Sunday Edition: Navel Gazing December 24, 2017

Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I'm Ricky Frankel and I'll be your guide through some of the juiciest, most popular and otherwise noteworthy stories from the last seven days. Remember, every Punknews story and review is built from tips from our wonderful, good-looking readers, so get to submitting a story, feel free to submit a review or if you are a photographer continue reading below. Here's what got the strange, slow and old community talking this week: Photo Credit: John Paul Allen
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• Check out the Punknews Editors' Best of 2017 lists.
• Check out the Punknews Reviewers' Best of 2017 lists.
• A Vulture Wake released a new song.
• Good Friend performed for Live! From The Rock Room.
• Photographer Stephen McGill took some pictures at the Constantines' recent show.
• American Nightmare released a lyric video.
• Tim Armstrong will have a cameo in an independent film.
• Unwritten Law announced some shows.
• Fat Mike is working on a new Cokie The Clown record.
• The Shrine and Keith Morris released a 7-inch and a music video.
• Editor Samantha Barrett interviewed Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer.
• Samiam announced a couple of shows.

And so ends another wonderful week for the Punknews community. Tonight let’s just kick back, maybe break out the drinks, gather around the digital bonfire and talk. Maybe you saw (or will see) an awesome show, found a great new band, or chat about anything else you would like. We leave it to you, the always respectful and courteous readers and commenters. See you way too bright and early on Monday morning.

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