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From Tuesday 14 November 2006

Guns Up! Break Up!

Guns Up! have announced that after “four and a half years; hundreds of shows, three US tours, three East Coast trips, a European tour, countless weekends, three records, who knows how many demos…four guitar players, three drummers, three bass players, two vans, at least a few grand worth of

Monday 13 November 2006

The Draft interview

I interviewed Chris Wollard of The Draft before their Leeds gig recently. A thoroughly nice chap and a great interviewee. Check it here. Got interviews with Samiam and MC Lars coming soon once I’ve transcribed them.

The Draft

Spud: What’s it like to be back in the UK again, but obviously in a new form, and with Samiam? Chris: I’ve been waiting my whole fucking life to tour with Samiam! I love the guys and I love the band. I’ve been listening

The Draft

Spud: What’s it like to be back in the UK again, but obviously in a new form, and with Samiam? Chris: I’ve been waiting my whole fucking life to tour with Samiam! I love the guys and I love the band. I’ve been listening

Ska is dead dates

The Ska is Dead tour, featuring Mustard Plug, The Planet Smashers, Bomb the Music Industry and more, hits the following venues: Thurs. Nov. 30 Bristol The Cooler Fri. Dec. 1 Leicester The Shed Sat. Dec. 2

NCF/Gallows split 7″

November Coming Fire and Gallows have decided to release a split 7inch single on 30 Days of Night Records. It will be limited to only 500 copies and it will be released in February.

Blink and you’ll miss the PT top 10

Blink 182 dominated the PunktasticTV chart last week following our nostalgic trip down memory lane. This week’s new videos are inspired by the Taste of Chaos tour – so check out vids from Saosin, TBS and a tonne more at www.punktastic.com/tv Last weeks top 10

The Blunts – Gas up the Machine

If token shouty Rancid-esque punk is your bag, expect The Blunts to be top of your CD shopping list this Christmas. While this 13-track full length gets very samey over time, in short doses The Blunts (nope, not an all-singing, all-dancing family of

Suicide Bid – The Rot Stops Here

When you’re looking for bands pushing at the boundaries of what the radio tells us is acceptable, you can trust Household Name to release records that are not only interesting and enjoyable, but also doing something quite different. And with Suicide Bid, ‘The Rot Stops Here’

Lovecrave – The Angel and the Rain

Born from the ashes of various Italian rock bands, and comprising of (allegedly) some of the greatest European rock musicians of all time, Lovecrave are here with ‘The Angel and the Rain’, to show us exactly what they’re capable of. It’s their first release on