Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I'm Brittany Strummer and I'll be your guide through some of the juiciest, most popular and otherwise noteworthy stories from the last seven days. Remember, every Punknews story is built from tips from our wonderful, good-looking readers, so get to submitting. Here's what got the strange, slow and old community talking this week:
- The Menzingers released a new song from their highly anticipated Epitaph Records release.
- We asked you to vote for your favorite album from 2011.
- After finally announcing the details of his solo project that's been in the works, Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds released the art and track listing for his upcoming EP.
- If you were one of the people that complained about Ticketmaster's excessive fees within the past 12 years then you may find solace in the fact that a class lawsuit was filed against the company.
- Continuing his ongoing support for the Occupy movement, NOFX front man, Fat Mike, discussed the movement and plans for new 7-inches in a recent interview.
- The Warped Tour announced the first batch of bands from their lineup.
- The Roots now must run all their song choices by the network after playing and dedicating Fishbone's "Lyin' Ass Bitch" to Michelle Bachmann.
With that, we hand over this Sunday evening to the Punknews community, where anything is possible, from the next amusing-then-overwrought meme, to the creation of bands and message boards, to alienating sports chatter. So talk amongst yourselves, spin some tracks in the Navel Gazing turntable.fm room and we'll see you Monday morning.