#196 - The Used
The Used Tiger Army Nekromantix Senses Fail Straylight Run Simple Plan Good Charlotte Sum 41
#196 – March 2010
The Used
Utah’s favorite unnatural resource have returned with a new album, a new way of working and a new set of coping mechanisms, ranging from booger-dining to bong hits to bus travel.
THE EXPLOSION
This scrappy bunch of Boston louts made the jump to the big leagues and found themselves having to do more work than ever. Thing is, they ain’t whining about it.
SIMPLE PLAN
Haters are like hurdles: You just get over them and do your thing. And Canada’s most popular pop-punk export are doing exactly that.
SENSES FAIL
After a year in limbo, these post-hardcore hellions are finally having their proper debut album released. But don’t kid yourself—these guys are far from over.
LOSTPROPHETS
Does this kind of life look interesting to you? AP spends 72 hours with Great Britain’s would-be conquerors of America’s rock scene. Contests are foiled; voices are strained; bad food is eaten; and a splendid time is had by all.
INTERPOL
NYC’s workaholic post-punks are willing to do it all over again to prove that they’re not a flash in the pan.
STRAYLIGHT RUN
These piano-driven popsmiths aren’t Taking Back anything, and they wish you’d do the same.
SUM 41
Canada’s premier punk metalheads learned quickly that when you’re caught in the crossfire of a civil war, what’s being said about you on a message board doesn’t really matter anymore.
THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES
While this Seattle post-hardcore collective deserve the attention they’ve been getting, the members are more concerned with keeping their friendships intact than making it big.
Specials
PSYCHOBILLY FREAKOUT!
Ever wonder what rockabilly would sound like with an adrenaline plunger in its heart? AP chats up members of Tiger Army, Nekromantix and the Cramps for an overview of the scene that’s welded punk’s fury to classic American music forms.
ROLL TAPE: AP’S GUIDE TO DIY HOME RECORDING
Ever wanted to know the stories behind the music? Us, too—that’s why we talked to the producers responsible for some of your favorite albums. Take a seat, grab some paper, and prepare to get schooled by Brian McTernan, Chris Walla, Mike Mogis, Ryan Greene, Kurt Ballou, Bill Stevenson, J. Robbins and Ed Rose.
Sections
INCOMING LETTERS
NEW RELEASES
We go In The Studio with Hot Hot Heat, the Starting Line and Transplants, and preview over 100 new CDs that’ll soon be jockeying for space on your iPod.
WIRETAPPING
Your eyes aren’t deceiving you; we’ve revamped the front of our magazine with a ton of new columns (including the debut of Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge’s musician’s-advice corner), new specials (like YOU CAN DIY, our new guide to surviving the music industry), new guides (like Instant Band, whose first installment shows you how to play like Avenged Sevenfold), and, of course, all the fits that are news to print. Plus the AP Poll asks what you’re doing Nov. 2; Disclothesure marries the Austin Craft Mafia; Ramones, Hot Water Music and Engine Down make news—and, as we find corny new ways to say every month, a whole lot more!
SCREENING
Jay Hernandez scores amid Friday Night Lights; Jesse Bradford wrestles with his Eulogy; Jason Behr can sure hold a—er, The Grudge; Jon Brion shakes his producer pom-poms for I(HEART)Huckabee’s; and we preview the cinematic warrior poses yoga-ing into theaters and in DVD players this month.
REVIEWS
Stop by the AP Record Store to preview high-profile releases from Good Charlotte, Jimmy Eat World, Elliott Smith, the Blood Brothers, Converge and Straylight Run; and hear from Le Tigre and the Dropkick Murphys in their exclusive In-Store Sessions; plus Collector’s Corner, Listening Station—and the only time you’ll ever see Boston mentioned in this magazine again, in I Don’t Know, Ask That Guy.
10 ESSENTIAL GOTH-PUNK ALBUMS
Halloween is here, and it’s time to break out our annual spooky-music roundup—but with this month’s selections, we’ve gone and broken the mold, too.
