The Saddest Landscape - You Will Not Survive
The Saddest Landscape You Will Not Survive “I just want to go back to when we didn’t have to drink ourselves to sleep,” screams Andy Maddox with a desperate, breathless urgency on “Declaring War On Nostalgia.” It’s the opening track on You Will Not Survive, the new album by Boston screamo-throwback quartet the Saddest Landscape,...
Vanna - The Honest Hearts EP
Vanna The Honest Hearts EP An exercise in firsts for Boston metalcore extremists Vanna, The Honest Hearts boasts the band's inaugural release with former Seeker Destroyer vocalist Davey Muise, a fresh home on Artery recordings and some new music after more than a year of zilch. Despite the onslaught of changes, there is a...
AP Tour Fall: Alt Access (Episode 5)
Go behind the scenes of the AP Tour Fall with August Burns Red. Video by Brandon Sloter.
Deez Nuts - This One’s For You
Deez Nuts This One’s For You Tough-guy hardcore is entirely a labor of machismo. No one plays in a band like Deez Nuts to get the ladies; it’s all about bro-ing down with your crew in the sweat-pit. There are lots of veins bulging in necks and cussing left and right on This One’s For...
Girl In A Coma - Adventures In Coverland
Girl In A Coma Adventures In Coverland Girl In A Coma’s 2009 release, Trio B.C., found the all-female Texas trio expanding from the Morrissey-influenced rockabilly/punk of their debut to a broader sound that encompassed country, Tejano, Social Distortion-esque roots rock and more. The tight but swinging rhythm section of bassist Jenn Alva and drummer...
The Extra Lens - Undercard
The Extra Lens Undercard John Darnielle would be a rich man if every wordy folkster who built a career on his M.O. paid him royalties (cough, Colin Meloy, cough). Entering decade No. 3, the man best known as the Mountain Goats teams with singer/songwriter and renowned music critic Franklin Bruno. The collaboration doesn’t stray...
Movie Review: Fair Game
DRAMA FAIR GAME (Summit) STARS > Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Michael Kelly, Sam Shepard DIRECTOR > Doug Liman RATING > [3/5] OPENS > NOV 5 (limited), NOV 19 (nationwide) A movie about a middle-aged D.C. power-couple almost getting divorced probably seems a little outside of AP's target demographic, but if you’re at all politically minded,...