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

Q: Why have you remained mum on Buzz Media-related questions?

A:We really haven't. I'm a low man on the punknews pole and don't really like to get all into the business end of things but others have answered in comments section and through direct contact. I'd write about nothing but jokes and Batman if time permitted. It doesn't though. Anyhow, here's the rough copy from the higher ups. I'm not really adding anything because I don't want to cause any confusion:
Answer:
BuzzMedia handles all of our advertising. They do this for a number of music and lifestyle websites and as such we're a member of their advertising network. Ads pay our bills.

1. Who owns content? (You do, except for a non-exclusive license to the site)

2. Does Buzz Media exert any influence? (No, and no one can because FCC regulations require disclosure of any paid editorial content. We can post news from an advertiser, but we can't promise a good review to anyone, etc.)

3. Did anyone make us write about Band X, Y or Z? (No, see question 2. Still illegal, big fines and not ethical regardless).
(Back to Rich's opinion)
It's like you kids have never seen ads on the internet. I know you get your music for free but bandwidth and shit still costs money.

-Rich

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July 8, 2012

July 8, 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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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: Why aren't there more bands like Propaghandi?

A: All joking aside, there simply couldn't be. Propaghandi occupies such a specific section of punk rock that there simply isn't room for another. There can be other political bands but one that occupies the thrash/metal/political/caustic/kindadouchey realm that Propaghandi can only exist one at a time.
Though I'd like to see more bands follow their lead.

-Rich

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  • The latest release from Philadelphia, PA's Glocca Morra
  • A new track from Albany, NY's Drug Church
  • The latest release from Purchase, NY's Sirs

Also, don't forget to check out a new song from London's Pacer and a teaser from Philadelphia, PA's The Holy Mess.

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 1, 2012

July 1, 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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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: Most will agree that Chris Brown is a terrible person. Yet, James Brown beat women too, but he is thought of as a legend. What is the difference? Does making amazing music as opposed to mediocre music give you a free pass? Is it a symptom of the tech age?

A: James Brown was undoubtedly a troubled man with a lot of problems. I do believe it's two part. Yes, it was pre-digital media so it was easier to forget. People talk about the digital age and how short everyone's attention span is, yet simple incidents have the power to follow a person for the entire length of their career (everyone still remembers shaved head Brittany and the Howard Dean scream). But additionally, I don't know how many people forgive Brown for his problems versus acknowledge what he did musically. In that capacity I'd put him along side people like Ike Turner (who is undoubtedly a questionable figure, at best). I wouldn't want to associate with either but both made amazing music and helped craft what we listen to even today.

Place that against Brown, who merely seems to occupy a vacant spot in the pop music landscape and it's easy to see why there's more focus on Brown as a person and not as a musician. It's because there's nothing of note in his music, it's hallow and designed for no other purpose than sell soda, chewing gum or shoes. It's worth talking about in the same way the Mentos jingle is worth talking about.

-Rich

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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:

Also, don't forget to check out a new song from Tallahassee, FL's Lipona and the latest release from Orlando, FL's Broadway.

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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June 24, 2012

June 24, 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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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: While watching American Hardcore, it was pretty clear that this era of music was a reaction to Reagan's politics. Which contemporary hardcore bands do you think the fit the bill as a reaction to today's legislation choices, policies, economy and politics?

A: Since its creation there are punk bands who serve as a direct retaliation to a certain political movement (Reagan of the 80s, G.W. Bush etc). But, these bands tend to be incredibly boring in the long haul. Look at Dead Kennedys, one of the most outspoken bands against Reagan. The music they've all gone on to make in the years since is so much different than DK and isn't (for the most part) aimed at a single political figure or movement because as soon as that person is out of office it's almost silly to expect a band to carry on in that tradition.

But I like bad music, so there's that.

-Rich

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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:

  • A new song from Tallahassee, FL's Lipona
  • The latest release from Orlando, FL's Broadway

Also, don't forget to check out the new release from Joey Cape and Tony Sly, the latest release from San Francisco, CA's Hounds and Harlots, a new song from Granite City, MA's Continental, two new songs from the new EP from Fort Collins, CO's Elway, the new EP from Long Island, NY's State LInes, a new song from New Brusnwick, NJ's Let Me Run, and the new EP from Richmond, VA's Hold Tight!.

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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June 17, 2012

June 17, 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:

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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: If you had $75 billion to spend over the next four years and your goal was to advance human welfare, especially in the developing world, how could you get the most value of your money? smile

A: Build energy efficient, high speed rail in America. This would greatly decrease not only our pollution but our overall consumption of fossil fuel, freeing it up for countries that aren't as advanced as us. Let's be honest the train system in America is a joke and for travel of less than 600 miles a high speed train could complete replace flight. It would change the way America travels and our carbon foot print.

-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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