Sunday Edition: September 23rd, 2007
It's Sunday, September 23rd, 2007.
Now that the Canadian dollar has reached parity with the greenback we can reverse the brain drain of Canuck talent to the States. That goes for Punknews editors too. Chris, Brian, Justin, Meg: come home to Tuktoyaktuk. Your mother misses you.
Radio Free Punknews
Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including
former Marathon frontman Aaron Scott's new act Attica! Attica!,
the new full length Doublecross from Vancouver's Riff Randells,
the entirety of Andrew Jackson Jihad's new folk-punk debut for Asian Man,
Young Livers, featuring members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi,
Arsonists Get All The Girls latest full length The Game of Life,
Young Livers, which features members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi,
half of the new full length from Toronto ska-punks the Flatliners.
longstanding DC ska act the Pietasters with the full album All Day,
a new track from third wave ska mainstays Mustard Plug,
the new full length from Philadelphia's Jena Berlin,
and
the new record from Toronto's reggae-influenced three piece Bedouin Soundclash.
It's Funny, I Don't Feel Like a Winner
The Black Numbers record label recently unleashed their first three records ever: defunct Jersey locals Purpose and their discography entitled 1994-2001, melodic hardcore flag-wavers Static Radio NJ and their debut EP One for the Good Guys, and finally, another long-gone Jersey favorite, Rock,Star with Inamorato. Now they want to celebrate by giving ten 'Org readers copies of all three.
Staff Side-Projects
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. Here's what's up this week:
Editor Adam White:
- Sep 2007: Unstable Decibels: Rock & Comics with Dillinger Four for Marvel.com
Editor Ben Conoley:
- Sep 2007: Interview with Greg MacPherson in Exclaim
- Coming up tomorrow: Polaris Music Prize juror
Staff reviewer Jesse Raub::
- Sep 17: The Time Warp: Time Travel is Lonely at webzine Bitter Press
- Sep 18: Video Proof: Elvis Costello Vs. Elvis Costello at webzine Bitter Press
- Sep 19: MP3 Rodeo: The Pogues - "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" at webzine Bitter Press
- Sep 21: Completely Unnecessary: Lay Down at webzine Bitter Press
You can find more at
editor and videographer Chris Moran's MySpace and Flickr profiles,
editor Adam White's blog 2:59,
and
editor Justin August's blog Kinder Words.
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