.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 this week… The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday This week's most popular stories Confirming rumors that circulated a couple of months ago, the highly influential Sunny Day Real Estate have announced a month-long North American reunion tour. In addition, their label Sub Pop will reissue the band's first two albums, 1994's Diary and 1995's LP2, on CD and LP on September 15th. The records will be remastered, and augmented with rare bonus tracks and new liner notes. No Use For A Name guitarist Dave Nassie confirmed that he's leaving that band to join Bleeding Through. Punknews favourite Chuck Ragan streamed two new solo songs this week, previewing the tracks "Glory" and "Rotterdam." His label also announced the return of the Revival Tour this fall.
The lineup for San Diego's North Park Awesome Fast will feature Andrew Jackson Jihad, Dead To Me, Grabass Charlestons, the Arrivals, Tiltwheel, and Toys That Kill among others. In addition to their previously announced west coast tour dates (and upcoming new album), the Mighty Mighty Bosstones announced a few east coast appearances for the summer. Banner Pilot has completed their sophomore LP, their first to be released on Fat Wreck Chords. The Beastie Boys unveiled the track listing for their upcoming 17 song full length Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1. Sabot Productions announced plans to reissue Lucero's first five albums on 180 gram vinyl. The Sandwiches, a band made up of Punknews community regulars, have unveiled their new song "Who is Phone." Bridge Nine Records previewed new songs from Strike Anywhere, Death Before Dishonor, Crime in Stereo, and Polar Bear Club among others. Newark, DE's the Casting Out posted a new song from an upcoming digital EP. Rx Bandits unveiled another new song this week, "Bring Our Children Home Or Everything Is Nothing." Fat Wreck posted a download of Against Me!'s "Unsubstantiated Rumors" from their upcoming collection The Original Cowboy. Green Day unveiled their video for the song "21 Guns." A video of Brand New performing a new song "Gasoline" at London's Manchester Academy also surfaced online. Finally we saw some awesome London Calling inspired art by Georgia-based artist Erika Iris Simmons aka Iri5.
This week we said goodbye to Samantha Jane Dorsett, co-founder of Plan-it-X Records. I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives Punknews.org will be represented this year at the 2009 San Francisco AIDS Walk on July 19th. The current team features Punknews readers, staff from Fat Wreck Chords and our pal Mike Park of Asian Man Records. You can register here or make a general donation here.
Our Dispatches series of band blogs featured Huntington Station, NY's Bridge and Tunnel (Episode 2). We also featured Episode 12 of Mike Hale's ongoing tour diary "For Those Still Standing." This week we spoke with guitarist Mike Gallagher of Isis (interview). Sudbury, Ontario's Vicious Cycle, There Are No Answers from Houston, TX's Something Fierce, and Dream Homes from Chicago, IL's Dear Landlord. So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from Dear Landlord, Killswitch Engage, and the Weakerthans (iTunes EP) with tours kicking off from Bomb The Music Industry! (US), Sakes Alive!! (US), Anti-Nowhere League / Cobra Skulls / Duane Peters Gunfight / Ashers (US), Samiam (California), Ignite (Europe), Green Day / Kaiser Chiefs (US / Canada), The English Beat / Reel Big Fish / The Supervillains (US), Off With Their Heads / Dear Landlord (US).
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Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the new song "No Rest" from St. Catharines, Ontario's Alexisonfire, the new full length from Calgary, Alberta's This Is A Standoff, Minneapolis' the Gateway District (members of the Soviettes, Banner Pilot, Off with Their Heads, Rivethead), Philadelphia, PA's Lighten Up, Orlando, FL's No Friends, Akron, OH's post rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk, the new full length from Kalamazoo, MI-based the Reptilian, the new full length from Sweden's Smalltown, Winnipeg's Sights and Sounds (members of Comeback Kid, Sick City and Figure Four), the new full length from Orebro, Sweden's Let Me Out, Montreal's Yesterday's Ring (features members of The Sainte Catherines and Fifth Hour Hero), a new record from Grand Rapids, MI's North Lincoln, the new digital EP/7-inch from Scranton, PA's the Menzingers.
Shook Ones: "The Unquotable A.M.H. Contest"
To celebrate the release of the highly anticipated new album from Shook Ones, the folks at Paper and Plastick have put up some very unique prizes including a test press, exclusive print and more.
Shook Ones: European Quiz-O-Rama
Bellingham, WA's Shook Ones recently made a trip across the pond to Europe and compiled a collection of video footage which has been edited into a trivia contest. The first entry involves one of the biggest action movie stars. I'll give you a hint: he pulls his pants up high to not look so short. The band is preparing to release their new LP, The Unquotable A.M.H., via Paper+Plastick.
Win 10 releases from 10 bands on the "10 for $10 tour"
In just over a month, ten hardcore bands will be headed out on the 10 for $10 tour. The bill will feature Bane, Crime In Stereo, Death Before Dishonor, Poison The Well, Vision of Disorder, War of Ages, This Is Hell, Trapped Under Ice, The Mongoloids, The Ghost Inside, Madball and Terror. To celebrate the run, we've got a package of music featuring all ten bands to give away to one lucky winner.
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