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From Friday 02 April 2010

Slam Dunk Easter Eggsclusives

There will be a special announcement tonight at 10pm to members of slamdunkmusic.com. There will also be a special band announcement eggsclusively on punktastic at 3pm on sunday. Also if you are in the Liverpool area, don’t forget the special Shakedown vs Slam Dunk club night at The Masque

Break Even – The Bright Side

According to the band’s own myspace page, “The Bright Side is a story of birth and death and everything in between. Recorded in March at Reading Room Studios in Perth, it is an honest and passionate statement that was written to remember, to inspire and to never forget. In

Strung Out – Camden Underworld

Strung Out Wednesday 31 March 2010 Underworld, Camden Support: Random Hand + Vanilla Pod + The Human Project You know that prototypical punk rock photo you get? The one with the shot of a singer, sweat spurting and glistening, the crowd open-mouthed, living every single

The Final Five album now available to order

The Final Five’s album is now available to pre-order from Banquet Records at www.banquetrecords.com/punktastic?thefinalfive It features 10 punk/hardcore songs about Battlestar Galactica and, yes, it does feature seasons 1 to 4 spoilers…

Vanna UK tour reminder

Tickets for the Vanna UK tour in June are now on sale at Ticketweb. Support will come from Shadows Chasing Ghosts and LYU. Dates are shown below: 1st June – The Garage, London 2nd June – Talking Heads,

RIP Harijan

Manchester‘s Harijan have split up after more than 6 years as a band.

Destine – Lightspeed

There’s no doubt that had Destine formed in the UK they’d be much, much bigger on these shores. Already fairly sizeable on the mainland, there’s a Euro-American twinge to the band’s pop-punk sound which should help them appeal to any fan of the genre. Shockingly

Artist vs Poet – Favourite Fix

When they’re at their full on catchiest, such as ‘Damn Rough Night’ or ‘Car Crash’, Artist vs Poet sound great. Sure, they’re nothing the world hasn’t seen a billion times before, but bands of this ilk simply need to be catchy and little else. It’s all about

Hell On Earth tour – extra date added

An extra date has been added to the Hell On Earth tour in Reading. Complete dates are below – the tour features Every Time I Die, Terror, All Shall Perish, Down To Nothing and Thick As Blood: 19 Sep @ Sub 89 Reading 20 Sep @ Waterfront Norwich 21

The Dangerous Summer interview

I recently spoke with Cody of The Dangerous Summer who tour the UK at the end of the month. Read our little chat HERE