Sunday Edition: June 7th, 2009
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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 this week...
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This week's most popular stories
The Rancid news keeps flowing. Lars Frederiksen and Tim Armstrong spoke out this week about the band's new album, their writing process, and the influence of producer Brett Gurewitz. Tim and Matt Freeman also discussed and debunked persistent rumours of an Operation Ivy reunion. The band will play the
Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien this week.
Shook Ones expressed their support for the opponents of California's Proposition 8 with a new downloadable track to raise money for Lambda Legal, The ACLU of California, and Equality California.
Successful alt-rock act Pearl Jam is teaming up with retailer Target for their next album. The band has wrapped up their lengthy contract with Sony Records, who released all the band's material since 1991's Ten.
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz has announced plans to launch a comic book series through Image Comics.
There are plenty of new records in the works soon. Thrice is
aiming for a fall release of their new full length. Florida's Look Mexico have signed to Suburban Home Records. They'll again work with Phil Martin and August Hansen on their new record.
Crime In Stereo have entered the studio with producer Mike Sapone to begin work on their as-yet untitled fourth full length.
Tegan and Sara are hinting at an
October release for their next. Only Crime is also
Riot Fest announced some headliners for the `09 edition of the Chicago festival, as well as plans for a Los Angeles version of the vent. The Chicago tour, set for October 7th through 12th will include Screeching Weasel, NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Murder City Devils, the Dead Milkmen and Cock Sparrer.
The Gaslight Anthem is planning a
fall headlining tour with Loved Ones, Murder By Death, and Frank Turner.
The Voodoo Glow Skulls are also
hitting the road.
This week broght
two new tracks from Echoes of Harpers Ferry.
Anti-Flag
streamed their new full length
The People or the Gun.
Narrows also posted their video for the song
I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain
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Punknews.org will be represented this year at the 2009 San Francisco AIDS Walk on July 19th. The current team features Punknews readers, staff from Fat Wreck Chords and our pal Mike Park of Asian Man Records. You can register here or make a general donation here.
NOFX and Green Day lead your Your Favorite Records from May.
Our Dispatches series of band blogs featured Rochester, NY's Sakes Alive!! (Episode 1),
Cleveland, Ohio's the Sidekicks (Episode 1), Richmond, Virginia's the Riot Before (Episode 3) and Bomb The Music Industry! / Fake Problems (Episode 2).
This week we spoke with hard partier and all around nice guy Andrew W.K. (interview), and Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf and Bryan Kienlen of the Bouncing Souls (interview).
Our Video of the Week featured Philadelphia's Dirty Tactics performing two songs.
As always we brought you new Streaming Music including
Akron, OH's post rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk,
and
the new full length from Kalamazoo, MI-based the Reptilian.
So what's coming up this week?
Look for new releases from
and
the Aggrolites
with tours kicking off from
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Titus Andronicus (US),
Social Distortion (Europe, UK),
the Lemonheads (US),
Dillinger Escape Plan / The Number Twelve Looks Like You (US / Canada / Europe),
The Casualties / Leftover Crack / Trash Talk (US),
Yesterday's Ring / Bridge and Tunnel (Canada),
Click Read More to check out our ongoing contests, new streaming music, social networking links and more.
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Streaming music
Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including
the new full length from Sweden's Smalltown,
Winnipeg's Sights and Sounds (members of Comeback Kid, Sick City and Figure Four),
the new full length from Orebro, Sweden's Let Me Out,
Montreal's Yesterday's Ring (features members of The Sainte Catherines and Fifth Hour Hero),
a new record from Grand Rapids, MI's North Lincoln,
the new digital EP/7-inch from Scranton, PA's the Menzingers,
the new album from Kent, OH-based Annabel,
Asbury Park, NJ's Detournement (members of Bigwig, Ensign, Lifetime, Plan A Project and Worthless United),
Crusade by Long Island, NY-based Incendiary,
the new full length from Boston, MA-based Disappearer,
a new full length from Mike Hale of Gunmoll and In The Red,
the new album punk veterans NOFX,
and
the final discography from Worcester, MA's Last Lights.
It's Funny, I Don't Feel Like a Winner
Contests
Propagandhi: "Dear Coach's Corner"
To celebrate the track "Dear Coach's Corner" from their new album Supporting Caste, the band decided to team up with us to offer you a fun and unique contest. The premise is simple: using one of three available photos as reference, design an image (using Photoshop, MS Paint, cut and paste collage, hand drawn picture etc) that depicts the members of the band with Don Cherry and/or Ron McLean from the popular Canadian television broadcast, Hockey Night in Canada. Three winners will be personally chosen by the band, with each receiving a copy of Supporting Caste on vinyl, and an autographed poster.
Shook Ones: European Quiz-O-Rama
Bellingham, WA's Shook Ones recently made a trip across the pond to Europe and compiled a collection of video footage which has been edited into a trivia contest. The first entry involves one of the biggest action movie stars. I'll give you a hint: he pulls his pants up high to not look so short. The band is preparing to release their new LP, The Unquotable A.M.H., via Paper+Plastick.
Win 10 releases from 10 bands on the "10 for $10 tour"
In just over a month, ten hardcore bands will be headed out on the 10 for $10 tour. The bill will feature Bane,
Crime In Stereo,
Death Before Dishonor,
Poison The Well,
Vision of Disorder,
War of Ages,
This Is Hell,
Trapped Under Ice,
The Mongoloids,
The Ghost Inside,
Madball and
Terror.
To celebrate the run, we've got a package of music featuring all ten bands to give away to one lucky winner.
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 blogs Kinder Words and JustinAugust.org,
editor Adam White's blogs 2:59 and AdamWhite.org,
editor Jesse Raub's short fiction webzine Bitter Press,
and reviews editor Brian Shultz' blogs Over Looked and Witness.
Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @adamwhite, @jesseraub, @justinaugust, @brian_shultz, @bconoley and @ bryneyancey's every move at Twitter.
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