The People Must Have Something Good To Read

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

• Live Q&A with Russ Rankin of Good Riddance and Only Crime
• Keith Morris of Off!, Circle Jerks, and Black Flag
• Live Q&A with Jeff Rosenstock of Bomb the Music Industry!
• Live Q&A with Chris Farren of Fake Problems
• Live Q&A with Todd Congelliere of Toys That Kill
• Band on band interview between PJ and Brian Bond

Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

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

Q: Hello. I was wondering how one might AVOID promoting their band on or a new release of theirs on Punknews?

A: Step 1: Release really good music. We're notoriously bad at finding good music and even worse at supporting it. It may be hard to believe, but if you ask any number of our commentors, there hasn't been a "good" band covered on Punknews in YEARS. So, chances are if you're really good, we won't cover you.

Step 2: Be a super legit band with a lot of ethics. We pretty much ignore any band that doesn't have at least three beer sponsors.

Step 3: Be really good people. Most all of the bands we like to associate with are complete dicks at everything (Just ask any random dude on the internet).

Step 4: Don't pay our mandatory $500 "News coverage fee". Even if you follow all these steps, there's a slight chance we might find out about your band, so the best thing to do is NOT pay us for coverage. At this point, if a band doesn't pony up AT LEAST $500, their story will never see the light of day. I don't care if you're a super group of Green Day, NOFX, The Offspring, P.O.D. AND Matt Toka, you don't pay, we don't play.

-Rich

Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @aubinpaul, @adamwhite, @justinaugust, @brian_shultz, @dante3000, @amilianne, @kiraface, @mcflynnthm, @kidecono, @MsApocalypse, @mattycantfail, @wackymondo, and @BrittStrummer's every move at Twitter.

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:

• The latest release from Useless ID's Yotam Ben-Horin
• A new song from Harrisonburg, VA's Gifts From Enola

Also, don't forget to check out a track by track commentary of Vices from Cincinnati, OH's The Dopamines and the new EP from Detroit, MI's Undesirable People.

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), Jesse and Goodrich's metal/hardcore/jokes bonanza The Wizard's Beard (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Matt and Mondo's Punk Rock Power Hour, and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

September 23, 2012

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 producers of the shelved Screeching Weasel documentary responded to Ben Weasels's accusations of why the documentary was originally shelved.
• Metallica, the last group you would expect to hand out free downloadable music, is offering free downloadable mp3s of their live performances.
• Green Day released their latest record, ¡Uno!, for streaming. .
• The track listing for Punk Goes Pop 5 was announced.
• Frank Turner performed "I Still Believe" from 2011's England Keep My Bones on the late night talk show, Conan.
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The People Must Have Something Good To Read

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

• Band on band interview between PJ and Brian Bond
• Jay Pepito of Reign Supreme
• Vales
• Jello Biafra
• Dale Crover of The Melvins
• Kerry McCarthy

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: Hello. I was wondering how one might promote their band on or a new release of theirs on Punknews?

A: Well, our main goal isn't to promote bands but to post news. I'm not making that distinction just to be a dick, it's an important point. News is something that occurs and is relevant to the interests of a community. This means that sometimes even if something is happening, if it's not of great interest to our community it may not get posted (of course there's always exceptions, slow news day, what have you). This has been the case sometimes even for bands I enjoy or know (which can be awkward).

Honestly, the best way to get information posted on punknews about your band is submit your news and contact Joe (our reviews editor) about your album. We might be able to stream your album (contact Brittany or Adam, or a real editor about that, but make sure it's kind of exclusive. Not to be a dick but we're not going to us our own server space and bandwidth to repost something that's on facebook). There ARE a lot of avenues to peruse to get you're band and news on face book, but I can't promise any of them will result in getting news posted.

-Rich

Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @aubinpaul, @adamwhite, @justinaugust, @brian_shultz, @dante3000, @amilianne, @kiraface, @mcflynnthm, @kidecono, @MsApocalypse, @mattycantfail, @wackymondo, and @BrittStrummer's every move at Twitter.

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 track by track commentary of Vices from Cincinnati, OH's The Dopamines
• The new EP from Detroit, MI's Undesirable People

Also, don't forget to check out a new song from Brooklyn, NY's Man The Change, a new song from Philadelphia, PA's Ex Friends, the new EP from Boston, MA's Cerce, and the new EP from Portland, ME's Borderlines.

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), Jesse and Goodrich's metal/hardcore/jokes bonanza The Wizard's Beard (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Matt and Mondo's Punk Rock Power Hour, and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

September 16, 2012

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:

• It was revealed that The World / Inferno Friendship Society will be the subject of Mitch Clem's Turnstile Comix #2.
• NOFX streamed their new record, Self-Entitled, in its entirety and we also announced a contest where fans can enter for a chance to win the new release.
• No Use For a Name decided to call it a day after deciding they didn't want to continue without the late Tony Sly. .
• Fucked Up announced plans to record this winter.
• Screeching Weasel revealed 2 new shows in celebration of 27 years as a band.
• Propagandhi released their version of Cro-Mags' "Hard Times".
• Rec City Radio announced a handful of dates for their upcoming fal tour.

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, and a comics creator. Don't miss out on these interviews:

• Jay Pepito of Reign Supreme
• Vales
• Jello Biafra
• Dale Crover of The Melvins
• Kerry McCarthy
• Play Date

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: Why do punks fetishize poverty so much?

A: First, I fear that's a broad generalization. I don't think it's all punks (I know it's not me), but I do believe it's a certain section of fans. Being that it doesn't include me (I fucking love money) I'll do my best to explain it as I understand/see it:

Poverty embodies a certain "realness". When you're poor your existence necessitates you exist on the fringes of society. You don't participate in many of the societal norms simply because they aren't designed to include you. For punks this is especially intriguing because it (by default) makes the impoverished opt out of so many things the "punk" may find objectionable. Starbucks? Not at $5 a cup. Fancy major label clothes? Can't even get in the store. Corporate job? They'd never interview me with these clothes.

It sort of makes the individual live outside the trappings of our current society. For some this is a conscious choice. For many others it is not. There is a perception of living day to day, not succumbing to societal norms and living your own way (that Justin Timberlake movie where he has like 24 hours of time/money, that kinda shit). However, I've seen too much of the negative aspect of poverty to ever think it romantic.

-Rich

Of course your day wouldn't be complete without knowing every inane detail of your humble editors' lives. Follow @aubinpaul, @adamwhite, @justinaugust, @brian_shultz, @dante3000, @amilianne, @kiraface, @mcflynnthm, @kidecono, @MsApocalypse, @mattycantfail, @wackymondo, and @BrittStrummer's every move at Twitter.

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 Brooklyn, NY's Man The Change
• A new song from Philadelphia, PA's Ex Friends
• The new EP from Boston, MA's Cerce
• The new EP from Portland, ME's Borderlines

Also, don't forget to check out the latest release from Richmond, VA's Sundials, a new song from New York City, NY"s Pilot to Gunner, the split release from Austin TX's Dude Jams and Newcaslte, England's Pure Graft, the latest release from Asheville, NC's Old Flings, and the latest release from Brooklyn, NY's Unstoppable Death Machines.

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), Jesse and Goodrich's metal/hardcore/jokes bonanza The Wizard's Beard (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Matt and Mondo's Punk Rock Power Hour, and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

September 9, 2012

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:

• You voted Masked Intruder as your favorite record from August.
• You can now teach your baby the ways of punk rock early on with punk rock lullabies from The Ramones, Bad Religion, Black Flag, Descendents, and more.
• Sum 41 announced plans for a special 10th anniversary performance of 2002's Does This Look Infected? .
• NOFX released a new song from their upcoming record, Self-Entitled, and were also accused by a Canadian Immigrant group of "calling for white genocide".
• Bad behavior is apparently contagious because I See Stars were arrested for possession while touring with Falling In Reverse.
• Green Day released two new songs from their upcoming release.
• Smoking Popes announced they will be reissuing 1994's Born To Quit.

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.