It's Sunday October 15th, 2006. As we speak the great Patti Smith is closing the doors on the legendary CBGB venue in New York. We've covered this story for some time and while many felt the club had run its course long ago, it's still sad to see a piece of punk history slip away. Not much else happened this week, maybe something about one of the Koreas I think. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about either way.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
We've been sitting on the story for at least a month now, but we were finally given the confirmation that the ink had dried on V2's signing of wildly popular punk act the Alkaline Trio. Killers frontman Brandon Flowers publicly took issue with Green Day's recent success and message, in particular claiming that European audiences couldn't grasp the band's criticism of the US government. Influential and controversial straight edge hardcore act Earth Crisis announced a reunion show at the upcoming Maryland Metal and Hardcore Festival. Up and coming folk punks Two Gallants and Trainwreck Riders had a run in with police at a recent show in Houston, with the resulting clash documented and spread online. Uber-popular mainstream pop-punks Fall Out Boy talked about their upcoming album, which includes guest spots from members of Panic! At the Disco and New Found Glory. The band's contribution to the new Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack was previewed as well. Finally NOFX's storied South American tour continues, this week bringing out the riot police in Peru.
This week our Video Of The Week featured footage of the Hope Conspiracy. We previewed 1-2-3-4 Go!'s new Replacements tribute We Will Inherit The Earth with a full album stream. Also playing here at the `Org is new music from melodic hardcore act Shook Ones and the much beloved Lillingtons.
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Talk Talk
Check the Interviews archives for recent chats with the Falcon and Red Scare Records (interview), punk legend Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat, Fugazi and the Evens (interview).
Radio Free Punknews
Check the Punknews Music page to stream anticipated new music from a number of acts including Kansas City's Our American Cousin, the first chapter of Tripp Underwood's book and an exclusive Baumer remix.
Suntans are for Winners The Falcon haiku extravaganza
In conjunction with our good friends at Red Scare and our on-again-off-again acquaintances in the Falcon we've whipped a contest for you, our loyal readers. You can pick up copies of both the band's debut EP as well as the recent LP Unicornography, a copy of The Last Unicorn anime
, a free ticket to the upcoming Falcon performance and more. Well, what do you have to do win all this? Write a haiku. Dead serious.
The Fest V
What does the swamp, lots of cheap beer, thousands of kids and a plethora of good music have in common? Well, we must be talking about The Fest V. That's right, for the weekend of October 27-29, kids from all over the country, and even a few from overseas, will make the pilgrimage to the punk mecca of Gainesville, Fl to rock out to the likes of Dillinger Four, Lifetime, Radon, the Lawrence Arms plus