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From Monday 06 January 2003

TBS support The Used?

OK this may not be true, but… According to www.punkhardcore.com Taking Back Sunday are supporting The Used on their UK tour this month. We haven’t been able to get this officially confirmed, but TBS are supporting The Used in the US a

Ataris exclusive 2

After being told this by a couple of people, I thought I’d tell the world. Punktastic (not AP.net) has been told this is the tracklisting for the new Ataris record, ‘So Long, Astoria‘. Released in the UK on February 14, we believe it runs something

Yep, I give credit where it’s due…

Absolutepunk are suggesting that The Stryder has broken up. No official word as yet.

Thrice start work on new record

From www.thrice.net: “Brian is out again tomorrow for five days of intensive writing and pre-pre-production. We have 13 songs as of now. Things are going really well … the ideas are flowing, and the songs are coming along nicely.” Should be very, very good…

Gutted!

Scunthorpe emotional pop-punkers Tomorrow Never Came have been forced to pull out of the Punktastic Bash at the Old Vic in Nottingham on January 18, after drummer Phil was rushed into hospital over Christmas. Although he is making a recovery, doctors have told poor old Phil

Dashboard set for full UK tour?

We cannot 100% confirm this yet, but we’ve heard several whispers about a full UK tour for Dashboard Confessional in February. Now, thanks to Jimbo, we’ve discovered the band are playing the Manchester Academy 2 (MDH) on February 8. More as we get

Help needed

Submitted to us: “So here’s the deal: Russell Kyle was driving up an icy hill when he lost control of his vehicle, and it went through a man’s house. Russell escaped without injuries, but with a fuzzy financial future for both, himself, and Oi-Man Records.

Sunday 05 January 2003

HWM interview

You may remember that we promised you an interview with Hot Water Music towards the end of last year. Well, at long last the interview is up on the site. You can read what bassist Jason Black had to say by clicking on the link below: http://www.punktastic.com/index.php?navID=24&interviewID=54

The Spitfires Hit The UK!

Vancouver band The Spitfires are hitting these shores for a short tour in the next month! It calls at: JAN 23RD BRIGHTON FREE BUTT 24TH LONDON DOME – DIRTYWATER CLUB 25TH WORCESTER CITY YOUTH HOUSE 26TH STOKE TALBOT 27TH LEICESTER CHARLOTTE 28TH BLACKBURN NORTH BAR 29TH NOTTINGHAM JUNKTION 7 30TH GLASGOW KING TUTS 31st DERBY

Reign in punk!

Reign in punk with the tour of the same name in February when Brodie, Route 215 and My Dad Joe hit to the streets of the UK. Witness plenty of punk action at the following venues: Feb 21st (fri) Guildford Youth Centre Feb