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From Thursday 12 August 2004

For kids, this lot sound a bit like Captain Everything!

Pint-sized punks Mad Crowd Disease have a few gigs lined up but are looking for many more. If you can help email danny@madcrowd.com 21st Aug – Classic Rock Bar, Sheffield – details to be confirmed 8th Oct – Bivouac (Duke Of Wellington), Lincoln 9th Oct – Hull – details

Today’s rumours

If you like a bit of gossip, here are two bits for you that haven’t been officially confirmed. It would seem that the My Chemical Romance drummer has been kicked out of the band for ‘poor playing’. No confirmation as yet. On top of that,

We’re just a minor threat

Taken from punknews.org: “Pulley are in the Gourmet Sound studio with Steve Kravac recording three Minor Threat covers for an upcoming split with The Slackers. The songs that Pulley will record include “Stumped”, “Salad Days” and “Good Guys (Don’t Wear White).”

This takes my breath away

The new Copeland covers EP, ‘Know Nothing Stays The Same’, is out now on The Militia Group and features cracking covers of Phil Collins, Billy Joel and Berlin songs. It’s easily worth your cash, so get buying and expect a glowing review very soon!

Erm…

Strike Anywhere guitarist seals shaving advert and the seal of approval from Anna Kournikova? Click ‘discuss this item’ to see just how true Matt Sherwood‘s story is…

Make me cry

You can download the brand new Tearjerk EP at www.tear-jerk.com

UK release, Vagrant in the US

Sorepoint Records will release the new Senses Fail, ‘Let It Enfold You’, on September 13.

40 dates in (not quite) 40 nights

The new Fallout 40 tour starts Sunday. Check the dates here.

Hang the DJ

Those going to the Reading Festival should visit the Rivermead Centre on the Thursday night, because the likes of Million Dead and Hundred Reasons will be doing DJ sets. Full details are at www.reading-festival.org.uk/lineup.asp

Catching kebabs

Catch It Kebabs are busy bees. Check out what they are up to by clicking ‘discuss this item’.