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From Friday 14 June 2002

Help Better Off Worse

Attention every Punktastic reader! Do yourselves a favour and visit www.mp3.com/betteroffworse and download the two tracks that are available. Why? Because Better Off Worse, the first ever band to be hosted on Punktastic, need your help. The band, from Georgia, USA,

Thursday 13 June 2002

Get Up for UK one-off show!

The Get Up Kids are to play a one-off UK show at the London Astoria on August 27. Despite rumours to the contrary in the mainstream press, the band are still playing at the Carling Festival and the gig follows on from the Kansas crew’s appearance

Buy this cd!

There are loads and loads and loads of punk rock compilations out there, but few are as good as this – and it’s for a good cause. Our buddies over at the US site www.pastepunk.com (which rocks by the way, go check it out everyday) have put together ‘Broken Lamps

RBF – cover up and cheer up!

Orange County skanksters Reel Big Fish have not one, but two covers on their forthcoming ‘Cheer Up’ album. Aaron and the boys are back with a bang, covering the classic ‘New York, New York’ track and ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ by Lita Ford. ‘Cheer Up’ is set to

NFG get website makeover

It was bound to happen… in preparation for the release of the brand new New Found Glory cd ‘Sticks And Stones’, the band have redesigned their website. And it’s looking rather good. ‘Sticks And Stones’ is released in the UK this coming Monday, so everyone

Buy stuff from Asian Man

There’s plenty of new stuff coming your way from Asian Man Records over the coming months. Here’s a run down of what we can expect from the cult label, straight from Asian Man HQ: ** NICOTINE “Samurai Shot” CD $8 (AM-096) Although we aren’t officially releasing this CD to stores

Epitaph bands invade UK!

A whole host of Epitaph/Hellcat bands are making trips to the UK this summer. Here are the tour dates for Agnostic Front, Down By Law, Leftover Crack and The Distillers. I know we have already given you

Wednesday 12 June 2002

Get your Millencolin shoe

Ever since I originally posted this news item, people have been emiling me asking for more information…so here it is! The special limited edition Millencolin shoe, created by Vans, is finally finished and you can now buy a pair. To find out how to go about that task, visit

Derbyshire punks Mybe announce tour dates

Chesterfield punk rock heroes Mybe have announced a number of dates to coincide with the completion of their new E.P, ‘The Shite Album’ (Spot the pun?!) The threesome will be hitting the road at the end of June and the beginning of July. You can

New Keepsake record out now!

With their newest release, ‘Black Dress in a B Movie’, Keepsake are offering an inventive new approach to their music that lies somewhere between the sounds of Saves The Day, Quicksand, Hum, and at times, Dashboard Confessional. But don’t let that little lot put