.ng-section1 { font-size: small; border-bottom: 1px solid #C5C5C5; width: 70%; font-weight: bold; padding: 1em 0 0em 2em; } .ng-section2 { font-size: xx-small; padding: 0 0 2em 3em; } Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I'm Adam White and I'll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here's what got the community talking… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories This week the Dillinger Escape Plan verbally sparred with mainstream metal act Distrubed. Considering the latter band's earlier Finch-punching episode we can't wait to see where this one goes. Speaking of amusing, the Foo Fighters' tour rider doesn't top Iggy Pop's, but it's pretty funny regardless. We're equally amused that restaurant chain Denny's is apparently serving up "signature dishes" from bands like Taking Back Sunday and the All-American Rejects. This week Yellowcard's violinist chatted about the band's hiatus, their label and music piracy. Anti-Flag's Justin Sane also chatted with a UK music rag about his band's latest work. Victory Act Moros Eros called it quits this week as well.

There was plenty of show news this week. Rancid announced a massive tour, with the band on the road from June through October. Mall punk fans will want to note that Good Charlotte and Boys Like Girls will be on the road as well. We had tour announcements from Foxboro Hot Tubs (dates), the Smoking Popes (dates), and the combination of Slightly Stoopid and Pepper (dates). Annual metal gathering Ozzfest has morphed into a one-day event this year in Dallas.

On the new release front we had details on the 2008 Warped Tour compilation. The Offspring unveiled the artwork for their upcoming full length. The Gaslight Anthem have completed their new record The '59 Sound. The UK's Gallows are hard at work on a new album, ditto Norma Jean who hit the studiorecently. New Hellcat act Civet set a release date for their new full length Hell Hath No Fury. This week brought another new track from Weezer as well. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives This week we spoke with Jamies Tworkowski of non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms (interview) and Scott Middleton of Toronto hardcore act Cancer Bats (interview). Our Video of the Week featured footage of American Steel performing live at the Fest 6. This week's Vinyl File featured a new contest and took a look at upcoming releases. This week also brought new Streaming Music from Richmond, VA's Mouthbreather, the debut full length from pop punk act Lipona, as well as a great piece of live footage from gypsy punks Gogol Bordello.

So what's coming up this week? Look for releases from Foxboro Hot Tubs, Islands, and Mates of State with tours kicking off from The Queers and Lemuria as part of the Asian Man Records Tour, Shipwreck AD and the aforementioned Green Day side project.