AbsolutePunk.net

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AbsolutePunk.net is a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate (the current CEO). 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. Its main genres of musical focus include punk, emo, hardcore, indie, and ska.

1 The website
- 1.1 Accomplishments
2 Content
- 2.1 Forums
3 AbsolutePunk.net Tour
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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. 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.

[edit] 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. Absolutepunk.net raised approximately $16,400 for the Leukemia Research Foundation by selling over 6,000 orange gel bracelets online. The wristbands read "I Will Fight," a line from the song "Watch The Sky" by Something Corporate.^{[citation needed]}

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."^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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.

[edit] AbsolutePunk.net Tour

During the summer of 2004, AbsolutePunk.net held a concert tour in the US. It made 15 stops along the way, and featured artists such as Say Anything, Audio Karate, and MC Lars. The band has since hosted numerous other tours in subsequent years.^[3]