#177 - The Donnas
The Donnas All American Rejects American Hi
#177 – March 2010
THE DONNAS
On one hand, you might think the Donnas are talentless sellouts. Of course, you‘d be wrong. On the other hand, there‘s a fist, and that‘s the one Palo Alto, California‘s finest have aimed at your face. Leslie Simon learns the sordid truth of the Donnas‘ rise, behind the head butts and the backseat chess games.
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
Could the next loud-pop phenomenon be comin‘ full-tilt, straight outta… Stillwater, Oklahoma? Rivers, dude, watch your back!
AMERICAN HI-FI
The members of AHF would rather you insult their mothers than call them one hit wonders. And they vow to prove it to every last damned one of you.
CURSIVE
Cursive founder Tim Kasher has risked love, life and sanity in the name of rock. Besides whining on Internet message boards, what have you done lately?
SPECIAL
A.P.‘s 2003 TECH GUIDE
We round up the best gadgets of 2003; get some famous nerds-from Jimmy Eat World and Alkaline Trio to Simple Plan and Weezer-to drool over their favorite tech items; and find out how technology‘s changed the way A.P. readers get their music-in spite of the music industry, that is.
SECTIONS
NEW RELEASES
We preview upcoming CDs from Agpraphobic Nosebleed, Lagwagon, Yo La Tengo, Cobra Verde, The White Stripes and the Supersuckers; get in-the-studio exclusives from Jimmy Eat World, Saves The Day and Dropkick Murphys; and list some 150 more new CDs that are reason enough to get that part-time job you‘ve been considering.
WIRETAPPING
The A.P. Poll asks who dressed you this morning; Fat Mike says, "@#$% Dubya" with Punkvoter.com; Ministry return with something to prove; Jeremy Enigk and the Fire Theft make it a Sunny Day again; the Explosion get ready to blow up; Steve Caballero skates and destroys (amps, that is); Emily The Strange clashes with high fashion; and Thursday give A.P. an exclusive peek at their new album. All that plus gossip, games, and good times with some of our favorite record labels.
SCREENINGS
Ever Carradine took a gamble on the family business, but it‘s starting to pay off big. Plus, Now Showing and DVD Wrap-Up scope what‘s new in (home) theaters.
LOW PROFILES
Lightning Bolt charge themselves; the Jazz June reposition themselves; and My Chemical Romance prop themselves up; while all the bands in the Lowdown want to be on your next mix CD.
REVIEWS
We review new CDs from AFI, Blood Brothers, Buzzcocks, Cave In, Massive Attack, Swingin‘ Utters and more; Self-Analysis gives you an inside look at releases from the Ataris and James Chance; Buddyhead‘s Travis Keller crushes the hopes of four unlucky bands in this month‘s installment of Guest List; and Reissue Redux makes a triumphant return.
10 ESSENTIAL HOMELAND SECURITY VIOLATIONS
A.P. revisits 10 protest discs you won‘t find in any Republican White House-though they‘ve certainly made a black list or two.