#224 - Taste of Chaos
The Used Bayside Bloc Party All American Rejects The Ataris
#224 – February 2010
COVER STORY
TASTE OF CHAOS
The “winter Warped” makes its third annual campaign across North America with tour founders THE USED rockin’ out alongside new sensations 30 SECONDS TO MARS, the bro-down academy of SENSES FAIL and SAOSIN, Michigan scream team CHIODOS, gothmo practicioners AIDEN and upstarts EVALINE. How much more proof of global warming do you need, anyway?
BAYSIDE
Tragedy and gossipy fascination have overshadowed the musical contributions of this spirited quartet. Simply put, Bayside don’t want your sympathy or your permission-they want your ears.
BLOC PARTY
No other British band in recent history has made inroads into America the way Bloc Party did on their 2005 debut. And if America doesn’t “get” their second installment, it’s okay with the Partiers.
SPECIALS >>> TECH-NICALLY SPEAKING
Instrument techs don’t get no respect-cue bad Rodney Dangerfield impression-but that’s about to change as we meet the bros who man the boards behind bands like Panic! At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Lamb Of God and Cursive in our annual tech guide.
WE HEART YOU: AP’S ANNUAL VALENTINE’S DAY PRODUCT GUIDE
“Hot Stuff” isn’t just a slogan on one of those chalky Necco conversation hearts; it also rings true for all the drool-worthy swag we recommend snatching up for Valentine’s Day.
THE ORAL HISTORY OF TEXAS IS THE REASON
Texas is The Reason only existed for two years during the mid-’90s. A decade after the fact-as well as two sold-out reunion shows- have proven exactly how deep their influence is felt in today’s contemporary punk scene.
SECTIONS >>> INCOMING: LOVE LETTERS, HATE MAIL & SOUND ADVICE
OPINION
Only Crime frontman Russ Rankin scrutinizes capital punishment in Op-Ed; and everyone from Circa Survive to Chiodos (and you, of course) tell us if the media provokes school shootings in the AP Poll.
NEW RELEASES/IN THE STUDIO
We preview albums from Relient K, Ted Leo/Pharmacists and more; and In The Studio spies on Sum 41, Against Me! and Poison The Well.
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 I Am Ghost, Billy Talent, Underoath, Stars Of Track And Field, the Queers and No Use For A Name, and get emotional with band performance enhancement coach Phil Towle. Elsewhere, we give the monthly Lowdown on The Higher, Test Your Reflex, Permanent Me and others; AP&R introduces you to four unsigned acts you should know; Chalkboard Confessional talks inspiration with Mike Kennerty of the All-American Rejects; Saddle Creek gets the Label Profile treatment; and Fuse VJ Steven delivers some award-winning Grammy commentary in his AP-exclusive Untitled Rock Column.
SCREENING
The comedic trio from Reno 911 should be arrested in Reno 911: Miami; Eye Candy sees a star in Haley Bennett from Music And Lyrics; and Now Showing checks out what’s new in theaters and DVD players this month.
REVIEWS
The AP Record Store has plenty of picks and pans for your perusal, including new albums from Lifetime, Fall Out Boy, Anberlin, Of Montreal, Freya, The Good, The Bad And The Queen, Switchfoot, Youth Group, Unwritten Law, Young Love and more; we’ve also penciled in some In-Store Sessions with the Ataris, Smoke Or Fire, Rob Crow and Minus The Bear; America and The Jesus And Mary Chain get respectively crushed and championed in our classic-rock and classic-punk columns; plus, scope out Playlist, Collector’s Corner and Listening Station for the best of old and new.
10 ESSENTIAL albums of 2006
If our music editor would have his way, this list would be made up of nothing but incredibly earnest records from Midwestern emo bands. Thankfully, the other four of us were able to temporarily overpower him and get our thoughts in edgewise (although it was a tight fit). Check out just who rocked the Casbah in ’06.
