AbsolutePunk. net is a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate (the current CEO). A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A virtual community, e-community or online community is a group of people that primarily interact via communication media such as Newsletters Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The website mainly focuses on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it has been known to feature artists who eventually cross over into the mainstream, including Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, and My Chemical Romance. Mainstream is generally the common current of Thought of the Majority. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Yellowcard is a Pop punk band from Jacksonville Florida. Their music features a rare contribution to the genre incorporating the use of a Violin. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Its main genres of musical focus include punk, emo, hardcore, indie, and ska. Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor

The website

Founded June 6, 2000^[1] by Jason Tate, the website focuses on industry news, and includes album reviews,^[2] interviews, articles, journals and photo galleries. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It also allows user interaction via a vBulletin Internet Forum where users can register their own personalized account, and post about their favorite or least favorite bands. vBulletin (abbreviated as vB) is a commercial Internet forum software produced by Jelsoft Enterprises An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site

Accomplishments

AbsolutePunk's orange "I Will Fight" silicone charity wristband

On June 1, 2005 Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin was diagnosed with leukemia. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Ross McMahon (born September 3 1982) is a Maverick Records singer/songwriter. Something Corporate is a Piano rock / emo band hailing from Orange County, California. Jack's Mannequin is a Piano rock band from Orange County California. Absolutepunk. net raised approximately $16,400 for the Leukemia Research Foundation by selling over 6,000 orange gel bracelets online. Gel bracelets or jelly bracelets are an inexpensive type of Wristband similar to a large diameter O-ring. The wristbands read "I Will Fight," a line from the song "Watch The Sky" by Something Corporate.

In the July 2007 issue of Blender, owner Jason Tate was named #18 in their list of "Top 25 Most Influential People in Online Music. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" "

Content

Even though it has lost some content because of numerous server switches over the years, AbsolutePunk. net still features over 55,000 news articles, 2000 reviews, 475 interviews, and 46,000 files in its multimedia gallery.

Forums

AbsolutePunk. net's forums feature over 209,270 registered members. They are divided into a number of different sections, split into categories such as entertainment, sports, politics, and education. See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency

AbsolutePunk. net Tour

During the summer of 2004, AbsolutePunk. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " net held a concert tour in the US. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. It made 15 stops along the way, and featured artists such as Say Anything, Audio Karate, and MC Lars. Say Anything is a rock band from Los Angeles California, fronted by Singer-songwriter Max Bemis. Audio Karate is a pop punk band from Rosemead California Members Art Barrios - vocals guitar Jason Camacho - guitar backing vocals Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6 1982) is an American rapper, known by his Stage name MC Lars. The band has since hosted numerous other tours in subsequent years. ^[3]

References

External links

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