Happy Holidays subscription special from AP!
Hey everyone, it's Angela, AP's subscriptions manager, here. It's getting colder and colder, and snow seems to be everywhere, and you know what that means: Whatever your year-end holiday of choice is, it's quickly approaching. Wondering just what you should get your friend or loved one, or looking for the perfect gift to suggest to...
In Flames post new song online
Recent Ferret Music signee In Flames have posted a track off their upcoming album, Come Clarity. The song, called "Take This Life," is available as a free MP3 download by clicking here. Come Clarity will be released Feb. 7, 2006, via Ferret Music.
The band recently announced their North American touring plans; you can...
Hawthorne Heights, All-American Rejects, Say Anything, more confirmed for Bamboozle 2006
After announcing headlining bands Taking Back Sunday and Fall Out Boy last Friday, organizers of annual New Jersey music festival the Bamboozle have announced six more bands participating. Hawthorne Heights, the All-American Rejects, Say Anything, From First To Last, Circa Survive and Mae have all joined the bill. All eight bands announced, plus the over...
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice Pixel Revolt [3/5] John Vanderslice splits his fifth album between subtle autobiographical numbers and instrumentally incongruous fictional reflections on death and disappointment. With its smooth synthesizers and floating falsetto, “Plymouth Rock”-the “get me out of here” plea of a dying, disillusioned soldier-recalls Sade more than it does Springsteen. Alternately, “Peacocks In The Video...
The F-Ups break up
Capitol Records band the F-Ups have broken up. Lead singer Travis Allen posted the following message on the blog of the band's MySpace page, explaining the Minnesota street-punk quartet's demise:
"fisrt off, as you all know we havent been touring or posting new songs on our site due to the falling apart of the...
An Angle
An Angle We Can Breathe Under Alcohol [2/5] There are 10 people in An Angle, though they’re often underemployed: For a several-song stretch on We Can Breathe Under Alcohol, singer Kris Anaya plays fingerpicked folk without much auxiliary adornment. These skeletal tracks bear little resemblance to the lushly orchestrated ditties that open the album, but...
Alias & Ehren
Alias & Ehren Lillian [4/5] While Anticon’s thrift-store hip-hop and convoluted diary keeping have become underground orthodoxy, Alias has been the member of the collective most likely to buck the system for conventional pop beauty. His quest culminates on Lillian, recorded with his sibling, Ehren, who adds jazz-inspired woodwinds to big bro’s sweeping synthscapes. You...
Hail Social
Hail Social Hail Social [4/5] Just as Bad Religion proved that leather-and-spikes peacockery wasn’t a prerequisite for punk-rock prowess, Philadelphia’s Hail Social resurrect the sound of classic new wave minus the mascara-caked, aerosol-addled fashion. The band’s lyrics also show a refreshing sense of restraint, with singer Dayve Hawk communicating emotional unrest without having to choke...
The Turbo A.C.'s
The Turbo A.C.'s Avenue X [4/5] A decade into their career, the Turbo A.C.’s have been called lots of things by incorporating Bay Area stylings into NYC punk rock. Avenue X is by far their best recording to date, smacking the listener around in the well-worn dark alleys still crusty with the puke and blood...