Posted on 2009-02-02 03:00:10
Artist/band(s):
Alkaline Trio [FB],
August Burns Red [FB],
Ben Kweller [FB],
Bruce Springsteen [FB],
Dropkick Murphys [FB],
Fall Out Boy [FB],
Gaslight Anthem [FB],
H2O [FB],
Jawbreaker [FB],
Jets to Brazil [FB],
Murder By Death [FB],
Operation Ivy [FB],
P.O.S. [FB],
Parkway Drive [FB],
The Bronx [FB]
Source:
http://www.punknews.org/article/32167
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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
Blake Schwarzenbach's new band the Thorns Of Life topped the news this week. The former
Jets to Brazil and
Jawbreaker frontman
discussed such topics as house shows, the band's upcoming release plans, drunken bike riding and more. A fan recently posted
four videos of the band performing recently. Mainstream pop punkers
Fall Out Boy was recently asked to write for the
Rolling Stone reviews section. His band also unveiled a cover of the
theme from The Simpsons. The
Dropkick Murphys announced the lineup for their popular string of
St. Patrick's Day shows. The March gigs will feature bands like
H2O,
Civet and
Cro-Mags among others.
Red Scare act
Cobra Skulls are
recording a new album for 2009.
Alkaline Trio performed an acoustic session for MySpace's
Transmissions. The played acoustic versions of "Over and Out," "Love Love Kiss Kiss," "Emma" and "Cut Here."
Philadelphia's
Loved Ones posted the song "
Distracted" from their upcoming Fat Wreck Chords EP, Distractions.
August Burns Red posted their cover of Britney Spears'
"Baby One More Time" from the upcoming Punk Goes Pop 2 project.
Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham from Toronto hardcore innovators
Fucked Up spread their gospel via an .
interview on Fox News.
Bruce Springsteen has announced
summer tour dates in support of his newly released album Working on a Dream.
Classics of Love, featuring Jesse Michaels of
Operation Ivy and
Common Rider, have announced some
upcoming tour dates in the US and UK.
Teenage Bottlerocket have announced the dates for their
trip to Europe next month.
Finally "How-To" video site Howcast unveiled an irony-free 9 step video explaining "
How to Be Punk."
This week we said goodbye to Telefon Tel Aviv's
Charlie Cooper (1977-2009).
I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain
New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives
Our
Dispatches series of band tour blogs featured
Ty Vaughn from
Broadway Calls (
Episode 1),
Alex of
Gatorface and Sam from
Virgins] (
Episode 1,
Episode 2),
members of Nashville's
The Becoming (
Episode 1),
and
Jeff Rosenstock of New York's
Bomb The Music Industry (
Episode 2,
Episode 3,
Episode 4).
This week we spoke with Joby Ford of
The Bronx (
interview).
Our
Video of the Week featured
TSOL performing "Code Blue" live in Pomona, CA.
As always we brought you new
Streaming Music including
a full album from Long Island's
Agent,
and
Athens, GA-based
Pegasuses-XL (featuring members of
Bomb the Music Industry! and
The Arrogant Sons of Bitches).
So what's coming up
this week?
Look for new releases from
Ben Kweller,
the
Loved Ones
and
P.O.S.
with tours kicking off from
Gaslight Anthem /
Polar Bear Club /
Frank Turner (
Europe),
Parkway Drive (
China),
the
Thermals (
UK),
Murder By Death /
Fake Problems (
US),
Alkaline Trio (
UK),
Classics Of Love (
US),
and
Teenage Bottlerocket (
US).
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