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…

The Rancid news keeps flowing. Lars Frederiksen and Tim Armstrong spoke out this week about the band’s new album, their writing process, and the influence of producer Brett Gurewitz. Tim and Matt Freeman also discussed and debunked persistent rumours of an Operation Ivy reunion. The band will play the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien this week. Shook Ones expressed their support for the opponents of California’s Proposition 8 with a new downloadable track to raise money for Lambda Legal, The ACLU of California, and Equality California. Successful alt-rock act Pearl Jam is teaming up with retailer Target for their next album. The band has wrapped up their lengthy contract with Sony Records, who released all the band’s material since 1991’s Ten. Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz has announced plans to launch a comic book series through Image Comics.

There are plenty of new records in the works soon. Thrice is aiming for a fall release of their new full length. Florida’s Look Mexico have signed to Suburban Home Records. They’ll again work with Phil Martin and August Hansen on their new record. Crime In Stereo have entered the studio with producer Mike Sapone to begin work on their as-yet untitled fourth full length. Tegan and Sara are hinting at an October release for their next. Only Crime is also writing new material. Riot Fest announced some headliners for the `09 edition of the Chicago festival, as well as plans for a Los Angeles version of the vent. The Chicago tour, set for October 7th through 12th will include Screeching Weasel, NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Murder City Devils, the Dead Milkmen and Cock Sparrer. The Gaslight Anthem is planning a fall headlining tour with Loved Ones, Murder By Death, and Frank Turner. The Voodoo Glow Skulls are also hitting the road. This week broght two new tracks from Echoes of Harpers Ferry. Anti-Flag streamed their new full length The People or the Gun. Narrows also posted their video for the song “Gypsy Kids.”

Punknews.org will be represented this year at the 2009 San Francisco AIDS Walk on July 19th. The current team features Punknews readers, staff from Fat Wreck Chords and our pal Mike Park of Asian Man Records. You can register here or make a general donation here.

NOFX and Green Day lead your Your Favorite Records from May. Our Dispatches series of band blogs featured Rochester, NY’s Sakes Alive!! (Episode 1), Cleveland, Ohio’s the Sidekicks (Episode 1), Richmond, Virginia’s the Riot Before (Episode 3) and Bomb The Music Industry! / Fake Problems (Episode 2).

This week we spoke with hard partier and all around nice guy Andrew W.K. (interview), and Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf and Bryan Kienlen of the Bouncing Souls (interview). Our Video of the Week featured Philadelphia’s Dirty Tactics performing two songs. As always we brought you new Streaming Music including Akron, OH’s post rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk, and the new full length from Kalamazoo, MI-based the Reptilian. So what’s coming up this week? Look for new releases from Anti-Flag, Dredg, North Lincoln, Sonic Youth, and the Aggrolites with tours kicking off from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Titus Andronicus (US), Social Distortion (Europe, UK), the Lemonheads (US), Dillinger Escape Plan / The Number Twelve Looks Like You (US / Canada / Europe), Faith No More (Europe), The Casualties / Leftover Crack / Trash Talk (US), Yesterday’s Ring / Bridge and Tunnel (Canada), Cursive (US).

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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…

The Rancid news keeps flowing. Lars Frederiksen and Tim Armstrong spoke out this week about the band’s new album, their writing process, and the influence of producer Brett Gurewitz. Tim and Matt Freeman also discussed and debunked persistent rumours of an Operation Ivy reunion. The band will play the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien this week. Shook Ones expressed their support for the opponents of California’s Proposition 8 with a new downloadable track to raise money for Lambda Legal, The ACLU of California, and Equality California. Successful alt-rock act Pearl Jam is teaming up with retailer Target for their next album. The band has wrapped up their lengthy contract with Sony Records, who released all the band’s material since 1991’s Ten. Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz has announced plans to launch a comic book series through Image Comics.

There are plenty of new records in the works soon. Thrice is aiming for a fall release of their new full length. Florida’s Look Mexico have signed to Suburban Home Records. They’ll again work with Phil Martin and August Hansen on their new record. Crime In Stereo have entered the studio with producer Mike Sapone to begin work on their as-yet untitled fourth full length. Tegan and Sara are hinting at an October release for their next. Only Crime is also writing new material. Riot Fest announced some headliners for the `09 edition of the Chicago festival, as well as plans for a Los Angeles version of the vent. The Chicago tour, set for October 7th through 12th will include Screeching Weasel, NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Murder City Devils, the Dead Milkmen and Cock Sparrer. The Gaslight Anthem is planning a fall headlining tour with Loved Ones, Murder By Death, and Frank Turner. The Voodoo Glow Skulls are also hitting the road. This week broght two new tracks from Echoes of Harpers Ferry. Anti-Flag streamed their new full length The People or the Gun. Narrows also posted their video for the song “Gypsy Kids.”

Punknews.org will be represented this year at the 2009 San Francisco AIDS Walk on July 19th. The current team features Punknews readers, staff from Fat Wreck Chords and our pal Mike Park of Asian Man Records. You can register here or make a general donation here.

NOFX and Green Day lead your Your Favorite Records from May. Our Dispatches series of band blogs featured Rochester, NY’s Sakes Alive!! (Episode 1), Cleveland, Ohio’s the Sidekicks (Episode 1), Richmond, Virginia’s the Riot Before (Episode 3) and Bomb The Music Industry! / Fake Problems (Episode 2).

This week we spoke with hard partier and all around nice guy Andrew W.K. (interview), and Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf and Bryan Kienlen of the Bouncing Souls (interview). Our Video of the Week featured Philadelphia’s Dirty Tactics performing two songs. As always we brought you new Streaming Music including Akron, OH’s post rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk, and the new full length from Kalamazoo, MI-based the Reptilian. So what’s coming up this week? Look for new releases from Anti-Flag, Dredg, North Lincoln, Sonic Youth, and the Aggrolites with tours kicking off from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Titus Andronicus (US), Social Distortion (Europe, UK), the Lemonheads (US), Dillinger Escape Plan / The Number Twelve Looks Like You (US / Canada / Europe), Faith No More (Europe), The Casualties / Leftover Crack / Trash Talk (US), Yesterday’s Ring / Bridge and Tunnel (Canada), Cursive (US).

Click Read More to check out our ongoing contests, new streaming music, social networking links and more.
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