"John K Samson on the cover of Punk Planet: One of the most recognized publications in punk rock is has tipped their hat toward John K Samson and the Weakerthans saying John is "one of the best songwriters operating in punk today."" I'd agree. The Weakerthans are a perfect mix of Propagandhi's politics, and Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate's music. Who but John could make sitting in a late night diner sound so poetic. (There's more stuff about the band in the Read More link)
Punk Planet is available almost everywhere or you can subscribe at their website, PunkPlanet.com. There is an interview with John and full coverage on the Weakerthans (theweakerthans.com). If you want to hear a song and see a few videos from the Weakerthans go to hopelessrecords.com and check out the Video and Sounds sections, and don't forget to visis Subcity while you're there and find out more about the Weakerthans and the causes they work for. Punk Planet is only available in print so, all you web free loaders, if you wanna read the article you'll have to go buy it.