on new toys ... bring on the snow! The annual holiday theme has been brought back to the website. If you're not seeing it, you can click here, and users can select it as their default theme in the options section. Enjoy! Hope everyone has a great holiday season.
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I just got done reading a really great article by Pitchfork columnist Andrew Nosnitsky here. In Nosnitsky's column, he focuses his examples of "classic" albums around the genre of hip-hop and the critical acclaim of Kendrick Lamar's new album good kid, m.A.A.d city. He makes a a lot of valued points on how critics will deem an album a classic with only a few weeks to a month of listening behind it. Where's the time? Where's the album's retrospect in history? For that matter, he also points out the difference in an artist going into the studio to write an album with no real intentions versus the tunnel-vision of making an album for the purpose of having a legacy.
We're happy to announce we're once again sponsoring the Brotherly Breakdown Fest on January 5th at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA. Tickets will be on sale tomorrow here and an early list of bands can be seen in the replies.
You can check out our interview with Parkway Drivehere. The band is currently on a headliner overseas, and will come back to America in 2013. The band's brand new album, Atlas is out now on Epitaph Records.
I was listening to Brandtson's Send Us a Signal last night, and it got me thinking about albums that are so good and yet most people probably don't own them or even know about them. Ummm ... and if that's not a good catalyst for a top 10 list, I don't know what is. So here are the top 10 albums that I think go unnoticed and you should check out. As always, there are obviously hundreds of others that could be included -- but these are the ones that I felt like sharing. Feel free to add any to the replies that you think people should check out. I linked all of them to their streaming versions on Rdio, so now you have no excuse to not check them out. Oh, and this isn't really in any...
In case you missed them during the week or didn't have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews posted this week.
Just a friendly reminder to make sure you check us out on other social networks. We are on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Last.fm, and Rdio. The AP.net staff can also be found on twitter. Show us some love.
Punk Goes Pop 5 is #16 on the Billboard Charts? People aren't boycotting the Falling in Reverse tour? I guess if Aerosmith and Cheap Trick are still selling out arenas, there still is room for rock stars. I try to make sense of all of it this week here. Go to a record store or buy an album off Amazon or iTunes today. Go to a show, whether it's a local favorite on a tour kick-off, or a touring band passing through this weekend. Save good music or else we'll get another Issues album. Yes, I said it. Deal with it.
Along with our fellow friends in AbsoluteVoices, we're officially announcing the first 21 of 50 bands that will be playing the Eat Your Heart Out Fest 2013 on February 8th-10th at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY. Hit the replies for the press release and further info.
Hey everyone, sorry for missing last week's Small Band Round-Up. Hurricane Sandy affected my power and internet for over a week so I was not able to post. Head to the replies for this week's Small Band Round-Up.
This morning's edition of the Self-Promotion Spotlight features Michigan's Skyway Traffic. The band cites the Hopeless Records roster and Katy Perry as influences. Head to the replies for a lyric video of lead single "First Class Liar." For what it's worth, I'm not sure I've heard catchier songs in the last two or three weeks. Want to be featured in the Self-Promotion Spotlight? It's easy. Just sign up for an AP.net account and post in the Self-Promotion forum.
