Thanks to everyone who came out to kick off Warped Tour today in Pomona, CA. Our very first day on the tour was a success. Thanks to Between the Trees for stopping by to perform an acoustic set and sign for kids who visited the booth. You can view two pictures of the set in the replies taken by our own Jamie Pham. Tomorrow we have The Reign of Kindo, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and...[read more]

As most of you may know, Absolutepunk.net is having their own tent on this year's Vans Warped Tour. We have tons of great things lined up thus far, with more coming in. Due to Warped Tour starting next week, and with all of the requests we already have, we have set a deadline of 8PM CST to put in a request for bands wanting to play an acoustic set or hold a signing at the tent. Only bands who are confirmed as playing a stage on the Warped Tour please, as we cannot accommodate any band that is not. We will still be accepting any and all promotional materials to hand out throughout the...[read more]

Absolutepunk will be having our own tent on the entire Vans Warped Tour this summer and we're looking for bands to hold signings at the tent. If your band is already on this year's Warped Tour and interested in holding a signing or possible acoustic set at the AP tent, please e-mail Melissa Johnson. Please include the dates of the tour you will be playing so we can assign dates accordingly.

You know that you love reading and discussing on this site. Don't you think your friends will? Invite them to become a member and let them share in the musical goodness.

AbsolutePunk will have an exclusive section inside of every Substream Music Press magazine [Nationally distributed in Hot Topic etc.] from this day forward. This section will include hot news stories, top artists and albums to check out, along with unsigned artists, for those who like to be on top of the next breaking acts! In the mean time, go to Hot Topic and pick up issue #3!

Issue #3 featuring; New Found Glory, 30 Seconds to Mars, Cute is What We Aim For, Brand New, Paramore, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The...[read more]

We're looking to make sure our release date section is one of the most comprehensive for our genres of music in 2007. Bands and record labels (or helpful fans) that want to make sure your releases are covered - please contact: nathan.lint@absolutepunk.net or submit your releases dates yourself.

The 4th installment of our Record Label 101 feature has been posted. Check out the new article, "The Expansion of the Universe and Your Mind."

Park is ushering in the AP.net holiday with a new contest. Win a pair of Dekline shoes, the Park catalogue, and other holiday merchandise just by entering here.

I've been working on making AP.net easier to use for everyone. However, the best way for me to improve the website is to get feedback from those that use it. Let me know about any suggestions, problems, complaints, ideas, or whatnot in the replies of this post. 2007 is going to be a big year for this website -- and I want to make sure it's as easy to use as possible. Thank you.

Bamboozle Left is this weekend and AP.net will be there with our tent. We're doing a little more than just giving out free stuff (although we'll be doing plenty of that). In order to save room on the main page, I've put all of the details of what we're doing in the comments to this post. Click on the thread to find out more information.

Our Street Team is now up and running. If you're already a member, please go see our forum for details as well as instructions. If any other users are interested in joining the street team to help Absolutepunk out with contests, tours, and anything else we sponsor- head over to the team's Myspace page and put in an application.

We are proud to announce our partnership with Fuse, and specifically Steven's Untitled Rock Show. The show now has a profile here at AP where you guys can get the weekly low-down on what's been going on in Steven's world. You'll find a weekly recap, awesome video exerpts from the show, free music downloads (currently The Forecast and The Sleeping), and tons of exclusive content to come! Steven's Untitled Rock Show is the only place...[read more]

If you're going to be attending this year's Flipside Festival in Centreville, VA on May 7th and would like to help us out with some things throughout the day, then please email, PM or IM me. Thanks!

Did you know you can quickly invite people to check out AP? Also, there are links around (like on news posts, and in every thread on this website) where you can send the article to your friends? Yep. Just click "Thread Tools > Send to Friend." Furthermore, on AP artist profiles click "Tell a Friend" to send the link to some buddies who would benefit from checking out new music. We're closing in on 60,000 members.

Check out an interesting article from the New York Times about how power in the music industry is shifting more towards independent labels thanks to the internet.

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