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…

This week critically acclaimed melodic hardcore outfit Strike Anywhere signed to Bridge 9 Records. The band will hit the studio next week to record with producer Brian Mcternan. Green Day has come into conflict with Wal-Mart over the content of their new album. The chain isn’t stocking the CD because after the band refuses to produce a censored version. Blink-182‘s back. The band was interviewed on KROQ this week and performed two songs on Leno. RVIVR, the newest endeavor for Shorebirds and Latterman frontman Matt Canino, is planning a new 7″ single. Canino has also formed the band Mutoid Men with Jawbreaker bassist Chris Bauermeister.

Big D and The Kids Table detailed their new album Fluent In Stroll, due out on July 7th 2009 via SideOneDummy. This September that label will also release Gold Country, the new record from Chuck Ragan. Dear Landlord posted three new songs from their upcoming No Idea debut Dream Homes. Rancid unveiled another new song, previewing “East Bay Night” online. Mall punk act Simple Plan has begun writing their next album. Four Year Strong is planning a 90s covers album titled Explains It All”. The 10 For $10 tour will feature ten bands for ten bucks and will feature bands like Poison the Well, Madball, Bane, Terror and Crime in Stereo. Ska fans take note, as the English Beat and Reel Big Fish have lined up a US tour. Also look for This Time Next Year to tour with A Loss for Words. The schedule for Chicago’s Windy City Soundclash was posted. Look for bands like the Falcon, the Bomb, the Arrivals, Toys That Kill, Banner Pilot, Ryan’s Hope, the Copyrights, the Methadones and Sundowner among others. Finaly this week Rise Against debuted their video for “Hero of War.”

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.

Our Dispatches series of band tour blogs featured Philadelphia’s Dirty Tactics (Episode 3).

This week we spoke with guitarist Travis Omilian, Trevor Reddell, Louis Barbiere and Corey Perez of Let Me Run (interview), solo artist and Hot Water Music member Chuck Ragan (interview), and John Lisa of mid nineties New York hardcore act Serpico (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the new full length from Sweden’s Smalltown, and Winnipeg’s Sights and Sounds (members of Comeback Kid, Sick City and Figure Four). So what’s coming up this week? Look for new releases from Bury Your Dead and the Paper Chase with tours kicking off from Relient K (US), and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / Useless ID (Europe) Matchbook Romance will kick off their reunion shows as well.

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…

This week critically acclaimed melodic hardcore outfit Strike Anywhere signed to Bridge 9 Records. The band will hit the studio next week to record with producer Brian Mcternan. Green Day has come into conflict with Wal-Mart over the content of their new album. The chain isn’t stocking the CD because after the band refuses to produce a censored version. Blink-182‘s back. The band was interviewed on KROQ this week and performed two songs on Leno. RVIVR, the newest endeavor for Shorebirds and Latterman frontman Matt Canino, is planning a new 7″ single. Canino has also formed the band Mutoid Men with Jawbreaker bassist Chris Bauermeister.

Big D and The Kids Table detailed their new album Fluent In Stroll, due out on July 7th 2009 via SideOneDummy. This September that label will also release Gold Country, the new record from Chuck Ragan. Dear Landlord posted three new songs from their upcoming No Idea debut Dream Homes. Rancid unveiled another new song, previewing “East Bay Night” online. Mall punk act Simple Plan has begun writing their next album. Four Year Strong is planning a 90s covers album titled Explains It All”. The 10 For $10 tour will feature ten bands for ten bucks and will feature bands like Poison the Well, Madball, Bane, Terror and Crime in Stereo. Ska fans take note, as the English Beat and Reel Big Fish have lined up a US tour. Also look for This Time Next Year to tour with A Loss for Words. The schedule for Chicago’s Windy City Soundclash was posted. Look for bands like the Falcon, the Bomb, the Arrivals, Toys That Kill, Banner Pilot, Ryan’s Hope, the Copyrights, the Methadones and Sundowner among others. Finaly this week Rise Against debuted their video for “Hero of War.”

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.

Our Dispatches series of band tour blogs featured Philadelphia’s Dirty Tactics (Episode 3).

This week we spoke with guitarist Travis Omilian, Trevor Reddell, Louis Barbiere and Corey Perez of Let Me Run (interview), solo artist and Hot Water Music member Chuck Ragan (interview), and John Lisa of mid nineties New York hardcore act Serpico (interview). As always we brought you new Streaming Music including the new full length from Sweden’s Smalltown, and Winnipeg’s Sights and Sounds (members of Comeback Kid, Sick City and Figure Four). So what’s coming up this week? Look for new releases from Bury Your Dead and the Paper Chase with tours kicking off from Relient K (US), and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / Useless ID (Europe) Matchbook Romance will kick off their reunion shows as well.

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