It's Sunday March 11th, 2007. To the jet stream has been kind to us and we're finally starting to see the snow melt up here in North Org'ville. I tell ya, after a month or so of arctic air a high of 2 degrees celsius is reason to party. We creep just above the freezing point and suddenly everyone's naked. You folks down in the warmer zones will never understand.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
Bad news all around in the mainstream pop-punk realm. It came to light that Fall Out Boy lifted lyrics from celebrated hardcore act American Nightmare / Give Up The Ghost. GUTG vocalist Wes Eisold settled out of court with multi-platinum act. A courtroom is where Good Charlotte's Joel Madden may find himself, as the frontman was accused of battering a woman this week. Hawthorne Heights is at least having some luck in the legal realm, as a judge ruled in their favor in one part of their war with Victory. Nothing particularly dramatic happened to Panic! At The Disco, but they did try their hand at controversy with a "mature" rated video. Allister? Heck they just sat the whole thing out.
Against Me! announced a major tour this year with Mastodon and Cursive among others. Band frontman Tom Gabel also spoke with the National Post the band's upcoming New Wave. The Beastie Boys announced a new record this summer, a return to action that Adam Yauch says will feature more live instruments than their previous. Yauch's also in the producer's chair on the new Bad Brains record, but you knew that. There's trouble in Denmark as members of Level Plane act Graf Orlock as well as Comadre were arrested for, essentially, "looking punk." This crazy week brought you a new studio journal from favorites Strung Out, a new video from Lifetime, and a good ol' "Top X albums" list for music nerds to rip apart.
We brought you a lots of new streams this week, including selections from the Pop Punk's Not Dead compilation, music from South Korea's the Geeks, the split from Leftover Crack and Citizen Fish, Chris McCaughan's new project Sundowner, and anticipated new music from Hot Rod Circuit. Our MP3 Of The Week introduced you to the Chinese Telephones and brought you an old favorite from the Dismemberment Plan, while our Video Of The Week featured Against Me!' performing a new song in Richmond.
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Radio Free Punknews
Check the Punknews Music page to stream all sorts of anticipated new music including the new full length from Smoke Or Fire, the split between Boston ska act Big D & The Kids Table and Beijing punks Brain Failure, Ottawa punk bands the Riptides and Million Dollar Marxists, ex-Tsunami Bomb band Nothington, Sudbury power-pop act Statues, the split between Reel Big Fish and Zolof The Rock and Roll Destroyer, BÃ¥stad, Sweden's Sounds Like Violence, the new full length from Saw Wheel, an exclusive live acoustic song from the North Atlantic, and a preview of the upcoming debut from Sparta-related act Glos. .
Suntans are for Winners Free Shows and Schwag: Ryan's Hope and Anti-Flag (Milwaukee, WI)
What's better than a free show and schwag in one night? How about two free shows and schwag in one night? Well, Punknews Records darlings Ryan's Hope have just the night for you Milwaukeeans…er Milwaukee-ite…ummm…people living around Milwaukee. On March 15, the band will play a special pre-show to the night's main event,Anti-Flag. One winner and a friend will get admission to both shows, and a Ryan's Hope t-shirt. So make sure you get plenty of rest for a night of non-stop rock.
Fall Out Boy: Honda Civic Tour
Tickets are on-sale now for The 7th Annual Honda Civic Tour featuring multi-platinum artists Fall Out Boy with supporting acts Plus 44, Academy Is., Paul Wall, and Cobra Starship. The tour kicks off on April 18th in Charlotte, NC at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. While at the show fans can also check out a tricked out Honda Civic Hybrid created and autographed by Fall Out Boy, and one lucky fan will drive away in it. While we're not giving away the car, we are giving away some pretty cool merchandise from the band and the tour. One winner will receive a copy of the band's new album, Infinity on High, as well as a copy of the 12-inch picture disc, a 7-inch vinyl single and a package of buttons. A runner up will win a copy of the album.
Take Action! Tour 2007 contest: Etnies, Hot Topic, lots of music
We're happy to bring you a special contest from Punknews.org and the Take Action! Tour. Winners will receive a whole mess of good stuff including a $150.00 Hot Topic gift card, $150.00 from Etnies, $50 from Downloadpunk.com, an Alternative Press subscription, Chord Magazine subscription, a tour prize pack with T-Shirt, poster and comp and a big pile of merch from every band on the tour.
Samsung phone, new discs from AFI, Brand New, more
Once again, Fanscape is stepping in to offer serious goods in exchange for a little information on your part and some additional fine print. One lucky grand prize winner will stretch their mailbox's capacity with a Samsung SGH-t809 phone, $100 in cash, a Samsung accessory pack, portable multimedia speakers, and three albums from either AFI, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack, All-American Rejects or the Used. A first prize winner will get the phone, accessory pack and compact discs.
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, 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.
Life at Disconnect
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So it's not Watchmen…
Yes, Jesse's gone mad with power… and a scanner.
