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Since its debut as a photocopied fanzine handed out at a punk show in 1985, AP has been the publication where the honest word, the correct word, the authoritative word has been spoken on new music and youth culture.

 



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IN THE RAG >>>
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
For their fourth album, the MCRmy could’ve made themselves a cred record to show how “punk” they are, or a boring, safe record that would make Nickelback jealous. Instead, the band decided to kick everyone’s ass-including their own.

SPECIALS
AP’S MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2010
Kiss the aughts goodbye, friends! With a new decade comes a whole new batch of albums we can’t wait to load into our iTunes, including discs from 3OH!3, THE ACADEMY IS..., BRING ME THE HORIZON, THE GET UP KIDS, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK, THE YOUNG VEINS and many more.

SECTIONS >>>
INCOMING

WIRETAPPING
OP-ED: Dangerbird Records’ Jeff Castelaz
AP POLL
NEW RELEASES & IN THE STUDIO

AP:DIY
Featuring advice and inside information from UNDEROATH, THE BLED and more.

AP RECOMMENDS
FRANK TURNER, EVERY AVENUE, NOAH AND THE WHALE and more.

AP STYLE

SCREENING
Starring SAOIRSE RONAN

REVIEWS
THE AP RECORD STORE is hoisting up our Festivus poles to the tune of 30 SECONDS TO MARS, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, PERSON L, REHASHER, A WILHELM SCREAM, THE BRAVERY, FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS, WE SHOT THE MOON, FRANZ NICOLAY, POLYSICS, FOUR LETTER LIE, WE CAME AS ROMANS, 1997 and more.

OUR BACK PAGES: 25 Years Through The Lens Of AP
Featuring NINE INCH NAILS (AP 54, JANUARY 1993)

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FIND IT AT ALTPRESS.COM >>>
AP TOUR 2010
Yeah, we know the Fall Ball just wrapped up last month, but we’re already stoked for the AP Tour 2010 next spring. Make sure to check in with altpress.com/theaptour regularly-we’ll be announcing a new band every week through December!

EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
Don’t forget to swing by ALTPRESS.COM/FEATURES to check out additional content for the stories in this issue, plus loads of other exclusive interviews, photo galleries and streaming music.



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