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From Friday 08 December 2006

Accidents

Wakefield post hardcore band An Invitation to an Accident have just released two new songs that will be on their forthcoming second EP, ‘in the arms of the city‘ – ‘the high wire contest’ and ‘in the arms of the city‘.

Thursday 07 December 2006

Give It A 3 Day Name

This years Give It A Name Festival will take place at: April 27 – Glasgow SECC April 27 – Birmingham NIA April 27 – London Earls Court April 28 – Birmingham NIA April 28 – London Earls Court April 29 – Birmingham NIA April 29 – London Earls Court Officially New Found Glory are the

Farewell static

Formerly Known As Through Snowy Static, Farewell Finito! tour next month with Now It’s Overhead; 11th Jan | Glasgow ABC2 12th Jan | Manchester Phoenix 13th Jan | Bristol Thekla 14th Jan | Nottingham Social 15th Jan | Brighton Freebutt 16th Jan | Camden Barfly

RIP

Wiz of Mega City Four/Servo/Ipanema fame has apparently died. Details are sketchy, but there is a tribute to him on www.myspace.com/wiztribute

MTB to release new record in Aug’07

Submitted by Mackie: “I was speaking to jake from Minus The Bear on tuesday after the manchester show and he told me that they’ll be recording the new album in February, with an expected release in august 2007.”

Baby Calendar – Gingerbread Dog

Cute is not what they aim for, according to the band’s bio. Sadly, Baby Calendar are cute with their chirpy little pop melodies and whispery boy/girl vocals. When this lot get it right, like they do on ‘Lunchbox’, they’re nothing short of majestic, all lo-fi

Saving Grace – The Blackjack City…

I’ll give the band their due, while ‘The Blackjack City Street Sensation’ isn’t my thing, I was whistling the title track for a good few hours after I’d stopped listening to it. And that’s always, for me anyway, the sign of a good tune. Saving

Pendula – Demo EP

Believe it or not, I don’t take any pleasure in slagging bands off. OK, well sometimes I do, especially when a band is spectacularly bad, but generally it’s not fun hearing a band go through the motions when they really shouldn’t be committing their works of art

I’ll stop posting about it once everyone has bought it

Punktastic Un-Scene 3 is now available to pre-order for the bargain price of just £2! 16 tracks and 58 mins of some of the best UK bands, including Fastlane, The Riverclub and pendleton. Get your copy now over at http://punktastic.bigcartel.com

As I Lay gallows

As I Lay Dying and Gallows will do a few shows before they join up with the behemoth Bullet for my Valentine tour in january: Saturday 6th COLCHESTER Arts Centre Wednesday 10th OXFORD Zodiac Thursday 11th SHEFFIELD Corporation