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From Tuesday 06 January 2004

November Coming Fire – Black Ballads

In At the Deep End Records, don’t you just love ‘em? Come rain or shine, they continue to put out quality looking releases by quality UK bands, regardless of their sound or ‘scene’ standing. The IATDE roster is as varied as a big box of Quality Street, and I

Ensign – / Fig 4.0

This 7″ has been ages coming. I remember about 18 months ago I was suprised to find Fig4.0 on a free HHN sampler CD and I heard that there was a split record planned with an un-named American band, but no one seemed to know, or be telling

Modern Life Is War – My Love, My Way

I love surprises. Well, actually, that’s a complete and utter lie. Unless they’re really good surprises, in which case, I do love surprises, but if someone was to turn up on my doorstep unannounced and punch me in the face, cover me in petrol, set me on

Pretty fly

Submitted by Tommy in the forums: “The Offspring will play Manchester Apollo on the 10th March.”

Wonderland Dementation Dept

PAUL: “Can I have all your full names, what you do in the band and your ages please?” WDD: “Daniel Palm, I’m 30 yrs and I do vocal duties in the Dept as well as act as a general big-mouth. Christian Lundqvist, 28 yrs and handles the four strings in

Wonderland Dementation Dept

PAUL: “Can I have all your full names, what you do in the band and your ages please?” WDD: “Daniel Palm, I’m 30 yrs and I do vocal duties in the Dept as well as act as a general big-mouth. Christian Lundqvist, 28 yrs and handles the four strings in

The Ritalins – Kelly EP

Scotland is famed for many things; beautiful scenery, rain and tartan to name but a few. One thing, however, that the country receives very little credit for is its healthy punk rock scene. It may not be huge, but there are a lot of good bands plying

Days When I – Demo

Despite the fact that Days When I are about as original as a doughnut, they’re actually rather good. Pop-punk lite in style, they’ll go down very nicely with The Starting Line generation as despite the fact this five-tracker is self-produced

Monday 05 January 2004

This is my Hollywood

Mighty Atom Records recently signed Welsh punks Hollywood-Ending to their roster. The band were listed in Rock Sound’s ‘ones to watch’ for 2004 and are influenced by the usual emo/post-hardcore suspects. But you can make up your own mind and check out an MP3 by

Strike out

London ska-punks Strike of 59 are destined for big things this year, and the band want gigs in the south of the country. If you can help email strikeof59@yahoo.co.uk or visit their website at www.strikeof59.com