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From Thursday 29 April 2004

Hopeful of a better future

Phil, former singer/screamer in From First To Last, has a new band called Hope for the Best. You can check the band out at their website www.hftbrocks.com The band are currently ‘talking’ to labels and hope to tour the UK later this year.

You dummy

The Official Warped Tour 2004 Compilation will be in stores on June 8 through Side One Dummy Records. Click ‘discuss this item’ for the tracklisting.

Fat is a crime

Fat Wreck have signed Only Crime, a band featuring Russ Rankin (Good Riddance) and Bill Stevenson (Descendents/Black Flag). Check out www.onlycrime.com for info and MP3s.

Snail mail

Just a heads-up for those sending CDs for review. As many of you know, the Royal Mail are shit. Today I received a parcel of CDs sent first class on April 6! As a result, some (not all) CDs are taking longer to be reviewed than normal –

Story of the polka (dot bikini. was it teeny and weeny?)

Want to download a new Story of the Year song? What do you mean, no?! Ok, well here’s the link anyway: Story of the Year – The Heart of Polka is Still Beating

Very interesting…

Submitted: “I was just speaking to a reliable source from Long Island who told me that Glassjaw have been asked to make a UK appearance around the time of the festivals.”

Rise above

Information provided by Alastair: Rise Against have replaced their guitarist, www.riseagainst.com for more details. The band are in the progress of writing their new album. The band are also trying to get on the Reading/Leeds bill, but nothing has been confirmed.

Isn’t this bribery and ethically/morally wrong?

Submitted: “Vote for new Northampton/MK punk band ‘The So-Called‘ at www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/weekender and recieve a free demo! just vote for us, then send us an email saying you have voted, include a postal adress and we will send you a free demo. We are a new band who

Days of Grace – The Movement Schematic

When Oxford’s Days of Grace sent us their demo to review last year, they were praised for being amongst the fore-runners of the UK post-hardcore scene. Since then they have been praised by Kerrang and Rock Sound and featured on a Gut Records compilation for young

Nikola Sarcevic – Lock-Sport-Krock

Where would we be without the solo album? It is something for restless band members to pour their creative energies into and the chance to explore other musical avenues. The latest individual to break from the collective pack is Millencolin‘s Nikola Sarcevic, with