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Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

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: Have you guys ever considered making punknews donation based? It seems to work for a lot of labels, so I'd be curious if it would work for you guys.

A: I can't say if it has ever been considered but I can say I've never heard about it, if it has. It's an interesting concept but then it makes us (in some ways) more beholden to the reader. Which sounds okay but if we say post a story about Cobra Starship and people go, "Well fuck this, I'm not donating anymore," it puts us in a very difficult situation. When people actively pay/donate for something they tend to want it to be something they'll like all the time.

No one is going to stop reading because we post a story they dislike (sometimes this has even resulted in interesting conversations), but they might not donate, and that would put us in a bit of a bind. Currently we have ads that have no impact on what we say or do, and that's not a bad deal.

-Rich

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Masked Intruder

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:

Also, don't forget to check out the latest release from Brooklyn, NY's The Marine Electric.

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), Bryne Yancey's Florida music podcast Overheated (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), First World Problems, hosted by Ray Harkins (peta2/Sound & Fury, ex-Taken, Mikoto, Century Media), Joey Cahill (6131 Records/Sound & Fury) and Scott Arnold (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Matt and Mondo's Punk Rock Power Hour, and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

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Tony Sly

August 5, 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:

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.

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Sunday Edition
Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

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. Add your photos to our Flickr Pool and they'll appear in the sidebar here on Punknews. 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 band do you want to see in concert?

A: So many bands, Formspring. This is why god made the Fest. Seriously, half the bands I want to see are because they're amazing (Restorations) and half are bands who are equally amazing but I would also like to hang out with (Red City Radio). Then there's also a handful of acts I've wanted to see but haven't for one reason or another (El-P, Astronautalis, NoBunny).
I guess I'm just a terrible music fan.

-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.

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The Marine Electric

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:

Also, don't forget to check out a new song from Vancouver, BC's D.O.A., a new song from San Francisco, CA's One Man Army, the latest EP from Portland, ME's Pinksy, and the latest release from Providence, RI's Soul Control.

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), Bryne Yancey's Florida music podcast Overheated (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), First World Problems, hosted by Ray Harkins (peta2/Sound & Fury, ex-Taken, Mikoto, Century Media), Joey Cahill (6131 Records/Sound & Fury) and Scott Arnold (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Matt and Mondo's Punk Rock Power Hour, and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

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July 29, 2012

July 29, 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:

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.

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Sunday Edition
Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

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. Add your photos to our Flickr Pool and they'll appear in the sidebar here on Punknews. 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 is the worst album that you own? And not in a so bad it's good way, but in so bad it's terrible.

A: I probably have some Insane Clown Posse CDs still. So that'd be up there. I mean, I keep meaning to get rid of them but the local record store won't buy them and I don't feel like shopping around to a bunch of stores (pseduo-advertising that I was a Juggalo) and throwing them away is totally irresponsible. I guess I can go to an e-cycle place and do it but I'm so lazy.

Also, I have a Hootie and the Blowfish album, but fuck you "Let Her Cry" is the jam.

-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.

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D.O.A.

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 Vancouver, BC's D.O.A.
  • A new song from San Francisco, CA's One Man Army
  • The latest EP from Portland, ME's Pinksy
  • The latest release from Providence, RI's Soul Control

Also, don't forget to check out the latest EP from Ridgewood, NJ's Prawn, a new song from Santa Cruz, CA's Russ Rankin, a new song from Richmond, VA's Worn In Red, and the latest EP from Fort Collins, CO's Jon Snodgrass

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), Bryne Yancey's Florida music podcast Overheated (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), First World Problems, hosted by Ray Harkins (peta2/Sound & Fury, ex-Taken, Mikoto, Century Media), Joey Cahill (6131 Records/Sound & Fury) and Scott Arnold (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Matt and Mondo's Punk Rock Power Hour, and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

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July 22, 2012

July 22, 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:

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.

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Sunday Edition
Tonight We're Going To Give It 35%

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. Add your photos to our Flickr Pool and they'll appear in the sidebar here on Punknews. 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: With the attention that AP & Punknews brought to the Paramedic shirt, (& subsequently other misogynistic electro metalcore shirts) do you think people should call out Merchnow for selling it? How about other artists for their relationships with Merchnow?

A: That's interesting. I would say no. In part because Merchnow is a third party vendor with no stated agenda or views. They act as a gateway for these groups to sell items they produce. If they start pulling items that are perceived as misogynistic then what's to stop things that people find replant for violent content or imagery, or swearing? I tend to shy away from the slippery slope argument but it does apply here. In terms of being a sales point for bands, you kind of have to allow all artists to be represented equally.

Personally, if I ran a company I wouldn't sell it, but my company would be very small and no one but my mom would shop there.

-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.

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Prawn

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:

Also, don't forget to check out the latest release from Philadelphia, PA's Glocca Morra, a new track from Albany, NY's Drug Church, and the latest release from Purchase, NY's Sirs.

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), Bryne Yancey's Florida music podcast Overheated (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), First World Problems, hosted by Ray Harkins (peta2/Sound & Fury, ex-Taken, Mikoto, Century Media), Joey Cahill (6131 Records/Sound & Fury) and Scott Arnold (subscribe via RSS or iTunes), Matt and Mondo's Punk Rock Power Hour, and Greg Simpson and Greg Moore's Two Gregs One Podcast.

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July 15, 2012

July 15, 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:

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.

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