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J Robbins on today's production techniques   – June 21, 2007

Acclaimed producer J Robbins has posted a lengthy and comprehensive rant about the current state of music mastering on his website. Specifically, citing the the tendency of many engineers to produce music louder in attempt to push the effect as higher quality.…

Ohio teen jailed over lyrics   – March 10, 2004

There's an interesting situation developing in Jefferson Ohio that our friends at VMS Records wanted you to know about. Kevin Beebe, a 19 year old student, was arrested and ended up in an Ashtabula County jail on charges of…

Is Punk Rock the Next Big Thing? MTV Sez 'Maybe...'   – January 16, 2003

writes us with the following commentary on the state of music right now. Take a read. It's no secret that 2002 was a disaster for the music industry, with sales plummeting by 9% in the US when compared to 2001. The music industry is quick to blame P2P file sharing and…

Opinion: On musical likes and label hatred   – August 15, 2002

writes us with the following letter. I realize that the comments following Kip's article on the Warped Tour and the Drive Thru stage spiralled off into the (unfortunately) typical Punknews.Org-style cycle of insults. We were sent this by an anonymous reader with a rather…

Emo Monster Must Die!   – July 02, 2002

In the August 2002 issue of Seventeen magazine, there is an article by Mara Schwartz entitled "Am I emo?" This article includes a full page on how to dress "emo," and even some "emo" pick up lines. Suggestions on how to look emo include toting "deep reads" from…

Wanna be in a Rock Band?   – June 23, 2002

We recently had this submitted to us: "ASM MEDIA GROUP (ASM) a new Los Angeles entertainment firm is currently developing a musical rock group that will dynamically change the outlook of Rock. Our purpose is to audition, prepare, produce, support, and guide this…

Big Letter Guy on how to promote your band successfully, jackass   – June 21, 2002

"Today, via e-mail, I just received my 500,000th Form Letter from [your band]. Yes, [your band] from [your location, your country] that plays [genre], and whose MP3's I can download from mp3.com/***1to4RandomWords*****. Read on to find out how you too can prevent your…

Sony pees in the wind   – May 20, 2002

The major music labels have been testing copy-protection technology on several new releases by artists that (for the purposes of Punknews.Org) are not really important to mention. However, Sony Music's copy protection, probably the end result of countless hours of work, has…

Don't Call Me Punk: It's Time for a Change!   – May 09, 2002

us with a message to the punk community. I humbly invite you to click READ MORE and see what's up. His rant addresses a lot of the shit-talking that's been going on here…

Dinosaurs Will Die   – March 01, 2002

What happens when an industry mistreats its customers and its suppliers? When 8,999 of 9,000 audits show shoddy accounting practices? When a core business is bungled and the marketplace shrugs and moves on? When scandals and greed lead to massive layoffs and massive…

Protesters against WEF prepare for New York   – January 29, 2002

writes us about the upcoming WEF meetings. He provided us with a good Mother Jones article about it (click READ MORE to see it). On January 31, the Swiss-based World Economic Forum will hold its…

First The Steelers, Now Your Punk Scene. Pittsburgh Is In Shambles.   – January 28, 2002

"Camera pans to Pittsburgh in early November 2001. The place, Roboto 2, the offshoot newer, bigger venue opened by the Mr. Roboto Project. One week, we have Thursday, Piebald there, the following week Bane, Reach the Sky, two weeks later we have Converge, American…

Do We Owe Crass A Posting? Of Course We Do, Of Course We Do.   – January 14, 2002

"If you will, please check this out. http://hem.passagen.se/hellacop/crass3.htm and aren't Crass and The Corporate Avenger were the same thing? DUH? I just got back from a trip to England and France and I tried to find Crass, but I could not figure out where they…

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't   – January 03, 2002

I found an interesting piece of news today that I thought might interest some of you. Apparently, the US is now imposing economic sanctions against the Ukraine for…

Get `Em While They're Young   – November 29, 2001

I don't usually post rants because I feel it cheapens the "news" aspect of this site... so I will post very little about this. Alternative Tentacles brought my attention to it, I'll let it speak for itself: (from TOPPS trading cards…

Fat Mike Full of shit?   – November 15, 2001

"Although this isn't "punk" news, I feel it is appropriate that someone who is informed make comments regarding fat mikes blasphemous allegations that the bush administration is doing nothing to help the common person, and only to benefit large business. If Fat Mike's…

Skateboarders Everywhere Beware!   – October 22, 2001

A little off-topic, but pretty funny/scary anyway. Apparently, the Cleveland city councilman Nathaniel Martin is pushing for a law to fine people for…

Terrorists Aren't Always Islamic You Know   – October 18, 2001

Nothing like an army of psychotics in the country to add to the Anthrax problem, the Army of God, a group of anti-choice (anti-abortion) pseudo-Christians are sending (what appears to be)…

Know Your Enemy   – October 13, 2001

Of course, this isn't related to punk music, but I think it's important enough that we should talk about it. A number of issues have come up post-9/11, wherein the right-wing government of the United States is coming up with a myriad of…

Welcome to 1984   – September 24, 2001

"Found this on a message board, thought I'd pass it on for commentary." While I've been staying away from posting too much news of the "Rant" variety (partially because we're getting overwhelmed with submissions) this is a particularly poignant essay, especially…

Turn those flags back up   – September 13, 2001

"I know you said no more reactions, but eh. It's been circulating around the internet and my school and frankly I think it's momentus. I saw something today I rarely thought I'd see, the punks at my school turned their flag patches back up, I "fixed" mine today as well…

Bronx Benefit Show   – September 12, 2001

: I would just like to add in one piece of news if I could. My friend Dave is trying to organize a benefit show at Fordham Unviersity in the Bronx and needs bands to participate. He has a few decent size bands in the works and would love for even more to help out. All of…

A Plea for Peace   – September 12, 2001

"It has taken me all day to remove myself from the glow of the television. When I awoke this morning, I figured the stomach flu I was feeling would be the worst thing to happen today. As I prepare to go to bed, I can barely discern which emotions have the strongest…

Rant: What do you call punk these days?   – September 04, 2001

"Ok, do we even know what punk is exactly???" This isn't the most well-written rant, but I think it will stir up some good discussion, which is always beneficial for the mind. Lets just keep things intelligent in the comments section, okay…

Rant: That "Punk" Style   – August 29, 2001

"ok. at the risk of sounding like a complete ditz, this is pissing me off:" Keep 'em coming, kids. Let all that aggression off of your chests and into your…

Rant: Plagiarism   – August 23, 2001

"The following is my rant on plagiarism. This isn't exactly news, but fuck you; if you don't like it, don't click 'read more'!" I don't know what Aubin thinks about publishing rants from anyone, but I think that as long as they're fairly well thought out and…

New DIY label in UK needs your help!   – June 27, 2001

"A brand new DIY punk label in the UK is looking for bands all over the world to submit tracks for their first release. Broken Promise Records want signed and unsigned bands to submit tracks to be used on their compilation cd which will hopefully raise some cash…

Kicking off June with another batch of lawsuits...   – June 11, 2001

Once again, everyone's favorite party guests the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed a batch of lawsuits attacking internet music firms. Everyone's aware of last year's very public Napster case. While the MP3 debate had some real idological arguments…

Pinkerton but not Puckett?   – May 31, 2001

: what the fuck is this a letter writing campaign to tell someone an album they made years ago is good. come on people kirby puickett has one eye and needs to be on the AL all star team as an outfeilder so vote for him at www.vote.mlb.com . give him some write in votes…

Morello VS FTAA / Fox News   – April 25, 2001

Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello made this statement in a FTAA in protest in San Ysidro, California: "When we use our common sense and oppose a plan that will hurt millions of people, the mass media, the politicians, the late-night comedians, and the snide bastards…