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From Friday 07 November 2003

Pssst

I can’t say too much now, but read Punktastic on Monday morning. We’re running an exclusive Offspring competition that fans will be very interested in…

Snuff it and see

Five Knuckle and Captain Everything! have been confirmed as supports on the Snuff tour. It means 5K have had to juggle their tour with F-Minus, but as the tour visits most parts I’m sure there won’t be too many

This band are good

Brighton-based punks Poindexter are giving away tickets to their gig with My Deaf Audio on November 28. All you have to do is click here to find out how you can win!

This lot are evil

The Household Name Records Xmas Show is to be held at the Camden Underworld on December 13. The fine folks at HHN have decided to call it Household Name Records Winter Solstice Showcase No.4 because they felt no-one else would nick the name! No bands confirmed officially,

Wanted: A bassist

Pop-punkers Brilliant Zero are looking for a new bass player. They will be trying out new people in the next few weeks so if you live in the Boston area and are interested contact bass@brilliantzero.com

Biffy get buffed on tour

Submitted by Cal: Biffy Clyro tour out the year, catch them at: November Tues 25 Warwick University Wed 26 Sheffield Fez Club Thurs 27 Preston Town Mill Fri 28 Birmingham Sanctuary Sat 29 Colchester Arts Centre December Mon 1 Plymouth Warehouse Wed 3 Merthyr Tydfil RMS Rock Club Thurs 4 Reading

Boys Night Out – Make Yourself Sick

Another band I heard about from the forums – proof that opening your eyes can be as beneficial as opening your ears sometimes. Anyway, Boys Night Out are signed to Ferret Records and play a kind of aggressive post-hardcore style that is beautifully contrasted

ALL? NO ALL SYSTEMS GO!

Karl Alvarez of ALL/Descendents fame has joined All Systems Go on Bass. Hopefully they’ll be touring the UK sometime next year.

Between The Buried And Me – The Silent Circus

And so the boundaries between what is referred to and accepted as ‘punk’ or ‘metal’ are further blurred with this release. I fully expected the worst from this, with the overblown and pretentious song-titles combining with the fact that it’s released on a label from

Jester – Down With The Clown

With a name like this I was expecting some comedy circus punk, perhaps a few horns chucked in over some light-hearted upstrokes, all rounded off by summery vocals and lyrics about being drunk on cider. And you know what? That’s pretty much the antithesis of Jester, a