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Check out the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of new music from recent or upcoming releases. Our latest additions include:

• The new release from Antillectual
• The new EP from Typesetter
• The new EP from Astpai

Also, don't forget to check out a new song from New Year's Revolution, a new song from Self Defense Family, a new song from Reverse the Curse, and the latest release from Benny the Jet Rodriguez.

We've also expanded our podcast empire to something that will eventually resemble a network. Be sure to check out the original Punknews Podcast (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Adam's Ontario showcase Some Party (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

August 18, 2013

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:

• We hosted a live Q&A with Chris Hannah of Propagandhi.
• Our current first lady, Michelle Obama, announced a healthy living album that will feature Travis Barker of Blink-182 and Transplants amongst others.
• New Found Glory announced a tour with Alkaline Trio and H20.
• Joey Ramone's wife, LInda Ramone, shared some criticisms concerning the upcoming CBGB movie.
• Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, and Masked Intruder joined forces for the Fat Tour 2013.
• Red City Radio released a new song from their upcoming release, Titles .

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.

The People Must Have Something Good To Read

In the past few weeks (but not this week!) we've spoken with a number of bands. Don't miss out on these interviews:

• Ryan Morgan of Misery Signals
• A live Q&A with Chris Hannah of Propgandhi
• Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World
• A special We'll Do It Live chat with KJ Jansen of Chixdiggit!
• Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves
• Dylan Matheison of Tiny Moving Parts

Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

Punknews content is syndicated to a handful of your favorite social networks, including Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Join our Last.fm group and contribute your listening habits to our weekly charts. All of our high definition video footage can be found at Vimeo.

Here's your question and answer of the week from the Punknews Formspring:

Q: What bands would you like to make a split record together?

A: Three way split- Melvins/Melvins Lite/ Melvins 1983.

But for real, for most split records, I usually only listen to the band that I really like more than once. I'll usually give the other side a spin, be like "meh" and not spin it again. I sort of feel like the split record rarely introduces me to new bands, and I'd rather just have a whole record by the band that I like.

I think the idea with split records is that the two sides are supposed to work off of each other, but to me, a lot of the time they just feel like two bands slapped together. The big exception is reggae, of course, where they sometimes put a deejay or different version of the A-side song on the b-side. I love that, because it plays off of the first side. Splits where there are two bands that don't do anything with each other don't seem to have a purpose.

That said, I LOVE collaborative splits, where both bands are on both sides, with one band being given focus on each side. The Mischief Brew/ Franz Nicolay splits are always awesome. The Clash/Mikey Dread splits might be the best splits ever. I like the Melvins Sugar daddy splits, but that's usually just because I happen to like both bands.

I mean, I'm not going to cry about a split record, but usually, I just want a full record from a band that I like.

-John G

Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @aubinpaul, @adamwhite, @howtobepunk, @johngentile, @ameliaaacline, @kiraface, @mcflynnthm, @andywritesstuff, @wackymondo, @Brittastrophee and @BrittStrummer's every move at Twitter. A few of the new fathers on staff have even started a punk dad blog.

Where else are you online? Share your links below and keep connected with the Punknews community.

Radio Free Punknews

Check out the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of new music from recent or upcoming releases. Our latest additions include:

• A new song from New Year's Revolution
• A new song from Self Defense Family
• A new song from Reverse the Curse
• The latest release from Benny the Jet Rodriguez

Also, don't forget to check out three new songs from Dan Vapid and the Cheats, the new album from Colour Me Wednesday, the latest release form Means Well, and the new collection from Sundials.

We've also expanded our podcast empire to something that will eventually resemble a network. Be sure to check out the original Punknews Podcast (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Adam's Ontario showcase Some Party (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

August 11, 2013

Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I'm Brittany Strummer Bryne Yancey 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:

• Propagandhi teased the upcoming How To Clean Everything reissue with a remastered version of "Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Son of a Bitch." What a title!
• Fucked Up, At The Drive-in and others will be releasing limited edition tapes as part of the inaugural Cassette Store Day. What is your favorite cassette store? For me it's a tie between Goodwill and the Salvation Army.
• Greg Ginn released a statement regarding his lawsuit against members of FLAG and Henry Rollins, which now seems to be more about the name ownership rights than FLAG's upcoming touring plans. Whew.
• Less Than Jake detailed their upcoming album for Fat Wreck Chords, See the Light.
• Descendents are slowly, but thankfully, recording a new album.
• A trailer for this upcoming CBGB movie was posted, but Marky Ramone's Pasta Sauce wasn't in it?

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.

The People Must Have Something Good To Read

In the past few weeks (but not this week!) we've spoken with a number of bands. Don't miss out on these interviews:

• A special We'll Do It Live chat with KJ Jansen of Chixdiggit!
• Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves
• Dylan Matheison of Tiny Moving Parts
• Joey Cape of Scorpios
• We hosted a live Q&A with Sam Russo, Tim Browne of Elway, and Intruder Blue of Masked Intruder
• Brian Sella of The Front Bottoms

Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

Punknews content is syndicated to a handful of your favorite social networks, including Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Join our Last.fm group and contribute your listening habits to our weekly charts. All of our high definition video footage can be found at Vimeo.

Here's your question and answer of the week from the Punknews Formspring:

Q: What 3 things creep you out?

A: -That weird marionette that looks just like a mini-Joe Pelone that Joe Pelone sent me with no explanation. He still refuses to acknowledge it, and sends it back every time I mail it back to him.

-People in punk that get genuinely upset about trivial, inconsequential things. There are babies starving in Africa. There are children being abused in America. Apparently, it's okay to shoot a teenager for fun if he is on his way back from getting skittles. I just don't see how it's a big deal if some band signs to a major label or whatever.

-Tom Cruise (this one is the creepiest)

-John G

Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @aubinpaul, @adamwhite, @howtobepunk, @johngentile, @ameliaaacline, @kiraface, @mcflynnthm, @andywritesstuff, @wackymondo, @Brittastrophee and @BrittStrummer's every move at Twitter. A few of the new fathers on staff have even started a punk dad blog.

Where else are you online? Share your links below and keep connected with the Punknews community.

Radio Free Punknews

Check out the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of new music from recent or upcoming releases. Our latest additions include:

• A brand new song from Reverse The Curse
• The new album from Benny The Jet Rodriguez
• Three new songs from Dan Vapid and the Cheats
• The new album from Colour Me Wednesday
• The latest release form Means Well
• The new collection from Sundials

Also, don't forget to check out the new EP from Black Tusk.

We've also expanded our podcast empire to something that will eventually resemble a network. Be sure to check out the original Punknews Podcast (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Adam's Ontario showcase Some Party (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

August 4, 2013

Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I'm Brittany Strummer Bryne Yancey 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:

• Black Flag guitarist and co-founder Greg Ginn filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the five members of FLAG as well as Henry Rollins. This could get messy.
• The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon had something to say about all the dumb SPRINGSTEEN!!! chants going on at the band's shows.
• A Hot Water Music beer that will likely not taste like warmed-over canned PBR is due out in September.
• Ian MacKaye confirmed the legitimacy of the Minor Threat t-shirts being sold by Urban Outfitters, saying plainly, "It's not a political thing for me. I just don't give a fuck about T-shirts."
• The lineup for Against Me! became slightly more solidified with the permanent addition of drummer Atom Willard.
• Fat Wreck Chords revealed some details about the upcoming Tony Sly with tribute compilation, which to briefly editorialize, looks amazing.

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

The People Must Have Something Good To Read

In the past few weeks we've spoken with a number of bands. Don't miss out on these interviews:

• A special We'll Do It Live chat with KJ Jansen of Chixdiggit!
• Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves
• Dylan Matheison of Tiny Moving Parts
• Joey Cape of Scorpios
• We hosted a live Q&A with Sam Russo, Tim Browne of Elway, and Intruder Blue of Masked Intruder
• Brian Sella of The Front Bottoms

Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

Punknews content is syndicated to a handful of your favorite social networks, including Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Join our Last.fm group and contribute your listening habits to our weekly charts. All of our high definition video footage can be found at Vimeo. Here's your question and answer of the week from the Punknews Formspring:

Q: John, do you spike your hair and wear thrashcore tshirts to court?

A: No, but sometimes I do wear my Amebix boxers under my suit.

-John G

Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @aubinpaul, @adamwhite, @howtobepunk, @johngentile, @ameliaaacline, @kiraface, @mcflynnthm, @andywritesstuff, @wackymondo, @Brittastrophee and @BrittStrummer's every move at Twitter. A few of the new fathers on staff have even started a punk dad blog.

Where else are you online? Share your links below and keep connected with the Punknews community.