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The PT Sessions: Straight Lines

Straight Lines have only gone and recorded a song for the Punktastic Sessions! Click the image in our new sidebar to see them play ‘All My Friends Have Joined The Army’ just for PT readers.

The PT Sessions: Forever The Sickest Kids

Yesterday, Tom and Andy pinned Forever The Sickest Kids into a room made of glass and forced them to play their new track ‘She Likes (Bittersweet Love)’ for the Punktastic Sessions. Click on the image in the snazzy new sidebar to view it. Look out for a video

DGD venue upgrades

Dance Gavin Dance‘s London show has been upgraded to Islington Academy and the Birmingham show has moved up to Academy2. Tickets are selling fast for all other dates.

Fly away

Northampton based poppunk band Tom Can’t Fly have reformed after a three year hiatus.

Stay Gone

The Stay Gones have just uploaded their first batch of songs to www.myspace.com/thestaygones

Academy Live tour

The Academy Live Tour is back. Bands include The Gap Year Riot, Impulse 11, Floods and Sienna. 9th March 2010 – Newcastle Academy 2 10th March 2010 – Glasgow ABC 2 11th March 2010 – Birmingham Academy 2 12th March 2010 – London Islington 2

On the rise

Silent Empathy have just announced they have been signed to Rising Records. The band have uploaded a new demo to www.myspace.com/silentempathymetal

Blink 182 Scottish Dates

According to ENTS24.com, Blink 182 play two scottish shows in August: Mon 16th – Aberdeen AECC Tue 17th – Glasgow SECC & Clyde Auditorium (The Armadillo)