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From Wednesday 01 September 2004

There’s nothing better than patting yourself on the back!

The sales of Punktastic Un-Scene went up by 20% last week on the previous 7 days, so thanks to everyone for their support. We’ve almost shifted 500 copies now which is a great effort, especially as the CD has been in stores less than a month. Our

Dramatic Mumrah

London ska-sters Mumrah and Irish punks Mellow Dramatic tour together in October. Dates, put together by Brown Alert, are as follows: Fri 15th – Ireland – Nerve Centre London Derry Sat 16th – Ireland – Retro Bar Porthrush Sun 17th – Ireland – Front Page Belfast Mon

The Fleshies – The Sicilian

Now this was a pleasant surprise. I know that in another recent review I said that dirty rock and roll guitars and lo-fi production didn’t really do it for me, but The Fleshies have both these things and they certainly push my buttons. There’s touches of all

Unless – Fake Laughter

Hailing from the barren landscapes of the Grimsby area, Unless are your typical local rock band, playing scuzzy punk rock with attitude. Sounding like a north eastern Nirvana spin off, they manage to whip through four tracks pretty quickly while at the same time feeling like an

Face Tomorrow – The Closer You Get

Imagine if Hell is For Heroes were actually from Holland. Got that image? Yeh, well, then you’d have something like Face Tomorrow on your hands. One of two or three jewels in Reflections Records’ crown, they supported AFI on their brief UK jaunt

Word of the week: Doppleganger.

It feels as if I have been celebrating this band all year, but they really do deserve your attention. You may of seen Mistake Us for Friends on tour with the awesome Horse the Band in the past few weeks, well I had

Mistake Us For Friends

Jay: For those uninitiated with the band tell us about yourselves and the sound you guys play… MUFF: Hey we’re Mistake Us For Friends, from Glasgow, Scotland and we play fast, technical punk rock, kind of in the same boat as bands such as

Paint The Town Red – Pt 2: Home Is Where The Hate Is

With a nice little name, stunning artwork and some stomping beats thrown in for good measure, my first impressions of Europe’s Paint the Town Red were nothing but sparkling. I’m usually a hardcore skeptic and am certainly fussier over it than say I am with

I’m looking forward to this

Hot Water Music have the beginnings of a new website up in aid of the forthcoming album, “The New What Next” released on September 21st.

Underminded – Hail Unamerican

Hailing from sunny San Diego, Underminded describe themselves as “Not the typical aggressive, melodic hardcore band”. Which is quite something, considering melodic hardcore bands have popped up with monotonous regularity over the last couple of years, and it’s easy to get the finished product as dull as