Sunday Edition: Navel Gazing June 3, 2018

Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I'm Ricky Frankel, coming to you from Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, Nevada 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 / PunkWorldViews.com

• Harley Flanagan filed a lawsuit against John Joseph.
• Photographer Stephen McGill took some pictures at The Melvins' recent show.
• Weezer released another cover.
• Social Distortion announced a tour.
• Photographer Stephen McGill took some pictures at War On Women's recent show.
• The Menzingers released a new song.
• The Interrupters released a lyric video.
• Face To Face announced an acoustic album and released a song.
• Riot Fest 2018 announced its first wave of bands.
• Stone Brewing Company severed ties with NOFX over the comments they made at Punk Rock Bowling. Both the band and the festival released apologies. The band released a formal apology later on.
• Descendents and The Vandals will replace NOFX and Me First And The Gimme Gimmes at Punk in Drublic Camp.
• Photographer Stephen McGill took some pictures at Charly Bliss's recent show.
• Unfortunately, Josh Martin of Anal Cunt passed away.
• Photographer Stephen McGill took some pictures at Shilpa Ray's recent show.
• Ogikubo Station announced their first album.

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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