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From Friday 17 December 2004

Rock a-by baby, on the tree tops

A Static Lullaby will release their new album, ‘Watch The Sunlight Burn’, on April 5 on Columbia Records.

Hell is a place like LA

This Is Hell, made up of former Scraps and Heart Attacks members, tour the UK in May: 06.05.2005 London @ tbc 07.05.2005 Hartlepool @ Studio 08.05.2005 Sheffield @ tbc 09.05.2005 Manchester @ Jabez Clegg 10.05.2005 Glasgow @ Barfly 11.05.2005 Lancaster @ tbc 12.05.2005 Leeds @ tbc 13.05.2005 Liverpool @

The Ruined – Generation Braindead

The Ruined are a quintet from Peterborough playing a vicious brand of punk rock that evokes The Misfits alongside Metallica, as well as more familiar fare such as Hot Water Music. This 2-track sampler shows that they’re not the gimmick band

RSJ – Blueprint For A Brighter Future

t’s been a while since I listened to something like this without putting on ‘The Shape of Punk To Come’ รขโ‚ฌโ€œ brutal, violent hardcore that remains essentially listenable without resorting to the cheap tricks peddled by the majority of wife-beater wearing morons masquerading as hardcore these days.

Thursday 16 December 2004

I have ears and eyes everywhere

Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards will stay an extra day in London to play on TUE 15 FEB LONDON @ GARAGE. The Underworld show has completely sold out so get your tickets quick they go on sale this Saturday!

Hot water headline

Submitted by Geoff: Hot Water Music do a couple of headline shows on their February support tour with New Found Glory. 09 Manchester,Academy (Supporting NFG) 10 Leeds,Cockpit (Headline) 11 London,Garage (Headline) 12 B’ham,Academy (Supporting NFG) 13 Bristol,Academy (Supporting NFG) 14 L’pool,Academy (Supporting NFG) 15

Finally, the big news

The Maple State has been officially confirmed to appear on the next Drive Thru Records compilation, due to be released worldwide in Februray. This is obviously great news, not just for the band but also for UK bands in general, because hopefully it will US listeners

Spit on the boy

Apparently Spitalfield are supporting Fallout Boy on the latter’s February UK tour.

I know

The Know How has signed with Stomp Records. Check them out at www.purevolume.com/theknowhow

Beecher get Earache

Beecher has signed with Earache Records. The label will re-release the bands ‘Breaking the Fourth Wall’ album in early 2005. They will be recording new material this summer.