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…

Now that they’ve left major label Epic Records, the Alkaline Trio intend to return to their roots. The band has announced plans to make a good ol’ fashioned punk rock record again. Hardcore act Have Heart will call it quits after its world tour with Shipwreck A.D. wraps. Their last show will take place this October on National Edge Day. A fascinating interview with Fat Mike of NOFX wrapped up with a discussion of Fat Wreck Chords’ future and their new pricing model. The Bouncing Souls have announced 20th anniversary shows featuring guests like 7 Seconds, Lifetime, None More Black and Tim Barry, along with a television special. Blink-182 further discussed their tour plans and preparation, finally unveiling dates and support from Weezer and Fall Out Boy.

American Steel have posted an update on their next full length for Fat Wreck Chords. The album is completed and will hit stores in late July. Rancid posted the first video from their forthcoming album Let the Dominoes Fall, showcasing the single “Last One to Die.” Atreyu also premiered their video for “Blow.” Details on the upcoming 2009 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash have been announced, with the show celebrating the late Ramones frontman to feature Fishbone, Supersuckers, and Death. The Lawrence Arms are still hinting at that show in October, among much blogging. Finally Rise Against won an award from PETA for being the “best animal Friendly band.”

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.

Punknews.org is proud to continue publishing road journals from Mike Hale (Gunmoll, In The Red). Having packed up his belongings, moved out of his apartment, and committed himself to living as a touring musician, Mike has some tales to tell. Check out Episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and now Episode 10 of For Those Still Standing. Our Dispatches series of band tour blogs featured The Riot Before (Episode 2), the Flatliners (Episode 2) and Bomb The Music Industry / Fake Problems (Episode 1).

This week we spoke with guitarist Chris Browne of Rochester, NY’s Polar Bear Club (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the new full length from Orebro, Sweden’s Let Me Out, Montreal’s Yesterday’s Ring (features members of The Sainte Catherines and Fifth Hour Hero), a new record from Grand Rapids, MI’s North Lincoln, and the new digital EP/7-inch from Scranton, PA’s the Menzingers. So what’s coming up this week? Look for new releases from Cock Sparrer, Civ, John Vanderslice, mewithoutYou, and Poison The Well with tours kicking off from Misery Signals / Haste the Day / Dead and Divine / Architects / Sights and Sounds (Canada), No Use For a Name / Only Crime (Canada), The Flatliners / Hostage Life (Canada), Propagandhi / Bridge and Tunnel (US), Have Heart / Carpathian / Break Even (Australia), The Number Twelve Looks Like You / Tony Danza Tapdance Extravanganza (Canada), and the final shows from Verse featuring Shipwreck, Crime in Stereo and Soul Control.

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

Now that they’ve left major label Epic Records, the Alkaline Trio intend to return to their roots. The band has announced plans to make a good ol’ fashioned punk rock record again. Hardcore act Have Heart will call it quits after its world tour with Shipwreck A.D. wraps. Their last show will take place this October on National Edge Day. A fascinating interview with Fat Mike of NOFX wrapped up with a discussion of Fat Wreck Chords’ future and their new pricing model. The Bouncing Souls have announced 20th anniversary shows featuring guests like 7 Seconds, Lifetime, None More Black and Tim Barry, along with a television special. Blink-182 further discussed their tour plans and preparation, finally unveiling dates and support from Weezer and Fall Out Boy.

American Steel have posted an update on their next full length for Fat Wreck Chords. The album is completed and will hit stores in late July. Rancid posted the first video from their forthcoming album Let the Dominoes Fall, showcasing the single “Last One to Die.” Atreyu also premiered their video for “Blow.” Details on the upcoming 2009 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash have been announced, with the show celebrating the late Ramones frontman to feature Fishbone, Supersuckers, and Death. The Lawrence Arms are still hinting at that show in October, among much blogging. Finally Rise Against won an award from PETA for being the “best animal Friendly band.”

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.

Punknews.org is proud to continue publishing road journals from Mike Hale (Gunmoll, In The Red). Having packed up his belongings, moved out of his apartment, and committed himself to living as a touring musician, Mike has some tales to tell. Check out Episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and now Episode 10 of For Those Still Standing. Our Dispatches series of band tour blogs featured The Riot Before (Episode 2), the Flatliners (Episode 2) and Bomb The Music Industry / Fake Problems (Episode 1).

This week we spoke with guitarist Chris Browne of Rochester, NY’s Polar Bear Club (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the new full length from Orebro, Sweden’s Let Me Out, Montreal’s Yesterday’s Ring (features members of The Sainte Catherines and Fifth Hour Hero), a new record from Grand Rapids, MI’s North Lincoln, and the new digital EP/7-inch from Scranton, PA’s the Menzingers. So what’s coming up this week? Look for new releases from Cock Sparrer, Civ, John Vanderslice, mewithoutYou, and Poison The Well with tours kicking off from Misery Signals / Haste the Day / Dead and Divine / Architects / Sights and Sounds (Canada), No Use For a Name / Only Crime (Canada), The Flatliners / Hostage Life (Canada), Propagandhi / Bridge and Tunnel (US), Have Heart / Carpathian / Break Even (Australia), The Number Twelve Looks Like You / Tony Danza Tapdance Extravanganza (Canada), and the final shows from Verse featuring Shipwreck, Crime in Stereo and Soul Control.

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