Random Hand have put a couple of tracks up on their myspace ahead of their first ever UK tour. Check the tunes, and the tour dates, at www.myspace.com/randomhand [...]

Punktastic Recordings will be releasing Mike Scott's brand new EP for FREE on Tuesday - make sure you visit the site then to pick it up! [...]

You can read my pretty snazzy interview with Nick of Hit The Lights HERE [...]

As part of ongoing improvements to the site, Punktastic requires the services of a web designer proficient in all the usual areas to give our main site a facelift. Click the comments for more info and the job spec. [...]

Submitted: "Buzzkill are giving away the tracks from their debut 7" as a free download. Click the picture of Santa on their myspace page to visit the download page!" [...]

Canterbury have put to ne songs online at www.myspace.com/canterbury [...]

Hit The Lights will name their new singer 'very shortly'. The band hope to release a new album in mid-2008 and confirmed new song titles include "Toothless Cooters", "Drop tha Skank", "Hangs'em High" and "Apartyment". Read a full interview with HTL on PT in the near future... [...]

Submitted: "Piano popper Luke Leighfield has a fan club. Like, a real, proper, old-fashioned one with letters in the post and everything. See www.myspace.com/lukeleighfieldfanclub for more details." [...]

Coheed and Cambria have a demo version of "The Road and the Damned" available for download at www.myspace.com/coheedandcambria [...]

Punktastic Covers Bash 2 takes place on Saturday, January 12 at the Leeds Fenton. So far confirmed: THE ATARIS - as performed by A Man Down, LIMP BIZKIT - as performed by All or Nothing, FALL OUT BOY - as performed by Me Vs Hero, OPERATION IVY - as performed by Firefly. I'm looking for one more [...]

Rig Up Explosive have uploaded a brand new track called 'I Came Here To Steal Your Thunder' to their Myspace. If you like your vocal harmonies, shoutbacks, wierd time signatures, heavy breakdowns and elevator music, then this is probably the band for you. Check it out at [...]

Submitted: "After uploading their xmas version of their own song a few days ago, Manchester/Rochdale's the fractions have uploaded the original non xmas related song to myspace. The song's called we were kings and its been recorded for the upcoming tns records compilation which is going to be [...]

Tellison, The Maple State and Furthest Drive Home tour dates: Wednesday 13th February Freebutt Brighton w / Hearts Under Fire Thursday 14th February Cavern Exeter w / Hearts Under Fire Friday 15th February Rock City Nottingham w / Hearts Under Fire Saturday 16th February Soundhaus Northampton w [...]

Merry Christmas to everyone who reads, contributes and supports PT! [...]

Dave House dates:*January* w/* Luke Pickett* 25th - *Bournemouth* - iBar (plus Sam Isaac) 26th - *Brighton* - Freebutt 27th - *Southampton* - Joiners (plus Luke Leighfield) *Feb / March* *w/ Set Your Goals* 17th - *Cambridge* - Barfly (plus Chaos Days) 20th - *Kingston* - Peel (plus Chaos [...]

ap.net infers The Forecast have left Victory Records. [...]

Nodes of Ranvier have split up. [...]

From Grace have put up a brand new track 'One of us is in deep trouble'. Check it out at www.myspace.com/fromgraceuk [...]

Tonight Is Goodbye tour dates: 8th Feb 08 - Rock City, Nottingham 10th Feb 08 - The Pitz, Milton Keynes 12th Feb 08 - Barfly, Cardiff 13th Feb 08 - The Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent 14th Feb 08 - Rio’s, Leeds 15th Feb 08 - The Ruby Lounge, Manchester 17th Feb 08 - Pressure Point, [...]

Submitted: 'As a Christmas treat, Surrey's Overthrow have posted two new demos on their myspace available to download for one week only and a special Christmas song too. Check them out at www.myspace.com/overthrowrock'. [...]