Posted on 2009-01-19 03:00:09
Artist/band(s):
Alkaline Trio [FB],
Bayside [FB],
Black Flag [FB],
Black Keys [FB],
Black President [FB],
Every Time I Die [FB],
Flaming Lips [FB],
Gallows [FB],
Morrissey [FB],
Mustard Plug [FB],
Nekromantix [FB],
New Pornographers [FB],
Propagandhi [FB],
Queers [FB],
Reel Big Fish [FB],
Rise Against [FB],
Saves The Day [FB],
Strike Anywhere [FB],
Thrice [FB],
Vandals [FB],
Zao [FB]
Source:
http://www.punknews.org/article/31977
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Hello everybody and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back at the week in Punknews. I'm Adam White and I'll be your guide through some of the most popular, notable, and otherwise attention getting stories of the past seven days. Each and every Punknews story is built from tips contributed by you fine folks, and here's what got the strange, slow, old people in the community talking...
The People Must Have Something Good To Read On A Sunday
This week's most popular stories
This week Los Angeles, based radio station Indie 103.1
shutdown their FM broadcast and moved to an internet only format. The station is notable for employing such punk personalities as
Henry Rollins of
Black Flag, Joe Sib of SideOneDummy and Joe Escalante of the
Vandals among others. Tucson-based punk act Awful Truth caused some controversy by using the
photo of slain officer on their album cover. Some major festivals are announcing their line ups, with bands like the
Black Lips. the
Queers,
Rival Schools and
Teenage Bottlerocket playing SXSW and the
Bouncing Souls,
Night Marchers,
Strike Anywhere and
Propagandhi at
Harvest of Hope. There was also word this week that the landmark
Time Square Virgin Megastore in New York City is set to close.
This week's big release news focused on
Propagandhi and their new full length
Supporting Caste.
Blink-182's
Mark Hoppus is planning a solo album.
Gallows will title their next record
Grey Britain.
Every Time I Die is at work on their
Epitaph debut.
Red Scare will release the next
Menzingers album.
Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba will collaborate with electronic/dance artist and internet celebrity
Jeffree Star.
Zao has
detailed their forthcoming release as well. A number of Warner Bros acts, including
Against Me!,
Black Keys and the
Flaming Lips are set to cover some of the label's
classic bands. On the video front we saw
Morrissey's
"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" and
Rise Against's
"Audience of One."
Look for the
Bouncing Souls to
hit the road soon with
Dillinger Four and the
AKAs.
This week we said goodbye to
Nekromantix drummer
Andrew Martinez (1983-2009).
I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain
New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives
This week we spoke with Kyle O'Neil of Detroit's
Fireworks (
interview).
As always we brought you new
Streaming Music including
Brooklyn, NY-based
Lymbyc Systym,
and
New Haven CT's
Blackened.
So what's coming up
this week?
Look for new releases from
A.C. Newman of the
New Pornographers,
Bomb The Music Industry,
Reel Big Fish,
the
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
and
Whole Wheat Bread
with tours kicking off from
Dustin Kensrue of
Thrice, Matt Pryor of
Get Up Kids, Chris Conley of
Saves The Day and Anthony Raneri of
Bayside (
USA),
Alkaline Trio,
Broadway Calls and the
Audition (
Europe),
TSOL and
Black President (
USA),
the
Adolescents (
USA),
Static Thought (
Europe)
and
Ska Is Dead IV featuring the
Toasters,
Voodoo Glow Skulls and
Mustard Plug,
Buck-O-Nine.
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