It's Sunday April 8th, 2007. So this random winter storm completely killed my productivity this weekend, how about you? Not only is the desperately required lawn maintenance postponed, but my poor perennials are suffering under a layer of frosty sludge. I'm so punk, you have no idea.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
This week we said goodbye to Good Riddance, and news of their split seemed to hit you guys right in the gut. Rufio called it quits as well, as did Edmonton's Choke and Poorboy act Edenpark. Good Riddance should see if they can get in on that 90s Punk Documentary, which already features the usual suspects including NOFX, Green Day, the Offspring and Rancid among others. The hearts of 90s ska kids skipped a beat this week at the first confirmed dates of the upcoming Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake double bill. Propagandhi announced US dates this week as well, and it was a nice departure from our usual speculative coverage of the Winnipeg act to actually have some info. That band's label the G7 Welcoming Committee dropped a bomb this week as well, announcing their transition to a digital-only label. Maybe they'd have been able to keep pressing CDs if they cashed in with some product placements, eh Fall Out Boy? By the way, the pop stars delayed the start of their Honda Accord tour due to personal issues. Thank god we can reply on Panic! at the Disco to keep art pure with projects like their new concept album.
Against Me continues to talk up their next album, with some choice Tom Gabel quotes of course splitting the earth in two as they often do. Ben Weasel is working on his next solo disc with Dan Andriano and members of the All-American Rejects. It was reported Cure's Robert Smith had made the questionable choice of contributing to the new Ashlee Simpson album, but that fact's been disputed. So CD sales continue to decrease, with digital sales on the rise. Of course since they follow the beat of their own drummer Victory Records bucked that trend and pulled their catalog from eMusic. Oh, and Showbread's vocalist quit the band because of, well, Happy Easter folks.
Our MP3 Of The Week selections included Captain Chaos and Ladyhawk. This week we spoke with Smoke or Fire about their new album (interview) and as well as Love Me Destroyer about, well, you'll see (interview).
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Radio Free Punknews
Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including a new track from the Chariot, a preview of the upcoming debut from Sparta-related act Glos, a bunch of short music for short people from Short Attention, Prescott, Arizona's Hour Of The Wolf, Clementon, NJ-based Apple of Discord and Brooklyn's Nakatomi Plaza.
Suntans are for Winners Bouncing Souls invade Canada with Strike Anywhere and the Loved Ones ENDS TONIGHT! ZOMG! This April Jersey's finest the Bouncing Souls will cross Canada with Strike Anywhere, the Loved Ones and Static Radio NJ. In celebration Epitaph Records is giving away a huge prize pack, including pairs of tickets to the tour and swag from each and every band involved. The Souls are of course supporting their 2006 opus The Gold Record. Strike Anywhere and the Loved Ones are supporting Dead FM and Keep Your Heart respectively.
31 Knots: The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere
Portland's experimental post-hardcore outfit 31 Knots just released their second full length for Polyvinyl Records. The album is the follow up to 2005's Talk Like Blood and is titled The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere. Since we're the celebratin' kind. We talked the nice people at Polyvinyl into providing some swag®, and we're hoping to give it to one of you.
Win a trip to Give It A Name in London!
We've got a new contest for you courtesy of our friends at Reccenter.com. The prize is an full trip to attend the three Give It A Name festival dates at London's Earls Court, featuring Brand New, HIM, The Used, All American Rejects, AFI, Jimmy Eat World and many more. Prizes include round trip airfare and hotel accommodations, as well as VIP access to the shows. You will also be selected as the official "behind the scenes blogger" and have your experiences shared with everyone who checks out RecCenter's Give It a Name blog.
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 Adam White at 2:59, while Chris Moran's all over the place with content rocking both MySpace and Flickr. Reviewer Jesse Raub posts short fiction and web comics to Things That Go Bump In My Head.
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