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From Tuesday 22 April 2003

Mr Shiraz – Sleeping With The Enemy

If you live in or around West Yorkshire, chances are you will have heard or seen Mr Shiraz. The madcap ska monkeys are seemingly everywhere, having taken over residence as support at the majority of the larger Leeds gigs. If you’ve not seen

A warm up show

A will warm up for their Download Festival appearance with a one-off show at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on May 30. Tickets are £10 and will quite possibly sell out fast. Ace.

The rumour mill goes round and round

Three interesting rumours received today: Good Charlotte are currently booking a full UK tour for November; Brand New are playing the Reading and Leeds festivals and Moneen will also be supporting Brand New and Taking Back Sunday.

It’s going to be carnage!

Another two additions to the line-up for Punktastic Bash 3, in what promises to be our biggest and best all-dayer yet! Opening the day’s entertainment will be Sheffield’s very own comedy skate-punks Six Foot Nothing. And our latest additions, especially for you post-hardcore/emo kids, are

MAC rule

Fresh from the news of their trip to San Diego, My Awesome Compilation warm up some new songs at the following venues this weekend. The line ups are truly stonking, Friday contains three (count ’em) Punktastic bands and one highly approved – so be there! Friday 25

It’s all a big deal

On April 28 one of the bands in the Punktastic Family will play their last ever gig. No Big Deal will split up after the show at Joseph’s Well, Leeds, so go along and witness a little piece of history. Tickets are £3, doors 8pm

NC do midlands trek

Straight from the fingers of Oz from NoComply: “NoComply are no longer playing Nottingham on the 23rd due to problems out of our control, but all is not lost as we will be in Derby at the Vic Inn on the day before, which is quite near

Video killed the alias star

From the Good Clean Fun newsletter: “HOWARDS ALIAS continue to tour like there’s no tomorrow and are rocking venues across the UK with Jesse James. All the latest dates are up on our web site, and they will also be heading out

Monday 21 April 2003

Voodoo? You do!

The Voodoo Glow Skulls will be back for rescheduled dates in November. King Prawn will not be a support on the tour. Oxford Zodiac is now confirmed for November 8.

My favourite Co-Pilot – South Drive

The number of awesome young UK bands rising through the ranks is incredible. Throwing their hat into the ring is Hartlepool’s My Favourite Co-Pilot, a band who impressed me loads when I saw them supporting My Awesome Compilation six weeks ago. But they’ve