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From Friday 12 December 2003

Looks like quitting tours is the new craze

It would appear Victory Records’ Silverstein have ditched plans for a UK tour next year. No reason as to why yet, but look for official confirmation tomorrow.

Mighty

Revelation Records’ On The Might Of Princes plan to tour the UK in April. First date confirmed is: April 30 Milton Keynes Pitz

Winner for Manc

The winner of the Manchester DTR tickets was Ian Dransfield. The answer was 1997, according to the official Allister bio. More tickets up for grabs soon.

Fletcher get hurt in the process

If you are going to the Mest show tomorrow night at the Camden Underworld, you may be pleased to know that our buddies in Fletcher are supporting, with The Hurt Process opening things up. Get their early if you’re going –

Copperpot Journals – Pilots

I saw The Copperpot Journals recently, on tour with Garrison, and I can honestly say I didn’t enjoy them, I thought they were a bit dull, so I was obviously keen to give this record a good listen in an attempt to convert me. I don’t

Turbonegro – Scandinavian Leather

Looking at the inlay photo of this record it’s safe to say that Turbonegro are an odd looking bunch, looking like a twisted version of ‘The Village People’ if they were to star in a remake of “The Clockwork Orange“. It’s safe

Changes are afoot…oh yes they are

We get bored easily at Punktastic, so we’re going to implement a few changes to these here parts over the coming months. We’re not going to tell you about most of them, because we don’t want people stealing our ideas (you thieving buggers!) but one change is that

Win Manchester DTR tickets

Want to win 2 tickets to the Manchester Drive Thru tour gig on January 14? Then just answer the following question: “In what year did Allister form?” Email your answer, name and address to paul@punktastic.com before 8pm tonight to stand a chance of winning.

Get Shirty

After the success of our shirt selling skills at the Bash, we have just three Punktastic shirts left – two large black/pink shirts and one medium black/pink. These are now for sale (the ideal Christmas present) for £9.25 incl postage and packing on a first come, first served basis.

Thursday 11 December 2003

FOR ANYONE IN BRIGHTON..

Get yourself down to the Hobgolin tonight for a free gig featuring the great Fifth Hour Hero. Thur 11th Dec @ The Hobgoblin (Downstairs), corner of London Road and Cheapside, next to Sainsburys, opposite St.Peters church, 6 mins walk East of Brighton station. 7.30-10.45pm, over 18’s,