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At the time of its 20th anniversary in 2005, AP had grown to an average size of 112 pages an issue and now averages between 198 to 220-plus pages a month.
The magazine's monthly columns include "The AP Poll", "In The Studio", "AP&R (Unsigned bands of the month)", "Chalkboard Confessional", "Musician Of The Month", "My Favorite Gear", "Next Exit", "Gig Bag", "1000 Words", "Beauty And The Band", and "10 Essential."
The magazine has also put its name on a radio show aired on XM Radio, a podcast featuring in-depth discussions on various topics with people such as Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and Kevin Lyman, and a compilation CD. AP is a major sponsor of Warped Tour, the Taste of Chaos tour, and has started its own, "The AP Tour."
For its 25th anniversary in 2010, The Starting Line played and spoke about their holiday concert last year. They premiered their newest single, Luck, as well.
The magazine's CEO/Founder is Mike Shea, with Joe Scarpelli as the General Manager. The company currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
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