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From Friday 25 July 2003

I like these guys

If you haven’t seen Phinius Gage recently, you’re missing out. Tighter than, erm, something extremely tight, I don’t think there’s a better socially aware skate-punk band in the UK at the moment. The band have a couple of gigs lined up for the rest of

Your mission, should you choose to accept it

Next week on the Lock Up is a special edition where you can request the playlist. So I thought it would be cool to get some Punktastic bands on the radio and to do that we need your help. Please email one (or all) of the following

The usual good stuff

Deep Elm have two new releases on the way and both are of their usual exceptionally high standard. The new Brandtson/Camber/Seven Storey split is out now featuring six unreleased songs. The cd is a really cool clear design too…thumbs up. And the ‘Too Young

Go support the pod

Vanilla Pod go out and tour like the crazy bitches they are in support of their new record, rated ever-so-highly by us here at PT. Dates as follows: July 26th – Cambridge – Boat Race 28th – Newcastle – Dog & Parrot 29th – Leicester – Shed 31st – Peterborough –

Two reasons to go to a show

Hundred Reasons will do two Carling Festival warm-ups in August. Instruction and Lucky Thirteen will support: 19/8 Leicester Charlotte 20/8 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

How many news items can I do in a day?

No Comply, Howards Alias, Freaks Union, I Adapt and The Once Over Twice play the London Underworld on August 10. Kick off is 6pm and tickets are a measly fiver.

Yet another submitted news item

Submitted: “Undereducated Music and Hot Mercury are teaming up for a fabalicious allday event at Northampton Racehorse on August 1st featuring HEDROOM, One Day Elliot, Any Given Day, Magic Skool Bus, Morgans Puff Adder, Vender, The Fonetiks, Pictures Of Failure, Cryfire, Post Teen

Please help them find a gig

Submitted: “I’m Astrid from belgian skapunk band madskat. We are now touring the uk, but we’re still in search of a gig on august the 1st. Our gig on that day has been cancelled. Please get in touch with us by phone 0032 479 443612 (Pieter Rogiers).

Free music here

Submitted: “seven days til sunday, on the stoned fish label, have got mp3s of their unmastered demos at www.mp3.com/sevendaystilsunday, or check the label website to contact the band for more info on how to get the demo cd with an exclusive 4th track for free.”

The last ever

Submitted: “Last ever chance to rock at the Hop Pole in Aylesbury (before it shuts and turns in to yummy food bar thingy) – Tomorrow night, friday 25th July, 7:30pm, £4. with/ Reason 69, Battleska Galactica, Short Warning, Minor Defect, Shallow