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From Sunday 03 October 2004

215 explain last minute pull-out

Route 215 made a last minute decision to pull out of the All Star showcase last night. Frontman Rod said the following to explain his band’s decision: “I decided to pull the show at the last minute because I felt like we was

Death Cab go Atlantic

Also from thescout.net: Death Cab for Cutie has signed to Atlantic Records.

It’s a slow news day, ok?!

From The Scout.net: “Looks like Lobster Records band Over It may be the next big deal. The bands new album fresh out of the studio has been the buzz of several A&R across the West Coast. The band plays next week at Chain Reaction, the show should

Flick Knives and Splinters – S/T

It may well be the emo kid inside me speaking, but I reckon Flick Knives and Splinters is a great band name. It stood out so much that this record jumped the review pile from bottom to (almost) top. Unfortunately this hardcore crew don’t quite

Freddy boys hit the road this month

Echofreddy have a batch of dates lined up this month, including dates with MAC, Midtown and Hidden in Plain View. Maybe another big name as well… Dates are below. Anyone who can fill in a gap should email paul@punktastic.com 12th October – Birmingham, Flapper & Firkin

PT is spaced out

Punktastic Recordings has finally been dragged (kicking and screaming) into the 21st Century and we now have a MySpace account. Please be our friends – click here to add us!

Looking for colchester gigs?

If you’re looking for gigs in Colchester then email broken_seraphim@hotmail.com – this is the address of the booker at the university.

Atreyu want to die

Atreyu and Every Time I Die tour: Mean Fiddler – Over 16’s London SUN 12/12/2004 Ifor Bach Womanby St Cardiff MON 13/12/2004 Manchester University Manchester TUE 14/12/2004 Northumbria University Newcastle THU 16/12/2004 Oxford Zodiac – Over 14’s Oxford SAT 18/12/2004 Wedgewood Rooms

Saturday 02 October 2004

This man is a legend!

For the first time in over 11 years Paul Westerberg will be playing on UK shores. A lone date on 19th October at London Scala is selling fast but a full tour is planned for the New Year!

Vagrant UK get Sorepoint hook-up

Sorepoint Records have tied up a deal to release all of Vagrant’s releases in the UK. This includes official UK releases of Reggie And The Full Effect‘s ‘Greatest Hits ’84-’87’ and Moneen’s ‘Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now?’ alongside a whole