Sunday Edition: December 23rd, 2007

It's Sunday, December 23rd, 2007.

Welcome to Navel Gazing, your look back at this week in Punknews. In fact, as is the season we're consumed by such retrospectives. Make sure to check out our most popular stories, most popular reviews and the onslaught of year end lists from the collective music press. Our own are on their way this New Years.

Pogues' classic "Fairytale of New York," which features a word you now apparently can't say anymore on British radio. Fucked Up and Xiu Xiu launched a class action lawsuit against Camel Cigarettes and Rolling Stone over that recent "Indie Rock Universe" feature. Rancid has completed writing their next album, which is sure to drum up more than its fair share of press here in `08. On the tour front we saw the full Taste of Chaos 2008 schedule unveiled. It will feature Avenged Sevenfold. Atreyu and Bullet For My Valentine among others.
The Loved Ones and the Gaslight Anthem announced dates for `08 featuring bands like the Ergs! and New Mexican Disaster Squad. We also had word that System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will join the much ballyhooed Foo Fighters / Against Me! tour.

Did you miss the Lemonheads show in Lancaster, PA? Then you missed
Milo Aukerman sharing the stage with a few fellow Descendents members. Too bad. The Lawrence Arms posted an acoustic version of their "Warped Summer Extravaganza" tune while Angels & Airwaves chatted up legendary rock journalist Larry King. MTV mused that 2007 was the "Year The Music Industry Broke" while Def Jam CEO
Jay–Z talked 360 deals and Radiohead's free–for–all digital release. Finally this week we looked fondly back on Elvis Costello's legendary Saturday Night Live stunt.

This week we spoke with London, England's Enter Shikari (interview).

The twenty first edition of Vinyl File featured a conversation with Mike Park of Asian Man Records.

Our Editors' Picks of the week featured a look back at Rain.

Click Read More to see this week's contests, streaming music and more.

Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including

the lead track off This Is Hell's new 7" Cripplers,

six songs from NOFX's upcoming live album They've Actually Gotten Worse Live.

all six cuts from the Briggs acoustic Westlake Sessions,

and

the new record from Joey Cape's new band the Playing Favorites.

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

Win a guitar from Bullet for My Valentine

To celebrate the release of Bullet for My Valentine's new album, Scream Aim Fire on January 29, 2008, the band has put up a pretty snazzy ESP electric guitar. To get your name into the draw, just drop by this page and fill out the appropriate form.

Taking Back the Holiday Season (Taking Back Sunday)

In celebration of both the holiday season, and the recent release of their new DVD, THE LOUDER NOW DVD: PARTTWO, Long Island heartthrobs Taking Back Sunday are offering a special holiday package for one lucky winner which includes a copy of the DVD. But the holiday fun doesn't end there, as the winner will also receive DVD's of holiday favorites such as A Christmas Story, A Charlie Brown Christmas and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

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.

Make sure to check out
editor and videographer Chris Moran collection of recordings online at Vimeo,
editor Justin August's blog Kinder Words,
editor Adam White's blog 2:59,
and
staff reviewer Jesse Raub's webzine Bitter Press.

Super Powers Enable Me To Blend In With Machinery

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