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Staff Reviews

For Today - Immortal (Jason Gardner)
Suis La Lune - Riala (Jason Gardner)

Come jam out in the AbsolutePunk Turntable.

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has passed away at the age of 62 after a long battle with cancer.

Head to the replies to read this week's Canadian Music Round-Up.

I was lucky enough to watch a brilliant after-party show last night that included Brand New and The Front Bottoms. Brand New didn't really play a full set, but what they did play was awesome - some rarely played songs including "Flying At Tree Level." Head to the replies to check out the set list from the show and a video of the band playing "Sowing Season."

Head to the replies to read this week's Small Band Round-Up.

Looking for some new music? Head to the replies to see what was submitted to AP.net recently.

I don't want to point fingers as to who hasn't done a great job recommending things lately. It could be any one of us. And you know what they say about pointing fingers: point a finger at a scary person you don't know and they will either expose themselves to you or just rip that stupid-finger-get-it-out-of-my-face-now. Either way, let's not do it. Let's just talk like family (which is to say shout and cry a lot).

Blake

Misser isn't better than Transit, but it is way better than This Time Next Year. Also, I have nothing but love for the Park leftovers that make up the Tiger Tank self-titled EP. Bye.

Kyle Huntington

A whole lot of Joy Division, even more than usual due to the recent...

Head to the replies to see this week's UK Music Round-Up.

Patrick Stump has written an update on his website.

From the Blog

So. The last time I blogged I apparently accidentally quit music. I can only imagine I must be poor at expressing myself considering how easily people misunderstood me. Somewhere around the time my mom called me to check if I were okay I figured I was in way over my head/totally sucked at venting. This time I’ll try to be brief and see how that works:

1) I won’t ever quit music, I just may not release some of my own for a little bit.

2) Sometimes I’m just taken aback at how cruel people can be because deep down I’m just some naive/affable suburban middle American wuss.

3) I’m very grateful to all the people who...

A Rocket to the Moon's new single, "Going Out," can be heard here.

Head to the replies to view and discuss this week in Movie, Television and DVD news.

In case you missed them during the week or did not have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out all of the reviews that were posted.

In case you missed them during the week or did not have time to read them before, head to the replies for a second chance to check out the interviews and Live Sessions that were posted this week.

Did you miss any of the popular album reviews around the website last week?

Popular Album Reviews
1) mewithoutYou - Ten Stories by Drew Beringer (85%)
2) Night Verses - Out Of The Sky by Jack Appleby (91%)
3) Orphan, The Poet, The - An Exercise in... by Ryan Gardner (80%)
4) Bad Veins - The Mess We've Made by Gregory Robson (80%)
5) Above the Underground - Autumns EP by Ryan Gardner (75%)
6) Accents - Growth and Squalor by blue_light_888 (95%)
7) Landslider - Kafkaesque by Aziraphale (76%)
8) Eve 6 - Speak In Code by aolsux (73%)


Check out all the reviews here.

A new Fire & Floods (Most Precious Blood, ex-Shai Hulud) song entitled "Scarcity in Scar City" can be streamed in the replies. The band's debut album, The Voice at Your Heels, will be released next month via Bitter Melody Records.

Did you miss any of the hot topics around the website last week? Here's the recap.

Popular News Articles
1) RIP Joe Sell (Lucky Boys Confusion)
2) Jesse Lacey Speaks Out About Brand New's Future
3) ABSOLUTExclusive: Write This Down
4) Yellowcard to Release New Single
5) Thursday Discussion: Albums That Met (Or Exceeded) Your Lofty Expectations
6) Verse Premiere Song + Track Explanation
7) Warped Tour Compilation Track Listing
8) Derrick Frost Rejoins Chiodos
9) fun. and Hayley Williams Cover Gotye
10) Rachel Joining He Is We at Bamboozle?

Popular General Forum Threads
1) The Chat Thread Is "Embarrassing"
2) Misser - Every Day I Tell Myself I'm Going To Be A Better Person (Rise, 2012)... read more

A new song from Bebe Rexha (formerly Black Cards) can be heard below.

Submitted by dylanandtea

Do you prefer listening to music with headphones or speakers? I've found that I have a much more personal connection with the music when I'm using headphones, but sometimes the expansive sound of the entire room being filled is worth it.

Vampires Everywhere!'s cover art to their new album, Hellbound and Heartless, can be seen in the replies.

Track Listing
01) I: Hellbound
02) I Can't Breathe
03) Beauty Queen
04) Drug of Choice
05) II: The Inferno
06) Star of 666
07) Kiss of Death
08) Rape Me (Nirvana cover)
09) Plastic
10) III: The 7th Gate
11) Unholy Eyes
12) Social Suicide
13) IV: Born Individual
14) Anti Hate
15) Hell on Earth
16) Amanda's Song

Holly Ann's debut album, Ravens, was released last year but that doesn't take away from how great it is. Today we've got the premiere of her new music video for "Empire" which you can find in the replies. If you like Norah Jones, I guarantee you'll like this. Hell, even Dustin Kensrue has been spotted with this album. What do you have to lose?

Check the replies to see all the user reviews submitted to the site from the past week.

Billy Talent have released a teaser clip for their upcoming single and you can listen to it in the replies.

Update 3: Tune in to the Billboard Music Awards tonight (Sunday) on ABC to catch the band performing live! They will be on somewhere between 10-10:45 EST.

Update 2: They won!

Update: Voting is now live.

Patent Pending are in the finals of Billboard's Battle of the Bands. You'll be able to stream the show and vote live tonight starting at 11pm EST/8pm PST here. If they win, the band will perform live at the Billboard Music Awards - so be sure to vote.

An open letter to Patent Pending's second family

Hey Guys, it’s Joe from Patent Pending! I want to take a moment to express my feelings towards the current (and most exciting) chapter of Patent Pending. Tomorrow, we are competing in the...

Yellowcard's acoustic set at the 2012 Groezrock Festival in Belgium can be found in the replies.

Morrissey's libel case against the NME is headed to court on July 16th-19th.

With Knives will be going out on tour in support of their EP Schadenfreude. The band's EP is also now available through digital outlets including iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Tour dates are in the replies.

The Rocket Summer's new music video for "Revival" is in the replies.

Good Charlotte bassist Paul Thomas and his wife Diana are expecting a baby boy. Congratulations to the family!

Submitted by WhoSaidThat?

Hawthorne Heights will premiere a new song from their upcoming Hope EP on Tuesday, May 22nd. Don't forget that the band will be chatting here on the site that day as well.

Rise Against, The Gaslight Anthem, and Hot Water Music are heading out on tour together. The pre-sale starts May 21st, here.

Listen to Sigur Ros' new album, Valtari, on their website, tonight at 7 p.m.

Submitted by Mitch

The Story So Far will be headlining some California shows in July with Seahaven, Stickup Kid, Troubled Coast and Stateside. Dates are in the replies.