It's Sunday May 13th, 2007. So Google's advanced analytics software looked at Punknews and with it's vast cold mechanical brain decided upon the most appropriate ad given our content. Its choice? Eye makeup. Fucking fantastic. This is your fault Wentz! Damn your seductive glance and the price it's taken on our souls!
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
Let's hit the drama first then work our way to the routine stuff. Canuck pop-punks Sum 41 exchanged barbs with Rolling Stone magazine over attacks the band made on the US president. The cafe owner allegedly responsible giving My Chemical Romance and Muse food poisoning has receiving death threats from the former band's fans. The drummer for Ottawa punks the Suicide Pilots was implicated in the Environment Canada leak scandal. Chris McCaughan of the Lawrence Arms addressed and denied rumours that the band is breaking up. Rise Against, Thursday and Silverstein were recruited by animal rights organization PETA2 for an anti-KFC video. Most controversially, ska-punks the Mad Caddies launched their official hot sauce. Scandalicious!
American Steel are back together and they've signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Fans got their first official taste of Against Me!'s new record with the "White People for Peace" single, while Strung Out released "Calling" from their new record. Bad Religion is planning a digital single for May 22nd, more details arrived for No Use For A Name's "Best Of" collection, and that Operation Ivy reissue's been delayed due to, well, we're not really sure. The Groovie Ghoulies called it quits after a long career. The Stray Cats are back together for a tour this summer. Finally Slayer and Bleeding Through are looking to drum up some controversy on a tour with shock rocker Marilyn Manson.
Our Video of the Week featured Florida's Fake Problems while our Editors Picks featured a Mother's Day tune from Staring Back. We brought you streaming music every day, featuring a track from Sound The Alarm, a full album from Cincinnati's Black Tie Bombers, some psychobilly from Toronto's The Creepshow, the debut from Tomorrow the Gallows, Ringers new album Detention Halls and a new track from My American Heart. On the interview front we spoke with Avail frontman Tim Barry (interview).
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