It's Sunday December 3rd, 2006. So when "God Saved The Queen" topped the UK charts the powers that be toyed with the listing in a vein attempt to diminish the cultural impact of the song. So here we are now in 2006, the mighty new record from Teh Revolt arrives, and where is it on the Billboard 200? Coincidence? The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
So British music mag Kerrang posted a list of the "top 50 punk albums" on the same week Cracked announced their "Five Most Unintentionally Funny Albums of 2006" and in a stunning upset it looks like Kerrang bested Cracked in the satire department. This week we bid farewell to T.S.O.L. as the long running Californian punk act played their final shows. Over in the mainstream Panic! At The Disco talked about the recent departure of their bassist while Fall Out Boy and New Found Glory announced tour dates with the influential reunited Lifetime. Speaking of Jersey's best dancers, the Lifetime also announced the track listing to their upcoming record. Video footage was posted by Against Me!, who spoke about their upcoming album, as well as +44 drummer Travis Barker, who played a session with rapper The Game. This week we also saw tour dates from AFI / Sick of it All and PETA awards for AFI and Rise Against.
On the audio front we brought you a full album stream of Our Day of Days, the new album from Deltona, FL's No Harm Done. Make sure to tune in next week for a huge three part Rise Against interview.
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Radio Free Punknews
Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including including Down To Nothing's All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, Planes Mistaken For Stars' Mercy, Avail frontman Tim Barry's solo debut Rivanna Junction, and Anthem Red's Dancing on the Dishwasher.
Suntans are for Winners Go Kart Records "Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids" / iPod Shuffle
To help kickoff the new Go Kart Records release Beat on the Brat: Ramones for Kids, the fine folks over at said label are offering you the chance to win a copy, and maybe even one of those new iPod shuffles; you know, with the little clip thing?… Brats on the Beat:Ramones for Kids features a punkrock all-star lineup including Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), Jim Lindberg (Pennywise), Greg Attonito (Bouncing Souls) and many more sing classic Ramones songs in children's form (a great alternative to other creepy kids' music like this).
Casket Salesmen - New shoes, new CDs, new stuff
Our friends in Casket Salesmen recently released their debut full length which marked a stark departure from the post-hardcore of their former band, A Static Lullaby. Infused with touches of hardcore, metal and rock. The album, Sleeping Giants is drawing comparisons to everyone from Bleach-era Nirvana to Queens of the Stone Age and King Crimson. The band and their label offered to give away a pair of new shoes, a CD prize package and a whole lot of other merch. Check out the record and then get your name in the running.
Free Shows and Schwag: the Draft, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Fifth Hour Hero in Virginia Beach
We've once again hooked up with our pals at 151 Productions in Virginia Beach to offer you the chance to go to another show and get some free schwag. The Draft are currently touring with a great lineup that includes Planes Mistaken For Stars and Fifth Hour Hero. The Virginia Beach date is also the last of the tour for Planes Mistaken For Stars, so you know its gonna be fun. We're gonna give 2 tickets to 2 winners for the Virginia Beach show at the Peppermint Beach Club on December 7; each winner will also receive a t-shirt from the band of their choice at the show, and the 1st place winner will also receive a copy of the Draft's debut, In a Million Pieces. The only catch? You have to go to the show to win the schwag.
Unwritten Law snowboard + 'The Hit List'
What better way to embrace the bitter temperature of a rapidly approaching winter than with a snowboard? Punknews.org and Fanscape are teaming up to give one lucky winner a custom Unwritten Law snowboard and a copy of the band's upcoming collections album, The Hit List, where the band will introduce some old favorites in re-recorded/re-arranged form. If this sounds like an offer you'd take up, click to this special Fanscape contest page to enter and check out the rules.
Owen Contest
Yes, Mike Kinsella was in Owls, Cap'n Jazz, American Football and Joan of Arc and that resume would be hard to follow, but follow it he did, and the result was the plaintive, soft Owen. Since Owen just released their first album since 2004's wonderful I Do Perceive, it seems like we should celebrate in the only way we know how; giving stuff away.
Win swag from Plus-44
In a week, Plus 44 will be releasing their full length debut. The band features two members of Blink-182 as well as members of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, The Forgotten and The Nervous Return. To celebrate the event, the band is offering twenty fans a big pile of swag. Specifically, said swag will include huge posters, t-shirts, a limited edition 7'', and stickers.
Staff Blogs
When not writing about music on the internet, many members of the Punknews staff find time to write about music on the internet. You can check out the depraved musings of Justin August at Kinder Words and Adam White at 2:59. Chris Moran's all over the place with content rocking both MySpace and Flickr.
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