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From Friday 12 March 2004

AF in June – confirmation

Agnostic Front will be over in June. They have dates on the 21 and 22, the first of which is at the Electric Ballroom in Camden with Walls of Jericho and Terror.

Hi-jinx with the jet

Hitechjet have stacks of dates booked for April – check them out at the following venues: Sat Mar 20th Leeds – Packhorse with That Fateful Day, Without Cause and Driving on the Right Sat Apr 3rd: Plymouth – Phoenix with Killerest Expression Sun Apr

A witty headline is not appropriate

Submitted by James: “Dave Blood, bassist of the near-legendary and now-defunct indie punks the Dead Milkmen, passed away on March 10. It is believed he committed suicide.”

Interesting…

Submitted by Rob: “Just read this on the front page of Exeter’s Cavern Club (www.cavernclub.co.uk): Tue 9 Mar :: We had a good night with Squirtgun on Monday – wierdly, another surrogate local band even though members have been in Alkaline Trio,

Thursday 11 March 2004

Stories and make-up shows

To make up for having to pull out of last weeks Not Katies show at the Underworld, Teeside post hardcore trio Stories And Comets will be headlining an intimate show next week at the exclusive Metro Bar in London’s Oxford Street. Cars As

I like dropping rumours at the front

Submitted by Andy: “I was talking to the bassist from Agnostic Front after their show with Dropkick Murphys last Thursday in Manchester and he said the band would be back over here in the summer, possibly to play the Carling Weekend.”

The Holiday Plan – The Green Lights EP

Floppy hair? Check. Angular guitars? Check. Quiet/loud vocals with added screaming? Check. Exotically named guitarist? Check. If we were going by that best-selling book ‘Emo By Numbers’* The Holiday Plan, on a scale of one to generic, would reach the upper-echeleons of cliche.

Could this mean festival appearances?

Submitted by Alex: “Dexter said ‘see you in the Summer’ at the end of their Manchester gig last night.”

Striking for steak?

It is believed Strike Anywhere and The Beatsteaks have been added to the Deconstruction line-up. Pennywise, Anti Flag, Pulley, The Slackers and Snapcase have already been confirmed. No venue has been announced, as of yet,

Take a beating

Manchester pop-punkers EchoFreddy will be main support to The Beatsteaks at Manchester Uni on April 3.