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From Friday 11 July 2003

Does anyone still care?

Taking Back Sunday have confirmed they will appear at the last three Warped Tour shows. No news on any line up changes, except unconfirmed reports suggest that two new members will be added for bass and guitar duties. No word on any rescheduled UK dates

I drink coffee every daaaay

Caffeine and Mr Zippy head out on tour in support of their latest records during September. The dates are: 12-Alcester,greig hall 13-Nuneaton,caddy club 14-Southampton,joiners 15-Exeter,cavern 16-Bristol,croft 17-Sheffield,casbah 18-Scarborough,kazbah 19-Glasgow,cathouse 20-Middlesbrough,town hall crypt 21-stoke,the talbot 22-Birmingham,flapper + firkin 23-Leicester,the shed 24-Hereford,manhattans 25-Bridgend,tollhouse 26-Bournemouth,mr smiths 27-Aldershot,west end centre 28-Cheltenham,fish + fiddle

Poo-poo Tautou

Brighton emo-punks Poindexter have completed their 10-track debut album, entitled ‘The Unbearable Darkness Of Being’, after a suggestion from our very own Mike FDK. At 37-mins it’s a cracker and easily their best release to date. Oh, and kudos for the two-page letter and lyrics

Lightyear built this tour

A few changes to the Lightyear/Jerry-Built/C*E schedule which kicked off in Leicester tonight. Check ’em here: 11 July @ Sheffield Corporation w/ JERRY BUILT + CAPTAIN EVERYTHING! 15 July @ Peterborough Park w/ JERRY BUILT + CAPTAIN

Greeny arrives tomorrow

Nathaniel Green release ‘Same Time Tomorrow’ on Firefly on August 26. The duo also support Koufax on their UK tour during the first week of September.

Cheap as chips

Submitted by Honor: “Just wanted to let you know that there’s a gig on this Sunday at the Verge that’s only £1….it’s Captain Everything, Howards Alias, Scrappy, Miles Before We Sleep and lateshift.”

Live in or around Oxford? Read on…

Thanks to Alan at the Zodiac we have TWO pairs of tickets to give away for the Not Katies gig in Oxford this Sunday. 5 Cent Deposit, Phinius Gage and Fatally Yours are also on the bill. If you want to

Leeds Fest is a definite go

Submitted: West Yorkshire Police have announced they had `reluctantly’ decided not to challenge the decision to grant a licence for a pop music festival marred in previous years by violence. West Yorkshire Police had been considering pursuing a judicial review following the decision to grant a licence for

Coming soon…

…look out for a special Steel Rules Die competition. Also upcoming is that Whitmore interview and new reviews from Fletcher and Vanilla Pod.

Sparta news item

Submitted by loudsteve: “Sparta play the Peterborough Met on August 23 in between their Leeds and Reading dates. They will start work on a new album in August, with a release date planned for April.”