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From Monday 14 July 2003

Garrison dates

Unfortunately we have been asked, rather rudely I might add, to take down the Garrison tour dates. Despite the dates being posted on various mailouts and websites linked to the bands involved (get your own houses in order) we were threatened to remove them

Ask Lightyear and Ye Wiles – buy one interview get the second half price

I’m lucky enough to be able to sit and chat with the Lightyear and Ye Wiles‘ chaps in a couple of weeks at the London Garage and as usual I can’t be arsed to plan an interview – so I want you lot to give

Best band name ever?

Submitted: Italian Ska band Fuckingham Palace and Streetpunk Italian band Radio Destroy need some gigs. They are booked on the 15th and 16th August and then they were off to France, but the promoter there has messed them about and it has fell through. They need dates 17th 18th

Saturday 12 July 2003

CleanBreak – There’s More Than One Way To Pick It Up EP

With a title like that how can it be anything but the skankiest of ska? This young lot have unleashed this five track EP on us and as the resident ‘guy who sometimes quite likes ska’ here at Punktastic the duty/honour fell to me to ruthlessly and

Fallout 40 tour

Fallout 40 hit the road for a short tour this month. They also play PB4 and a date on the Punktastic Tour too… July 30 London Kingston Peel 31 Cambridge Portland Arms August 02 Norwich

I heart paste

Possibly the most underrated webzine around is Pastepunk and Jordan’s latest rant is as hilariously funny as always. Do yourself a favour and read this – the funniest thing I’ve seen all day.

Big P

Thanks to every single one of you who reads this – we clocked in a massive 4,600 unique visits yesterday alone, our biggest single day yet. Cheers to everyone for their support, it’s much appreciated as always.

Buzz off

I knew they wouldn’t stay out of the spotlight for long. One of the best bands-you’ve-not-yet-seen, Buzztone, have been signed up to Undereducated Music’s latest release. The Swindon skate-punks, loved by all of us here at Punktastic, will join Northampton’s Vender for a six-track split

Explore vegas

Submitted by Jim of The Little Explorer, here are the This Aint Vegas/LE/Paper Cut Out July tour dates. Sat 12 Worcester Appletree Sun 13 Mansfield Town Mill w/ Tsianina Mon 14 Nuneaton Courtyard w/Pictures Paint Words Tue 15 Manchester Mumbo Arts Centre w/Sex Maniacs Wed 16

October nights

Both No Use For A Name and Bowling For Soup are lining up UK tours for October. I very much doubt they will tour together before anyone misreads what I have just written…