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From Saturday 17 May 2003

Be a slaker!

If you live London way and moan about a lack of Punktastic action in the nation’s capital – moan no more! Tomorrow night Slak will take place at the Fighting Cocks in Kingston. There will be 80s – 2000s Punk, Ska, Emo, Rock and Hip-hop (including some

We don’t need no education…

Submitted: “Undereducated favs. Magic Skool Bus, Seven Years & Cry Fire now have MP3’s up for download… 7years have ‘Worse’ taken from their split with London rockers Tellison. Magic Skool Bus have ‘I Wish I Was Taller’ taken from their debut split with Seven Years

Friday 16 May 2003

HWM comp part 2

Its back. If you want to win yourself a pair of guest passes for the Hot Water Music gig at Giro’s in Belfast tonight then email me at mark@punktastic.com First reply wins the passes, but make sure you can go at short notice. Remember to

The Braham Festival!

This years Leeds Festival will take place at Bramham Park and NOT at Temple Newsam, it has been confirmed today. The festival’s promoter, the Mean Fiddler Music Group, obtained licences for both areas earlier this week. Temple Newsam was the preferred option, although there was opposition

Believe in November

From the Drive Thru mailout: “The Early November have just released a song called ”Make Believe” (which is a demo from a couple years back) on www.mp3.com/theearlynovember.”

Badge crazy!

The new Punktastic badges have arrived (take a bow www.bestbadges.co.uk) and are available at 50p each. We have 4 designs, black and red, white and yellow, Avril and Comical Ali and pictures and order details are available by clicking here. We have already shifted 75

i’m confusing people

To everyone who has emailed me about the guest passes for upcoming Hot Water Music gigs, I’d just like to clear things up. The competition for each pair of pases is only open on the day of each gig, for that one gig. Don’t email

If only i’d waited two more seconds…

…I could have posted even more Rancid dates! Thursday September 11th Birmingham Academy Saturday September 13th Manchester Apollo Thursday September 18th Brixton Academy Thursday September 25th Glasgow Barrowlands All tickets £12.50.Tickets for Birmingham, Manchester and Brixton available from www.gigsandtours.com and Way Ahead

More Rancid dates

Birmingham Academy – Thur 11 Sept Manchester Apollo – Sat 13 Sept Brixton Academy – Thur18 Sept Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Stretch Arm Strong support.

See HWM for free in Dublin tonught!!!

We are giving away two guest passes for each remaining date of the Hot Water Music tour, starting today. If you want and are able to go at short notice then email me at mark@punktastic.com The winner will be the first person to email