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 community talking this week...

This week the Alkaline Trio announced that they had formed a new label dubbed Heart & Skull that would co-release their new album with Epitaph Records. The band discussed the sound of the new full length, stating "This record is a rock record but our punk rock upbringing definitely shines through, more so than our last few records." The band also discussed the formation of the new label. Matt Skiba commented "Taking control of our own label situation was something we always wanted to do but never thought was possible, but now thanks to Brett Gurewitz and the fine folks at Epitaph, it is." NOFX posted a stream of their upcoming Cokie the Clown EP, along with a video featuring cameo appearances from Matt Skiba, Tim McIlrath of Rise Against and Brendan Kelly of the Lawrence Arms. Seattle-based hardcore outfit Furious Styles stoked controversy with a new shirt honoring the alleged killer of a police officer as a hero. The band's former members spoke out against the shirt, blaming vocalist Mike Torres for the its creation. Former Ten Foot Pole and current Pulley singer Scott Radinsky was named the bullpen coach of the Cleveland Indians. The King Khan and BBQ Show's tour resumed after a drug arrest. The band's tour manager entered a guilty plea to second degree possession of a controlled substance in Christian County, Kentucky. The band's rental vehicle was randomly stopped at a safety checkpoint and officers discovered contraband in the cab. Under KY law a driver of a vehicle is responsible for its contents.

Trash Talk has completed recording for their next release. Blink-182's much loved Dude Ranch record is coming out on vinyl soon. Screeching Weasel announced a Chicago show. John Lydon stirred his supporters and critics by announcing that the upcoming Public Image Ltd tour would be funded by his appearances in Country Life Butter commercials. Fast food chain Taco Bell announced that they will provide free food and marketing to 100 bands including the Bouncing Souls, Fake Problems, Less Than Jake and Broadway Calls. Rise Against appeared in a new anti-Animal Testing ad. This week saw videos of forgetters and the Bomb at Generation Records We saw a look at straight edge from My Fox Boston. This week also gave the Nirvana camp more reason to be outraged, as videos from the "Band Hero" video game appeared that featured the Kurt Cobain joining the late Johnny Cash to sing the disco hit "YMCA." This week we spoke with vocalist and guitarist Nat Rufus of the Blacklist Royals (interview), guitarist and music producer Kurt Ballou of Converge (interview), and and singer Chuck Robertson of the Mad Caddies (interview).

As always we brought you new streaming music from some great up and coming bands, including the new full length from Fulton, NY-based Another Breath.

So what's coming up this week? Look for new releases from NOFX, Tom Waits, Black Diamond Heavies, Jawbox (reissue) and many others. We'll also see a number of tours kick off this week. Look for upcoming shows from Strike Anywhere with Dead to Me (Europe), Hot Water Music (Germany), Cursive (US), Moneen (Canada), Fucked Up (Europe), and the European Taste Of Chaos tour featuring In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Dead by April.

Click Read More to check out our ongoing contests, new streaming music, social networking links and more.

We've posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• A Wilhelm Scream - A Wilhelm Scream [12 inch]
• Kids Like Us - The Game
• This Time Next Year - Road Maps and Heart Attacks
• Lion of Judah - (Number-rology) [7 inch]
• Touché Amoré - ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse [12 inch]
• Cheap Girls - My Roaring 20's [12 inch]
• The Marine Electric - Head West [7 inch]
• Amish Electric Chair - Straight. No Chaser
• Dig It Up - Magnets
• True Widow - True Widow

You can check out any of our 8830 reviews right here

Fail Safe Records have announced a special live double CD to benefit Harvest of Hope.

Like the festival that shares it' name, the disc will feature live and studio performances from Against Me!, Bouncing Souls, The Casting Out, Propagandhi, Bridge and Tunnel, Joe McMahon of (Smoke or Fire), Virgins, Strike Anywhere, New Bruises, No More, Flatliners, Austin Lucas, Fake Problems, Monikers, Bomb the Music Industry!, Gatorface, Assassinate the Scientist, Less Than Jake, Anchor Arms, None More Black, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Ninja Gun, Cutman, Onslaught Dynamo, Rehasher, This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Spanish Gamble, Tim Barry, Static Radio NJ, Grabass Charlestons, Mouthbreather, Coyote Throat, Whiskey & Co., O Pioneers!!!, Paint It Black, Young Livers, Cheap Girls, The Shaking Hands, Laserhead and How Dare You.

Due out January 12, 2010, the first disc will feature live recordings and the second studio recordings.

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We've got a brand new contest featuring A Wilhelm Scream today. The band has hooked us up with a portable turntable, a limited silkscreened poster and a copy of their new EP, A Wilhelm Scream. All you need to do to get that stuff for yourself, is fill out the form below.

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Buck-O-Nine will celebrate their 18th anniversary with a November 25th performance at the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego, California.

You can find more details here.

Former Furious Styles members Miles Freeborn, Tony Reed, and Harris Richardson have spoken out against a t-shirt glorifying the recent killing of a Seattle police officer. All three have blamed vocalist Mike Torres for the shirt's creation, stating that they had no input into the shirt's creation and that if they had, the shirt would never have been released.

It was not politically relevant or righteous. It was a brutal attack by an unorganized, deranged imbecile. We are sickened by the shirt's message and the fact that it now represents Furious Styles. The shirt was created solely by Mike Torres without any consent of ours.

Freeborn was also quick to note that the band has actually been broken up for 6 months and that photos of the band that have been circulating with the controversy depict members who had not been in the band for several years. Richardson also noted that in the two years he was a member of the band, their music did not have an overt political message and that the anti-cop sentiment behind the shirt was not something that he, Freeborn, and Reed shared.

"It’s not like [Monfort] was a political activist. He...wanted to be a cop. He’s not really standing up against cops. It’s not like we’re talking about Mumia or anything."

The three plan to put a stop to the shirt's distribution.

The Bravery have posted another new video from their 2009 album, Stir The Blood. It was directed by Mike Hindert.

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Streetlight Manifesto have posted an update on their current status and progress on their 99 Songs Of A Revolution project. The first volume is apparently completed, but a CD release is up in the air. The band explained:

We can't announce [the release date] because we don't know when it is. What we can say is this: some record labels (not naming names here, so it can't be "libel") are just plain horrendous. Seriously though, it's a sad fact that the bullshit bands have to put up with from some labels isn't worth the benefits (ha!) of being on said labels. That being said, it looks like Volume One will be released on vinyl via the Pentimento Music Company long before it comes out on CD or digitally.

We have no tours planned as of this very minute but we are planning our 2010 now. More importantly, though, we will be heading into the studio soon (as is a particular electricity deficient collective..) and we don't plan on touring until we have a few records to release.

The band last released Somewhere in the Between in 2007.

Alkaline Trio followed up the recent announcement of a partnership with Epitaph Records with some discussion about how their label, Heart & Skull, came to be and their thoughts on the deal. Co-vocalist Matt Skiba commented:

We made the decision to form Heart & Skull to put out our own records after having been through every kind of label deal in the industry, big indies, small indies, majors. We knew it was time to adapt to the shifting tides of the music industry and we could not be more thrilled about doing that in conjunction with the team at Epitaph.

Taking control of our own label situation was something we always wanted to do but never thought was possible, but now thanks to Brett Gurewitz and the fine folks at Epitaph, it is. All three of us in Alkaline Trio have always had the utmost respect for the music and the work ethic of the Epitaph, Anti- and Hellcat family and now we're honored to be working together under one big happy roof. Heart & Skull/Epitaph is truly a dream come true for us.

Bassist/co-vocalist Dan Andriano added:

For our band at this time it really makes sense to release our own records, but we wanted to make sure we could partner up with good people who we would want to share in something very special to us. When Brett called and said he wanted to be involved, that was it. Epitaph is a label I've admired and supported for more than half of my life.

The first record under the deal is due out in 2010.

Featured in the newest issue of Alternative Press is the magazine's "Haircut 100" special, counting down a decade of the comtemporary punk/emo scene's best singles. Topping the list is "One Armed Scissor," the 2000 single by defunct post-hardcore icons At The Drive-In. Other notable entries are the Gaslight Anthem's "The '59 Sound" at No. 13, Piebald's "American Hearts" at No. 23, Against Me!'s "Thrash Unreal" at No. 46, the Bouncing Souls' "True Believers" at No. 50 and Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" at No. 72. A number of bands placed with multiple singles on the list, including Rise Against, Jimmy Eat World, Alkaline Trio, Brand New, Death Cab For Cutie, Glassjaw and Bad Religion.

Voting was conducted by a panel of AP staff and contributing writers, music-industry professionals (including Punknews.org editors Aubin and Brian, as well as Pastepunk.com founder Jordan Baker), as well as band members from Fall Out Boy, New Found Glory and others.

You can see the entire list below; to see which 10 songs just didn't make the cut, click here and to see ballots of select voters, click here.

My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way spoke to Rolling Stone about their forthcoming fourth album and what people can expect from it.

We wanted to harness everything that's great about this band into shorter songs, almost protopunk, like The Stooges or the MC5.

Check out the report here.

The band released The Black Parade in 2006.

According to a L.A. Times report, Green Day is planning to re-release their single, "21 Guns," but with an alternate recording featuring the cast of their recently unveiled "American Idiot" musical.

An official release date wasn't given for the newly recorded single, but it will be made available for purchase at all major digital outlets. The musical is now likely headed for Broadway.

NPR's Monitor Mix Blog has posted a roundtable discussion conducted by Carrie Brownstein, formerly of Sleater-Kinney, in which representatives from Merge Records, Matador Records, Kill Rock Stars, Saddle Creek Records and Jagjaguwar discuss the role of a record label in a perpetually changing marketplace. Topics touched on include the culture surrounding the digital age, the resurgence of vinyl, file-sharing and more.

Check it out here.

Aloha will release Home Acres, their new full length on March 9, 2010. It follows the acoustic EP, Light Works from 2007 and was recorded by T.J. Lipple and Nick Anderson

You can click Read More for the details.

Eels have released another new video from their 2009 Vagrant Records release, Hombre Lobo.

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