It's Sunday March 12th, 2006. See this thing? Awesome. Bow to the new sasquatch lobster, which mightily grasps at the soul of man with its glorious woolly claw. If any of you start a hardcore band called Kiwa Hirsuta I promise we'll give you a totally undeserving amount of coverage here.
Stories you were talking about this week
While I can guarantee you we'll still be announcing Warped Tour bands for months to come, the major lineup for the annual punk rock summer camp was announced this week. Charges were dropped against the student involved in the surreal This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb bike scare fiasco. Another Victory hardcore band parted ways with their vocalist as Scott Wade left Winnipeg's Comeback Kid. With each new Anti-Flag track comes a flurry of attention and this week's release in support of the After Downing Street Coalition was no different. Vendetta Red called it quits and their breakup announcement brought out the usual throng of eulogizing supporters and venomous detractors. Finally a new batch of bands including AFI, the Riverboat Gamblers and Alexisonfire were added to the forthcoming Bamboozle festival.
This week we posted the first part of a video interview with Brendan Kelly of the Lawrence Arms. Check it out.
Current contests Anti-Flag For Blood and Empire contest Anti-Flag will be releasing their hugely anticipated For Blood and Empire soon and to celebrate we're giving away a ton of swag including the band's complete discography!
Win an iPod Nano from Bullets and Octane
Orange County, California's Bullets and Octane are gearing up for the April 11th, 2006 release of In the Mouth of the Young and to celebrate they're giving away an iPod Nano.
Win a ton of swag from No Trigger No Trigger is preparing to release their debut full-length Canyoneer on Nitro Records this March. We're giving away a nice prize pack from the band including records and downloads from DownloadPunk.
Win the Pure Punk Rock DVD Punkcore Records recently released the two DVD Pure Punk Rock compilation. The disc features bands like Action, Blood Or Whiskey, the Casualties, Cheap Sex, Defiance, the Havoc, the Lower Class Brats, the Messengers and the Scarred.
Win a Thrasher skate deck Thrasher Magazine recently released the 12th instalment of their long running Skate Rock compilation series featuring songs from Alkaline Trio, Millencolin, Only Crime, the Riverboat Gamblers, Die Hunns and many more. To celebrate we're giving away two limited edition skate decks.
Win some kicks from the Loved Ones Loved Ones recently released their debut full length Keep Your Heart and to celebrate Fat Wreck Chords and Draven Shoes are giving away some merch.
See the Taste of Chaos at Long Beach Arena
Punknews.org and the Taste of Chaos Tour will give one lucky winner a chance to see the tour stop in Los Angeles, California on March 30th, 2006. Besides putting you on a plane, the package will include a Nintendo DS, accommodations when you arrive, backstage passes, a year's supply of Rockstar energy drink, and a guitar signed by Thrice, The Deftones, Atreyu, Story of The Year and American Eyes.
Sponsored tours Take Action Tour Matchbook Romance, Silverstein, Chiodos, Amber Pacific, Paramore, The Early November, I Am Ghost and Hit The Lights are among the bands playing this year's Take Action Tour. The Sub City organized event provides support and resources for young people to turn to when in need through the National Hopeline Network and 1-800-SUICIDE(784-2433).