Zipped up

Ex-Mr Zippy member Greg kindly agreed to answer some questions, and you can read it all here.

Greg – Mr Zippy

BEN – Introduce yourself for people who don’t know of you… GREG – Hey. My name is Greg, and until recently I played the guitar with Clevedon skate-punks MR.ZIPPY BEN – The main news is of course you parting company with Mr Zippy – what were the circumstances leading

BEN – Introduce yourself for people who don’t know of you… GREG – Hey. My name is Greg, and until recently I played the guitar with Clevedon skate-punks MR.ZIPPY BEN – The main news is of course you parting company with Mr Zippy – what were the

It’s what I have been waiting 18 months for…

The Lawrence Arms release new album ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’ on Fat next month and have just posted a new Mp3 for us all to get excited over. Check out ‘On with the Show’ here!

Husking Bee – Four Color Problem

Without trying to sound like a furious racist, the Japanese are a strange and wonderful race. Obsessed with progression, be it technological or social, and home to some of the strangest companies, people and of course, bands, on the planet, Japan is a total enigma to the outside world.

Antimaniax – I’m Without Sleep … In This Desert of Concrete

If there’s one way to instantly hook the listener in as they slot your new record into the CD player, it’s to open with a Simpsons quotation! Nelson’s little diatribe on shoplifting raises a smile before the Antimaniax have even picked up their instruments and

You gotta be kidding me!

You’ve gotta give Moon Ska credit, they don’t half flog their bands round the country. Whitmore/SB6/Chairmen of the Bored and Graveltrap/Mixtwitch Autumn dates have already been announced, but in Oct/Nov Solabeat Alliance, Ze Baseball Bat, Graveltrap and new

Lincoln Park

Milk2Sugars have added a Lincoln date to their UK tour. Remaining dates are: 30/08 Dudley Arms Rhyl, Wales 31/08 Borderline London (New Band Showcase Night) 01/09 The Appletree Worcester with Puffin 02/09 Grand Central Manchester 04/09 Adelphi Preston 05/09 Edwards No.8 Birmingham 07/09

I smell a tour

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones play Glasgow Garage on November 4. A tour is almost certain to coincide.

Good god

Fresh from being bottled off-stage at Reading, Good Charlotte return for the larged-venue tour. Dec 15 – Birmingham Carling Academy Dec 16 – Brixton Carling Academy Dec 19 – Manchester Apollo