#168 - Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional Box Car Racer Thrice Midtown Sparta Finch DJ Shadow Flogging Molly Korn New Found Glory High On Fire OTEP Fischerspooner Meshuggah
#168 – March 2010
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
Chris Carrabba earned his reputation playing guitar in scrappy punk bands; today, he’s in rotation on MTV, baring his soul and sounding about as “punk” as Sir Elton John. Ryan J. Downey speaks with the man behind Dashboard Confessional and learns that punk’s not a chip on Carrabba’s shoulder anymore; it’s the heart at the end of his sleeve.
BOX CAR RACER
Moonlighting in post-hardcore with the dark and edgy Box Car Racer, Blink-182 members Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker shelve the poop jokes and the pop-punk and just Armageddon it.
17 YEARS AND STILL JAILBAIT
Publisher Mike Shea reflects on 17 years of A.P. and looks at what it means to be “alternative” in 2002; plus, a guide to some of the funniest and most embarrassing moments in A.P. history.
DISCLOTHESURE
NEW FOUND GLORY AND PUNK’S CHANGING FACE
New Found Glory celebrate punk history in the easiest way possible: by raiding the thrift store.
TOMORROW‘S PUNKS TODAY
It’s time to remove that unwieldy punk-rock rulebook from beside your stereo speakers, as A.P. presents this guide to bands expanding the notion of punk in 2002. Starring Midtown, Finch, Selby Tigers, American Nightmare, Sparta, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Thrice and many more.
FISTS, FILTH AND FURY!
A.P. gives a wink and a one-fingered salute to history’s most notorious punk bands, including Black Flag, the Damned, Sex Pistols, Misfits, Fear, Electric Eels and poo-pitcher G.G. Allin.
SECTIONS
INCOMING LETTERS
NEW RELEASES
We hear it first: new CDs from Danzig, Sonic Youth, the Vines and New Found Glory; in the studio with American Hi-Fi and Sum 41; plus 200 more reasons to visit the CD store in June and July.
WIRETAPPING
Beware, we’re possessed to skate with upcoming reissues from Thrasher, Lookout!, Alternative Tentacles and more; news and noise from from Meshuggah, Ash and Mighty Mighty Bosstones; Dead Kennedys replacement singer Brandon Cruz says there’s always room for Jello; the kids will have their say at Krazy Fest 2002; plus enough gossip, speculation and B.S. to fill any message board.
SCREENINGS
Close-Up grows up with teen wonder Jena Malone; Now Showing sneaks a peek at what’s new on the silver screen; and DVD Wrap-Up delivers your monthly fix of sex, drugs, rock and wanton violence.
LOW PROFILES
Rhymin’ and stealin’, Reykjavik-style, with Quarashi; drinking pints and scoring points with Millencolin; heavier than God’s hand, it’s High On Fire; and nine more reasons to ignore radio with the Lowdown.
REVIEWS
Reviews this issue of new releases by Korn, Pedro The Lion, Death Threat, Jucifer, Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Pledge Of Allegiance Tour compilation, Fatboy Slim, Queers, Guided By Voices and many more; Self-Analysis gets an earful from powerful new noisemongers Otep and sampladelic whiz DJ Shadow; plus Reissue Redux.
10 ESSENTIAL ALBUMS FROM 1985
We celebrate A.P.’s 17th anniversary with the Cure, the Smiths, Hüsker Dü, Rites Of Spring and six others who’ve inspired us from the summer of ’85 to the present.
