It’s Sunday, December 23rd, 2007. Welcome to Navel Gazing, your look back at this week in Punknews. In fact, as is the season we’re consumed by such retrospectives. Make sure to check out our most popular stories, most popular reviews and the onslaught of year end lists from the collective music press. Our own are on their way this New Years.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
This week had its share of grim news, from the results of the autopsy of Hawthorne Hights guitarist Casey Calvert to the news of two killed in a fatal crash on All Shall Perish and Red Shore’s Australian tour. We saw a minor controversy erupt over the Pogues‘ classic “Fairytale of New York,” which features a word you now apparently can’t say anymore on British radio. Fucked Up and Xiu Xiu launched a class action lawsuit against Camel Cigarettes and Rolling Stone over that recent “Indie Rock Universe” feature. Rancid has completed writing their next album, which is sure to drum up more than its fair share of press here in `08. On the tour front we saw the full Taste of Chaos 2008 schedule unveiled. It will feature Avenged Sevenfold. Atreyu and Bullet For My Valentine among others. The Loved Ones and the Gaslight Anthem announced dates for `08 featuring bands like the Ergs! and New Mexican Disaster Squad. We also had word that System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will join the much ballyhooed Foo Fighters / Against Me! tour.
Did you miss the Lemonheads show in Lancaster, PA? Then you missed Milo Aukerman sharing the stage with a few fellow Descendents members. Too bad. The Lawrence Arms posted an acoustic version of their “Warped Summer Extravaganza” tune while Angels & Airwaves chatted up legendary rock journalist Larry King. MTV mused that 2007 was the “Year The Music Industry Broke” while Def Jam CEO Jay-Z talked 360 deals and Radiohead‘s free-for-all digital release. Finally this week we looked fondly back on Elvis Costello‘s legendary Saturday Night Live stunt.
This week we spoke with London, England’s Enter Shikari (interview). The twenty first edition of Vinyl File featured a conversation with Mike Park of Asian Man Records. Our Editors’ Picks of the week featured a look back at Rain.
Source It’s Sunday, December 23rd, 2007. Welcome to Navel Gazing, your look back at this week in Punknews. In fact, as is the season we’re consumed by such retrospectives. Make sure to check out our most popular stories, most popular reviews and the onslaught of year end lists from the collective music press. Our own are on their way this New Years.
The people must have something good to read on a Sunday
This week had its share of grim news, from the results of the autopsy of Hawthorne Hights guitarist Casey Calvert to the news of two killed in a fatal crash on All Shall Perish and Red Shore’s Australian tour. We saw a minor controversy erupt over the Pogues‘ classic “Fairytale of New York,” which features a word you now apparently can’t say anymore on British radio. Fucked Up and Xiu Xiu launched a class action lawsuit against Camel Cigarettes and Rolling Stone over that recent “Indie Rock Universe” feature. Rancid has completed writing their next album, which is sure to drum up more than its fair share of press here in `08. On the tour front we saw the full Taste of Chaos 2008 schedule unveiled. It will feature Avenged Sevenfold. Atreyu and Bullet For My Valentine among others. The Loved Ones and the Gaslight Anthem announced dates for `08 featuring bands like the Ergs! and New Mexican Disaster Squad. We also had word that System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will join the much ballyhooed Foo Fighters / Against Me! tour.
Did you miss the Lemonheads show in Lancaster, PA? Then you missed Milo Aukerman sharing the stage with a few fellow Descendents members. Too bad. The Lawrence Arms posted an acoustic version of their “Warped Summer Extravaganza” tune while Angels & Airwaves chatted up legendary rock journalist Larry King. MTV mused that 2007 was the “Year The Music Industry Broke” while Def Jam CEO Jay-Z talked 360 deals and Radiohead‘s free-for-all digital release. Finally this week we looked fondly back on Elvis Costello‘s legendary Saturday Night Live stunt.
This week we spoke with London, England’s Enter Shikari (interview). The twenty first edition of Vinyl File featured a conversation with Mike Park of Asian Man Records. Our Editors’ Picks of the week featured a look back at Rain.
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