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Adam White, Justin August, Chris Moran, Jesse Raub, Meg Reinecker
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Brian Shultz
Interviews Editor
Ben Conoley
Staff Writers
Darren McLeod, Jesse, greg0rb, Anchors, Matt Whelihan, Jon Daley, GlassPipeMurder, Feeeding5000, OverDefined, Jelone, Bryne
Interviewers
Zach Shapiro (DirtyVibes), Sarah El-Hamzawi, Brian Cogan (madprofessor), Jason Gardner (JG), Ryan Raffin (rraffin), Ronnie Raffaniello (ronnie), Zack Zeigler (ZachZ), Michael Dauphin (michaeld), Shenelle Coplien (shenelle), Michael Renusz
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"Punknews.org is a punk rock fansite started by Aubin Paul in 1999. They're reluctant to admit it, and it will likely be struck from this here bio once they set eyes upon it, but Punknews is the most-trafficked, most renowned site of its kind in existence. Were talking hundreds of thousands on an average day. Never mind when they break stories about your favorite punk band signing to a major label or get exclusive scoops from industry jaybirds. Believe me, Punknews has a way of getting to the bottom of everything, and they do it in a timely, accurate manner. For better or worse. But we're getting carried away, back to the facts and historical stuff!
Aubin was a Toronto kid borne out of the "skate-punk" era and took his first swing at underground journalism with a print zine called "Anti-Manifesto"; a name taken from a song by fellow countrymen Propagandhi. He photocopied and hand-stapled about 200 copies, but after four issues he came to his senses. Unlike most of the rags still in existence todaykilling trees and taking up space on magazine racksAubin wisely realized the internet to be the most practical means of sharing information. Duh. But back in '99 the internet was still a pretty absurd place and there were no quality sites for punk rock. Sure, punk has had its moments, but at its core its still a fringe sub-genre of derelict music, and its always a bit of a shocker when of us gets our shit together enough to accomplish something constructive. Aubin wanted to make a genuine contribution to the punk scene, and that contribution is now undoubtedly evident in the form of the now-famous and much-respected site.
Respect? On the internet?!?! Yep. Their site only reports news that can be traced back to a credible source. Its very atypical for the guerrilla landscape of the internet, but in most cases, Punknews gathers their info directly from the band or the record label. Where other sites rely on gossip and pay-to-play news, these guys only deal with facts and reality. Woodward and Bernstein would be proud. Their earnest reporting style surely explains why their site is THE place to go on a daily basis for happenings in the world of indie-punk. Thankfully, these kids were reared on quality punk bands like Bad Religion and Dead Kennedys, and some of those bands virtueslike truth, equality, social justicehave managed to seep into the site.
Credibility comes easy to those who honor fairness, and the sites reputation has earned them the opportunity to interview legends like Jello Biafra and members of the Ramones. On top of that, mainstream media outlets like MTV and the New York Times now look to Punknews for reliable info and have thus cited their reports. Over the years the site has published nearly 5,000 album and show reviews, quickly becoming one of punks most comprehensive archives. In addition, theres now a handful of volunteers, kids from Belgium to the Bay Area, that round out the sites content and help with posting news, reviews, release dates, etc.
Punknews propensity for exposing great new bands afforded them another opportunity in the form of a distribution deal from Epitaph Records. Thus began Punknews Records, an independent label home to bands like Somerset and Ryans Hope. Who better to release music than the guys that have to sift through all the bands and mp3 submissions? The site known as a lightning rod for punk info, may also develop into the conduit of great bands and music. No doubt the future is promising for the creative and hard-working people behind Punknews, but speculation doesnt suit them. Punknews is known for reliability and the punctual delivery of information, and you can count on them to report a dozen or more stories each day and publish 30 reviews per week."
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Listen to Batching It's debut album "Homage" in it's entirety before it is released! CD out in January 2010! Featuring songs by NOFX, Skankin' Pickle, Swingin' Utters, Pearl Jam, Rancid, Lagwagon, Metallica, Sublime, No Use For a Name, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, No Doubt, The Descendents, Less Than Jake and Operation Ivy!
Just thought you might be interested in this website:
www.anydecentmusic.com
It's essentially a music review aggregation service, providing a constantly updated chart of critical reaction to releases, with various ways for users to personalise the chart.
We're hoping the site will be another useful way for music lovers to find new music. So if you like it, please use it and also pass on the link.
HEY!!! WE HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM YOU!!!?! WHAT THE EFF YO! lol hey check it out weve been busy we signed Martha Beck New song Posted on our page. Betray Your Own is now on iTunes and We also have BYO shirts for sale for $10 on chokeemrecords.bigcartel.com Also come to our page and hear another new artist we signed called An Aborted Memory! They are sick. So please stop by and comment us back. Lets be friends!
Hey ! how are you ? Hope you dont mind the comment and us bugging you. We just wanted to let you know we have 4 BRAND NEW SONGS from our debut EP up on our player now, it would mean the world to us if you could listen to them and tell us what you think :) thanks so much for your time its really appreciated !
Thanks for the add, and welcome to the Ceremony of Opposites family!
We just got signed at Painkiller Records, so we are in a party mood!
5 december 2009 M.A.C.C. fest - Deerlijk (BE) 12 december 2009 Nederland Drie - Wateringen (NL) 9 january 2010 Nieuwjaarsbeuk - Alkmaar (NL) 30 january 2010 Metal Manifesto - Hoorn (NL) 20 february 2010 Wizzfest - Aalter (BE)
Have a kick ass week! HAILZ FROM ASJE!!! Ceremony of Opposites.
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ME - WELL I AM NOT WRITTING SHIT OFF, BUT I DO NEED YOUR HELP.
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Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The award winning album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is available worldwide from CD Baby and also directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
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