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I’m sure this is the third time I’ve posted this…

After months of speculation ThisCity has finally confirmed their signing to Epitaph – check http://thiscitymusic.wordpress.com/ for the full announcement.

New AMMP

A Major Motion Picture has posted a new song up at www.myspace.com/amajormotionpicture

New Glassjaw EP?

According to Daryl Palumbo’s twitter, Glassjaw has finished work on a new EP. No further news on release dates etc has been made available.

Sunday 14 June 2009

Sounds of Swami – Halcyon Days 7″

Forget the niceties. Forget the long rambling review. This is just good. Simple as that. Keighley’s Sound of Swami – as dodgy a name as that might be – have made a very, very fine EP. It’s 6 tracks, all minimal length. It’s a cross between Fugazi,

Style over substance anyone?

Twenty Twenty play the following venues in September. You can hear the band at www.myspace.com/twentytwentyband 08 Sep 09 – Liverpool O2 Academy 2 09 Sep 09 – Glasgow ABC 2 10 Sep 09 – Newcastle O2 Academy 2 13 Sep 09 – Birmingham O2 Academy 3 15 Sep 09

Taking Chase news

Edinburgh based Taking Chase are heading out on a short tour next week with Overthrow, and to celebrate this, the band have added the track “Raise Your Glass” from their debut EP “Have a Good Time All the Time” to the myspace music player.

Saturday 13 June 2009

YMA6 go GaGa

Watch You Me At 6 cover Lady GaGa in Paris at www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBUscMawcI&feature=player_embedded

Bayonets Howl

Bayonets has posted a new myspace layout at www.myspace.com/bayonetshowl

Drop Dead, Gorgeous – The Hot N Heavy

Two and a half years ago I reviewed, and promptly slaughtered, ‘In Vogue’ for, well, being ironic without really meaning it. A band, clearly aimed at the myspace generation, writing songs berating myspace. Somewhere in that 30-month period they’ve gone away and learned how to write good fucking songs.

A Skylit Drive – Adelphia

When I first started listening to ‘Adelphia’ I could have sworn they had a female singer. Various online bios state “vocalist Michael “Jag” Jagmin, whose unique high-pitched voice is reminiscent of Anthony Green and Claudio Sanchez” but they’d be more accurate if they just said he sounded