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From Monday 07 April 2003

The soundtrack to my life

Later this month (april 22 to be precise) you will be able to get hold of a new split CD on Doghouse Records by Motion City Soundtrack and Schatzi. Both US bands are pretty cool and offer a bit of a variation on the

Winnebago Deal – Plata O Plomo

Public relations folk can be some of the weirdest people on this Earth. Most of the time they are as helpful as a hooker with a fistful of dollars, but as soon as they get into press release writing mode a sense of reality goes out of the

FYI

Just a few things… to everyone in a band who has sent cds for review, yes we are a little behind. Please bear with us, for those at uni it’s exam times and for us who work some of us have been working all hours because of the war.

Artizan the Bandits

Leeds pop-punkers Artizan and NY’s The Exit will provide the support for the RxBandits at Leeds Joseph’s Well on April 16. The rest of the dates of the RxB tour are (support is The Exit on all dates, plus NoComply unless others are stated): 06th

Wanted: A room without a view

Submitted: “Room Without a View, the Canadian punkers you’ve known to come and love, have just posted a new song on http://www.mp3.com/roomwithoutaview called “Change”. But you will only be able to download it for 1 week. That’s until April 11, after that you will only be able

Sunday 06 April 2003

Kids Near Water – Hey Zeus!

Kids Near Water are a very rare breed indeed; namely a UK band who take the generic US post hardcore sound and manage to play around with it and make it their own. After a promising ep released in 2001, the band unleashed their debut full

A Columbia Lullaby

Various webzines report that A Static Lullaby have signed to Columbia Records.

Fallout 40 rock

Fallout 40 warm up for their summer tour at the following dates. Remember they will also be playing at Punktastic Bash 4 at Leeds Joseph’s Well on August 9. 20.04.03 : Birmingham, Flapper : with Five Knuckle, All or Nothing & more 21.04.03 : Norwich,

Further Seems Forever – How To Start A Fire

I’ve been putting off reviewing this cd, although not because it’s rubbish I hasten to add. It’s just I’m not exactly sure what I really think of it. I mean I like it, just 6 weeks on from receiving it I’m still waiting for this extra something

Saturday 05 April 2003

Rock Kills Kid – Rock Kills Kid

Rock Kills Kid are one of the latest additions to the Fearless Records roster and are a bit of a change from what you might expect from the label. The foursome play a kind of rock influenced pop-punk heavily tinged at the radio – it’s sugary