I, personally, love this issue, and look forward to it every year. Having been a reader of Alternative Press since I was 12 or so, begging my mom to take me to the store to buy a magazine, I'm always interested in what they have to say about music that's coming out. This year's list, though, is fairly interesting -- oif only because I have a significant portion of these bands on my iPod already. I feel like maybe they could have dug a bit deeper [for example, where is You, Me, and Everyone We Know or Our Last Night?]... but hey. Last year's list, which you can see here, was also somewhat old news, even though the only band that really broke big was The Almost.

 

Interesting note this year: Cute is What We Aim For, who I fully expect to become a bigger deal in 2008, isn't on this list. Since they were on in 2006 and 2007, I figured they'd be included again, with a "third time's a charm" disclaimer.

 

Anyway, here's the list, typed up neatly for your discussing pleasure. I've added comments where I just couldn't contain myself.

 

100. The Audtion

099. August Burns Red

098. Charlotte Sometimes

097. Last of the Believers

096. Jaguar Love

095. Genghis Tron

094. The Maine

093, Enter Shikari

092. Shocking Pinks

091. Suicide Silence

090. The Virgins

089. A Day To Remember

088. All Time Low [pixie note: They'll be huge one of these days....]

087. Bottomless Pit

086. The Cab [pixie note: Give them time. They have CIWWAF syndome....]

085. We Are The Physics

084. Too Pure To Die

083. Innerpartysystem [pixie note: This band rocks me so hard, I'd love to see them be huge....]

082. Baroness

081. Born Ruffians

080. The Forms

079. Untitled Music Project

078. Kate Nash

077. Mansions

076. Blessthefall

075. The Pinker Tones

074. Soul Control

073. Foxy Shazam [pixie note: Ladies and gentlemen, Electric Six part 2....]

072. Civet

071. Gary Jarman

070. USSA

069. The Valley Arena

068. Coconut Records [pixie note: I am so officially hot for Jason Schwartzman....]

067. National Product

066. Forever The Sickest Kids [pixie note: Going to be major scene darlings....]

065. Attack in Black

064. The Wednesday Night Heroes

063. Sea Wolf [pixie note: I really prefer AIDS Wolf.... *waves to TomZ*]

062. Working For a Nuclear Free City

061. Maps & Atlases

060. Cobra Skulls

059. Once Nothing

058. Far-Less

057. Switches

056. The Gaslight Anthem

055. Black Strobe

054. Mobile

053. LaGrecia

052. Grand Ole Party

051. Paper Rival

050. Bridge and Tunnel

049. Georgie James

048. Off With Their Heads

047. Bear Hands

046. The Stabilisers

045. White Williams

044. Man Man

043. MGMT

042. The Little Ones

041. Fake Problems

040. Black Kids

039. Four Year Strong [pixie note: Another one that's going to be huge sooner than later....]

038. Manchester Orchestra

037. Hatchet

036. Oh, Sleeper

035. Dr. Manhattan

034. Jamie T [pixie note: Really? I was kind of hoping this guy would go away forever....]

033. The Matches

032. Vampire Weekend

031. Future of the Left

030. Delux

029. The Mighty Roars

028. The High Court

027. Portugal The Man

026. Die Mannequin

025. Dartz!

024. Small Leaks Sink Ships

023. The Enemy

022. The Action Design

021. The Rocket Summer

020. Single File

019. Decomposure

018. The Swellers

017. The Hottness

016. Cloak/Dagger

015. Pierce the Veil

014. Katy Perry

013.The Frantic

012. Does It Offend You, Yeah? [pixie note: We now have the new Panic! At the Disco....]

011. Sonny [pixie note: I'd be shocked if he did better than From First to Last does this year....]

010. 30H!3 [pixie note: We're officially out of band names, kids...]

009. Coliseum

008. House & Parish

007. Crystal Castles

006. Another Day Late

005. Bears

004. Treaty of Paris

003. I Was A Cub Scout

002. The Flatliners

001. Ceremony

 

So there you have it... 2008's bands you need to know, according to Alternative Press. Chances are you know a lot of them already, and have heard of most of the others, aside from the few that they put in there to please the pretentious dudes over at Pitchfork, who I really would like to have a feud with, as a side note. Feel free to discuss these bands, your thoughts, and who you think people need to know this year, as well. I didn't type that whole list up for no reason, you know.