AbsolutePunk
{{Short description|American music website}}
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{{Infobox website
|name = AbsolutePunk
|logo = AbsolutePunk Logo.png
|screenshot = AbsolutePunk Screenshot.png
|caption = The AbsolutePunk homepage in November 2009.
|url = [http://www.absolutepunk.net/ www.absolutepunk.net]
|alexa =
|commercial =
|type = Music, news, and media
|language = English
|registration = Optional
|author = Jason Tate
|launch_date = June 6, 2000
|current_status = Defunct (URL now redirects to Chorus.fm)
|revenue =
|footnotes = closed April 1, 2016
}}
AbsolutePunk was a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate (the most recent CEO).no byline (2008-10-14). "People", International Herald Tribune, p. 8. The website mainly focused on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it was known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, for example, Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy.Martens, Todd (2007-01-27). "Scene Is Believing", Billboard 119 (4): 22–24.Garrity, Brian (2007-01-27). "Falling Out", Billboard 119 (4): 24. The primary musical genres of focus were emo and pop punk, but other genres were included.
Absolutepunk was acquired by Buzzmedia in 2008.{{Cite web |date=2008-05-06 |title=Buzznet Acquires Music Community Absolute Punk - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buzznet-acquires-music-community-absolute-punk/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} After Buzzmedia filed for bankruptcy, Tate reclaimed the site's domain and name and consequently shut the site down on April 1, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Kelly |date=February 14, 2023 |title=How AbsolutePunk.net helped emo fans find an online community from the early '00s-2010s |url=https://www.altpress.com/absolute-punk-dot-net-history/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}
Website
Founded June 6, 2000, by Jason Tate, the website focused on music industry news, and included album reviews,{{cite news |url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/121265739917730.xml&coll=1 |title=Popular names in music part of Faith Nights at Joe Davis |newspaper=The Huntsville Times |date=5 June 2008 |access-date=2008-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609233048/http://www.al.com/entertainment/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fentertainment%2F121265739917730.xml&coll=1 |archive-date=2008-06-09 |url-status=dead }} interviews, articles, journals and photo galleries. The site also allowed user interaction via a vBulletin Internet Forum system; users could register their own personalized account, create a profile, and comment on nearly every portion of the site. Special accounts were afforded to industry figures (such as record label representatives) and band members denoting them as such, with threads often created specifically to allow users to interact with them.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/index.php?tag=/apnet-chat/ |title=AP.net Chats |website=AbsolutePunk}}
The website originally started as a Blink-182/MxPx fan site.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=136183 |title=Interview: Jason Tate (AbsolutePunk.net Webmaster) - 05.14.06|website=AbsolutePunk|date=14 May 2006|access-date=2008-09-10}} In 2005, the site was drawing six million hits daily.Gundersen, Edna (2005-03-10). "Music fans reach for the stars: Online selections include pop radio hits, but also explore Internet jukebox", USA Today, p. D1. By 2006, the website was noted for engaging teenagers, and was beginning to chip away at the dominance of MySpace, according to OMMA online media magazine.Bainbridge, Jim (2006-06-04). "Gaggle of new networking sites may put end to MySpace's reign", The Gazette, p. L5.
The social media network Buzznet purchased AbsolutePunk in May 2008.Harding, Cortney (2008-07-26). "Under the Influence", Billboard 120 (30): 10. AbsolutePunk{{'}}s community included over 500,000 music fans, making it one of the largest alternative music zines on the Internet.no byline (2008-05-20). "Buzznet Acquires Alternative Music Community Absolute Punk", Science Letter, p. 3577.
Content
Even though it lost some content because of numerous server switches over the years, AbsolutePunk still featured over 55,000 news articles, 2500 reviews, 500 interviews, and 52,000 files in its multimedia gallery.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/gallery/index.php? |title=Media Gallery Statistics for AbsolutePunk.net |website=AbsolutePunk |date=2 November 2008 |access-date=2008-11-02 }}{{dead link|date=August 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Forums=
One of AbsolutePunk{{'}}s main purposes was to connect music fans with one another through its extensive online forums.Martens, Todd (2005-04-30). "Site Turns Up 'Purevolume' On Indie Rock Acts", Billboard 117 (18): 24.
=Accomplishments=
Image:I Will Fight wristband.jpgThe website gained a strong following in the alternative music scene over the years, allowing it to sponsor various tours and host or premiere exclusive content from many bands. In the August 2007 issue of Blender, owner Jason Tate was named #18 in their list of Top 25 "Most Influential People in Online Music".{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2752|title=The Powergeek 25 — the Most Influential People in Online Music|first=Jon|last=Dolan|author2=Rob Levine|author3=Ben Sisario|author4=Douglas Wolk|date=August 2007|publisher=Blender|access-date=2009-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228211720/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2752|archive-date=2008-12-28|url-status=dead}}
On June 1, 2005, vocalist and pianist Andrew McMahon of the bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin was diagnosed with leukemia. AbsolutePunk raised approximately $16,400 for the Leukemia Research Foundation by selling over 6,000 orange gel bracelets online. The wristbands read "I Will Fight" in reference to a well-known song ("Watch the Sky") by Something Corporate.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/index.php?sub=nonprofit|title=Absolute Non-Profit|publisher=AbsolutePunk|access-date=2008-07-22| archive-url= https://archive.today/20080721053347/http://www.absolutepunk.net/index.php?sub=nonprofit| archive-date= 21 July 2008 | url-status= live}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.absolutepunk.net AbsolutePunk]
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Category:American music websites
Category:Internet properties established in 2000