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Already evolved from its origins yet not as crystalized as the 2000s wave in its sound, post-hardcore in the ’90s was a special kind of life form. These guitar intros will help you find your way into this unique decade for the genre. Check them out below. Read more: Joey Santiago still likes the idea […]

Writer/director Judd Apatow accurately summed up college when he said: “College is the reward for surviving high school.” It’s true. The college experience proffers unprecedented freedom and a constant buzz of wonder—alive in every cup of ramen noodles and late-night study group. You may have left your teen angst in high school, but you’ve only […]

Post-hardcore broke out as a movement in a huge way during the first decade of the 2000s while shaping how people view the genre today. Countless others had pioneered the genre throughout the ’80s and ’90s, but bands such as Glassjaw, At The Drive-In and Boysetsfire helped push it to new heights. Take a look […]

While celebrating Corey Taylor’s birthday this week, we compiled a list of some musicians who are so talented, they’ve been a large part of multiple successful bands. Taylor, being the vocalist of both Stone Sour and Slipknot, shows this to be true. This list is in no particular order and transcends genres and boundaries. We […]

With My Chemical Romance reuniting on Halloween this year, we got everything we’ve been wishing for these past six years. With how great this news is, maybe we forgot about some bands who broke up and left us hanging. Outside of MCR, several other scene favorites have reunited or announced plans this year including Rage […]

With band breakups, it isn’t always clear how influential they are or how much potential they had. Discovering a group after they’ve already broken up is often heartbreaking because you know now how great they are, but at the time, they may not have been getting enough recognition, or outside circumstances led to their disbandment.  […]

Plenty of thought goes into the images plastered across album covers, even if they don’t have the same relevance in the digital age. Now, artists can focus on making the right statement and summing up their music with the visuals. These records could belong in any top 10 list, but the ability to see them […]

Earlier last month, heads swiveled, eye sockets stretched and heart rates elevated when beloved ’90s post-hardcore/noise rock unit Jawbox announced their plans to reunite. The band’s weekend reunion trek, christened An Impartial Overview, begins in June at a select number of cities across America. After cutting their teeth with two albums on the D.C.-based label […]

Imagine getting ready to see Green Day in your friend’s living room for three dollars. That’s right, you can’t. However, there are some people out there who can say they actually did. Before these bands saw big arena lights, they were playing dives, community centers, houses and even churches. Here are 10 concert posters from […]

[Photo by: Discord Records] Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In (a body bag) If you’ve ever wondered where Dischord Records’ most well-known band, Fugazi, got its name, just take another look at the line above. It’s a term soldiers used in Vietnam and according to band lore, singer/guitarist Ian MacKaye (who was also a member of […]

Legendary D.C. punk label Dischord Records has made its entire catalog free to stream online! Check out some of the influential outfit's musical history, including releases by Minor Threat, Fugazi, and Q And Not U, right here. Read more: Op-Ed: Why Fugazi are still the best punk band in the world Founded in the early […]

[Photo courtesy Chad Hess] Atlanta’s Whores. last graced us with their noisy brand of rock ‘n’ roll via 2013's EP Clean. After three years, we’ve got a just a tiny bit longer to wait for some new tunes. (Their debut LP GOLD drops October 28 on eOne.) Until then, we’ve got an exclusive first listen […]

Activism is nothing new to singer/songwriter Koji. Back in AP 280, he penned an op-ed about overcoming discrimination. Now, he’s put his musical skills to political work with a new song, “Keeping Count,” inspired by presidential candidate Donald Trump, and has teamed up with AP to release it. The song is being released just in […]

Canada’s the Dirty Nil have teamed up with AP to premiere their cover of Fugazi’s “Provisional.” While staying true to the track’s original structure, the trio also manage to bring a new sense of vibrancy to the table.  “Provisional” is taken from the Dirty Nil’s upcoming seven-inch, No Weaknesses, which is due out digitally tomorrow, […]

The first Warped Tour included No Doubt, Deftones, No Use For A Name, Quicksand and CIV in 1995. All of them released important albums the same year, one that also gave us full-length debuts from Foo Fighters, Blink-182, and AFI and important releases by Radiohead, Rancid, White Zombie, Pennywise and Smashing Pumpkins. These are records […]

Hearing Fugazi’s 1987 demo session in its entirety for the first time last week as the proper release titled First Demo made my brain fire off in several directions. Like many fans, I had a previously owned a 386th generation copy, but next to the Instrument soundtrack, it was my least listened-to Fugazi recording. That’s […]

Dischord Records have announced that they will release Fugazi’s First Demo this winter. The band’s first EP was released in 1988 as a 10-song cassette and distributed for free at shows. According to Dischord, the band had only played 10 shows at the time First Demo was recorded. The reissue will have 10 tracks from […]

We Were Skeletons Blame & Aging On their third album, Pennsylvania band We Were Skeletons come into their own, sounding a lot more like Fugazi than City Of Caterpillar. Using understated rhythms and airy basslines (see the downright funky “Slow Death”), these guys have surpassed being just another band to pile onto your weeping buddies […]

Future Of The Left The Plot Against Common Sense This review originally ran in AP 287. For Future Of The Left’s third album, frontman Andy Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone are fortified by a second guitarist (Jimmy Watkins), a new bassist (Julia Ruzicka) and some new synthesizer settings, all in the name of high-decibel spleen […]