It's Sunday August 20th, 2006. This seems like it was a quiet week. I mean, there were no new lawsuits or outright combat between bands and labels (unlike last week) nor was there a huge Warped Tour controversy to chew on (unlike the week before that). Maybe after what's been a pretty gruelling summer everyone's just starting to slow down a bit. That's quite alright with me.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
It's a symptom of the `Org that even the slightest tertiary mention of Propagandhi in a story whips the place into a frenzy, so you can imagine what happens when the band has some actual substantial news. With the announcement that the Winnipeg act had added a new guitarist our server nearly exploded. Ditto for the latest revelations from Mark Hoppus on the demise of Blink-182 and the resulting rise of both Angels and Airwaves and his own Plus 44. We had a remarkably positive response to news that Naked Raygun, the Blue Meanies and Bollweevils were reuniting for Riot Fest 2006, great news for our readers from the US Midwest. On a serious note, we saw allegations of police brutality from Boston hardcore band Cut Throat
On the new release front the Blood Brothers unveiled cover art and other details on their next full length, while a song from the Against Me! live record was posted at Fat Wreck. We had a few interesting look at the hardcore and metal scenes this week, as one mainstream article took a look at political sentiment in the genre while the folks at Decibel talked to Botch, Faith No More and others about the acceptance of homosexuality in the scene.
This week Punknews cretins sat down to chat Fenton, Michigan's the Swellers (interview) as well as the folks to run up and coming label Seventh Rule Recordings. We were also happy to announce a ton of new site features all stemming from our bands archive, which as of this article is home to some one thousand eleven hundred and four acts.
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Radio Free Punknews
Check the Punknews Music page for to check out new music from Roger Miret and the Disasters, street punks the Casualties, and popular acts New Found Glory and Over It. Our Video Of The Week featured part one of our chat with Lagwagon.
Suntans are for Winners Much The Same Much The Same are gearing up for the release of their Nitro debut Survive. To celebrate, the boys have given us some swag to give away. Gunner and the fellows have ponied up a copy of Survive, a poster, 2 stickers and pins and a T-shirt of their choice. Oh, and just in case you're not sure of what to expect from Survive, they've offered up a collection of 10, count 'em ten!, albums that they've been listening to over the past few months. They've included albums from Anti-Flag, Rise Against, A Wilhelm Scream and Ryan's Hope to sweeten the pot.
New Found Glory (Guitar) New Found Glory are set to release their fifth studio album, Coming Home September 19, 2006 on Geffen Records. To commemorate it's release, New Found Glory and Punknews.org have teamed up to bring you a chance to a brand new autographed Fender Squier Stratocaster guitar or an autographed Coming Home poster.
Raised Fist vs Quebec
In September Sweden's Raised Fist are heading to Canada for a tour of Ontario and Quebec with support from Montreal's Closedown. To celebrate the invasion we're giving away a pair of tickets to each show on the tour. We're doing this in two parts, so pay attention folks. This first contest is for the Quebec leg of the tour, so if you can get to a show in la belle province check below for details. A similar contest for the Ontario dates is coming soon.
Fuck Yeah Fest
Next week, Los Angeles will play host to the third annual Fuck Yeah Fest. The event was curated by Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) and will take place in August 19th and 20th. In addition to musical performances, the fest will also feature a stand up comedy show organized by Jonah Ray and an art show with the work of fifty artists and photographers. The lineup runs the gamut from bands like Envy and Darker My Love to Chuck Ragan from Hot Water Music and the Bronx. To celebrate this impressive assembly of bands, Fuck Yeah Fest has, under some duress, agreed to give away some tickets and other miscellaneous Swag (tm) to a few lucky Punknews.org readers.
The Bronx (Ouija Board)
Despite our obvious love of instruments and high tech gizmos, one thing we always love giving away is weird, unique swag. In this case, our friends in The Bronx want to celebrate the release of their Island Records debut, The Bronx by giving two lucky winners the most accursed of prizes. That's right, we're giving away two Ouija Boards! And not just any Ouija Board, but unique Bronx-themed boards that coincide with the artwork of their album.
Life at Disconnect
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The Call Up
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