Sunday Edition: June 25th, 2006
It's Sunday June 25th, 2006. Ladies and gentlemen may I formally introduce you to Meg, a longtime Punknews contributor who now joins Aubin, Brian, Justin and myself as a news editor. Meg's been writing up a storm under the name Sally_Field and contributing a number of great hardcore reviews to the archives, however we felt the added responsibilities of news editor would help keep her from penning further fluff pieces on the Starting Line. Seriously though, Meg's done a fantastic job here in her first week and we're thrilled to have her on board.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
Two new music videos had your attention this week, as Anti-Flag released "One Trillion Dollars" while the Bouncing Souls rocked "The Pizza Song." Of course we're always up for some Clash news, and it looks like the 1980's Rude Boy will finally be hitting DVD racks in North America. In one fantasticly packed story we brought you both dates for the Lawrence Arms / Draft / Blackout Pact tour and details on the Draft's upcoming In a Million Pieces. AFI, Rise Against, Saves The Day and many other familiar faces have surfaced on the soundtrack to the Madden '07 video game. Finally we round off this week with two similar stories about two very different bands, as details on the upcoming albums from The Mars Volta and the Casualties were announced.
This week we spoke with Rody Walker of Ontario's political punk/metal act Protest The Hero. Check it out and hit up the Interviews archive for recent chats with AFI, Lagwagon, Ryan's Hope, the Ducky Boys, Slayer and many others.
Radio Free Punknews
We're very happy to bring you a new full album stream of the latest record from punk/hardcore heroes Good Riddance. Check out their latest My Republic, due in stores this Tuesday via Fat Wreck. Check the Punknews Music page for featured music from Rollo Tomasi, the Methadones, Tragedy, Rise Against and Drag The River.
Suntans are for Winners
Win a trip to Cleveland for the Warped Tour
With the Warped Tour kicking off this week, it seemed appropriate to debut another big contest for the tour; this one is a biggie; a trip for two to Warped Tour 2006 August 11th at Tower City Amphitheatre in Cleveland, OH - plus accommodations and transportation to and from the show; a pair of tickets for the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame tour, a signed guitar, a video iPod, an annual subscription to Audio Lunchbox and a subscription to Alternative Press magazine.
Summer's here and Epitaph Records wants to provide your soundtrack. Enjoy the heat to the sunny tunes of Raised Fist's Sound of the Republic, the Bouncing Souls' The Gold Record and the 5th edition of the Give em the Boot series. We'll even top it off with some new threads.
Reflections Records is pretty stoked on getting the opportunity to release the first post-reunion disc from Boston, MA hardcore dudes Panic, and they want to celebrate by giving 1 lucky reader a whole mess of swag.
Win an XBOX360 and more from Rise Against
Our friends in Rise Against are set to release The Sufferer & The Witness July 4th on Geffen Records. To commemorate it's release, Rise Against and PunkNews.org have teamed up to bring you a contest where you can win an X-Box 360, autographed copy of The Sufferer & The Witness, and assorted rise Against goodies.
In celebration of Augustana's new single "Boston" off their debut album All the Stars and Boulevards, Augustana and Punknews.org are giving away a brand new Sony PSP to one lucky winner.
Win Warped Tour passes from Scotch Greens
Scotch Greens has been confirmed for the first month of the Warped Tour. The band will be touring on the heels of their debut release Professional, and to celebrate are giving away to passes to the summer tour.
To celebrate the recent release of their 9th annual Warped Tour compilation, SideOneDummy has opted to give one lucky winner a full set of the entire compilation series.
Sonic Youth have released what is being called their "most accomplished and mature album [...] in years" and since a record from the band that brought us the classic Goo is a pretty big deal, we figured we should give away some stuff with them.
Thursday - 2GB iPod Nano, 25 CDs
To celebrate their recent full length, A City by the Light Divided, Island Records act Thursday would like you to participate in a special weekly contest with a draw every Thursday.
Win a 60GB iPod, more from Taking Back Sunday / Angels and Airwaves
Taking Back Sunday and Angels and Airwaves are heading out on tour this summer in support of their respective new albums. To celebrate the bands are giving away a 60 GB iPod, $200 in iTunes Gift Certificates and much more.
Life at Disconnect
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. Waste some time on the Punknews.org and Punknews Records MySpace pages or contribute your listening habits to the weekly charts Last.fm group.
The Call Up
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