November 23rd, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories Blink-182 were in the news all week long, despite not being a band any more. Drummer Travis Barker has decided to sue the parties he feels are responsible for the recent plane crash that killed four and put him in hospital. Since the crash all three members of the pop-punk act have been talking, but are making no reunion promises just yet. That's OK though, as Good Charlotte seems ready to fill the apparent Blink void with their next full length. Thursday have reported in that they've finish mixing their Epitaph debut. The band also released an odd little "ambient collage" titled "Black Smoke" to tide fans over. Lagwagon's touring Australia but guitarist Chris Flippin was unable to enter the country. To fill his spot the group has enlisted Lindsay McDougall of Frenzal Rhomb.

2009's release schedule is starting to take shape. The Descendents' Bill Stevenson is working with NOFX on their new record. Converge is planning a new Epitaph release. Florida's Fake Problems have signed to SideOneDummy for their next. February will bring the sixth record from And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. Against Me! continue their prolific streak with release of a live digital EP and a 7-inch single from frontman Tom Gabel. This year will end with a New Year's Eve show featuring the Lawrence Arms, the Copyrights, and the Methadones. Naked Raygun and Hot Water Music will perform together in Chicago early next year. The Dropkick Murphys have also already annoucned their St. Paddy's Day tour plans. Japan's Punk Spring 2009 fest will feature acts like Bad Religion, NOFX, Rise Against, and Misery Signals. On the television front, keep an eye out for the Gaslight Anthem appearing on Conan and the Foo Fighters on Top Chef.

This week we said goodbye to Brian Thixton of Recess Records act Les Turds (1971-2008). I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with Franz Nicolay of the Hold Steady, and World/Inferno Friendship Society (interview), Damien Abraham, Mike Haliechuk, and Josh Zucker of Toronto's Fucked Up (interview), members of The Casting Out (interview), and webcomic creator Mitch Clem (interview). So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Paramore, Rivers Cuomo, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy with tours kicking off from Far (UK), Suicidal Tendencies and Whole Wheat Bread with Death By Stereo, Madball or Terror on select nights (US), Fall Of Troy, The Number Twelve Looks Like You (US), and Rise Against / Thursday / Sage Francis (Canada).

November 16th, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories This week saw the debut of The Thorns of Life, a new three piece featuring Blake Schwarzenbach of Jawbreaker / Jets To Brazil on guitar / vocals, Aaron "Cometbus" Elliott of Crimpshrine / Pinhead Gunpowder on drums and Daniela Sea on bass. We had an exciting few days of rumors, eyewitness reports and discussion on the subject. Speaking of returns, a most unlikely band is rumored to be resurfacing. Some new incarnation of ska-punk stars Sublime have been suggested as a surprise Bamboozle 2009 performer. Edgar Bronfman Jr, CEO of the Warner Music Group, reveal to a Web 2.0 conference that the major label was requiring all new acts to sign 360 deals which allow the label to get a cut of all of a band's activities. Artists have continued to react to the ongoing gay marriage controversy in the United States. Notably this week we read a thoughtful blog posting from Canada's Tegan and Sara and saw Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz also discuss the subject on Larry King Live.

AFI's looking to return in 2009 with a new full length produced by David Bottrill. Punknews buddies Say Anything are set to release a new full length next year. Propagandhi teased that they were almost done their new record… then they finished it. Funny that. This week saw a new free sampler from Anti- Records featuring Billy Bragg and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds among others. The Gaslight Anthem posted their video for "Old White Lincoln" as well. The Get Up Kids got back together today for a reunion show in their hometown of Kansas City. They're celebrating the upcoming 10 year anniversary of Something To Write Home About. Jimmy Eat World are going to do the same with the 10th anniversary of Clarity, planning to play the record on tour early next year. Finally we had word on two new punk products for your purchasing pleasure, one being the Burning Fight book covering the 80s and 90s hardcore scene, and the other is (sit down for this) punk Bratz dolls. That's way more exciting than the Schwarzenbach news isn't it?

This week we said goodbye to Bent Outta Shape's Jamie Ewing (1983-2008) and drummer Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1947-2008). I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips on their new feature film Christmas on Mars (interview). Our Video of the Week featured the Sainte Catherines performing a new song on Montreal television show Mange ta Ville. As always we brought you new Streaming Music including Stourbridge, UK's Science vs Romance, and Grand Rapids, MI-based La Dispute.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Dustin Kensrue of Thrice, Bring Me the Horizon and the Foo Fighters (live DVD) with tours kicking off from Smoke Or Fire / Fake Problems (Australia / Europe), Billy Bragg (US / UK), Comeback Kid (South America), and Useless ID (Russia).

November 9th, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories In the lead up to Tuesday's US election we heard from a number of punk personalities, including John Doe of X and Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys. Members of the Ramones' families also publicly sparred over politics. After Barack Obama's triumph we heard from a number of bands. The always opinionated Anti-Flag weighed in. The Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and No Use For A Name sent comments. The Loved Ones, Rise Against, Reel Big Fish and Black President also spoke out. Pittsburgh's Punchline even released a tribute cover of "What a Wonderful World" in honor of the President-elect. With the election behind us groups are looking forward to Inauguration Day, with Anti-Flag, United Nations, the A.K.A.s, and Ruiner planning the "Demand in DC" event.

US politics aside, there was plenty of music news this week. Canadian hardcore act Liferuiner's final show ended with handcuffs. Max Bemis of Say Anything and Chris Conley of Saves The Day unveiled Two Tongues. Strung Out set a title and release date for their upcoming rarities compilation. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones released new songs and announced plans for a new 7 inch and album. My Chemical Romance are preparing the Three Cheers vinyl for December. Offshoot bands Nothington and the Action Design are opening for the Tsunami Bomb reunion shows. Red Scare act Cobra Skulls are also planning to hit the road soon.

This week we said goodbye to Detriot soul artist Nathaniel Mayer (1944-2008). I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives We tallied up your ratings and unvieled your favourite records from October, with Dillinger Four, Fucked Up and Rise Against coming up on top. We've also been spotlighting some bands playing at the upcoming Punknews sponsored Fun Fun Fun Fest. Check out looks at Bad Brains (1), Parts and Labor (2), ALL (3), and Trash Talk (4). This week we spoke with Warship, featuring two former members of From Autumn To Ashes (interview). Our Video of the Week featured Paint It Black's guerilla U-Haul trailer show at Fest 7. This week's edition of Vinyl File featured a look at upcoming releases. This week's Editors' Picks recommended music from Thousandaires and Tellison. As always we brought you new Streaming Music including Warship's Supply and Depend, Tim Barry of Avail's new record Manchester, Scranton, PA-based Tigers Jaw, and New Brunswick, NJ-based Scream Hello.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from International Superheroes of Hardcore, Less Than Jake (box set), the Bronx, with tours kicking off from Agnostic Front / Outbreak / the Carrier / First Blood (interviews), Far From Finished with the Casualties and the Generators (interviews), Alesana / A Static Lullaby / Greeley Estates (interviews), and the Black Atlantic (interviews).

November 2nd, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories As the US election date fast approaches we urge our American friends to know your rights and make sure you get to the polls on Tuesday.

Most of the Punknews staff is up to who-knows-what at the Fest right now, and we suspect plenty of our readers are doing the same. For those of us stuck at home, here's your look at the news. Ted Leo has canceled all of his tour dates due to a personal emergency. Sweden's Hives have been sued by a US musician over the riff to their recent single "Tick Tick Boom." Long Island ska-punk outfit the Fad has called it quits. Elisa Schwartz, the former keytarist of Cobra Starship, is a participant in a new reality show. MTV made waves by launching a massive new music video website. NOFX also announced upcoming tour dates in the southwest US and UK.

Fat Wreck fans can look for new releases from the Loved Ones in the form of a new EP and Strung Out with a rarities set. Death By Stereo are also readying their next full length. Santa Rosa, CA's Ashtray are getting set to release an Operation Ivy covers record. Members of Mest have formed The Twilight and the Sound. This Tuesday will also see songs from Presidents of the United States of America and Fall Out Boy arrive in the Rock Band video game. The Damned were on the Late Late Show and performed the songs "Shallow Diamonds" and "Neat Neat Neat." The Alkaline Trio were also on TV, performing the song "Calling All Skeletons" on Jimmy Kimmel. Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel released a video of his solo song "Amputations."

This week we said goodbye to Frank Navetta, founding member of the Descendents, and Terrin Durfey of Boilermaker, the Jade Shader and Pinback. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with former Blood Brothers member Jordan Blilie on his new band Past Lives (interview), Patrick Costello, better known as Paddy, of Dillinger Four (interview), and Ray Harkins of Victory act Mikoto (interview). We also featured a conversation between artists Ed Trask of Avail and Heather Gabel on their music, lives and artwork (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including Jersey Shores, the new album from Seattle's Akimbo, the new EP from Dead To Me titled Little Brother, Orlando, Florida's Virgins, featuring Sam Johnson of New Mexican Disaster Squad, and Dallas, Texas-based True Widow, featuring members of Slowride and The Mag Seven.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Fake Problems / Look Mexico, How Dare You, Warship and Tim Barry of Avail with tours kicking off from Leatherface / Tiltwheel / Former Cell Mates (US), Bad Brains (US), Face To Face (California / Nevada), Fake Problems / All Or Nothing (UK), and In Flames / All That Remains / Gojira / 36 Crazyfists (US).

October 26th, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories We could really launch an entire Against Me! sub-site given the volume of news they generate. The band was involved in a bus crash earlier this week, but walked away with no serious injuries. Frontman Tom Gabel commented on the accident, and also streamed his new solo LP Heart Burns. The band itself will begin to work on their next album soon, and has laid out plans for writing early next year. Popular act Fall Out Boy is aiming to set a record for the most radio interviews in a day on Halloween. The group is doing the press in support of their upcoming album Folie à Deux. The massively influential band Jawbreaker is planning a reissue of their Unfun album. They'll also be the subject of an upcoming documentary. To top it all off, Frontman Blake Schwarzenbach also revealed that he's making music again with an as-yet-unnamed group.

3rd wave ska survivors Reel Big Fish are planning a covers album. A tribute to Kid Dynamite is set for release in the spring and will feature interpretations of the band's work from acts like the Ergs, This Is Hell, and Broadway Calls. There'll be plenty of punk bands in upcoming video games. Looks for the Clash, TSOL, Teenage Bottlerocket and One Man Army in Skate 2 while Between the Buried and Me, Underoath, and Authority Zero will head to Rock Band 2. This week we checked out MxPx's version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and an acoustic session from the Gaslight Anthem. Look for Bomb The Music Industry on tour this fall with bands like Shinobu and Mustard Plug. We end the week with some videos, including Simple Plan's "Save You" and the Offspring's "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid." I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with Brett Adams of Richmond, Virginia's the Riot Before (interview) and artist Heather Gabel, who's done artwork for the Alkaline Trio, My Chemical Romance, AFI and the Lawrence Arms (interview). Our Video of the Week featured New Brunswick, NJ's Let Me Run. As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the song "Six Days a Week" from the Bronx, the new album from Israeli punk outfit Useless ID, the new charity-benefiting compilation All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash, the new solo album from Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape, Columbus, Ohio's Two Cow Garage, and the new full length from Los Angeles-based Roll the Tanks.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Chiodos, Dead To Me, Deerhunter, Fear Before the Damned, the Tossers and Tom Gabel with tours kicking off from Rancid (UK), No Use For A Name / Pulley (US West Coast), Pelican / Kayo Dot / Stove Bredsky / Zozobra (US), Beastie Boys (Get Out And Vote tour, Slayer / Mastodon / Trivium (Europe), and The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello) (US).

October 19th, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories This past week President Bush has signed a controversial new bill which aims to strengthen anti-piracy efforts in the United States and create greater penalties for copyright infringement. The RIAA / MPAA supported law creates an intellectual property czar who will report directly to the president and allows for asset forfeiture. Bands continue to express concern on the new digital reality, with Sweden's Millencolin recently making their views known. In a bizarre twist donation-supported digital label Quote Unquote Records were recently shut down by their ISP for providing copyright material for download --- material they themselves own. In other news eager Punknews readers have taken to demanding answers directly from Propagandhi about their next record. Look for it this winter. Fans were shocked to hear that the legendary Elvis Costello would appear on the new record from popular act Fall Out Boy. That album has also been delayed from it's original election day release date until December.

Next January will see a new EP from the Loved Ones. Suburban Home Records has announced a free Delicious Vinyl Collective 12" to be available at the Fest this Halloween weekend. Dead To Me are gearing up for the release of their new EP Little Brother and have the title track available for download. Rise Against have their Nightmare Revisited track "Making Christmas" available for preview as well. Green Day has new studio footage online. We saw a clip of Fucked Up and Moby performing the Ramones classic "Blitzkrieg Bop." Tom Gabel of Against Me! has a new video online of his new solo track "Harsh Realms." Ian Mackaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi will soon embark on a spoken word / q&a tour.

This week the Canadian punk scene lost one if its veterans, as we said goodbye to Teenage Head vocalist Frankie Venom (1957-2008). I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we ran your votes through the cold, unfeeling Punknews computer-brain and calculated Your Favorite Records from September. The results saw records from Bridge and Tunnel, Young Widows and the Ergs come out on top.

This week we spoke with Kim Helm ad Brian Johnson of Whiskey and Co (interview) as well as Greg Attonito of the Bouncing Souls (interview). This week's edition of Vinyl File featured a look at upcoming releases. As always we brought you new Streaming Music including Dillinger Four's long-awaited new record C I V I L W A R, the debut full length debut from Shorebirds, featuring Matt Canino of Latterman and Jawbreaker's Chris Bauermeister, Orlando's How Dare You, featuring former members of As Friends Rust and Hand to Hand, and the sole LP from now-defunct RVA melodic hardcore act Resonance.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Parts and Labor, Of Montreal, Escape The Fate, and And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead with tours kicking off from Fishbone (US), Copeland (US), and The Sword supporting Metallica (US / Canada).

October 12th, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories Sorry for the slow news day folks. We had some behind the scenes server voodoo to complete, plus it's Canadian thanksgiving weekend. That means that Aubin, Ben and myself were either binge eating or elbow deep in the Org guts. Everyone else? Well they spent the day failing you. Feel free to judge them.

With the US election nearing its climax more and more artists are speaking out and getting involved. This week saw the Foo Fighters criticize the McCain campaign for the unauthorized use of the "My Hero" from 1998's The Colour and the Shape. CBS prevents Sub Pop noise-punks No Age from performing on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson while guitarist Randy Randall was wearing a pro-Barack Obama t-shirt. Wasilla, Alaska's Portugal. The Man discussed their hometown's most famous export, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, in a new interview. Mainstream pop punkers Fall Out Boy donated $50,000 to fight a gay marriage ban that will be on the Californian ballot in November. Politics aside, this week continued to chronicle the recovery of Blink-182 / Plus 44 member Travis Barker. The drummer discussed his injuries and the jet crash that claimed four lives. His former band mate, Tom Delonge of Angels and Airwaves, also commented on the accident.

Green Day's still keeping their post-American Idiot plans under wraps, but word leaked this week that Butch Vig, whose resume includes records from Nirvana, the Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, AFI and Against Me!, would be working with the band. Tim Barry discussed his new record Manchester and the future of his much loved band Avail. Hellcat punk act Time Again announced a hiatus while a member pursues more spiritual goals. This week saw a full album stream of Dillinger Four's hotly anticipated full length C I V I L W A R. We also had new music from Jesse Michaels of Common Rider and Operation Ivy, another new track from The Bronx and a Nightmare Revisited cover from Tiger Army. We had the final batch of confirmations this week for The Fest 7. Look for the A.K.A.s, Nakatomi Plaza, Valient Thorr, and the Anchor at the Gainesville gathering this Halloween. The Offspring will head to Japan and South America in support of their record. The Ergs! are also on the road, playing their final shows across the US and Canada.

In recent days the music world also said goodbye to the Godfather of Rocksteady, Alton Ellis (1938-2008). I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we ran your votes through the cold, unfeeling Punknews computer-brain and calculated Your Favorite Records from September. The results saw records from Bridge and Tunnel, Young Widows and the Ergs come out on top.

This week we spoke with Jonathan Coody of Georgia's Ninja Gun (interview) and Nate Newton of Salem, MA's Doomriders (interview). We also spoke with Richard Minino, a.k.a. Horsebites. Richard's art has been seen on releases by bands like Less Than Jake and New Mexican Disaster Squad as well as on the posters of events like The Fest (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the new EP from San Francisco's Shuteye Unison, an EP from Long Beach, CA's Joshua Lanes, and Boca Raton, FL hardcore outfit Fallen From The Sky.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from The Cure, Between the Buried and Me, Dillinger Four, Comeback Kid, River City Rebels and Lords with tours kicking off from NOFX (US East Coast), Strung Out (UK), Crime In Stereo / Polar Bear Club (US), Saosin (US), and Wednesday Night Heroes (Europe).

October 5th, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories There are plenty of notable new records on the way this month, in particular the new full length from celebrated and innovative Toronto hardcore band Fucked Up. The band is celebrating the release of The Chemistry Of Common Life with a marathon 12-hour show for Tuesday. Popular post-hardcore act Thursday has a new home at Epitaph Records. The band is also headed out on tour with Rise Against and Sage Francis. Radio shock jock Howard Stern is planning to remake Rock'n'Roll High School, which famously featured the Ramones in it's original incarnation. The mainstream media hit a few punk notes this week, with the Village Voice taking a look at Stza of Leftover Crack's "Donut Social" and the L.A. Times took a look at Rancid and pushed for an Operation Ivy reunion. More important than all that? Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols is in a new, epic, butter commercial.

On the new release front Fall Out Boy have detailed their new record Folie A Deux. Against Me! and the Offspring will have songs featured in the next Rock Band video game. Electronic artist Moby has also apparently formed a new punk band. Against Me!'s Tom Gabel posted two new videos supporting his solo recordings. You can check out "100 Years of War" and "Random Hearts" now. Drag The River also launched a new video for "Rangement." Rise Against is streaming their new record Appeal to Reason and Paramore their new track "Decode." Look for a tour soon featuring Suicidal Tendencies, Whole Wheat Bread and Madball.

We at the Org also think you should register to vote. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with Justin Sane of Anti-Flag (interview) and Brett Powell of the Human Abstract (interview) Our Video of the Week featured footage of Avail performing live at the Fest 6. As always we brought you new Streaming Music including Swedish emotional hardcore band When We Fall, Stza's new act the Star Fucking Hipsters, a full album stream from California's Madison Bloodbath, North Carolina's Auxes, which features Dave Laney of Challenger and Milemarker, and Poughkeepsie, New York's Paper the Operator.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Fucked Up, Rised Against, These Arms Are Snakes and Jay Reatard and a live album from the Clash with tours kicking off from Comeback Kid / Bane / Misery Signals / Shai Hulud (Canada), The Casualties / Municipal Waste (US), Streetlight Manifesto / the Swellers / the AKAs (US) and Bayside / the Matches / Valencia (US).

September 28th, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories Dillinger Four's hotly anticipated new album C I V I L W A R leaked onto the internet a few weeks back, and the resulting drama has people taking in music magazines, web comics, blogs and elsewhere. We collected statements from some of the involved parties and commentators together for you to check out. We had further updates on Travis Barker's condition. The Blink-182 / Plus 44 drummer, who was in a jet crash last week and severly burned, is headed for a recovery. The nominees for the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame were announced this week, and the group includes bands like Metallica, Run D.M.C. and the Stooges. This week saw the launch of MySpace Music, and lingering questions on the services' relationship with indie labels. The music industry is also still struggling with the fact that it's not 1992 anymore, as evidenced by laments that iTunes has killed the album. Boo hoo.

Sub Pop has signed Orbits, a band featuring Rick Froberg of Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes. Derek Grant of the Alkaline Trio has released a free solo album. The Hope Conspiracy are set to hit the studio soon to record a new EP with Kurt Ballou of Converge. The Bouncing Souls unveiled their cover of Johnny Cash's "Man In Black." North Lincoln is streaming a quartet of new songs. The Ergs are not long for this world, so treat each new song as an event. On the moving pictures front this week we saw a free full length documentary from Michael Moore. Against Me! unveiled their clip for "Borne on the FM Airwaves of the Heart." Rise Against released "Re-Education (Through Labor)," Jimmy Eat World "Beautiful Day" from Yo Gabba Gabba, and Fall Out Boy "I Don't Care." The aforementioned Rise Against has plans to tour Germany with Strike Anywhere, while Face To Face will hit Australia in 2009. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives Punknews' own Ben Conoley is on the road now with Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish and the Flatliners. He'll be sending in pictures, set lists, tour journals and videos from the trek. This week we had updates from Regina, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario and more.

This week we spoke with Daniel Sioui of Smallman farmcore act Carpenter (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the new rarities compilation from The Measure [SA] .

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Bleeding Through, Star Fucking Hipsters, Unwritten Law and Bayside with tours kicking off from the Futureheads (Australia), Wire (Canada / US), Tegan & Sara / City & Colour (USA), and Against Me! / Ted Leo & the Pharmacists / Future Of The Left (USA)

September 21st, 2008

.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 strange, slow, old people in the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories This week had harrowing news for fans of Plus 44 and Blink-182 as drummer Travis Barker was one of two survivors of a plane crash. Four people were killed in the accident, which saw Barker and DJ AM in critical condition with second and third degree burns. Reports have come in that they've since stabilized. Our best wishes go out to them for a quick recovery. With the XM and Sirius merger in full swing the networks' punk rock stations seem to have been lost in the shuffle. Fungus 53 and Sirius Punk are soon to be replaced by a 24/7 AC/DC channel. Alt-country act Lucero is delving further into the major label system, singing to Universal Republic for a four album deal. On their way out of that world, popular act New Found Glory has found a new home at Epitaph Records. One thing that the majors have noticed is the resurgance of vinyl, and Sony/Legacy is planning to bring it back for select releases. Finally it looks like the Foo Fighters are taking a hiatus. There's no word when we'll next hear from Grohl and company, but given their prolific sideprojects they'll hardly go unheard.

There's some interesting new relases on the horizon. Tom Gabel of Against Me! has detailed his solo EP. A Wilhelm Scream has looked ahead to their Career Suicide follow up. Even Reagan Youth are working on new album. Fall Out Boy has posted artwork for their next as well. We had details on the upcoming video game Guitar Hero World Tour, and word that it will feature NOFX, the Sex Pistols, Blink-182 and Rise Against. On the new music front we got to check out "AMERICASPREMIEREFAITHBASEDINITIATIVE" from Dillinger Four and " Collapse (Post-Amerika) from Rise Against. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives Punknews' own Ben Conoley is on the road now with Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish and the Flatliners. Expect pictures, set lists, a tour journal and maybe even some video over the next few weeks. Our first report just came in.

This week we spoke with Matt Farrell and Dave Hall of Young Livers (interview) and a two part interview with Set Your Goals. We chattted with Junior (aka Audelio Flores) and Mike Ambrose on two seperate occasions (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including a few tracks from the new split between Thursday and Envy, the new full length from Monikers, the return of Dirtnap power pop act The Girls, the new EP from Bridge 9 melodic hardcore act Energy, and new music from Gainesville-based duo Liquid Limbs.

So what's coming up this week? Look for reissues and collections the Undertones and the Replacements with new music from Akimbo, Sing It Loud and the Action Design with tours kicking off from Weezer, Angels and Airwaves and Tokyo Police Club (North America), and Underoath (South Africa).