Sunday Edition: July 27th, 2008

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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...

The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday
This week's most popular stories

This week we were shocked to learn of legislation pending in Russia to crack down on "dangerous youth trends," in particular emo and goth. The Sex Pistols' John Lydon and Bloc Party's Kele Okerke traded conflicting versions of a back stage scuffle that saw Okerke assulted and Lydon accused of racism. We had troubling rumors regarding the health of Chiodos frontman Craig Owens. Christian metalcore act Haste The Day gave guitarist Jason Barnes the boot when his religious beliefs fell out of synch with the bands'. Facing New York had some creative methods for battling high gas prices. Music legend Neil Young spoke out against the loss of fieldity and sound quality in the digital world.

Fat Wreck Chords has detailed the Star Fucking Hipsters' debut Until We're Dead. Nitro has plans to reissue Jughead's Revenge catalog through iTunes. We had tour dates from NOFX, Dillinger Four and the The Flatliners (Canada), Street Dogs, Time Again and Flatfoot 56
(USA) and the Phenomenauts (USA). Show announcements came through from the Bouncing Souls (dates), and Hot Water Music (dates) as well. Anti-Flag is letting fans choose their set at Reading & Leeds, while the Pop Montreal festival will feature Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Wire. A video arrived for the Gaslight Anthem's "The '59 Sound" and Underoath previewed the track "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures."

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/guitarist Nick and bassist Nate of Banner Pilot (interview), drummer Yuri Ruley of MxPx (interview), and Transistor Transistor's Nat Coghlan (interview).

This week's edition of Vinyl File featured an interview with the Methadones and a contest for some test pressings.

This week also brought new Streaming Music from,

Quote Unquote act Cheap Girls,

blues influenced punk act Bottle Up and Go,

and

Sacramento, CA's Trash Talk.

Click Read More to check out our ongoing contests, recent streaming music and more.

So what's coming up this week? Look for releases from

Matt Pyror and Violation

with tours kicking off from

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes (CA),
Total Chaos (Europe), and

and Darkest Hour (USA).

Radio Free Punknews
Streaming music

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

Austin's The Dirty Hearts,

the full length East/West from Bridge and Tunnel,

Connecticut-based atmospheric hardcore act They and The Children,

Montreal-based skate punks The Real Deal,

Valdosta's country-punks Ninja Gun (with download!),

No Idea Records studio full length debut from Off with Their Heads,

This week also brought new Streaming Music from,

Applewood, ON-based ska/punk outfit Keepin’ 6,

Fort Collins, CO's Tickle Me Pink,

the Saint Alvia Cartel, which features members of Boys Night Out, Grade and Jersey,

the final effort from the recently departed LaGrecia,

and

a sampler from Think Fast Records.

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

Win the Teenage Bottlerocket / Broadway Calls splits and full lengths

With the imminent release of the upcoming Adeline split featuring Broadway Calls and Teenage Bottlerocket, we've got a copy of the split as well as each of the band's latest albums to give away. So, along with the brand new split, you'll get copies of Broadway Calls and Warning Device.
The split itself includes songs from both of the bands, with each contributing an original and a cover with Broadway Calls tackling Billy Bragg's "She's Got a New Spell" and Teenage Bottlerocket covering Dead Milkmen's "Dean's Dream."

Check out Circles Jerks, D4, Matt & Kim at F*ck Yeah Tour

We've got three sets of two tickets to give away for dates on the 2008 edition of the F*ck Yeah Tour. The shows take place in Philadelphia, PA, New York City and Brooklyn, NY. Since the prizes don't include a plane, you'll need to find a way to get there but when you do, you'll be treated to highly anticipated sets from the Circle Jerks, Dillinger Four, Matt & Kim and more. Philadelphia includes Paint It Black, New York City and Brooklyn include Team Robespierre.

Since these shows are coming up very soon, this is a short contest so you have better odds of winning than ever.

Watch Thursday, Hot Water Music and Paint It Black in New York City

This Saturday, Thursday and Hot Water Music will co -headline a show with Paint It Black at Terminal 5 in New York City . To celebrate, we've got a pair of tickets for the event to give away. The contest is going to be very quick, and is only open to people who can actually get to the show, and live in the US or Canada (excluding Quebec.)

Tickets at the 3000-capacity venue are $25.00 and available here.

Tonight We're Gonna Give It 35%
Staff blogs and side projects

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

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