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Interviews: Damian Abraham (F*cked Up)
Now that Fucked Up has ended its banner year, rumors of questionable origin have begun to plague the band, somewhat mimicking the early days where the band themselves deliberately disbursed misinformation. Last year found the Toronto band releasing their critically acclaimed David Comes to Life LP, a meta-concept album that tied the band themselves into a story about blowing up a factory in 1980's England. But, after the accolades came pouring in, stories of the band's demise, lead vocalists quitting, and rampant dysfunction quickly followed in the wake.
Now, Fucked Up is releasing the fifth of twelve planned twelve inches dedicated to the Chinese Zodiac, Year of the Tiger. To get to the bottom of these mysteries, staff writer John Gentile spoke to lead vocalist Damian Abraham where they covered Abraham's status in the band, Year of the Tiger, and Gentile's (one sided) vendetta against the band concerning a Fucked Up song writing credit attributed to a certain Ted Leo…
Mark Hoppus participates in Reddit interview
Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 recently participating in an "AMA" with popular meme and discussion site Reddit. The "AMA" means "Ask Me Anything" and people asked a a variety of questions from "Is the song 'Fighting the Gravity' a reference to your hair?" (Hint: It's not) or "Is it harder to relate to the adolescent lyrics of the earlier songs now?" ("No") or "What's the most awkward thing that's happened since Blink 182 got back together?" and more.
Check it out here.
We'll warn you it's a little chaotic, but that's part of the appeal of the site.
Contests: Win stuff from Old Man Markley
This Friday, Los Angeles' Old Man Markley will be performing at The Echo in LA with Ellwood. Punknews.org will be giving one lucky reader a bundle of Old Man Markley goodies that includes 2 passes to Friday's show, a t-shirt, an LP and CD of Old Man Markley's latest release Guts N Teeth, a tour copy of the Party Shack 7-inch on pink vinyl, an Old Man Markley kazoo, and an Old Man Markley washboard that the band will personally sign at the show.
2nd runner up will receive a copy of Guts N' Teeth as well as a copy of Ellwood's Lost in Transition whereas the 3rd runner up will receive Guts N' Teeth.
Dead Ending (Alkaline Trio, Articles of Faith, Rise Against) plans debut
Dead Ending, a new project from Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith), Derek Grant (Alkaline Trio), Joe Principe (Rise Against) and Jeff Dean (The Bomb, have sent their debut EP out for mastering with an expected release through Alternative Tentacles Records this year. The band also entered the studio today to begin demoing 14 songs for what will presumably be their debut full length.
The band has not released any music yet, but are promising some to be posted soon.
Sh*t Creek: 'Pissing Blood'
 Our stream today comes from Austin, TX-based Shit Creek. We've got a stream of the band's new EP, Pissing Blood. The record will be available soon through Drunken Sailor Records.
Shit Creek is the new project from Ben Snakepit (J Church, Ghost Knife) and Brandon Hamilton (Dude Jams).
You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
The Gaslight Anthem: "Baba O'Riley" (The Who)
The Gaslight Anthem has posted a high quality video of the closing number from their hometown holiday show in Asbury Park last December. The band closed with their cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley".
Ensign, Foundation, Reign Supreme at Breast Fest 2012
The lineup has been announced for Breast Fest 2012, which features a number of hardcore bands performing to raise money for Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The performers include:
Born Low,
Choose Your Weapon,
Cold World,
Day of Suffering,
Dead End Path,
Ensign,
Expire,
Fire & Ice,
Foundation,
Incendiary,
Kids Like us,
Life After Death,
Lifeless,
Line of Scrimmage,
The Mongoloids,
Nervous Breakdown,
Overlooked,
Power Trip,
Reign Supreme,
Suburban Scum,
Will To Die and
Young and In the Way.
It takes place Friday May 6th and Saturday May 7th at Volume 11 Tavern in Raleigh, NC. Tickets can be found here.
Travis Barker, Brooks Wackerman among Modern Drummer nominees
Blink 182's Travis Barker and Bad Religion's Brooks Wackerman are among the nominees for best drummers in the new Modern Drummer Magazine poll. The contest is described:
Each year there are drummers who deserve recognition for their exceptional work on record, live, and in the educational arena. As a member of the most educated drumming audience on the planet, you're in the perfect position to share with the world who those special players are.
Voting will run until February 15, 2012 and you can vote for those drummers (and others) here.
Tours: City and Colour / David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) (southeastern US)
City and Colour have announced a handful of dates starting in March in support of 2011's Little Hell. Pedro the Lion's David Bazan will be supporting on all dates.
Pre sale tickets go on sale February 8 and include the option of purchasing an autographed 18 x 24 metallic screen printed City and Colour poster. Tickets will go on sale for the general public February 10.
Feminist punks Pussy Riot stage protest outside Kremlin
The Guardian is reporting that Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot were arrested shortly after staging an anti-Putin protests, apparently in the form of a minute-long punk show, in Red Square, opposite the Kremlin. Little is known about the purportedly 30-strong collective, who formed last year after it became apparent that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin intended to run for the Presidency again. Putin was forced to leave the Presidency in favour of the Prime Ministerial role in 2008, as Russia's constitution forbids three consecutive Presidential terms.
H2O and Hostage Calm to perform at rally for same sex marriage
H2O and Hostage Calm will be performing at a rally in in support of same sex marriage in New Jersey. The event will take place February 25th at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey and is free to the public. Hostage Calm vocalist, Cmar, released the following letter regarding the rally:
Across this country, I've seen crowded rooms of anxious people ready to participate, ready to express themselves, ready to engage. It seems like all of us are always ready to be heard, but this world is so rarely prepared to hear us. Yet every once and a while, a clear opportunity arises. Marriage Equality is a defining social issue of our time, and it is being decided--for good--right now. We need to channel the enthusiasm and the commitment to justice that lies dormant in underground music and use it to bring real change to America.
The letter can be read in it's entirety via Hostage Calm's tumblr.
The rally is in support of a bill that will legalize gay marriage in New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie says he plans to veto the bill as soon as it reaches his desk.
More information on the event can be found here.
Tours: You Blew It! / Direct Effect
You Blew It! announced the dates for the upcoming tour, Forget School We're Going to Tour alongside Orlando, FL's Direct Effect.The band last released The Past In Present EP in 2010.
La Dispute / Sainthood Reps / All Get Out / Balance and Composure
La Dispute have announced the dates for an upcoming spring tour with Sainthood Reps, All Get Out, and Balance and Composure. The band will be touring in support of 2011's Wildlife. Tickets go on sale February 13th whereas pre-sale tickets for the tour will go on sale February 6 and include a limited tour poster designed by La Dispute's Adam Vass. Those will be available for purchase here.
La Dispute will also be holding a special homecoming show in Grand Rapids, MI on May 7 at The Pyramid Scheme with Heavier Than Air Flying Machines and Cain Marko. Tickets for the event can be purchased here.
New Releases Out This Week
 Some of the new releases out this week.You can find the full list of releases this week (and album covers) right here
Navel Gazing for February 5, 2012
Hello everyone and welcome to Navel Gazing: your look back in the week in Punknews. I'm Brittany Strummer
and I'll be your guide through some of the juiciest, most popular and otherwise noteworthy stories from the last seven days. Remember, every Punknews story is built from tips from our wonderful, good-looking readers, so get to submitting. Here's what got the strange, slow and old community talking this week:
With that, we hand over this Sunday evening to the Punknews community, where anything is possible, from the next amusing-then-overwrought meme, to the creation of bands and message boards, to alienating sports chatter. So talk amongst yourselves, spin some tracks in the Navel Gazing turntable.fm room and we'll see you Monday morning.
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Punk-O-Matik - Local Punk Scenes Unite
Punk-O-Matik is designed to bring
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The website features tools for uniting local and nation punk scenes.
The core of the Punk-O-Matik site is the local scene calendar. Bands and labels
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