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From Friday 28 February 2003

Ataris interview online

It’s finally here! Read the long awaited Punktastic interview with The Ataris right now! Read all about Kris’ confession that he is “ashamed” of ‘End Is Forever’ and find out all about his plans for a 7″ and acoustic EP. Click here to read

The Ataris

This interview was conducted in The Ataris changing room, backstage at the Manchester Academy on February 21, 2003. Cheers to Hayley and Chrissie from Positive Nuisance PR for setting it up, Kris for being extremely honest and open and my girlfriend Becky for both

Be stuck with them!

Route 215 need our help. They submitted their ‘Stuck With You’ video to P-Rock, but the peeps at the station don’t know whether to play it or not…so, as we all need to see this vid to make our lives complete, I want everyone to email

Deconstruction exclusive!

I am far too nice to you people. Here, exclusive to Punktastic, is more info about the forthcoming Deconstruction Festival. Confirmed to play are: NOFX, *secret surprise TBC*, Boysetsfire, Bouncing Souls, Thrice, TSOL, Real

I’ve only got four fingers

4ft Fingers continue their massive tour with Mr Zippy with dates going all the way into April. So far many shows have been sold out which is great news. If the pair haven’t rolled into your town

Caught in the crossfire

In Leicester on March 22 there will be skating and music galore as Crossfire hits the city. Between 1pm and 6pm at The Edge, for £5 you will be able to skate ans get your groove on, while at night the Charlotte will play

Cheer for me Beau-Beau

Avail and Ensign will rock the UK in April at the following venues. To check out the male cheerleader in full swing, be at: 03.04. UK Manchester – Hop&Grape 05.04. UK London – Garage 06.04. UK Cardiff – Club Iforbach 07.04. UK Brighton – Concord 2 08.04.

$up this

Shaun Phillips, vocalist with rising skacore band $up, needs your help: “You might be able to help me out, as my MSN address book got wiped and I lost the addresses of all the promoters and street teams and bands I was in contact with.” Anybody

Thursday 27 February 2003

Tonight, tonight

For all you folks in Leeds, at Joseph’s Well tonight you can witness the very, very impressive and Punktastic improved The Next Autumn Soundtrack, who claim they will be doing “bad impressions of Cave-In, Thursday and The Appleseed Cast… but good impressions of The Next

Anyone seen a camera?

We have been asked to make this appeal: “Last night at The Hope Conspiracy gig at The Underworld, the singer Kevin’s digital camera went missing. We’re not sure if it was stolen or if he lost it but it contains photos from the whole tour