If the AP.net office was anything besides me at a desk, staring at three computer screens at once -- I'm pretty certain we would all be having a beer on this Friday afternoon. I'm positive we'd be having the kind of debates we have weekly over email. I'd pull rank and decide that everyone must listen/dance to Penguin Prison ... and we'd all vote on what makes this week's "posts of the week" list. However, at the moment it's just me and the emails back and...[read more]
Lots of reports that this "Woman in Black" ad is crashing the site/taking over/making all the links un-clickable for a lot of people. Gimme a second, I'm personally working on trying to get it fixed. Really, really sorry about this.
Update: Killing the ads for a moment to get this sorted out.
It's Friday - and that means it's time to get down. It also means it's time for me to write up this week's power rankings and let my sarcastic side out to play. So, after pouring over the numbers, interjecting a bit of my personal bias, let's see what we've got this week ...
We've got four new songs for you over in the music player to the right of the homepage. Sweet new tunes by The Menzingers, Shearwater, The Maccabees and Logic are currently rocking the player, so give them a listen and leave your thoughts in the replies.
A few weeks ago the AP.net staff posted our "most anticipated of 2012" list. Then we asked you, the reader, to vote for your most anticipated of 2012 albums ... we tallied up all of the votes: and the results are in. After a lot of back and forth, Paramore ended up snagging the top spot - and we have 59 of your top picks following them! Check them all out read more]
With so much going on around the website today, it took me until 4pm to finally be able to sit down and write this thing. Damn, I'm like an hour away from being able to write this thing with a beer and really see some sparks fly. Lost opportunity. Okay, let's work on this week's "power rankings" and take a look at what bands and topics dominated the website last week.
TGIF. Thankfully it's Friday, and that means it's time to look at the nominees for best posts of the week. I saw last week someone mention the idea about a full on awards show where the posters on these lists the most, at the end of the year, getting some kind of trophy/prize. I'm all about that come next December. This week had a lot of nominations, quite a few funny moments (that definitely play better in context with the...[read more]
Gotta say, yesterday's discussion about the Drive-Thru Records' generation was one of the best moments I've had on the website in a long time. Talking with so many people that experienced similar things, hearing the stories, listening to the music again at the exact same moment I knew others were ... it was one of those days that really solidifies why I run a music website. Hearing from all the bands and people involved in the label, via twitter, email, facebook, and in the thread -- it was a special day. Just wanted to say...[read more]
So you know our buddy Zack, from PropertyofZack, right? He's the one that named his website after himself, kinda like when you put your name on your favorite toy. It's so cute. He's also cranking out killer content, videos, playlists, and interviews. We like Zack. So, I was brainstorming with him the other day - and we came up with what we think could be a cool idea. What we want to do is an interview where the users of both websites ask us questions. The idea is this: we both are making posts (you're reading it) asking for...[read more]
It looks like The Word Alive did some promotion over the weekend, because as of right now they're leading the "most anticipated album of 2012" reader poll. If you haven't gotten your votes in yet - please do! We'll be posting the full list of results next Monday. Also, if you missed the staff list of our most anticipated of 2012, check that out too.
Made a few minor changes to the homepage over the weekend. That content module was getting zero love, and it made more sense to combine it with our "what's popular" module to display what's actually popular around the website. So, instead of having just a floating "exclusive's module" on the left side, I got rid of that column to give us more room in the news section. The upcoming APv3 re-design uses a similar 2 column system, so it just makes sense to start getting used to it now.
Last week we tried out a new Friday featurette called "posts of the week" (for those that missed it - it's exactly what it sounds like) - and everyone seemed to really like it. So, this week we are bringing it back. This week was full of funny posts, down right insane posts, and some shit I couldn't even follow. Just like last week - I had staff help me compile the posts we found to be worthy of inclusion. We also had a post that got nominated for...[read more]
Another week down the drain. Is it just me or do the days seem to be flying by lately? It was a good week around the website though, lots of good stories - lots of memorable moments. Quite a few "what the..." moments as well. We'll get to those in a minute, for now - here's this week's power ranking list. Sorry it's a little late ... been busy picking my jaw off the floor from "that thread that shall not be named."
I've never really wrapped my head around the idea that "EP" stands for extended play, and yet its the shorter version of an album. Extended seems, to me, to mean even longer than long play. Either way, you know the terminology, and I'm going to stop before I open myself up to too many jokes. The topic of today's "Thursday Discussion" post is: my favorite EPs. I feel like standing up for the little guy. The under-appreciated art of brevity. The brave souls that didn't stuff their albums with...[read more]
Yellowcard is currently back on top of this year's "most anticipated of 2012" reader poll. Have you voted yet? Brand New is No. 2. Still can't get any real news on their thoughts for this year ... but I've been told they're at least thinking of recording.
Got a lot more news coming down the pipeline in a few minutes, so I am going to unsticky the Bamboozle thread. However, for people that missed it - check out the bands announced so far. Oh, and while I'm reminding you of things: make sure you vote in the AP.net reader poll for the albums you're most anticipating this year.
I quickly put together an AP.net tumblr page, to post additional stuff, some of our top stories, and all that. If you feel like following, have at it. We're also on twitter and facebook. We're basically whores - so no kissing.
Yesterday we launched our "Most Anticipated of 2012" feature where we highlighted the albums that the AP.net staff are most looking forward to this year. Along with it we launched a new reader poll where we ask you - the reader - what albums you are anticipating for the year. Today I want to highlight this section and make sure everyone votes in the poll. The more of our readers that vote, the more accurate portrait we'll have. I checked the results a few minutes ago...[read more]
The beginning of the year, much like the first day of school or a new job, reigns with the scent of anticipation. It's that moment where we haven't yet heard what the future holds and we're all thinking of what new albums could sound like. With these feelings tingling in our fingers, the AP.net staff have put compiled together our "Most Anticipated of 2012" feature. We've worked on putting together the albums that we are most excited about getting our grubby little hands on. After reading through what the staff are looking forward to playing, check out read more]
As of right now there are over 17 million posts on this website. We're actually really close to 18 million now that I look at it. We like to talk, a lot. And while not all of them are gems ... there are some pretty hilarious and well said things on the website during the week. Today, I want to try out a new column where I highlight the "best posts of the week." There is absolutely no way I am going to be able to go through every single post on a weekly basis; however, with the help of staff - we've worked on compiling our favorites that we've seen. Now that the feature is in place,...[read more]
Oh, shit! It's Friday the 13th. Freak the fuck out. It was another great week around the website. It started out insane, and thankfully it didn't really ever slow down. It's not like we were ever going to top Monday's awesomeness though. So, in following up last week's debut of the "artist power rankings" - here's this week's list after looking over all the stats. Basically the first day of the week kicked everyone out from last week. Poor Brand New. I wonder...[read more]
It's been a strange start to the new year. I spent some time looking over the metrics to see what was popular this last week or so, and it's kind of interesting to see what everyone was reading around the website. For a quick recap, I decided to put together the power rankings of the last week. Basically highlighting the bands that dominated our lives. We'll see how this goes, tongue firmly planted in cheek...
We're half-way into the first week of 2012, and we (the AP.net staff) wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for all their support last year. Especially all of the readers, band members, industry folk, and PR people that help give us the ability to do this every day. In the replies you'll find some homemade "thank you" videos from the staff. We hope you had as good of year as we did.
Good morning, everyone! Today we are bringing two new staffers on board at AP.net. Everyone head to the replies and say hello to Jack Appleby (formerly JackMEB) and Jason Gardner (formerly apenguinmoshpit). Jack and Jason (really? both another Jason and another Gardner??) will be contributing reviews, interviews, news posting - a little bit of everything - and writing some more editorials and feature-length articles, of which we're hoping to bring more to AP.net in 2012. Welcome on board!
Well, the "holiday" season has come and went. It's now a new year - and it's time to say goodbye to our holiday theme. It sneaks out once a year, and almost as soon as it's here ... it's gone. Hopefully by the time it's time to roll out the holiday colors this year, we'll be doing so on the brand new website. That's my resolution. What's yours?
Everyone welcome Jake to the AP.net staff. He was formerly user Boomhauer12, and is now staff member Jake Denning. He will be helping us improve our interview section in 2012. Boom(hauer).
