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From Monday 31 May 2004

US Roughnecks – Twenty Bucks and Two Black Eyes

‘Twenty Bucks and Two Black Eyes‘ reminds me why I don’t like this kind of music much – it’s rugged, uncompromising, aggressive and, well, a bit rubbish really. US Roughnecks certainly come across like Lars Frederiksen and his Bastards, except the songs are really

Fastlane – Kingston Peel

With a name as intriguingly fantastic as

Pedro The Lion – Achilles Heel

Dear Father, Please forgive me for I have sinned. In my previous 24 years of life I have neglected bands that I believed, wrongly I now admit, to be pretentious and whiney, and listened to by people I previously mocked as elitist. I admit now I may have

Cat.Out.Of.Bag.

Submitted by Adam: “Funeral For a Friend are playing a “secret show” at Camden Underworld on June 12. Tickets are now available through stargreen under the name “wake for a mate”.” Yourcodenameis:Milo and Midasuno also play. Tickets are £12.

Jeez

The Jesus Years have two MP3s up for download at their re-designed site, www.thejesusyears.co.uk

A beloved poetic process

The Hurt Process, Beloved (US) and Dead Poetic tour together in September.

Sunday 30 May 2004

Japanese Punk Rock RULES

Anyone in Brighton, London or Manchester should add these dates to their diaries this week. After playing with mighty Balzac this evening, I feel I must recommend them to you, the dear reader. Coming over a bit like a slower AFI with hints of classic

Hawthorne Heights – The Silence In Black and White

If you ask me, ‘The Silence In Black and White’ shows Hawthorne Heights to be a band with an identity crisis. There are more sides to the band on this record than a Rubix Cube, which makes for a confused listener. HH do fantastic impressions

Muff is good

While I’m recommending bands and songs, the best demo I’ve come acros in a bit is the new Mistake Us For Friends 3-tracker. Coming across like Belvedere with a fast-paced technical punk rock melodic thing going on, these guys are highly impressive.

We need to stand up together, not fall down apart…

The new Howards Alias record, ‘The Answer Is Never’, is astonishing. That is all.