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:

• Winnipeg’s Propagandhi spoke out this week about animal rights, activism and solidarity work, finally taking a stand on these issues after decades of hedonistic apathy.
• Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge discussed the musical direction of the band’s hotly anticipated new album.
• MC Lars played tribute to the world of 90s ska in his video for “This Giant Robot Kills”
• We Are The Union hit a moose with their van while touring Canada, setting off an unfortunate chain of events that lead to further accidents and a death. The band’s van was totalled but they escaped unharmed.
• Epitaph Records will release the soundtrack to the upcoming Jackass 3D film.
• Green Day unveiled the song “Cigarettes and Valentines,” a track intended for their lost album which would have appeared after Warning.
• Bomb the Music Industry! posted a video for their new track a href=”http://www.punknews.org/article/39630″>”Everybody That You Love”
• Harvest of Hope Fest has been cancelled for 2011

With that we hand over this Sunday evening to you, the Punknews community. From that glorious, likely bearded rabble we’ve see the creation of everything from message boards and Punknews fantasy sports leagues to even a band or two. So talk amongst yourselves and we’ll see you Monday…
Source Continue reading Navel Gazing for September 5th, 2010 →

We’ve got some more details regarding the accident involving We Are The Union and a moose that happened in Saskatchewan early yesterday morning. After our story was posted, we found out that the animal was knocked into the adjacent lane of traffic after being hit by the band’s van, setting off an unfortunate chain of events that saw a pickup truck collide with the moose, ejecting both passengers from that vehicle and killing one of them. Vocalist/guitarist Reed Wolcott left a comment on our original post, explaining the scene:

“Well, right after the wreck, the moose was in the right lane and we were in the shoulder. We sat there for 1 or 2 minutes in disbelief, then after seeing two cars and a semi hit the carcass and almost wipe out, Matt grabbed a flashlight and started signaling cars to get over into the left lane. We managed to get everyone to move over and slow down until the pickup came along. Matt tried to signal it with a flashlight to get over and slow down, but they must have been going 20 over. They hit it and spun 180 degrees, slid across both lanes, hit the grass median and started rolling. Some of the other guys saw two bodies fly from the truck. A bunch of us ran over to see if they could help, I grabbed a flashlight and spent the next 20 minutes trying to convince myself that the screams I was hearing from the wreck weren’t coming from a person, signaling cars to get in the right lane until the police showed up to block the freeway.

We appreciate everyone helping us out with donations to get us back on our feet and the sympathy, but the only tragedy here is the two people who lost a family member this morning. We’re all okay, trying to figure out a way to continue the tour. Don’t worry about us. Worry about them.”

Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of the person whose life was lost. In less important news, We Are The Union intends to continue on with the tour alongside Strung Out and Rufio, which stops in Winnipeg tonight.
Source Continue reading More details emerge regarding We Are The Union van accident →

Stengelfest 2010 will be taking place later today on Long Island, N.Y., with Vinnie Caruana (I Am the Avalanche, ex-the Movielife) and Brandon Reilly (Nightmare of You) co-headlining with solo sets. Other acts slated to play include Such Gold, the Casting Out, Gabriel the Marine, Sainthood Reps (Brand New) and the Republic of Wolves among others.

The festival will take place on two stages at Dublin Pub in New Hyde Park, N.Y. Set times are available here.
Source Continue reading Vinnie Caruana, Such Gold, the Casting Out playing Stengelfest →

Detroit, MI’s We Are The Union hit a moose while driving through Saskatchewan early this morning, totaling their van. The band was en route to Regina as part of their current tour of Canada alongside Strung Out, Rufio and Larry and His Flask.

It’s unclear when or if the band will rejoin the tour, but they’re accepting donations via Paypal to [email protected] to help them get back on their feet. The group released Great Leaps Forward earlier this year via Paper and Plastick.
Source Continue reading We Are The Union hits moose, totals van in Canada →

Comadre have announced the lineup for their fourth mixtape. The release will feature collaborations from members of Dead to Me, Broadway Calls, Glasses, and Trainwreck, as well as rapper P.O.S. More details are expected to be announced soon, and as with previous mixtapes, this one will be available for free download.

The first three mixtapes can be downloaded here.
Source Continue reading Comadre’s ‘Mixtape 4’ to feature P.O.S., Dead to Me, Broadway Calls →

Death to False Hope Records, home of the longest URL in punk rock, recently eclipsed fifty releases and have unveiled a massive compilation to celebrate the milestone. The comp features tracks from Mixtapes, 10-4 Eleanor Arliss Nancy, The Working Dead, Nerd Alert, Captain, We’re Sinking and two dozen others.

Check it out here.
Source Continue reading Death to False Hope Records celebrates 50 releases with free comp →

Vermont’s River City Rebels have detailed their upcoming full-length. The record is titled Done with Love and it’s due out September 28, 2010 via newly launched Modhouse Records. Once out, it’ll follow up 2008’s In Love/Loveless. Click Read More for the cover art and track listing.

The band has also announced a handful of tour dates in October. Those can found below as well.
Source Continue reading River City Rebels detail ‘Done with Love’ →

Absolutepunk is hosting a new track from Make Do and Mend. “Transparent Seas” will appear on End Measured Mile, due out October 12, 2010 via Paper and Plastick and Panic Records. It’ll be the band’s first full-length, though they’ve released a couple of EPs – 2007’s We’re All Just Living and 2009’s Bodies of Water – as well as a new split with Touché Amoré that’s currently up for pre-order.

Head here to listen to the track.
Source Continue reading Make Do and Mend: “Transparent Seas” →

Creator-Destructor Records has added Massachusetts / New York-based ambient doom outfit Voyager to their roster. The band will enter Planet Z Studios in late October with producer Zeuss (Arsis, Shadows Fall, The Acacia Strain) to begin work on their debut full-length for the label, with a release planned for early 2011.

Check out some music at the group’s MySpace page.
Source Continue reading Creator-Destructor signs Voyager →

Anti-Flag and The Swellers will head to Europe for a week of dates in late October.

Both groups will be supporting 2009 full-lengths, with Anti-Flag touring behind The People or the Gun.and The Swellers continuing to promote Ups and Downsizing. Prior to these dates, Anti-Flag will be touring Canada with The Menzingers.

Those busy bees in The Swellers are currently out on the road with Transit, Fireworks and Man Overboard and will wedge these new dates with Anti-Flag in between appearances at Riot Fest in Chicago, IL and The Fest 9 in Gainesville, FL before heading to the UK in November with Young Guns.
Source Continue reading Tours: Anti-Flag / The Swellers (Europe) →

Gainesville, FL party thrash pioneers Savage Brewtality have posted a new track. “Wacky Shack” is culled from the band’s upcoming debut full-length The Last Slice, scheduled for an October 12, 2010 release via FEST Records, a new label distributed through No Idea Records.

Check out the song here.
Source Continue reading Savage Brewtality: “Wacky Shack” →

Orlando, FL / Richmond, VA hardcore supergroup No Friends have announced a handful of October tour dates along the east coast leading up to their appearance at The Fest 9 in Gainesville, FL. The jaunt will include shows with Dead to Me, A Wilhelm Scream, Deep Sleep and others.

The band, which features members of Municipal Waste, New Mexican Disaster Squad, VRGNS, Gatorface and None More Black, released the Traditional Failures EP earlier this year.
Source Continue reading Tours: No Friends (east coast) →

Our stream today comes from Ottawa, ON’s The Creeps in the form of their new 7″ for It’s Alive Records, Follow You Home.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org page.
Source Continue reading The Creeps: ‘Follow You Home’ →