It's Sunday October 8th, 2006. Up here in Canada it's Thanksgiving weekend and down there in the US of A it's Columbus Day. So regardless of the reason there's a whole lot of us enjoying an ongoing long weekend. I'm not entirely sure what Columbus Day involves, but according to Justin you take smallpox blankets out into the streets and pass them to each other, all the while, smiling and offering horses and booze. We just eat turkey up here, but traditions are traditions. The people must have something good to read on a Sunday Plus 44 drummer Travis Barker has been benched due to injury, as he discovers that he's been playing for 3 weeks with a broken arm or possible tumour. The former Blink-182 and Aquabats member will take some time off to heal. The ever-polarizing Avenged Sevenfold spoke about their upcoming album and tour cancellations, promising to unveil a "sound that no one's heard." NOFX was forced to cancel shows in Colombia and Venezuela after the promoter organizing the shows lied to them repeatedly. The retail end of the music industry made some news this week, as it looks like the ill fated Tower Records chain is to be liquidated. We also had some predictions on the future of the indie store. Atreyu follows suit with many of Victory's big sellers, fleeing the powerhouse indie to chase major label success, specifically via Hollywood Records. Finally Weezer filed a lawsuit against the Miller Brewing Company for "grossly misleading and deceptive" use of the band's name in recent advertisements. This week our Video Of The Week featured footage of the new defunct One Man Army. Check the Interviews archives for recent chats with the Falcon and Red Scare Records (interview), punk legend Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat, Fugazi and the Evens (interview), and the Nintendo maniacs in HORSE the Band (interview part 2). Click Read More to see this week's streaming music, contests and other highlights.

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