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From Monday 24 November 2003

Appease set for new release

Appease are set to go into the studio in December to record new tracks for a release on Mighty Atom Records. If you visit www.mp3.com/appease you will be able to check out a demo of one of the new songs, which was recorded in

Stairwell lose members

From punknews.org: “Stairwell has not broken up but is going through a major lineup change. Primary singers / songwriters John and Tim have been recording demos for a new album with new musicians. There’s no word if they’ll keep their old name or change it. This is

More guests than a hip-hop album

The new onlinedrawing album will feature guest appearances from Geoff Rickly (Thursday), Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria) and Vinnie Caruana (ex-The Movielife). The record is being finalised and is due out on Jade Tree next year.

Bite your worms of this earth

Finch have ten new songs ready to be recorded for their new album, scheduled to be out in the first half of next year. Among them are ‘Bloodstains and Bitemarks’, ‘Snapcase‘ and ‘Mars Volta’ – the latter two so named after bands

Quik off the mark

Submitted by Craig: “Scottish skatepunks Quik have some new Mp3’s for you to check out at www.quikonline.co.uk”

Making waves

Taken from punknews.org: “Tsunami Bomb will be entering the studio to record their second full-length for Kung Fu Records. The band will commence recording on February 1st, 2004 at Fort Apache Studios in Boston, with Hot Rod Circuit drummer Mike Poorman [Orange Island,

Saturday 22 November 2003

Blink 182 – Blink 182

I remember a time when Blink 182 couldn’t get arrested in the UK – or the US for that matter. It was back in 1999 when myself and another member of the Punktastic team would take our copies of ‘Dude Ranch’ and then ‘Enema..’ to our local

The Hitchers – Unspoken Truths

Before I’d even heard this record the buzz around The Hitchers had reached fever pitch. A few people were telling me I needed to check them out and then Mike at the label suggested this band would be ‘the next best thing’, but then label owners

My revenge

Fletcher have four more gigs this year and you really ought to check them out at least once… Dec 3rd – Bedford, Lizard Dec 6th – London, Camden Underworld (Punktastic Bash) Dec 12th – London, Camden Underworld (supporting Mest) Dec 13th – Bournemouth, Mr Smiths (w/ Phinius

The 9ine – Somnamballistics

There is a quote that stands out in the press release accompanying this ten track LP release, which really sums up the bands attitudeâ€¦ â€œA genuine dislike of the cut and paste, lowest common denominator rock shite that is prevalent in the current music scene keeps The9ine separate from