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From Sunday 04 January 2004

Brand spanking new

I’m interviewing Brand New before their Leeds gig in 2 weeks time, if you want to ask a question but have never had the opportunity, click ‘discuss this item’ and I’ll see what I can do.

Driving

The Drive Thru tour starts next weekend, here are the dates: 11 Plymouth Club 103 12 Bristol Academy 13 Birmingham Academy2 14 Manchester Academy2 15 Glasgow Garage 17 Newcastle Newcastle Uni 18 Sheffield Leadmill 19 Oxford Zodiac 20 Portsmouth Wedgewood 21 London Astoria We have lots of giveaways

Steel City Suicide

Take out your diary folks and make sure that you leave February the 7th free, for The Suicide Machines are hitting Sheffield and they’re bringing some top class support bands with them. The Pre-Valentines Day Massacre, which pretty much eclipses anything London has to offer us a

The Distillers – Coral Fang

If I ever see another article about how Brodie is the saviour of rock and roll, I think I’ll scream. With the mainstream press clambering over Miss Dalle as if the world depended on it, you could be forgiven for forgetting The Distillers are

PG three

Phinius Gage take time out from writing a new album to play the following gigs this month: Wed 21st Jan – Kingston, the Peel – w/Route 215+The Fastlane Wed 28th Jan – Nottingham, Junction7 – w/Graveltrap Thurs 29th Jan – Wolverhampton, Little Civic –

A Common Ground – Waiting For A Change To Come

I can safely say that this album has been like a bolt from the blue; an unexpectedly fantastic release from a band I’d never previously encountered, blowing away the cobwebs of the dully repetitive, cliché-ridden crap that currently resides in the limelight. Mixing Strike Anywhere style energetic

Saturday 03 January 2004

New song from Saosin

Saosin have posted a new, as-yet-untitled, demo on their website as a pre-cursor for their forthcoming debut album. If you’ve not heard it yet, download it here.

This album does indeed rock

Just a reminder that My Chemical Romance play 3 UK dates next week, the next time they play it will be far bigger venues, so don’t miss out! Jan 13 – Manchester Night and Day Jan 14 – Birmingham BAR Academy Jan 15 – London Barfly

ninepoundnote – Chips For Tea

Propagandhi once said that ska sucked, and you were a ‘stupid fuck’ if you thought a revival of the genre was cool. It’s personal opinion if you agree with their sentiments or not, but ever since the ska-punk revolution that gripped Orange County in

She burns

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