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From Tuesday 09 July 2002

Bright future for the ‘boy!

British Ska’s next darlings, the one and only Spankboy have been busy… They stormed through to the Semis of the national Battle Of The Bands, which takes place on the 4th August. It’s be a massive boost for them to have some friendly faces in the crowd, so get down

RIP Jim Cherry

The bassist and vocalist of Fat Wreck’s Zero Down has died. Jim Cherry, who also played in Strung Out and Pulley, died on Saturday night from a drugs overdose. A statement of www.fatwreck.com reads: “We lost a good friend this weekend.

Monday 08 July 2002

Weezer work with Crazy Town!

I thought Rivers Cuomo had gone mad, but I think this is all the proof we need! Because the Weezer frontman has collaborated with US ‘rockers’ Crazy Town on a track on their forthcoming new record. Apparently Rivers contributes a guitar solo to

Ataris name producer?

Unofficial reports are suggesting that the producer for the new Ataris record, ‘So Long Historia’ is going to be Lou Giordano. Lou has produced records for the Goo Goo Dolls, Millencolin, Shades Apart and Sunny Day Real Estate. This is not yet an official announcement, but a strong rumour

Uncle Brian gig update

Those crazy cats in Uncle Brian have announced the odd change in their touring schedule over the next month, and emailed Punktastic the new dates. So here they are: 07/07/02 : Eastbourne, Stringbendy with: Shootin’ Goon 09/07/02 : Glasgow, King Tuts with: Shootin’ Goon 11/07/02

Cadillac Blindside split

Cadillac Blindside have split up. A rather bizarre post was put up on the band’s website, and this has been confirmed by their label, Fueled By Ramen. Trent from the band posted this on www.cadillacblindside.com : “This is the last time you’ll hear from me.

Sunday 07 July 2002

Brand New to get brand new website

Quickly becoming one of my favourite bands, US rockers Brand New are to get a brand new website in the next week or two. And not only that but the band may even post a couple of MP3’s up from demos that they have been working

Saves The Day announce one off gig

Vagrant Records’ hot properties Saves The Day, as well as appearing at The Carling Weekend, will be performing at the Electric Ballroom in Camden on Monday August the 26th. Tickets are £10 with a possible £2 booking fee on top. If you can’t make it to Leeds or

Saturday 06 July 2002

Winchester punk rock

For all you folk who live in the Winchester area, two nights of quality punk rock await you! The Railway Inn is to host a two-night special, where the likes of Appease, Not Katies, Jerry Built and Phinius Gage will step up

Is this the greatest DVD ever?

Punk rock DVDs are few and far between, but I’m betting that this is quite possibly the greatest you’ll see yet. Kung Fu Records will release ‘Secret Weapons Of Kung Fu’ on July 23, featuring a feast of their best bands, and their videos. Not only that