#218 - Head Automatica

February 26, 2010

Head Automatica Weezer 30 Seconds To Mars Hatebreed The Casualties Hellogoodbye Strung Out Cursive MXPX Less Than Jake Texas Is The Reason

#218 – February 2010

IN THE RAG

COVER STORY: HEAD AUTOMATICA
Daryl Palumbo and his band of brothers are on a mission to take pop music away from vacant silicone-enhanced tarts and accountants. And he’s going to continue the fight, even if it kills him. And no, we’re not exaggerating.

SPECIALS

BACK TO SCHOOL
In addition pimping the dopest in gear and gadgets, AP is dishing out a history lesson of…

AP’S CLASS REUNION: THE CLASS OF ’96
We take a look back at 10 classic albums celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, including influential discs from Weezer, Texas Is The Reason, MxPx, Less Than Jake and more, and ask some of today’s biggest bands-including Simple Plan, Yellowcard, Relient K and Taking Back Sunday-to vouch for their favorites.

THE ORAL HISTORY OF GORILLA BISCUITS
In the late ’80s, this self-proclaimed group of “retards” helped change the face of American hardcore. Kyle Ryan talks to the members of Gorilla Biscuits and their associates before they head out on their late summer reunion tour.

A WANT OF UNDERSTANDING
Ray Lemoine and Jeff Neumann were fixtures in the mid-’90s hardcore scene, full of DIY attitude and a seemingly insatiable wanderlust which led them to Iraq during the beginning of the war. The duo talked with Anthony Pappalardo about their book, Babylon By Bus, and how it feels to be contacted by Mel Gibson’s production company.

LOST IN TRANSLATION: SILVERSTEIN’S INTERNATIONAL TOUR DIARY
Silverstein bassist Billy Hamilton fired off hundreds of photos during his band’s recent tour of Japan and Australia, so we asked him to give us a peek of what life is like in the Far East.

FEATURES

30 SECONDS TO MARS
Jared Leto has earned his fair share of accolades in movies, but it’s taken America a little longer to come around to his band. Fortunately, he’s not going anywhere. THE

PINK SPIDERS
Will the person who knows how to say “Fake it till you make it” in Latin please print it on the Spiders’ coat of arms? Thank you…

CURSIVE
Tim Kasher’s self-fulfilling prophecies regarding his bands are frustrating to fans who hang on every note he plays. But these days, his music-and his headspace-are reaching new highs.

HELLOGOODBYE
These SoCal pop fiends are gonna have all the fun they can stand, until they can’t stand no more. But even then, they might lean on a cardboard cutout of Beyoncé for solace…

HATEBREED
The roles of producer, label boss and MTV personality make Jamey Jasta the hardest-working man in hardcore. But rest assured, his band is still job one.

THE CASUALTIES
Walk a mile in the Docs of these street-punk veterans and see if you can go the distance. Don’t worry, we didn’t think you could, either.

SECTIONS

INCOMING: LOVE LETTERS, HATE MAIL & SOUND ADVICE

OPINION
Dr. Frank from the Mr. T Experience gets literary in Op-Ed; and we ask everyone from Ignite to Deicide (and you, of course) just how serious MySpace has become in the AP Poll.

NEW RELEASES/IN THE STUDIO
We preview upcoming efforts from Walls Of Jericho, Over It and more; and go In The Studio with Good Charlotte, Hot Hot Heat and Copeland.

WIRETAPPING
Our AP:DIY section is an exclusive guide for budding musicians, complete with even more exclusive pointers from rockers who’ve been around the block. This month, we get up close and personal with members of the Dillinger Escape Plan, Gatsbys American Dream, MxPx, Jack’s Mannequin, Eighteen Visions, Smoke Or Fire and the Distance, as well as the techs, personal trainers and other experts who keep ’em in shape, musically and otherwise. Elsewhere, we give the monthly Lowdown on Young Love, Meg And Dia, Cute Is What We Aim For and others; Chalkboard Confessional talks inspiration with Vaux guitarist Chris Sorenson; Drive-Thru Records gets the Label Profile treatment; and Fuse VJ Steven picks his all-time favorite bands in his AP-exclusive Untitled Rock Column.

SCREENING
Elisha Cuthbert refuses to Quiet down; Blake Lively is stoked she’s Accepted; Sarah Carter might be wanted D.O.A.:Dead Or Alive; plus, Tegan And Sara try their hand behind the camera for their new DVD, It’s Not Fun, Don’t Do It; and Now Showing checks out what’s new in theaters and DVD players this month.

REVIEWS
The AP Record Store is open for business, and our crusty clerks have the scoop on new releases from Cursive, Billy Talent, Unearth, Set Your Goals, Hellogoodbye, New York Dolls, Comets On Fire, Gym Class Heroes and others; exclusive In-Store Sessions with Sufjan Stevens, Helmet and Stone Sour; and respective punk- and classic-rock history lessons on Peter Frampton and Mission Of Burma. All that plus reissues, rarities, and the recent discs our staffers are raving about in Listening Station.