The storm clouds are gathering over Chicago's music scene, with promoters claiming that a proposed law could make DIY shows illegal. One wonders if such a law would have hurt the rise of Chicago's favorite sons the Alkaline Trio. That band detailed their upcoming tour dates this week, adding American Steel, and Bayside to the bill. They also dropped by MTV reality show "The Hills," because that's really the only way for a band to get on MTV these days. Of course one way to get media attention is to commit crimes, just ask Canadian hardcore act Liferuiner. That band surely saw a bump in web traffic following members' arrests in a graffiti sting. Of course not all attention is positive, and this week we saw emo music blamed in the suicide of a 13-year old. The signup list for bands looking to be named as scapegoats starts over here.

The ongoing slate of Police reunion shows look like they're coming to an conclusion, with the new wave act announcing their "Last Show Ever." Punk veterans NOFX are hitting the US east coast later this year. The Hot Water Music rolling reunion revue will get there first, with the influential act hitting Philly and NYC this summer. Summer will also see newly independent ska-punk veterans Less Than Jake and Goldfinger sharing the stage. There'll be a few weeks of shows from indie rockers Spoon as well. Look for the Gaslight Anthem, Be Your Own Pet and Black President on this year's Warped Tour.

On the new music front we heard a full album stream of Elvis Costello and the Imposters' new full length Momofuku. The Offspring also returned with the new track "Hammerhead." Popular act Paramore discussed their new material, claiming influence by H2O and Set Your Goals. My Chemical Romance are planing a live CD / DVD set titled The Black Parade Is Dead. The Cure will soon return with lucky number 13 this year and they're planning a singles series leading up to it. This week Against Me! fans were treated to a video interview and acoustic performance. Gamers can look forward to clicking-out to At the Drive-In's hit "One Armed Scissor" in Guitar Hero IV.

.. --> NEW FEATURE CONTENT -->.. --> INTERVIEWS --> This week we spoke with Adam of punk / metal hybrid The Hottness (interview.. --> VIDEO OF THE WEEK -->). Our Video of the Week featured footage from Ann Beretta.. --> VINYL FILE --> performing "Not Invited" at their recent reunion show. This week's Vinyl File.. --> EDITORS PICKS -->.. --> This week's Editors' Picks recommended music -->.. --> NEW STREAMS --> announced contest winners and featured a look at upcoming releases. This week also brought new Streaming Music from the solo projects of two punk rock frontmen, first we helped Kevin Seconds celebrate the release of his new solo album Rise Up, Insomniacs!, then we previewed two new full lengths from former Groovie Ghoulies frontman Kepi Ghoulie. Click Read More to check out our ongoing contests, recent streaming music and more.

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It's Sunday, October 7th, 2007.

For the next two weeks I'm on vacation, first heading down to Boston to clean up all the hardcore crew violence then travelling north to Nova Scotia to find where Blake Schwarzenbach's been hiding. So what does that mean for your trusty Gazing? It means some other sucker editor will have to will step up and take the reins. Who will it be? Will they go mad under the pressure? Tune in next Sunday.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

So blowing away just about anything that's happened in the music industry this year, Radiohead completely changed the game with the announcement of their new record, an album for which you can pay whatever you want for. Sure, Bomb The Music Industry and other have done that for years, but their actions don't quite get the world talking about it. This kicked off a week of, well, navel gazing among music fans and insiders. A member of Throwdown chatted about downloading with pundit Bob Lefsetz, encouraging people to bury the label. Perspectives came in on the problem with leaking albums and why former music buyers are jumping ship.


Against Me! talked briefly about the incident in Tallahassee and conflicts with their early fans. The band was also, um, paid tribute to by a Dirty Deitrich cover of "Stop." Strung Out joined the list of ripped off bands, with their van and trailer stolen in Philadelphia. Taking Back Sunday fans fretted at the departure of guitarist and co-vocalist Fred Mascherin. Glen Matlock has asked Johnny Rotten not to swear at upcoming Sex Pistols gigs. We had news on a number of upcoming releases this week. NOFX posted the track listing for "They've Actually Gotten Worse Live," A Wilhelm Scream released new music from Career Suicide, Nirvana's unplugged is finally headed to DVD, and a Johnny Cash Tribute was announced that will feature Chuck Ragan, Russ Rankin of Good Riddance and the Loved Ones.

Oh, and despite what you may have heard Ian MacKaye's not dead.

We talked to Chris 2 from Anti-Flag this week (interview).

Our Video of the Week featured part five of our video countdown to the Fest 6. This week we checked a performance from melodic hardcore act No Trigger.

The tenth edition of Vinyl File featured a chat with Jacob Bannon, singer of Converge and owner of Deathwish Inc.

We also streamed music from the grand return of American Steel and their new full length Destory Their Future, as well as The Great Deceiver, a trio featuring Tomas Lindberg, formerly of influential metal act At The Gates.


Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including

Teddy Duchamp's Army, a Pittsburgh, PA-based band that saw members go on to form/join Anti-Flag, Don Caballero and Voice in the Wire, a full album scream from Killing California, the new album from Tyler Read, some Discharge styled hardcore from Brooklyn's Disnihil, former Marathon frontman Aaron Scott's new act Attica! Attica!, the new full length Doublecross from Vancouver's Riff Randells, the entirety of Andrew Jackson Jihad's new folk-punk debut for Asian Man, Young Livers, featuring members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi, Arsonists Get All The Girls latest full length The Game of Life, Young Livers, which features members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi, and half of the new full length from Toronto ska-punks the Flatliners.


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Win a guitar from The Spill Canvas

With their new record titled No Really, I'm Fine due out October 02, 2007, The Spill Canvas has decided to give away a new electric guitar. The album is the follow up to One Fell Swoop and is their first release on Sire Records. You can check out the rules and enter the contest right here.


Win an iPod Classic from Armor for Sleep

On October 09, 2007, Armor For Sleep will be releasing their major label debut, Smile For Them. To celebrate, the band has decided to give one lucky winner with an 80GB iPod Classic engraved with the band's logo. To take your shot at the prize, just visit this page.

Staff Side-Projects


Your trusty Punknews staffers and reviewers have all sorts of projects on the go, everything from poorly spelled and oft neglected blogs to big official world domination schemes. Here's what's up this week:

Editor Justin August:

• Oct 1: bicycle references in music are few and far between so i have no witty opening to this post - or - i just got hit by a motherfucking car at blog Kinder Words
  

Staff reviewer Jesse Raub::

• Oct 1: The Time Warp: Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) at webzine Bitter Press
  
  


• Oct 2: Video Proof: Leadbelly Died Too Young at webzine Bitter Press
  

You can find more at
editor and videographer Chris Moran collection of recordings online at Vimeo and editor Adam White's blog 2:59.

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It's Sunday, September 16th, 2007. We're really dipping into the surreal with the names of our massive killing machines lately. MOAB and FOAB are really only a step away from MODOK. Anyways...

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

This week landed a few familiar faces in hospital beds. Weatherbox guitarist Lowell Heflin was assaulted by two men in Nashville, while Mastodon vocalist/guitarist Brent Hinds suffered a head injury following an altercation in Vegas. Both men are expected to make full recoveries. We had more censorship in Disney owned venues, as a second Machine Head / Throwdown show was banned in Orlando. Frank Carter, frontman of the popular UK-based Gallows, had a rather grim outlook on his future in music, even though the act shows no signs of quitting anytime soon. Given the gravity of the songwriters in Bad Religion, it's a refreshing change to see a loose, informal chat with someone like Jay Bentley. The bassist sounded off this week on the evolution of Warped, punk rock and more. The end of the road for Chicago's Spitalfield is in view, as the Victory act embarks on their final tour this fall.

I don't really want to keep making fun of your new band, Tom, but the art for the new Angels and Airwaves record looks like the movie poster to some 80s space opera, with you in the role of the galactic chosen one. A Wilhelm Scream had a bit less of a star-messiah vibe with the cover to Career Suicide. We had hints from No Doubt about their upcoming record, which may just turn out to be more ska and less BANANAS. it also seems that Panic! At the Disco have scrapped their new LP. They're trying again though, which is good or bad news depending on how you look at. On the video front we had footage of the Foo Fighters and Serj from System of a Down performing "Holiday in Cambodia", Bad Religion performing live on Conan O'Brien and Fall Out Boy's new clip for "I'm Like a Lawyer...". Looking for a show? This week we had news of Pansy Division's

October tour and Against Me!'s upcoming November trek with Sage Francis, World Inferno Friendship Society, and Cobra Skulls.

Our Video of the Week featured part two of our video countdown to the Fest 6. This week we checked out the some footage of Org favourites the Lawrence Arms.

The eighth edition of Vinyl File featured a look at the ultimate in early punk collectables from the Sex Pistols and previewed lots of upcoming wax.

Our Editors Picks featured audio from Cleveland's Sidekicks and Cincinnati's 500 Miles to Memphis.

We also streamed new music from former Marathon frontman Aaron Scott's new act Attica! Attica!, the new full length Doublecross from Vancouver's Riff Randells, and the entirety of Andrew Jackson Jihad's new folk-punk debut for Asian Man.


Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including Young Livers, featuring members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi, --> added September 2 --> Arsonists Get All The Girls latest full length The Game of Life, Young Livers, which features members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi, half of the new full length from Toronto ska-punks the Flatliners. --> added August 26 --> longstanding DC ska act the Pietasters with the full album All Day, a new track from third wave ska mainstays Mustard Plug, --> added August 19 --> the new full length from Philadelphia's Jena Berlin, the new record from Toronto's reggae-influenced three piece Bedouin Soundclash. --> added August 12 --> Asian Man band The Hot Toddies, The Riot Before's upcoming EP, the return full length from 3rd wave ska act Buck-O-Nine, and three songs from celebrated hardcore band Modern Life Is War,


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Black Numbers catalog

The Black Numbers record label recently unleashed their first three records ever: defunct Jersey locals Purpose and their discography entitled 1994-2001, melodic hardcore flag-wavers Static Radio NJ and their debut EP One for the Good Guys, and finally, another long-gone Jersey favorite, Rock,Star with Inamorato. Now they want to celebrate by giving ten 'Org readers copies of all three.


Staff Side-Projects

Your trusty Punknews staffers and reviewers have all sorts of projects on the go, everything from poorly spelled and oft neglected blogs to big official world domination schemes. Here's what's up this week:

Editor Adam White:

• Sep 15: Surging Revival! at blog 2:59
  


• Sep 9: Unstable Decibels commentary at blog 2:59
  
  


• Sep 7: Unstable Decibels: Rock & Comics with Dillinger Four for Marvel.com
  

Editor Justin August:

• Sep 15: ronen kauffman - "new brunswick, new jersey, goodbye: bands, dirty basements and the search for self" at blog Kinder Words
  
  


• Sep 15: trickles at blog Kinder Words
  

Editor Ben Conoley:

• Sep 2007: Interview with Greg MacPherson in Exclaim
  



• Coming up on Sep 24th: Polaris Music Prize juror
  

Staff reviewer Jesse Raub::

• Sep 13: Completely Unnecessary - Radio Nowhere at webzine Bitter Press
  


• Sep 12: MP3 Rodeo: The Kinks - "So Long" at webzine Bitter Press
  
  


• Sep 11: Video Proof: The Genius of Dr. Dre at webzine Bitter Press
  


• Sep 11: The Time Warp: Deep Wound S/T EP 7″ at webzine Bitter Press
  

You can find more at

editor and videographer Chris Moran's MySpace and Flickr profiles.

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It's Sunday, September 9th, 2007.

Well, it's been a week without anonymous comments and the world is still turning, so far, so good. Since we're in constant search of improvement here's another change for you: I'd like to welcome Ben Conoley to the editorial staff. Ben's been volunteering reviews and news for some time now, and he's the one responsible for our new hit Vinyl File column every Wednesday. To top it off, the provincially New Brunswick resident's sitting on the final jury for this year's Polaris Music Prize (like the Mercury, only in loonies), which we think is pretty wild. If he gives Plaskett the cheque then maybe we'll keep him on board.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

This was a week of hand-wringing over the future of the music industry. The New York Times kicked it off with an in-depth look at famed producer and new Columbia Records head Rick Rubin, yet while the magazine mused over ways of handling the digital world, Apple further pushed that horizon with new iPod hardware and new distribution models (digital single with your latte?). Corporate censorship was afoot in Anaheim, as a show featuring Throwdown and Machine Head was moved due to "violent imagery" and "undesirable fans." Halfway across the world NOFX remained relatively controversy-free in the mid-east, the band posted an update this week from their Israeli excursion. Back in the U.S. the environment was on the minds of acts like Darkest Hour, Mike Park and Strike Anywhere, each of them contributing art to reusable shopping bags.

We heard quite a bit about upcoming records this week.


Streetlight Manifesto finally stopped hinting and detailed their album cover, release date, track listing.

Pennywise was short on details but we know they'll add a new disc to their lengthy catalogue in early 2008

Saves the Day gave fans a taste of their next with the song "Get Fucked Up" while the Ataris promised a return to their End is Forever and Blue Skies era.


Avenged Sevenfold posted their album cover, a new webisode and even a NOFX cover to get their fans excited.

Speaking of excited, there's life in the Dillinger Four camp! The band chatted about comics and their new record this week.

On the touring circuit we had dates for a Thursday / Circle Takes the Square trek.

The Misfits may not be what they used to be, but they're celebrating 30 years nonetheless.

In the pop field Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's and Cute Is What We Aim For further fleshed out their tour.

On a decidedly lower budget note, 'Org favourites Bomb the Music Industry! will be on the road as well.

Our Video of the Week featured part one of our video countdown to the Fest 6. This week we checked out the supergroup Armalite.

The seventh edition of Vinyl File featured a chat with Justin Schwier of Underground Communique and previewed lots of upcoming wax.

Our Editors Picks featured audio from Germany's Deny Everything and Richmond's Cloak/Dagger.

We also streamed new music from


Young Livers, featuring members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi.

Everyone with a soul will fall in love
All of the staff would like to extend a massive internet hi-five to community member, contributor, good friend and overall rad dude Richard "Dante3000" Verducci for managing not only to find a woman who can deal with his massive internet addiction but also to convince her to marry him on Saturday. Congratulations Rich and Katie, here's to you.

Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including

Arsonists Get All The Girls latest full length The Game of Life,


Young Livers, which features members of Glass and Ashes, Fiya and Towers of Hanoi,

half of the new full length from Toronto ska-punks the Flatliners.

longstanding DC ska act the Pietasters with the full album All Day,

a new track from third wave ska mainstays Mustard Plug,

the new full length from Philadelphia's Jena Berlin,

the new record from Toronto's reggae-influenced three piece Bedouin Soundclash.

Asian Man band The Hot Toddies,


The Riot Before's upcoming EP,

the return full length from 3rd wave ska act Buck-O-Nine,

three songs from celebrated hardcore band Modern Life Is War,

Dear Tonight's debut We're Not Men

and

UK based melodic hardcore act called the Steal,

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Vinyl Collective II

Our first contest with Vinyl Collective went so well we're back for a second round. Do you really know your records? Time once again to prove it. For this contest, check the link and take a look at the image. Your job is to identify all eight records pictured. As a tie breaker, let us know what side is facing up on record 8 (here's a hint, it's either A, B, C or D). You can email your answers to info@suburbanhomerecords.com with the subject "VINYL COLLECTIVE / PUNKNEWS.ORG CONTEST" to enter. One winner will be selected later this month, and that winner will receive a $100 gift certificate in the Vinyl Collective online store. Good luck!

Staff Side-Projects

Your trusty Punknews staffers and reviewers have all sorts of projects on the go, everything from poorly spelled and oft neglected blogs to big official world domination schemes. Here's what's up this week:

Editor Adam White:

• Sep 4: The Acorn - 2 songs from Glory Hope Mountain 2:59
  
  


• Sep 7: Unstable Decibels: Rock & Comics with Dillinger Four for Marvel.com
  


• Sep 9: Unstable Decibels commentary at blog 2:59
  

Editor Ben Conoley:

• Aug 23: The Olympic Symphonium Come Together For Chapter 1 at ChartAttack.com
  


• Sep 2007: Interview with Greg MacPherson in Exclaim
  


• Coming up on Sep 24th: Polaris Music Prize juror
  

Staff reviewer Jesse Raub::

• Sep 5: Grade A Sirloin: Simon and Garfunkel Beef at webzine Bitter Press
  

You can find more at

editor and videographer Chris Moran's MySpace and Flickr profiles,

and

editor Justin August's blog Kinder Words.


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It's Sunday August 26th, 2007. Now that Moz has turned down the 75 million dollar reunion payday I'd like to offer to step in and manage the redistribution of those funds. I know it's a burden, but I'm pretty sure we could find 75 bands that would each take a million to reunite. Well, maybe 73 and then the staff here could get some sweet hovercrafts. Yeah.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

Morrissey was in the news a few times this week, as the temperamental and influential singer / songwriter not only announced a fall US solo tour but turned down a $75 million offer to reunite the Smiths. After the PR blitz and last week's fiasco we figured Against Me! might want to lay low and give fans a breather, but they forgot to let Australian indie rocker Ben Lee in on the plan, and he launched an entire cover album that reproduced New Wave acoustically. Rolling Stone's bewildering mix of serious journalism and pop culture garbage touched on a familiar scene this week, as the mag investigated hardcore "crew" FSU and the James Morrison murder. The digital music scene continues to shift and evolve, with retail mega-weight Wal-Mart now launching a DRM-free online store. Fans of All and the Descendents were shocked to hear that bassist Karl Alvarez had suffered a heart attack this week and is now facing mounting medical bills.

On the touring front Big D and the Kids Table are planning to hit the road with Whole Wheat Bread and China's Brain Failure opening various legs of the jaunt. NOFX is heading to Israel, and while there will play shows with several Israeli punk bands including Useless ID and Man Alive. What's coming down the pipe? How about a double DVD live set from the legendary Ramones, a new studio album from Sweden's Millencolin, and Streetlight Manifesto's Somewhere In The Between LP. The next Tony Hawk skateboarding game will feature music from Gorilla Biscuits, Paint It Black and Snapcase among others, and Warped Tour head Kevin Lyman is set to produce the new movie "Endless Bummer." This week also brought new media from Atreyu, who streamed a few new songs, and Avenged Sevenfold who put up "Critical Acclaim" for the world to preview.

This week we were thrilled to announce the now sold out Mutiny PR / Punknews.org CMJ showcase with the Loved Ones, Tim Barry, Smoke or Fire, the Falcon, American Steel, Fake Problems and Sundowner.

The fifth edition of Vinyl File featured a chat with Team Science Records head Aaron Danger and previewed a ton of upcoming wax. Our Editor's Picks this week featured music from Halfway To Hell Club and the Sadies.

We also streamed new music from longstanding DC ska act the Pietasters with the full album All Day and a new track from third wave ska mainstays Mustard Plug.


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Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including the new full length from Philadelphia's Jena Berlin, the new record from Toronto's reggae-influenced three piece Bedouin Soundclash. Asian Man band The Hot Toddies, The Riot Before's upcoming EP, the return full length from 3rd wave ska act Buck-O-Nine, three songs from celebrated hardcore band Modern Life Is War, Dear Tonight's debut We're Not Men, UK based melodic hardcore act called the Steal, songs from Cobra Skulls' new Red Scare full-length Sitting Army, and six songs from the new Menzingers full-length.


Suntans are for Winners

New Found Glory: From the Screen to Your Stereo, Part 2

In a few weeks New Found Glory will be marking their return to the independent world with the release of From The Screen To Your Stereo, Part 2. The album is a "sequel" to the band's popular 2000 release, From the Screen to Your Stereo. To mark this occasion, the band has provided us with a pile of commemorative swag and since our swag coffers are currently overflowing with major label payola as well as free Bentleys, we've decided to give it to you instead. Besides a copy of the new record, the band has provided some drumsticks used in the recording session, two vinyl records and more.





Win a guitar from Eisley

With their new album set to drop this week, Eisley, has decided to give one of you an acoustic guitar. Using it, you can start up your own folk/punk group, sign to a succession of ever larger indies before making the jump to a major label and freaking everybody out.
The band's new record is titled Combinations and is due out August 14, 2007. You can catch Eisley on a whirlwind tour through the United States beginning in early September.

Staff Blogs

When not writing about music on the internet, many members of the Punknews staff find time to write about music on the internet. You can check out the depraved musings of Adam White at 2:59, Justin August has some Kinder Words for you, while Chris Moran's all over the place with content rocking both MySpace and Flickr. Reviewer Jesse Raub posts short fiction and web comics to Things That Go Bump In My Head and his zine Bitter Press.


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It's Sunday August 19th, 2007. Nothing much happened this week. See you next Sunday!

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

Alright, alright. I'll concede that a few things of note were announced, primarily tours. The hearts of the Punknews audience continue to beat irregularly as the thought of the Lawrence Arms upcoming tour with American Steel and Larry Arms offshoots the Falcon and Sundowner. The first slate of dates for the trek were announced this week.

Squat punks Leftover Crack are touring as well, talking along with them a motley crew of bands that includes Toxic Narcotic, I Object and Introp5pect. Silverstein, From Autumn To Ashes and Strike Anywhere have their own tour in the works, set to kick off this October. Bad Religion and UK labelmates Gallows will support their respective recent records with a tour alongside the Briggs. Tiger Army's got that same thing in mind, teaming up with the Street Dogs for a jaunt of their own.

John Reis of Rocket From The Crypt and Drive Like Jehu fame will return to the stage and studio soon with his new act Speedo. He's teaming up with bandmates from Hot Snakes and Swami act CPC Gangbangs this time out. The Loved Ones are in the studio as well, set to record under the loving direction of Pete and Bryan of those Jersey moochers the Bouncing Souls. We had details on a number of upcoming releases this week. This includes the title and recording details on NOFX's live record They've Actually Gotten Worse, a release date for Angels and Airwaves' I-Empire, and track listings for both the Dropkick Murphys' The Meanest of Times and Coheed & Cambria's next album for which I refuse to memorize the title. Epitaph announced their first signing in a while, with the addition of New Hampshire's Our Last Night to their roster. Aiden posted a full album stream of their new record Conviction, and you can thank me for not re-posting their nightmare inducing press photo here again. Finally this week we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the compact disc by spinning a Screeching Weasel tune on the subject. That's it.

Oh... wait... there was also a minor incident in a coffee shop. Tom Gabel of Against Me! may or may not have been involved. Something about a cruller.

Our Video of the Week featured live footage of Colorado's Signal To Noise, the third part of our feature from our recent Gaslight Anthem tag along.

We talked to MU330 frontman and solo artist Dan Potthast this week as well (interview)

The fourth edition of Vinyl File was a doozy. We chatted with Billy Hamilton of Silverstein about his Hot Water Music collection, and dude -- it's epic.

We also streamed new music from Philadelphia's the Low Budgets, featuring Joe Jack Talcum of the Dead Milkmen, a new track from third wave ska mainstays Mustard Plug, the new full length from Philadelphia's Jena Berlin, and the new record from Toronto's reggae-influenced three piece Bedouin Soundclash.


Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including Asian Man band The Hot Toddies, The Riot Before's upcoming EP, the return full length from 3rd wave ska act Buck-O-Nine, three songs from celebrated hardcore band Modern Life Is War, Dear Tonight's debut We're Not Men, UK based melodic hardcore act called the Steal, songs from Cobra Skulls' new Red Scare full-length Sitting Army, and six songs from the new Menzingers full-length.


Suntans are for Winners

F*ck Yeah Fest!

On August 25th and 26th. Echo Park in Los Angeles, California will be coming alive with the 2007 edition of Fuck Yeah fest As with previous years, the show is curated by Keith Morris and promoter Sean Carlson. The bill is a big one, particularly for fans of bands who rarely play live. Saturday will feature The Explosion's final West Coast show, American Steel, Partyline (ex-Bratmobile), The Fleshies, Busdriver and more. The Sunday will include Deerhunter, Pissed Jeans, Jay Reatard, the Nice Boys and many others. To celebrate this, the promoters handed us some free stuff to give to one lucky winner. To ensure you'll have a good time, you'll get two passes to the shows, two of the extra special silkscreened Raymond Pettibon posters and a 12 pack of "age appropriate" drinks.





New Found Glory: From the Screen to Your Stereo, Part 2

In a few weeks New Found Glory will be marking their return to the independent world with the release of From The Screen To Your Stereo, Part 2. The album is a "sequel" to the band's popular 2000 release, From the Screen to Your Stereo. To mark this occasion, the band has provided us with a pile of commemorative swag and since our swag coffers are currently overflowing with major label payola as well as free Bentleys, we've decided to give it to you instead. Besides a copy of the new record, the band has provided some drumsticks used in the recording session, two vinyl records and more.






Win a guitar from Eisley

With their new album set to drop this week, Eisley, has decided to give one of you an acoustic guitar. Using it, you can start up your own folk/punk group, sign to a succession of ever larger indies before making the jump to a major label and freaking everybody out.
The band's new record is titled Combinations and is due out August 14, 2007. You can catch Eisley on a whirlwind tour through the United States beginning in early September.

Staff Blogs

When not writing about music on the internet, many members of the Punknews staff find time to write about music on the internet. You can check out the depraved musings of Adam White at 2:59, Justin August has some Kinder Words for you, while Chris Moran's all over the place with content rocking both MySpace and Flickr. Reviewer Jesse Raub posts short fiction and web comics to Things That Go Bump In My Head and his zine Bitter Press.


Super Powers Enable Me To Blend In With Machinery

We've theorized that you visit other websites out there, and we know it can be tough to leave the calming blue glow of the `Org, so we'll help by infecting the rest of the web with Punknews content. Waste some time on the Punknews.org and Punknews Records MySpace pages, the Punknews.org Facebook Group, and contribute your listening habits to the weekly charts Last.fm group.

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It's Sunday August 5th, 2007. Now I don't know about the rest of the world, but this is a long weekend in Canada for the mysterious August holiday that nobody knows the name of. Regardless of what it's called, I'm hitting the cottage. That means this article was written on a Saturday. I trust then that the punk world has stopped spinning in my absence to respect the fact that this column won't include Sunday's news. Streetlight Manifesto you better just sit on that "big big news" until next week. Ok? Good.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

MTV has declared Against Me!'s New Wave the best punk album of the year, and the real question is why we care what they think in the first place. Call it a cultural echo from back when they mattered. The internet levels things out a bit, so it was great to see just as many people discussing the 25 Most Influential Punk Bands as decided by Shoutmouth (who?) as there were debating MTV. Speaking of online masses, you all managed to get Chris Hannah the runner up spot on the Worst Canadian poll. In the end he was beat by a politician, and that oppression will surely lead to a stinging rebut on the next Propagandhi disc.

Warped Tour head Kevin Lyman apologized to the Osbournes for his remarks about the "free" Ozzfest. Maybe they can all learn from the sea of goodwill that Gainesville's The Fest 6 is riding, as that event thrilled our readers by announcing a lineup that includes Naked Raygun, Seaweed, the Draft, Dillinger Four and many others. It's been fascinating to get into the head of Less Than Jake drummer and lyricist Vinnie, and this week he mused about the band's next label an gave his stamp of approval to pre-Lawrence Arms ska-punk act Slapstick. This busy week say a preview of My Chemical Romance frontman Gerald Way's upcoming comic The Umbrella Academy and more bands announced for Guitar Hero III (the Beastie Boys, AFI and Weezer among them). On the touring circuit we had Australian dates from Bad Religion and Strung Out, southern US dates from New Found Glory, Senses Fail and Set Your Goals, and the remainder of the dates for Brand New, Thrice and mewithoutYou's tour announced.

There was lots of new media online this week. The legendary Bad Brains released their video for "Give Thanks And Praises/Jah Love" while Canuck indie-pop act Tegan and Sara unveiled "Back in Your Head". Alkaline Trio debuted a new song live and a familiar face caught it on video, while Green Day's Tre Cool

performed internet meme "Chocolate Rain." We had a full album stream from Hot Water Music alum Chuck Ragan and a new song available from the anticipated new Weakerthans record. Finally Bomb the Music Industry have made their new album Get Warmer available for download

Our Video of the Week featured Richmond folk-punk act the Riot Before performing a track from their upcoming 7".

We chatted with Jeff Davis of Boys Night Out (interview) as well as Rachel Minton of Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (interview).

The second edition of Vinyl File arrived, looking at a Get Up Kids oldie and checking out the upcoming releases.

We also streamed new music from Dear Tonight's debut We're Not Men, and UK based melodic hardcore act called the Steal on the eve of their US tour.


Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including songs from Cobra Skulls' new Red Scare full-length Sitting Army, six songs from the new Menzingers full-length, Guff's new full-length Symphony of Voices, an exclusive remix of the Static Age,
a reading from Ronen Kauffman's new book,
the full-length from country-punk act Two Cow Garage and and the new record from Sacramento pop-punks Secretions

Suntans are for Winners

Win a Guitar Hero II prize pack from Aiden, From Autumn to Ashes, I Am Ghost, Night Kills the Day

Aiden, From Autumn to Ashes, I Am Ghost and Night Kills The Day recently kicked off their West Coast Revival tour together and to celebrate, the bands have teamed up to produce a fancy Guitar Hero II prize package. Besides the game, winners can win a pile of stuff from each band including full discographies, merch and accessories.

Win a skateboard and swag from Rooney

The contests don't stop at Punknews.org, apparently, as we've got another neat little giveaway for you guys. We've got a unique little package from Rooney which coincides with the release of their new record, Calling the World.
The band has given us a signed longboard and a Rooney prize pack (tote bag, t-shirt, Calling the World CD) for one winner and a prize package for an additional four others. A longboard is something we've never given away but I keep seeing people using them to get around the city so they're pretty useful and hey, it's a long skateboard.


Win a Nintendo Wii from Fuse

It's critically acclaimed, impossible to find and people get pretty enthusiastic about it. Of course, we're talking about the Nintendo Wii. You can wait in line and drop $250.00 on one, or you can simply fill out a form and win one, courtesy of Punknews.org and everyone's favorite music television network, Fuse.
Along the Wii, runner ups will win CD prize packages from Warped Tour acts including Family Force 5, The Starting Line, Amber Pacific, Kaddisfly, The Human Abstract, and All Time Low.
You can drop you entry into the virtual ballot box right here.

Fly to Las Vegas with Atreyu

Atreyu will launch their new album, Lead Sails Paper Anchor, on August 28, 2007 and the band would like you to be their guest to celebrate the release with them in Las Vegas. Atreyu is giving away a trip for two to Las Vegas where you and a friend will get an autographed copy of the new album, a special meet and greet with the band, and will watch the whole show right from the stage.


Staff Blogs

When not writing about music on the internet, many members of the Punknews staff find time to write about music on the internet. You can check out the depraved musings of Adam White at 2:59, Justin August has some Kinder Words for you, while Chris Moran's all over the place with content rocking both MySpace and Flickr. Reviewer Jesse Raub posts short fiction and web comics to Things That Go Bump In My Head and his zine Bitter Press.


Super Powers Enable Me To Blend In With Machinery

We've theorized that you visit other websites out there, and we know it can be tough to leave the calming blue glow of the `Org, so we'll help by infecting the rest of the web with Punknews content. Waste some time on the Punknews.org and Punknews Records MySpace pages, the Punknews.org Facebook Group, and contribute your listening habits to the weekly charts Last.fm group.

Come Join Us

Why register on Punknews.org? Registered users can rate bands and reviews, building recommendations and links between artists for the whole community to share and discover. Users get their own profile page showing recent comments, top rated bands and favourite records and more. So go ahead, cast off the cloak of anonymity and create your account today - it's free, easy and private.

It's Sunday July 29th, 2007. With this week's revelations I give it a few months until we have a reactionary straight-edge xASTRONAUTx movement emerging from the basements of Houston and Florida's Space Coast. The real challenge would be to incorporate the generic black hoodie and cargo shorts into the next spacesuit design.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

So in a move that's sure to make several of our readers spontaneously combust, the Lawrence Arms, American Steel and Larry Arms offshoots the Falcon and Sundowner announced plans for a tour dubbed the 8th Annual Unbelievable Self-Indulgence Fest. There are no dates yet, but that didn't stop you all from losing it and screaming things like "I'm gonna fucking blow something apart if they dont [sic] make it down south." On the other hand, we have an announcement that mall-punkers Good Charlotte are touring soon with pop star Jusitin Timberlake. The things you said about this tour were less enthusiastic, all things considered. The Warped Tour is rolling on, and this week head honcho Kevin Lyman spoke with the press a few times, criticizing the supposedly "free" Ozzfest and musing on last year's feuds and this year's attendance numbers.

The Offspring have lost drummer Atom Willard, as the former Rocket from the Crypt member is giving all his time to messiah-core act Angels and Airwaves. He's been replaced by Pete Parada, who has Saves the Day, Alkaline Trio and Face to Face on his resume. Canuck pop-punk act Sum 41 was apparently in some trouble over lyrics, as it's been reported that Deryck Whibley was threatened with deportation from the US. So was that legit or just some clever PR on the eve of their new album?

A number of bands spoke about their next record this week. Dave Grohl talked about the upcoming Foo Fighters disc, also chatting about his experience in the nascent DC "emo-core" scene. Anti-Flag spoke about their upcoming benefit EP and looked ahead to their next full-length. We had album updates from across the spectrum this week, with everyone from elder statesmen Social Distortion to popsters Fall Out Boy discussing their next release. It's not just new music in the pipe, as reissues of classic material from both Fat Wreck Chords and punk pioneers the Sex Pistols were announced.

Our Video of the Week featured the Swellers performing music from their new record My Everest. We chatted with Josh Berwanger, formerly of the Anniversary and currently of the Only Children (interview). We also streamed new music from Cobra Skulls' new Red Scare full-length Sitting Army.

Click Read More to see this week's contests, streaming music and more.

Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including six songs from the new Menzingers full-length,Guff's new full-length Symphony of Voices,
an exclusive remix of the Static Age,
a reading from Ronen Kauffman's new book,
the full-length from country-punk act Two Cow Garage,
and the new record from Sacramento pop-punks Secretions
songs from Ben Weasel's new solo record,
a new song from legendary hardcore pioneers Bad Brains,
a full album from Philadelphia melodic hardcore band Giving Chase, songs from the the Story Changes' upcoming full-length, and a full album stream from the Gaslight Anthem.

Suntans are for Winners

Win a Guitar Hero II prize pack from Aiden, From Autumn to Ashes, I Am Ghost, Night Kills the Day

Aiden, From Autumn to Ashes, I Am Ghost and Night Kills The Day recently kicked off their West Coast Revival tour together and to celebrate, the bands have teamed up to produce a fancy Guitar Hero II prize package. Besides the game, winners can win a pile of stuff from each band including full discographies, merch and accessories.

Win a skateboard and swag from Rooney

The contests don't stop at Punknews.org, apparently, as we've got another neat little giveaway for you guys. We've got a unique little package from Rooney which coincides with the release of their new record, Calling the World.
The band has given us a signed longboard and a Rooney prize pack (tote bag, t-shirt, Calling the World CD) for one winner and a prize package for an additional four others. A longboard is something we've never given away but I keep seeing people using them to get around the city so they're pretty useful and hey, it's a long skateboard.

Win a Nintendo Wii from Fuse

It's critically acclaimed, impossible to find and people get pretty enthusiastic about it. Of course, we're talking about the Nintendo Wii. You can wait in line and drop $250.00 on one, or you can simply fill out a form and win one, courtesy of Punknews.org and everyone's favorite music television network, Fuse.
Along the Wii, runner ups will win CD prize packages from Warped Tour acts including Family Force 5, The Starting Line, Amber Pacific, Kaddisfly, The Human Abstract, and All Time Low.
You can drop you entry into the virtual ballot box right here.

Vinyl Collective

To help celebrate their interview feature, and more importantly, to help celebrate vinyl, Vinyl Collective is
offering one lucky punknews.org reader a chance to win $100 to spend in their webstore. That's right, 100 big ones!
Of course, it's not as simple as just asking for the gift certificate. To win the prize, take some time to look at
the picture provided and correctly name every piece of vinyl in the photo. Color counts in determining who is
closest to getting them all, so vinyl nerds may have the upper hand in this one. Check out the interview for the photo.
The only hint we're giving you is that there are more than 10 records in the picture, but less than 15. How much less? 4 less.
Please send your entries to info@vinylcollective and start figuring out how to spend that cash via their web store. For those of you not enjoying the smaller photo, here's a bigger one.

Staff Blogs

When not writing about music on the internet, many members of the Punknews staff find time to write about music on the internet. You can check out the depraved musings of Adam White at 2:59, Justin August has some Kinder Words for you, while Chris Moran's all over the place with content rocking both MySpace and Flickr. Reviewer Jesse Raub posts short fiction and web comics to Things That Go Bump In My Head and his zine Bitter Press.

Super Powers Enable Me To Blend In With Machinery

We've theorized that you visit other websites out there, and we know it can be tough to leave the calming blue glow of the `Org, so we'll help by infecting the rest of the web with Punknews content. Waste some time on the Punknews.org and Punknews Records MySpace pages, the Punknews.org Facebook Group, and contribute your listening habits to the weekly charts Last.fm group.

Come Join Us

Why register on Punknews.org? Registered users can rate bands and reviews, building recommendations and links between artists for the whole community to share and discover. Users get their own profile page showing recent comments, top rated bands and favourite records and more. So go ahead, cast off the cloak of anonymity and create your account today - it's free, easy and private.

It's Sunday July 22nd, 2007. Have you ever sat down to write your Sunday recap article, only to so completely fail in your attempt to link the stories that you create a remarkably thin premise at the expense of Angels & Airwaves? I know I have.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

So post-Blink-182 act Angels & Airwaves posted a teaser video for their upcoming record I-Empire. I'm getting a bit less of a messiah complex vibe from this bout of press, and I have to say I almost miss the epic grandstanding. Now I wouldn't say that Rivers Cuomo ever thought of himself a saviour, although for a while he was right up there with Mr. Delonge on the weirdness scale. Weezer's still kicking though, and they've begun recording their next full length. Now calling an anticipated record New Wave might be bordering on self-importance, but probably isn't quite messianic. Regardless Against Me! continue the press blitz behind their major label debut, this week chatting it up with Blender and announcing tour dates with Matt and Kim and Dave Dondero. Pete Wentz -- now we're talking. Mainstream pop punk stars Fall Out Boy are headed to Uganda to support the charity Invisible Children and the guitarist / mouthpiece chatted about the trip on YouTube.


Coheed & Cambria's Chris Pennie just wouldn't take the bait, pretty much turning the other cheek following the public ribbing he received last week from his former Dillinger Escape Plan bandmates. The Offspring keep on recording, announcing further progress on their pending full length. We heard they suck live, but regardless NOFX will give the live album another shot in early 2008. Celebrated alt-pop act Tegan and Sara streamed their new album The Con, as did their co-patriots Sum 41, who streamed their new work Underclass Hero. Finally the film Punk's Not Dead announced screenings over the next month, why not hit up your local indie theatre and give it a shot?

This week saw the passing of Kelly Johnson of Girlschool (1958-2007). It also saw John Stabb of Government Issue assaulted and in need of help.

Punknews editor / videographer Chris Moran is on the road with the Gaslight Anthem, and provided us with a feature on the tour this week. We spoke with Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley, authors of "Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture" (interview) as well as popular act The Used (interview). We also streamed six songs from the new Menzingers full length this week.

Radio Free Punknews

Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including Guff's new full length Symphony of Voices,
an exclusive remix of the Static Age,
a reading from Ronen Kauffman new book,
the full length from country-punk act Two Cow Garage,
and the new record from Sacramento pop-punks Secretions, songs from Ben Weasel's new solo record, a new song from legendary hardcore pioneers Bad Brains,
a full album from Philadelphia melodic hardcore band Giving Chase,
songs from the The Story Changes' upcoming full length, and a full album stream from the Gaslight Anthem.

Suntans are for Winners

Win a skateboard and swag from Rooney

The contests don't stop at Punknews.org, apparently, as we've got another neat little giveaway for you guys. We've got a unique little package from Rooney which coincides with the release of their new record, Calling the World.
The band has given us a signed longboard and a Rooney prize pack (tote bag, t-shirt, Calling the World CD) for one winner and a prize package for an additional four others. A longboard is something we've never given away but I keep seeing people using them to get around the city so they're pretty useful and hey, it's a long skateboard.

Win a Nintendo Wii from Fuse

It's critically acclaimed, impossible to find and people get pretty enthusiastic about it. Of course, we're talking about the Nintendo Wii. You can wait in line and drop $250.00 on one, or you can simply fill out a form and win one, courtesy of Punknews.org and everyone's favorite music television network, Fuse.
Along the Wii, runner ups will win CD prize packages from Warped Tour acts including Family Force 5, The Starting Line, Amber Pacific, Kaddisfly, The Human Abstract, and All Time Low.
You can drop you entry into the virtual ballot box right here.

Vinyl Collective

To help celebrate their interview feature, and more importantly, to help celebrate vinyl, Vinyl Collective is offering one lucky punknews.org reader a chance to win $100 to spend in their webstore. That's right, 100 big ones!
Of course, it's not as simple as just asking for the gift certificate. To win the prize, take some time to look at the picture provided and correctly name every piece of vinyl in the photo. Color counts in determining who is closest to getting them all, so vinyl nerds may have the upper hand in this one. Check out the interview for the photo. The only hint we're giving you is that there are more than 10 records in the picture, but less than 15. How much less? 4 less.

Please send your entries to info@vinylcollective and start figuring out how to spend that cash via their web store. For those of you not enjoying the smaller photo, here's a bigger one.

Staff Blogs

When not writing about music on the internet, many members of the Punknews staff find time to write about music on the internet. You can check out the depraved musings of Adam White at 2:59, Justin August has some Kinder Words for you, while Chris Moran's all over the place with content rocking both MySpace and Flickr. Reviewer Jesse Raub posts short fiction and web comics to Things That Go Bump In My Head and his zine Bitter Press.


Super Powers Enable Me To Blend In With Machinery

We've theorized that you visit other websites out there, and we know it can be tough to leave the calming blue glow of the `Org, so we'll help by infecting the rest of the web with Punknews content. Waste some time on the Punknews.org and Punknews Records MySpace pages, the Punknews.org Facebook Group, and contribute your listening habits to the weekly charts Last.fm group.

Come Join Us

Why register on Punknews.org? Registered users can rate bands and reviews, building recommendations and links between artists for the whole community to share and discover. Users get their own profile page showing recent comments, top rated bands and favourite records and more. So go ahead, cast off the cloak of anonymity and create your account today - it's free, easy and private.