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From Tuesday 21 May 2002

Fletcher new cd out now! (Go buy it…)

With a spot on the Deconstruction Tour looming, UK pop-punkers Fletcher have unleashed their brand new EP on us. ‘Six Track Sound’ is available from all good record stores (and some not so good ones too), so grab a copy now so you can sing along

Monday 20 May 2002

Uncle Brian announce new shows

Crazy ska-punk crew Uncle Brian have announced a series of summer shows, including a date with Bowling For Soup on May 29. Dan from the band said: “As some of you probably already know, our mates Bowling For Soup are touring the UK with

Sunday 19 May 2002

Full Concrete Jungle line up confirmed

The line up for the Concrete Jungle stage at this years Reading and Leeds festivals has finally been confirmed. And it is as many rumours had suggested it would be, with Sick Of It All headlining the event. The list includes many bands that Punktastic exclusively told you would

Get some Original Sinners MP3’s

Exene Cervenka from the punk legends X has a new band, and you can download the new MP3’s here. The Original Sinners are putting out a new record on Nitro and we have four MP3’s from them that you can get for free, curteousy of the label themselves. The

Hear Finch live in your own home

This is just an excuse for me to put a Finch news item up really, but you can now listen to the bands gig in LA earlier this year on your computer. Their set from the CD release show from the House Of Blues, one of the best

Saturday 18 May 2002

MxPx – 10 years on

Monday sees the release of a special CD from Bremerton punkers MxPx, marking their tenth anniversary. ‘Ten Years And Running’ is a collection of nearly 20 tracks of MxPx‘s finest material including 2 brand new songs along with a re-recording of the

Get on the cover!

US pop-punkers Brodie are offering their fans the chance to get on the cover of their forthcoming cd. The band are set to release the EP ‘When I’m With You’ this summer, and they want you to be part of the artwork. They are looking for pictures

Not Katies to release album

UK pop-punkers Not Katies have shelved plans to release an EP this summer – so they can instead record their debut album! The boys, highly rated by us here at Punktastic, will go into the studio in July to record the album with Vanilla Pod producer

Friday 17 May 2002

Midtown confirm for Carling!

MCA pop-punkers Midtown have confirmed themselves for the Reading and Leeds festivals in August. The New Jersey punks, who have just released the 4-star rated ‘Living Well Is The Best Revenge’ will perform at both the Reading and Leeds dates. www.punknews.org states that the band will play

Vagrant bands confirm for Reading / Leeds

The Get Up Kids, Saves The Day and Alkaline Trio have all been confirmed to appear on the Concrete Jungle Stage at this years Reading and Leeds festivals. The trio will join Sick Of It All, Jesse James and