
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.

Features, articles, and more from this issue:
In REVIEWS:
- IN-STORE SESSION:A little slice of hardcore heaven
- IN-STORE SESSION:Surfin’ familiar waves, with some “big air” thrown in for good measure
- IN-STORE SESSION:Dance music to feed your heart and soul
- IN-STORE SESSION: Psychobilly outfit embrace their inner goth child
- IN-STORE SESSION:Hope floats
- Still Del, never dull
- The most intelligent hardcore album of 2008
- Don’t stare directly into your speakers
- Yeah, recording in Omaha will do that
- Windy City power-poppers go the distance
- Crossing bridges over rough terrain
- Just make sure you’re on the right side
- Danish imports soak up the sound of the Big Apple
- Hüsker Dü legend proves six strings outweigh 64-bit processing
- Forget Radiohead: The Martians set the bar around here
- High drama and heavy production
- Why yes, yes we do
- How Modest Mouse might sound with some sunshine and Paxil
- Punk progenitors take it down a couple notches with mixed results
- ...And out come the clones
- Do they owe us a tribute album? Of course they do
- FOB v2.0
- Almost a killer
- Keeping up with this Jones will not be easy
- Worth the wait
- Various eastern folk musics are dug up for some avant-gardening
- For your own special stringheart
- Zombi keyboardist realizes his (Tangerine) Dream
- Keep your hands to yourself
- O telhado! O telhado! O telhado está no fogo!
- Yes, it’s true: The ’80s friggin’ ruled
- Reborn
- Spitting vitriol
- Berlin’s kings of the stone age(s) go huge(r)
- Japan’s greatest imports strike again
- Rock on, dudes
- Death Cab's second-in-command proves he deserves his title
- Turns out you can't judge a book by its cover
- Still in no danger of rocking
- Underdogs take the lead
- Shadowy, atmospheric rock with as much balls as brains.
- My Bloody Deerhunter
- When sad songs say so much...
- A shot of pseudo-Morphine for those in withdrawal
In AP&R:
- This Waking Moment
- Thieves And Villains
- Solidarity
- The Scenic
- The Perfect Mistake
- Lost In Prauge
- Go Radio
- Fight Fair
In LOW PROFILES:
- With Blood Comes Cleansing
- The Maine
- Die! Die! Die!
- Capital
- Air Traffic
- Secondhand Serenade
- A Cursive Memory
In ASK THAT GUY:
In FEATURES:
- Tegan And Sara: Where The Good Goes
- Against Me!: Reinventing Actual Roles
- Bullet For My Valentine: Take It Out On Them






























