Hey friends, we’ve got a few quick .ORGanizational notes for ya this evening.

For the next few months Punknews will be scaling back to one reviews update a week, every Tuesday. As you may or may not know all our review content is volunteer written by you folks, and as with any user submitted effort the quality and quantity of the content ebbs and flows throughout the year. We’re at an ebb. We’ve decided that rather than subject you to some of the truly horrifying rants that we’ve collected, we’ll tighten the tap just a bit. By next year things should be back to normal.

On that note, we’re looking for new reviewers! The typical Punknews review can run anywhere from 250 to, oh let’s say 1000 words. Take a look at some existing works to get a feel for the format. We’re not just looking for the obvious stuff either, so if you’re hot for a subgenre that Punknews is lacking then we’d love to hear from you. Are you an old school Oi! fan? A checkered hearted ska kid? An unbathed folk punk revolutionary? A young screamo warrior? A psychobilly greaser? An expert on hypersexualized Alaskan barbershop-thrash? Then we want you. Community members can submit reviews via Punknews Reviews page. We’re going to step up and try and get you more editorial feedback on your submissions too.

Of course don’t forget you fire up your BitTorrent suckers this weekend and snag the Punknews.org / No Idea Records Fest 6 compilation. It’s 25 tracks (some of which are rare), it’s got some swell art by Mitch Clem, and most importantly it’s free.
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The Dropkick Murphys once again returned to Fenway Park to perform and watch their beloved hometown baseball team. The band opened with the National Anthem and then launched into fan favorites “Tessie” (the song of their 2004 World Series run) and Departed Theme/Jonathan Papelbon entrance music “Shipping Off To Boston” on a stage setup in center field right before the start of the game.

There are a few clips of the performance. You can find “Shipping Off To Boston” here and watch “Tessie” right here.
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With their new album due soon, Angels and Airwaves continues to post stories and statements. The record is titled I-Empire and is due out November 06, 2007.

Though he has become well-known for a series of alternatingly cryptic and grandiose statements, Tom Delonge’s latest posting actually discusses his new album and influences rather candidly. It begins by references the late, great Joe Strummer:

Years ago on a tour in Australia, Joe Strummer from the Clash bought me a gift. He handed me a cartridge, meant for the use of rolling “smokable items”, and said these words, “I used to walk around saying ‘Fuck you, I’m in The Clash, Fuck you, I’m in The Clash!’..well now that I think about it, The Talking Heads were pretty fucking cool.” Unbeknownst to me, he and his son were quite the big fans.

The post goes into detail about the album’s unusual artwork and Tom shows quite a bit of pride in the accomplishments of AvA members like Atom Willard of Rocket From the Crypt. Largely, it does put the new band in the context of punk rock and Tom’s career and you can check it out here in the “About…” section.
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Southern Californian power pop act Bang Suger Bang will release their third full length in Spring of 2008, entitled Victory Gin. It follows up 2005’s SOS Records released Thwak Thwak Go Crazy!!. You can preview a pair of songs from the release on their MySpace page.

Furthermore the band has announced that the Thwak Thwak… track “Sunday Night” has been chosen by NBC Sports as an advertising anthem for Sunday sporting events this season.
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Houston, TX’s O Pioneers!!! will follow up their appearance at the ongoing Fest in Gainesville, FL. The band will hit the road for shows with the Lawrence Arms, American Steel, the Sidekicks and Ghost Town Trio among others.

The band recently announced plans to release a limited edition 7″ in February via Asian Man Records. Online punk comic creator Mitch Clem will provide art for the release. The band put out Black Mambas last year and has followed it with a number of vinyl releases.
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Norway’s Turbonegro have announced the departure of founding guitarist Rune Rebellion. The band explained:

Now Rune Rebellion, one of Turbonegro’s founders, has decided to leave the band. He will not leave the organisation however, and will continue in his instrumental role in running the band’s label, Scandinavian Leather Recordings, as well as managing a lot of the touring business. These tasks have been largely his responsibility also thus far, and the workload of the combined roles as on-stage rebel and behind-the-scenes organizer was what made it necessary to leave the band.

The band issued Retox earlier this year.
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The Constantines are in the studio recording their debut for Toronto based Arts & Crafts, and the label has put a vignette online showing some of the progress. Headlined “Kissing WIth Braces” the video features an instrumental track and footage of the band recording the follow up to 2005’s Tournament of Hearts.

The band is recording with Jeff McMurrich again in the engineer’s chair. The record is expected in March and should include songs like “Million Star Hotel,” “Hard Feelings” and “Time Can Be Overcome.”
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Our second full album stream for today comes from New Jersey’s One Win Choice. The band promises a sound influenced as much by The Boss as Bad Religion. They released their new album, Never Suspend Disbelief earlier this week.

You can find the whole thing on their Punknews.org Profile.
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We’ve got two brand new streams for you on this fine autumn day, the first comes from rock’n’hardcore band The Revenge. The album is titled Less Talk, More Shots and the band includes members of Stereotyperider. The band is influenced by rock’n’roll-tinged hardcore bands like Black Flag and the Bronx.

You can check out the entire album on their Punknews.org Profile.
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A new documentary discussing anarcho-crust-punks Crass has been completed and is available online. Titled There Is No Authority but Yourself, the film makers explained:

The ‘anarcho-punk’ band Crass never compromised, was very political and never had faked some sort of appearance. They were honest. Real. And extremely popular. Some of the members are still living together in Dial House, a quiet place in the countryside just outside London. ‘Permaculture’ workshops (‘living ecologically and sustainable’) are organized there. Penny Rimbaud (drummer) en Gee Vaucher (art works) are still living up to Crass’ ideals. They are trying to live an authentic life ‘outside the framework’.

There are two trailers available for the film here and you can also purchase or rent the film from the same site.
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The Playing Favorites, the new band featuring Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut) Luke Tierney (Penfifteen Club) Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult, Bad Astronaut, Popsicko) Mick Flowers (The Rentals, The Lapdancers, Popsicko) and Tim Cullen (Summercamp, Popsicko), have announced a release date for their debut album. The record is titled I Remember When I Was Pretty and is due out December 04, 2007.

The label is trying something a little new for pre-ordering the album. if you pre-order the album in either CD or Vinyl format, we will send you the ENTIRE digital album as DRM-free mp3s on November 20th. And, since Suburban Home is also the home of Vinyl Collective, the label is planning a variety of collectible vinyl including pink/blue mix, pink/blue half and half and blue with white speckling.

You can check out two songs from the band on their myspace page.
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Welland, Ontario’s Attack in Black will hit the road in November with Vancouver’s Ladyhawk for a set of tour dates in Ontario.

The Dine Alone Records act recently cleaned up at the CASBY awards, with fans voting the band the honours of “Best New Artist” and “Best Indie Release” for the recent Marriage. The band plans to issue a limited edition LP / digital download release titled The Curve Of The Earth before the end of the year as well.

Ladyhawk are supporting their recent Fight For Anarchy EP, released in May by Jagjaguwar.
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