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From Friday 02 August 2002

Vagrant bands cancel Euro appearances

Dashboard Confessional, Saves The Day and Face to Face have pulled out of appearances in Germany, Benelux, Switzerland and Italy this summer, according to Vagrant Records. However, the good news is that all of the scheduled UK dates WILL go ahead… phew!

Video killed the radio star

If you have MTV2 Europe keep your eyes peeled as the channel has added the new Glassjaw single ‘Cosmopolitan Bloodloss’ to its rotation. It’s not quite as good as the Muppet crazy Weezer vid for ‘Keep Fishin’ but see Daryl and co

‘Airwaves taken over by Punk’ shocker!

A number of bands will be infiltrating the space between your ears on various radio stations in the next few weeks. First up, American Nightmare have recorded a triple bill of live numbers for Radio 1’s ‘The Lock Up. You can hear them from August 3rd at

The Vandals and The Offspring set for one off UK appearances

Comedy punks The Vandals will be making an appearance in, you guessed it, London, on November the 30th. They will play the Astoria and I recommend you get your tickets before they sell like proverbial hot cakes. Orange County legends The Offspring

Jimmy Eat World enter the digital age

Emotional rockers Jimmy Eat World have revealed details on their next project, set for release in October/November. It will take the form of a DVD and will feature all the usual stuff that bands tend to pack onto their video releases, including behind the scenes

Sum 41 exchange Pain For Pleasure

Not content with mentioning their hair metal roots in every interview they ever give, or dressing up like loons to sing ‘Pain For Pleasure’, their ode to Maiden/Priest/Poison et al at the end of the Fat Lip video, cheeky pop punk youngsters Sum 41 have developed their

Thursday 01 August 2002

Live In A Dive 4 announced!

Fat Wreck’s slightly irregular series of live records, ‘Live In A Dive’ has found a new victim. Strung Out are set to be the next band to get the LIAD treatment, although the set hasn’t even been recorded yet, so don’t expect to see it

The artists formerly known as The Getaway

Brand spanking new Epitaph signings, the Getaway, have been forced to change their name for legal reasons. This is where you, the public, come in. Due to a possible lack of imagination on the bands part (although after hearing a few tracks by them, I seriously doubt it) they are

A free visit to Black City with DOLL

Swedish garage punk superstars Division Of Laura Lee are set to release their latest opus ‘Black City‘ through Epitaph/Burning Heart on August 27th and to celebrate, you can hear the whole album for free. You can hear the entire record via live streaming on the