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| A tour. Starts this week. Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 10:48PM |
| For The Fallen Dreams / Confession / Azriel UK Tour starts this week 14th March - 02 Islington Academy 2, London 15th March - Joiners, Southampton 16th March - Eddies Rock Club, Birmingham 17th March - Moho Live, Manchester 18th March - The Cathouse, Glasgow 19th March - The Met Lounge, Peterborough 20th March - The Well, Leeds 21st March - The Twist, Colchester |
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| This week... Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 8:13PM |
| If you weren't one of the 100,000 visitors to this website in the last seven days, you missed tonnes of news (incl Converge tour dates, new Slam Dunk bands and much more), reviews (of the likes of Tony Sly, The Bled and Kenai) and, well, no interviews. Maybe next week... |
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| Decoy Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 7:15PM |
| My Little Decoy have added a new track at www.myspace.com/mylittledecoyband |
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| Joey T in Scotland Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 7:15PM |
| Joey Terrifying have three dates in Scotland later this month: Monday 22nd March @ The Doghouse, Dundee w/ THE RABBLE, THE EDDIES + THE STAY GONES Tuesday 23rd March @ Henry\'s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh w/ Billy Liar + Dick Dangerous and The Love Bastards Wednesday 24th March @ Bar Bloc, Glasgow w/ Razorblade Smile (Free Show!) |
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| And the winners are... Andy, 14th Mar 2010 @ 5:10PM |
| Congratulations to the following competition winners: We The Kings comp - James Pepper Ramones comp - Daniel Hunter Xtra Mile comp - Simon Butler Walut Tree Records comp - Sara Parham Hassle Records comp - Davy Francis .fun comp - Alice van Hattem We will be in contact with all of you guys shortly. For everyone else, there's more competitions on their way so keep checking back to Punktastic.com! |
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| Converge UK tour dates to be announced soon Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 2:50PM |
| Converge tour the UK in mid-July - expect dates to be announced imminently... EDIT - tour dates now confirmed as the below: 10.07.10 UK Brighton @ Concorde 2 11.07.10 UK Plymouth @ White Rabbit (Matinee) 12.07.10 Ireland Dublin @ Whelans 13.07.10 UK Birmingham @ O2 Academy 2 14.07.10 UK Glasgow @ Garage 15.07.10 UK Manchester @ Academy 2 16.07.10 UK London @ ULU 17.07.10 UK Colchester @ Arts Centre |
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| The Blackout announce 3 UK shows Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 1:44PM |
| The Blackout have announced a trio of UK shows before their first visit to Australia, touring with Lostprophets and will continue on to Japan to play the 20,000 capacity Punkspring festival. MARCH 17th Bath Moles APRIL 10th Swansea Sin City MAY 2nd London Camden Roundhouse |
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| Always read the news Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 1:41PM |
| Glasgow alt/rock three piece Always Read The Label will release début single 'Influence' featuring the b-side 'Everlasting Blackness' on April 8 through digital outlets, along with a limited run of custom CDs which will be available from gigs and a new web store being launched soon. |
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| Piebald announce three new re-releases Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 1:32PM |
| Rise Records is to re-release Piebald’s extensive back catalog. Volume I, the first of 3 volumes, will feature 2 discs containing their early years including the album “When Live Hands You Lemons”. Also included are rarities from their split 7” with Cave In and early recordings with now famed producer Brian McTernan. (in stores April 27th) Volume II will feature 2 discs containing more from their early years including the albums "If It Weren't For Venetian Blinds It Would be Curtains For Us All" and "Rock Revolution Will Not Be Televised". Also included are covers of Slayer, Jawbreaker and Weezer. (in stores May 25th) Volume III will feature 2 discs containg the album "We Are The Only Friends That We Have" as well as other hard to find B sides and rarities including several radio shows. (in stores July 20th). |
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| Kyoto Drive tour to start Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 1:16PM |
| Kyoto Drive's UK tour starts this week: 16th - The Varsity, Wolverhampton (14+) 18th - The Skiving Scholar, Plymouth (18+) 19th - IBar, Bournemouth (14+) 20th - The Gildredge, Eastbourne (18+) 21st - The Ivy Leaf, Sheerness (14+) 22nd - Barfly, Camden, London (14+) 23rd - The Peel, Kingston, London (16+) 25th - The Wheatsheaves, Frome (14+) 26th - Two Pigs, Cheltenham (14+) 27th - The Bright House, Birmingham (18+) |
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| The Automatic competition winner Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 1:15PM |
| The winner of our recent 'meet The Automatic contest' was Lauren Carrington. Congrats! More winners from our recent contests will be announced very soon! |
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| FYFC music and dates Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 1:14PM |
| Fine Young Firecrackers have a new song up at www.myspace.com/fineyoungfirecrackers and then tour. Dates are below: 18 Mar Famous Ship EXMOUTH 19 Mar Room Six BOURNEMOUTH 21 Mar Priory REIGATE 22 Mar B2 NORWICH 24 Mar Macsorleys Glasgow 25 Mar Alsager Arms Stoke On Trent 26 Mar Cardigan Arms Leeds 27 Mar Amped Bridlington 2 Apr Liverpool Masque * Single Release Show* Liverpool |
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| Baddie Joy Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 1:13PM |
| The Joy Formidable and Baddies tour together from tonight: Sunday 14th Manchester Ruby Lounge Monday 15th .. » Click here to read full story... |
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| Free Minute Limit Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 12:49PM |
| Five Minute Limit have put their EP up for free download on www.myspace.com/fiveminutelimit |
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| Best of SoCo Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 12:48PM |
| 'Played in Space: The Best of Something Corporate' will be released on April 27 featuring five tracks of previously unreleased material. |
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| RIP John Sicolo Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 12:44PM |
| The owner of Newport TJs, John Sicolo, has apparently died. Just last month the venue was reported to have been in financial difficulty. A Facebook tribute page has been set up HERE |
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| Vanna tour Paul, 14th Mar 2010 @ 9:45AM |
| Vanna (Epitaph) will be touring UK/Europe in May/June. Dates TBA. |
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| Comptastic.com Andy, 13th Mar 2010 @ 10:10PM |
| We've a bunch of competitions over on our 10th birthday mini-site which are closing at midnight tonight! We've just added Luke Leighfield and Person L comps as well (see posts below) and there's still more to come!. For full details on all the competitions we're currently running, click on the image in the sidebar to access our birthday mini-site. Good luck! |
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| WIN! Person L double vinyl Andy, 13th Mar 2010 @ 10:05PM |
 Our good friends over at Scylla Records have given us a great Person L prize to give away. One lucky winner will get a copy of the band's fantastic debut album, 'The Positives' on very special double 12" vinyl. Want to be in with a change of winning? All you have to do is send the answer to the question below to comps@punktastic.com with your name and address and subject heading PERSON L COMP. What band did Kenneth Vasoli of Person L used to front? Competition ends midnight Thursday 18th March. Good luck! |
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| WIN! Luke Leighfield album + limited edition book Andy, 13th Mar 2010 @ 10:04PM |
 We've been long time fans of Luke Leighfield at Punktastic.com and we've teamed up with him for another tenth birthday giveaway! One lucky winner will get their hands on a copy of Luke's recent album 'Have You Got Heart?' as well as a hand-numbered 40-page photography book documenting the album's recording. All you need to do is email comps@punktastic.com with your name and address, subject LUKE LEIGHFIELD COMP and the answer to the following question: Luke used to record under a very slightly different moniker. What was it? Contest ends midnight Wednesday 17th March. Good luck! |
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| New Get Cape Wear Cape Fly songs Paul, 13th Mar 2010 @ 10:31AM |
| there are 3 new get cape tracks up on www.myspace.com/getcapewearcapefly |
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| Elliot Minor supports Paul, 13th Mar 2010 @ 9:03AM |
| Irish pop-punkers The Shower Scene will be supporting Elliot Minor on their upcoming tour in April. |
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| Chris Conley tickets Paul, 13th Mar 2010 @ 8:27AM |
| Tickets for Chris Conley's solo show on April 22 go on sale this morning from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/75783 |
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| Rolo reschedules Paul, 12th Mar 2010 @ 2:08PM |
| Rolo Tomassi's headline show at Camden Underworld has been rescheduled to May 28. Original tickets still valid. A ticket and t-shirt bundle is available for this show at only £15. Go here - http://www.artistticket.com/link/?s=rolo+tomassi |
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| Circa Survive plot free shows Paul, 12th Mar 2010 @ 2:06PM |
| Circa Survive are planning two FREE UK gigs. More details TBC. |
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