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From Saturday 24 July 2010

Fake Problems album pre-order

The new Fake Problems album is up for pre-order with a free bonus CD featuring five tracks from the bands “Live at Park Ave” when you pre-order, exclusive to Banquet Records. Get it from www.banquetrecords.com/punktastic?SOD425

Comeback Kid – Symptoms and Curses

It’s been a few years since I heard a Comeback Kid studio album. I reviewed their recent live album but I skipped ‘Broadcasting’ and so cannot really say whether that was the marmite album that seemed to split fans down the middle or not. I can

Fugazi to put every live show on the web

Fugazi fan-site www.worldoffugazi.org recently interviewed Guy Piccioto about where the band are at currently and, while there is no reunion, new record etc, Guy did drop some info about them putting almost every live show they’ve ever done on to the web. The news is here: http://www.worldoffugazi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189:digital-archive-close-to-completion&catid=1:latest

Small Town Tesco

If you pick up a copy of Rock Sound Magazine from Tesco’s this month, you get a free SMALL TOWN RECORDS Sampler CD, featuring the likes of Fei Comodo, Shadows Chasing Ghosts, While She Sleeps and Failsafe.

Delayed – 3-track EP

Delayed originally formed in Johannesburg, South africa but relocated to London a few years ago to help promote their music. A couple of drummers and a few false starts later and this is their brand new EP, which actually, in places sounds really good.

The Hacks – on record with…the hacks

I guess there’s a rockabily-esque tinge to The Hacks‘ sound, although they’re more Living End than The Peacocks, if you ask me. This EP is half a dozen or so tracks and it’s pretty good for what it is; everything is in the right place

I like Transit

Transit have posted a new song, taken from their forthcoming new album, over at www.myspace.com/transitma

Hey Monday scrap album plans, release EP instead

Hey Monday have scrapped plans to release an album – less than a month before it was due to be released. Instead the band will release an EP on August 17, still entitled ‘Beneath It All’.

New Kev Dev songs on myspace

Kevin Devine has posted new material at www.myspace.com/kevindevine

Young Guns live review

Earlier this week Alex went to the Luton leg of the Francesqa, Deaf Havana and Young Guns tour. Check out his thoughts at https://www.punktastic.com/reviews/gigs/420