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From Tuesday 23 December 2003

Death By Stereo – Into The Valley Of Death

I recently remarked to my fellow Punktasticans that maybe we were a little soft with the ol’ reviewing lark. Too many albums being reviewed were getting great scores and there was seldom a bad record in sight. Unfortunately, I am going to add another one to the list, but

Easy appeasy lemon squeezy

Appease have a video for their ‘Act 5 Scene 3’ single available online at their website. Follow the link from www.appease.org.uk to download it.

Brodie call it a day too

US pop-punkers Brodie have called it a day. With 2003 nearly gone, it looks as though bands yet to split may soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Mybe – A Trip Down Mammary Lane

I’ve plugged Mybe enough times on this here website in the past for pretty much everyone to have heard of them. The fact is that the Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield/Whatever based threesome play some of the UK’s finest poppy punk rock, can show up the best of them

Watch hundreds of sites rip us off (again)

Punktastic can reveal that the hot favourite venue for next year’s Deconstruction Tour is the Millennium Dome. We have to stress that it is not yet confirmed, but at this moment in time is looking the most likely venue. More news on this when we have it.

Four date sounds

Fletcher get their revenge at the following January shows: JAN 10 – ICA, LONDON JAN 13 – “FEET FIRST” @ CAMDEN PALACE, LONDON JAN 21 – THE LIZARD, BEDFORD JAN 23 – THE PORTLAND, CAMBRIDGE

Good value

Deep Elm Records are giving away their latest sampler…for 20 tracks that will give an emo kid an orgasm, all you have to do is pay the shipping. Which incidentally is just $3. www.deepelm.com has more information.

Special

Taken from the Epitaph mailout: “2004 will kick off with the release of THE SPECIAL GOODNESSâ€™ â€œLand, Air, Seaâ€, out in Europe on January 19. A side project of Weezerâ€™s Pat Wilson and ex-Rocket From The Crypt and currently in Offspring Atom Willard, the album

Monday 22 December 2003

My Chemical Romance – I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

As the Offspring once said, It’s cool to hate. After their initial EP release and the drip-feed circulation of this, their first full length album on eyeball Records, My Chemical Romance garnered quite a little fan base for themselves. Nevertheless, when you start to gain

HARDCORE!

Submitted by Eddie: “Here are the tour dates for the Norma Jean and Beecher co-headline tour in February: -3rd – BRIGHTON @ CONCORDE 2 -4th – EXETER CAVERN -5th – PLYMOUTH C103 -6th – SWINDON VICTORIA -7th – LONDON GARAGE -8th – TUNBRIDGE WELLS @