A lot of people think the biggest perk to this job is meeting your favorite bands. For me, it's meeting the people that back those bands. Generally, they're the biggest fans. I'm speaking about label owners. I've written a piece pertaining to them and the bands that make up their small communities. The biggest question I want you to think about is what does a label mean to you past the music? Is it just a brand? Besides the music it puts out, what else about your favorite label makes you gain garner...[read more]

In light of yesterday's news of reunions by both At the Drive In and Refused (as well as many reunions to date), I've given some thought to seeing the past moments we cherish being played out in the present. After reading this, hit the replies and let us know your favorite moment that no reunion could ever recreate. Was it in a basement? Was it with less...[read more]

This weekend I had the pleasure of seeing some old friends get together to perform their first record for the first time in years. You can read my thoughts on As Cities Burn's reunion show here. An interview with the band can be read here.

This weekend I wrote an extensive editorial about the importance of putting value in music both as artists and fans alike. You can read it here.

I wrote some thoughts on Kevin Devine and his latest tour which can be read here.

Today we are bringing you the third exclusive tour blog entry from Mayday Parade, which you can check out here. Their self-titled new album hits stores on October 4th.

Today we are bringing you the second exclusive tour blog entry from Mayday Parade, which you can check out here.

During the course of Mayday Parade's current tour, we'll be exclusively posting tour blogs from the band. You can check the first one out here.

Today is Bobby Markos's (Native) birthday. Bobby has helped out the site with some guest appearances for features in the past, and now he has his own blog showcasing new music here.

We Are the Union posted a blog about why they didn't play a recent Wichita, Kansas show. It had to do with anti-gay remarks made by the show promoter and sound tech.

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We all suffer from it. We all succumb to it at some point. I do it far too often. Maybe it's time to put a stop to it. Riley from Thrice has posted a really interesting blog discussing the negativity that seems prevalent on the internet music blogs today. In my view, there's a vocal minority that draw the eyeballs with these kinds of posts - but that can be drowned out with more posts from people that do like...[read more]

Such Gold guitarist Nate Derby launched a blog about life on the road called Long Days, Long Nights.

Two of our very own, Adam Pfleider and Alex DiVincenzo, recently wrote blogs for The Saddest Landscape talking about their obsession with vinyl and everything that goes along with it. You can check out their pieces here and here respectively.

Staffer Thomas Nassiff recently laid out his top ten Pop-Punk Records of All Time. You can check out his picks here and hash it out with him and the rest of the AP.net community in the replies.

Click here to see the first tour blog for Bright and Early while on tour with Punchline and I Call Fives.

A new write-up from JR of Less Than Jake regarding his views of SXSW being just another trade show and an excuse for label works to spend the company's dime, among other things, can be read here.

Head to the replies to see a video blog from State Champs.

A new write-up from Matt Pike (booking agent for Man Overboard, Fireworks, Balance & Composure, etc.) regarding how the mindset of individuals in the music industry has shifted since he entered it can be read here.

Transit's final update from their recent tour with Senses Fail, Man Overboard, and The Ghost Inside can be read here.

A second tour update from Jon Diener of The Swellers while overseas with The Blackout can be read here.

A new tour update from Transit on the road with Senses Fail and Man Overboard can be read here.

Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) has written some thoughts on illegal downloading.

Kevin Lyman recently did a write-up regarding his opinions on "selling out," record labels, co-writers, and other things. Read it here.

Look Mexico's third and final studio blog can be seen here.

Valencia's Brendan Walter is keeping a blog on their current tour.

Neil Rubenstein has another guest blog over at Property of Zack. This time he has some thoughts on Rebecca Black's "Friday" sensation.

Look Mexico's second studio blog can be seen here.

Look Mexico's first studio blog update can be seen here. The band will be releasing a 5-song 10" EP through Adeline Records in late summer/early fall.

The Artist Life posted a new video blog featuring clips from their upcoming record Impossible. Watch it in the replies.

A Loss For Word's final update from their time out on the road with Streetlight Manifesto can be read here.