Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of new music from recent or upcoming releases. Our latest additions include:

• the new record from Los Angeles' Calculator
• the new full lengh from Toronto's The Roman Line
• a split 7-inch featuring pop-punk bands Transit and Man Overboard
• the new full length from Fulton, NY-based Another Breath
• new material from Halifax, Nova Scotia's Sleepless Nights
• an EP from Detroit, MI's A-Gang

Also don't forget to check out Dead To Me's new full length African Elephants, the new record from Richmond, VA-based Snacktruck, the new full length from Cloak/Dagger, new material from Durham, NC-based Red Collar, and the new digital EP from Foundation. You can find much more on the Punknews Music page.

December 13th, 2009

Hello everybody and welcome to your all-new all-different Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I'm Adam White and I'll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here's what got the community talking this week:

• Roger from Less Than Jake and Rehasher made waves this week when he spoke out against music piracyand commented on how it hurts record sales for independent bands. His comments raised quite the discussion and he responded back to the `Org commenters with further explanation.
• Bruce Springsteen posted a statement in support of gay marriage.
• Strung Out premiered their new video for the song "Carcrashradio"
• Teen Idols guitarist Phillip Hill was hospitalized following an attempt at a heroic rescue. Mass Giorgini who played in Screeching Weasel with Phil, set up an account to help raise money for his hospital bills.
• We also saw a video of Brett Adams of The Riot Before performing an acoustic rendition of "You Can't Sexy Dance to Punk Rock" whilst perched upon a toilet.
• Rivers Cuomo of Weezer was hospitalized following a bus accident, forcing the band to cancel their tour.

  With that we hand over this Sunday evening to you, the Punknews community. From that glorious, likely bearded rabble we've see the creation of everything from message boards and Punknews fantasy sports leagues to even a band or two. So talk amongst yourselves and we'll see you Monday…

The People Must Have Something Good To Read

In the past few weeks we spoke with a number of bands. Don't miss out on these interviews:

• Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die
• Adam Turla of Murder by Death
• Chuck Robertson of the Mad Caddies
• Kurt Ballou of Converge
• Nat Rufus of Blacklist Royals
  Our Video Of The Week featured Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves playing "No Exception" from the final night of their recent tour. Check it out here.

  We've started posting Best of 2009 lists from our friends in the punk world. This week be brought you picks from Strung Out's Jordan Burns, Dave House, Silverstein's Paul Koehler, Frank Turner, Elliot Meyer of How Dare You and Jim Connolly of Soul Control. Check them out here and here.

Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

We've theorized that you visit other websites out there, and we know it can be tough to leave the calming blue glow of the `Org, so we'll help by infecting the rest of the web with Punknews content:

• Be our friends at the Punknews MySpace page
• Come hang out at the Punknews Facebook fan page or the Facebook group
• We love getting your feedback via Twitter
• Contribute your listening habits to the weekly charts at our Last.fm group
• We're just getting started over on Tumblr
• Your photos in our Flickr Pool can be seen in the sidebar here on the `Org
• Any high quality video we shoot can be found at Vimeo

Your trusty Punknews staffers and reviewers have all sorts of projects on the go, everything from poorly spelled and oft neglected blogs to big official world domination schemes. Make sure to check out videographer Chris Moran's collection of recordings online at Vimeo, social media editor Justin August's tumblog at JustinAugust.org, news editor Adam White's tumblog at AdamWhite.org, news editor Bryne Yancey's podcast What We Hate, copy editor Jesse Raub's short fiction webzine Bitter Press, and reviews editor Brian Shultz' blogs Over Looked and Witness.

Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @adamwhite, @jesseraub, @justinaugust, @brian_shultz, @bconoley and @bryneyancey's every move at Twitter.

In our everprogressing search to abuse the internet in every single way possible, we've started the official Punknews Wave! What's Google Wave? Good question. We're not quite sure yet but this weekend we gave away a bunch of invites via Twitter (one of the great benefits of following us is weird stuff like that) and we're taking over GoogleLand.

It's Funny, I Don't Feel Like a Winner

Don't forget to enter the current contests we're running here at Punknews.org. Here's what we're currently giving away

• Win signed copies of Defeater's new 2x7" set Lost Ground
• Win a turntable, merch and more from A Wilhelm Scream
• Win autographed and numbered posters from artist Keith Rosson

If you're from a label or in a band and have something cool to give away to the Punknews community, by all means get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of new music from recent or upcoming releases. Our latest additions include:

• the new full lengh from Toronto's The Roman Line
• a split 7-inch featuring pop-punk bands Transit and Man Overboard
• the new full length from Fulton, NY-based Another Breath,
• new material from Halifax, Nova Scotia's Sleepless Nights,
• an EP from Detroit, MI's A-Gang,
• Dead To Me's new full length African Elephants

Also don't forget to check out the new record from Richmond, VA-based Snacktruck, the new full length from Cloak/Dagger, new material from Durham, NC-based Red Collar, the new digital EP from Foundation, and a new track from Landmines new EP. You can find much more on the Punknews Music page.

December 6th, 2009

Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing! Today's obviously a huge day in the Punknews universe so we're going to forgo our usual format and chat about about the new Punknews.org. As you can see we launched our new layout today, our fifth revision in the ten years that the site's been around. This revision has been in the works for a long time and was available in public beta since February of this year. We have a few goals for the new site. First we'll be putting more of a focus on big stories and features like interviews and videos. You'll see those referenced in the story slider in the right, which should be updated several times weekly. If you scroll to the bottom of the front page you'll also find links to recent interviews, videos and popular content. The "Happening Now" box at the top of the page will be rapidly updated, featuring quick links to songs, videos, and articles around the web that we find interesting but might not (yet) have a full article prepared. As always there are bugs and quirks that come to light when you make a change this large, so we'll be making tweaks and change throughout the week. We'll also be adding some of the features you've requested in the this article. Keep posting your thoughts and comments there. .ng-section1 { font-size: small; border-bottom: 1px solid #C5C5C5; width: 70%; font-weight: bold; padding: 1em 0 0em 2em; } .ng-section2 { font-size: xx-small; padding: 0 0 2em 3em; } The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories So what happened this week? The Alkaline Trio titled their new album This Addiction. Matt Skiba also discussed the sonic direction of the record. Former the Libertine Pete Doherty was pulled off stage for singing the Nazi anthem in Germany. New Found Glory's Jordan Pundik is raising money for his mother, who's in need of a heart transplant. NFG is hitting the road with Saves The Day, hellogoodbye and Fireworks early next year. The new Blake Schwarzenbach outfit forgetters also announced tour dates. Look for the band on the road this month. Finally Streetlight Manifesto previewed their new album with some audio clips. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain Next Sunday Gazing takes over I'd also like to announce that today marks the end of Navel Gazing as we know it. Next weekend we'll introduce our new Sunday Edition. We'll be breaking down all the recaps into less insane chunks and posting them throughout the day. We'll wrap it up with your all-new all-different Navel Gazing community soapbox.

November 29th, 2009

.ng-section1 { font-size: small; border-bottom: 1px solid #C5C5C5; width: 70%; font-weight: bold; padding: 1em 0 0em 2em; } .ng-section2 { font-size: xx-small; padding: 0 0 2em 3em; } Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I'm Adam White and I'll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here's what got the community talking this week… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories This week saw notorious anti-gay hate group the Westboro Baptist Church taking a break from picketing the funerals of dead soldiers to inexplicably turn their attention towards pop-punk act All Time Low. The group plans to protest one of the band's upcoming shows. A new metal act has been formed that features Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley, Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley, Anthrax guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano and bassist David Karon. Dave Grohl spoke out abou the Foo Fighters' hiatus. He commented "I think, to me, the most important thing was to give the audience a break from the band, not even that we need to stop playing, I feel like the world doesn't need another Foo Fighters record right now." SideOneDummy Records posted some photos this week of an elaborate mural in Los Angeles inspired by the Gaslight Anthem.

Blink-182 is set to start work on new album in January. This week we also heard about release plans from the Thermals (details) and the Menzingers ( details). Rapper P.O.S. discussed a potential collaboration with Paint It Black's Dan Yemin. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones announced the support for their upcoming Hometown Throwdown shows, confirming appearances from Pilfers, Darkbuster and the Pietasters. AFI will hit the road in January with Bridge Nine act Ceremony. Fucked Up announced a run of shows in support of their upcoming singles compilation release. Every Time I Die will tour in the spring with Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, and Trapped Under Ice. O Pioneers!!! also announced their upcoming tour dates. Horror-punk outfit Schoolyard Heroes have called it quits. A new Black Flag book is due this month titled Spray Paint The Walls: The Story of Black Flag. The A.K.A.s also streamed their latest full length Animal Summer. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives As always we brought you new streaming music from some great up and coming bands, including the split 7" between Transit and Man Overboard, as well as the new full length from Toronto's The Roman Line.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from MxPx, the Roman Line, Blink-182 (vinyl) and many others. We'll also see a number of tours kick off this week. Look for upcoming shows from Propagandhi with Strike Anywhere and Protest the Hero (UK), the Casualties (South America), Chris Wollard and The Ship Thieves with Drag The River (Europe), the New York Dolls (UK), Thursday, Dillinger Escape Plan and Fake Problems (US), Guttermouth (Australia), and NOFX (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica).

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November 22nd, 2009

.ng-section1 { font-size: small; border-bottom: 1px solid #C5C5C5; width: 70%; font-weight: bold; padding: 1em 0 0em 2em; } .ng-section2 { font-size: xx-small; padding: 0 0 2em 3em; } Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I'm Adam White and I'll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here's what got the community talking this week… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories This week the Alkaline Trio announced that they had formed a new label dubbed Heart & Skull that would co-release their new album with Epitaph Records. The band discussed the sound of the new full length, stating "This record is a rock record but our punk rock upbringing definitely shines through, more so than our last few records." The band also discussed the formation of the new label. Matt Skiba commented "Taking control of our own label situation was something we always wanted to do but never thought was possible, but now thanks to Brett Gurewitz and the fine folks at Epitaph, it is." NOFX posted a stream of their upcoming Cokie the Clown EP, along with a video featuring cameo appearances from Matt Skiba, Tim McIlrath of Rise Against and Brendan Kelly of the Lawrence Arms. Seattle-based hardcore outfit Furious Styles stoked controversy with a new shirt honoring the alleged killer of a police officer as a hero. The band's former members spoke out against the shirt, blaming vocalist Mike Torres for the its creation. Former Ten Foot Pole and current Pulley singer Scott Radinsky was named the bullpen coach of the Cleveland Indians. The King Khan and BBQ Show's tour resumed after a drug arrest. The band's tour manager entered a guilty plea to second degree possession of a controlled substance in Christian County, Kentucky. The band's rental vehicle was randomly stopped at a safety checkpoint and officers discovered contraband in the cab. Under KY law a driver of a vehicle is responsible for its contents.

Trash Talk has completed recording for their next release. Blink-182's much loved Dude Ranch record is coming out on vinyl soon. Screeching Weasel announced a Chicago show. John Lydon stirred his supporters and critics by announcing that the upcoming Public Image Ltd tour would be funded by his appearances in Country Life Butter commercials. Fast food chain Taco Bell announced that they will provide free food and marketing to 100 bands including the Bouncing Souls, Fake Problems, Less Than Jake and Broadway Calls. Rise Against appeared in a new anti-Animal Testing ad. This week saw videos of forgetters and the Bomb at Generation Records We saw a look at straight edge from My Fox Boston. This week also gave the Nirvana camp more reason to be outraged, as videos from the "Band Hero" video game appeared that featured the Kurt Cobain joining the late Johnny Cash to sing the disco hit "YMCA." I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with vocalist and guitarist Nat Rufus of the Blacklist Royals (interview), guitarist and music producer Kurt Ballou of Converge (interview), and and singer Chuck Robertson of the Mad Caddies (interview).

As always we brought you new streaming music from some great up and coming bands, including the new full length from Fulton, NY-based Another Breath.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from NOFX, Tom Waits, Black Diamond Heavies, Jawbox (reissue) and many others. We'll also see a number of tours kick off this week. Look for upcoming shows from Strike Anywhere with Dead to Me (Europe), Hot Water Music (Germany), Cursive (US), Moneen (Canada), Fucked Up (Europe), and the European Taste Of Chaos tour featuring In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Dead by April.

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November 15, 2009

.ng-section1 { font-size: small; border-bottom: 1px solid #C5C5C5; width: 70%; font-weight: bold; padding: 1em 0 0em 2em; } .ng-section2 { font-size: xx-small; padding: 0 0 2em 3em; } Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I'm Adam White Justin and I'll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here's what got the community talking this week… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories This past week ended with some news from Asian Man Records, mostly on the bummer side of the scale. The Matt Skiba solo album we've been waiting for was delayed and Ben Weasel decided to take his ball and go home, severing all ties with the label. No word as to why. We heard about Bomb The Music Industry!'s upcoming "Bring Your Own Band Tour" which sounds… interesting. The young'ns in O Pioneers!!! are rolling out on tour with Against Me! and Roll The Tanks in California this winter.

There was quite a bit of old guard/late 90's nostalgia going on this week. We heard that Pennywise was gearing up for a new album and tour while the Mad Caddies are building a "Best Of" album via fan votes. Mine is for "The Bell Tower" about 12 times. ALL is heading out on tour with Off With Their Heads and Shot Baker, which has some of our editors singing Mass Nerder back to front in anticipation. When they run out of politics, animal rights and Fat Mike jokes, Propagandhi shows their true colors and wax poetic about hockey. Hold off on the "Where Are They Now…" VH1, Wizo is back! New album and tour in the works.

The lovable chaps in Fucked Up unveiled their plans for splits with NOFX and The King Khan and BBQ Show and a remake of "Do They Know It's Christmas." That last one can't end well.

We heard some concerns about underground music venues in Los Angeles and our commenters had their own experiences to talk about surrounding that as well. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with Shawn Stern of BYO Records, Matt Hawks of Hit the Switch, and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats.

As always we brought you new streaming music from some great up and coming bands, including new material from Snacktruck, Dead To Me's new LP African Elephants, an EP from The A-Gang, and a new EP from Sleepless Nights.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Defeater, MxPx, The Blood Brothers, A Wilhelm Scream, and many others. Look for tours from Rise Against / Thursday / Poison the Well (UK), Baroness with Earthless, Iron Age, Off With Their Heads and Municipal Waste, Cub Country (ex-Jets to Brazil), After the Fall / Such Gold, Story of the Year / The Devil Wears Prada / All That Remains / Haste The Day, The Ataris, Big D and the Kids Table / Ill Scarlet, Underoath / August Burns Red / Emery, and more.

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