A new site, RocknRollDating.com, recently launched, providing "the largest source of music loving singles looking for relationship matches on the Internet." While it's still new, it has generated an enormous amount of buzz, appearing in Newsweek and LA's KROQ radio. How important do you think musical compatibility is within a relationship or in finding a potential partner? Do you look for someone who is interested in the same music as you, or do you think that it's something that is just a nice thing to have?

As the 2008 election heats up, it will become a common occurrence to see bands talk about who they think you should vote for or support. Whether or not you agree with their stance, you're going to hear political propaganda from some of your favorite bands this year and, at a live setting, there's nothing you can really do about it. We would like to know what you think about this. We've seen bands like Sum 41, NOFX, and Bright...[read more]

Now that the year is halfway over, what albums are you most looking forward to for the rest of the year? Why? Any albums you hope may come out that have yet to be announced yet?

What is your favorite lyric and why? We're looking for your favorite line from any song, not your favorite lyricist or what album you think has the best lyrics...can you limit yourself to just one line?

They're your favorite band in the world. They wrote the album that you have purchased three separate times because you wore out the first two from overplaying it. The lyrics relate perfectly to how you're feeling in life. You've supported them as long as you've been listening to them. And you just found out that the singer has been convicted of rape.

OK, obviously this is an extreme (hypothetical) scenario, but how would you feel in a situation like this? The music has been yours for a while, but now your morals come into play, a factor that hadn't played a part in your...[read more]

Everyone has their own style when it comes to seeing a band live. Whether you're the type to stand in the back and listen to the music, throw down in the pit, or do a little bit of both, you go to a show to enjoy music and have a good time. There are even unwritten rules, such as helping people up when they fall down or not being that guy who yells for "Freebird".

How do you think people should act at a live show? What do you feel is appropriate behavior? Would you outlaw karate moves? Would you bar people from texting on their cell phones during a band's set? Should people...[read more]

With all of the musical discussion that goes on at AP.net, it's inevitable that some people are going to avoid listening to certain albums because of reading negative comments on here. Unfortunately, these people will end up missing out on some great music for not deciding for themselves whether or not they like the music. What album(s) do you think people may have thrown aside or forgotten about that deserve a second chance and why do they deserve to be heard?

Even though the Internet has severely outclassed it and new technology like satellite radio is slowly gaining ground, radio is still a major form of communication as a way to hear music. Radio stations are finding it difficult to keep listeners when people now have the world's music at their fingertips and, most of the time for free, a service the radio offers for the low price of advertisements. However, as music becomes a more integral part of daily life, on cell phones, mp3 players, even in children's toys, the radio's importance seems to be dwindling.

Do you listen to the...[read more]

"Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's was one of the most played songs of the past year, hitting number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and scoring multiple Grammy nods. What most of the mainstream crowd didn't realize was that this was the second time the song was pushed as a single, as it was featured as a bonus track on their 2007 Every Second Counts and 2005's All That We Needed. Gym Class Heroes found similar success with a twice-released single...[read more]

Do you read AP.net's reviews? Our staff reviewers would like to know what they can improve upon. If you read them, why? Is there a particular reviewer whose tastes are so close to yours that you trust their judgment on whatever they choose? Are you just looking for the hottest new band? Maybe you just like reading about new bands even if you're not going to check them out.

Conversely, if you don't read them, why not? Do you believe that the reviewers are too lenient? Are the reviews too long? Are they too good to the point that you just cannot handle the...[read more]

Everyone has a favorite band or a select number of bands that they would consider favorites. There's a certain connection that comes with the band's music that impacts the listener in some way to make it special to them, whether it be an emotional attachment to the lyrics of the music or the way the music fits for a certain time in one's life.

Your favorite band probably has some of your favorite songs. What we would like to know is--what song by your favorite band(s) is your least favorite, and why? What about this particular song sets it apart from the rest of their music...[read more]

Back before the Internet revolutionized the way music was distributed, before myspace gave instant access to stream all different music, and before AP.net brought you your new favorite bands, the way to find music was usually done for you.

MTV mattered in discovering new music, radio was a more popular format, and big budget magazines told you what was good to listen to at the time, and left the more intimate self-discovery of music to those buying randomly in a music store or via a compilation.

One of the best ways to find music was through a compilation,...[read more]

What do you think was the best song to come out in the 90s?

Please explain your reasoning and, if possible, post a youtube link or a link to the song so people can hear it. If you do not feel like participating, feel free to come in this thread strictly for nostalgia purposes. What if you forgot about Savage Garden?

Checking in six months later from the last time we did this, we are wondering what ideas you all have to make AP.net better in 2008. This is going to be a big year for the site and we'd like each of you riding shotgun in the AbsoluteMobile. Are there any features you'd like to see on the site? What do you think we could be doing better? Do you have any brilliant ideas that we absolutely need to take notice of? Let us know.

Maybe you would like to see new requirements for prestigious members. How about a simple new read more]

You couldn't avoid the hype. On October 23, 2007, Say Anything unleashed In Defense of the Genre. Regarded by many critics as a true achievement for the band in terms of scope and vision, Max Bemis' labor of love about love debuted at #27 on the Billboard charts with 25,000 albums sold.

The first single, "Baby Girl, I'm A Blur", had a video that relied on the technique of infrared and the song hit its peak at #29 on Billboard's Modern Rock Charts.

Put yourself in the shoes of J Records and decide what song you believe would make for the best second...[read more]

Butch Walker's new CD/DVD, Leaving the Game on Luckie Street, can be either downloaded for free or purchased for a minuscule $5.99 here. Butch and his management are attempting to do something completely new here with this release and the next two that will be coming out later this year: take the major decisions out of the hands of the corporations and put them into the hands of the fans--you.

Butch and his management will be looking through...[read more]

Advertising is everywhere these days. People are bombarded with advertisements as soon as they step outside their house, turn on the television, or open a magazine. Since people have conditioned themselves to tune out most advertising, advertisers have to rely on placing ads in unconditional places, from public urinals to text message spam; some companies have even planned launching massive advertisements into orbit around earth.

Is music the same way? With declining CD sales every...[read more]

When The Academy Is…’s most recent album, Santi, was released, it was met with a mixed reaction, as the band’s poppy sound on Almost Here was replaced with a sound that was completely different. First single “We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands” lacked the sugary sheen that glossed their first album and it was a bold move by the band to take a formula that had made them successful and completely change it.

Saves the Day did the same with In Reverie. Though it is possible to argue that each of their albums sounds different from the last, the band traded...[read more]

A recent New York Times article discussed the notion of the 360 deal, citing Paramore as a primary example in the discussion of the deal. A 360 deal is described in the article as a “new model for developing talent, one in which artists share not just revenue from their album sales but concert, merchandise and other earnings with their label in exchange for more comprehensive career support.”

It delved into the idea of Paramore being signed by major label Atlantic...[read more]

The users of this site have a reputation. Earlier tonight, I was told by different industry professionals that this site has a "rough crowd", that the general perception is that the users are vocal and often critical, but have a deep, vast knowledge of the music they love.

It's time to put your penchant for speaking your mind to the test and see if the general perception is true, as we would like you all to give predictions of what you think will happen in 2008 in the music world.

What bands do you think will hit the mainstream in the way Paramore did in 2007? ...[read more]

Brand New played their entire Your Favorite Weapon at this week's Triple Crown Records Anniversary Show, to the surprise of many and the jealousy of many more, after several reports that Brand New did not want to play from that album anymore. It was a dream come true for many fans that have been there since the beginning and have wanted to hear more from their favorite album, and what many have deemed Brand New's best work.

What do you think...[read more]

The emo/punk/alternative/whatever you want to call it genre has grown in popularity by leaps and bounds over the past decade. What was once an underground movement has taken the mainstream by storm, as bands like Gym Class Heroes and Fall Out Boy have won MTV Video Music Awards and there are the huge successes of bands like Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, and My Chemical Romance.

This is the music of the moment, the music that is slowly breaking rap and pop’s stronghold on the mainstream. Although this music is what’s listened to now, will people be listening to these songs...[read more]

The holiday season is upon us and that means the annual AP.net Christmas Song List is starting up again. It currently contains hundreds of songs that are meant to spread the holiday cheer.

There are thousands of holiday songs in existence, from big names artists like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and U2’s “It’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” to the lesser-known Sense Field’s “Happy Christmas (War is Over)” and Watashi Wa’s “Wonderful”. Music has to power to change moods and this...[read more]

FUSE is currently airing a series of specials that lists the most influential music videos in history. So far, they have chosen Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Aerosmith and Run DMC’s “Walk This Way”. While it is clear that each of the songs were influential in their own respect (the explosion of the grunge movement, collaboration between rap/rock), why were these videos chosen? Do you think that these videos were truly influential? What made them that way?

On that subject, the true question here is what makes a music video particularly good in your opinion. ...[read more]

Simple question today with no overdrawn intro...

What music-related thanks do you have?

Are you happy about the resurgence of vinyl? That Led Zeppelin is touring? The new As Tall As Lions song? That Taking Back Sunday is still a band?

Whatever you're thankful for, we'd love to see.

If you’ve spent vast amount of time on this website (and let’s face it, you have), you’ve probably seen countless news posts about new music videos from your favorite band. Ever since MTV pounced on the scene with quick-edit, gimmicky, visual representations of songs, it seemed we were hooked. There have been plenty of memorable ones, like Daft Punk’s video for “Around The World” or Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage.” As you well know, there are...[read more]

Look at the most popular bands that are covered on this site: Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Brand New, Say Anything. They all share something in common. Now bring in almost every other band that we cover and they'll all share the same thing in common: their skin color.

The punk/emo genre seems to lend itself to a predominantly Caucasian crowd. It wasn't always this way.

Take Bad Brains. They made arguably the first hardcore record with their single "Pay To Cum" in 1980 and are sources of influence for today's punk/emo icons with bands such as Minor Threat and...[read more]

"Cornerstone, are you readayyyyyyy?"

So marks the beginning of Five Iron Frenzy's Proof That The Youth Are Revolting, their first live album. Live albums give a band the ability to not only produce an album without writing new material, but showcase their talents live. Five Iron Frenzy is a band that has done two live albums, the aforementioned and their The End Is Here album which recorded their final show ever.

Many live albums have been done in the past that showcase a band's live skills. Thursday, The Get Up Kids,...[read more]

“Oh holy grace, they made love to your face with a box cutter.”

The above line describes the lead character of Vendetta Red’s Sisters of the Red Death. The album is a concept album about a woman named Gloria who, after a nuclear war engulfs the earth, is born as a half-medusa half-harpy. She decides that mankind is to blame for her body, and she takes control of the world. The album is about what happens when she falls in love.

Weird, right? That’s how the concept album works, a technique used by bands to unify an album as a story...[read more]

Tonight I just don't give a damn/If the world is ending, I'm throwing the party.

Cobra Starship's new song, "Guilty Pleasure", details the band's lack of care of being a guilty pleasure. Hey, they may be guilty, but they're still a pleasure, right? Gabe and co. just want to have fun and make music that they like and to make you dance; they don't care if they're perceived as shallow because they're enjoying what they're doing. The song is a complete f*** you to people who talk down on the band; they're better than people who hate because they're doing what they...[read more]