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From Thursday 24 June 2004

The Alpacinos – Aw That Kill Yer Granny Music!

It can take something very simple to get a band noticed. Quite often a poor choice in name can see you discarded without someone even hearing a sample of your music. The Alpacinos, however, defiantly fall into the category where a name makes you sit

Monday 21 June 2004

Joey Cape/Tony Sly – Acoustic

It is becoming increasingly common practice for front men in punk bands the world over to strike out on their own. The solo album or side project band seems to be the choice for most of these individuals. Now what we have here is something

Monday 31 May 2004

The Once Over Twice – Special Moments To Detonate Themselves

Every week we get a whole range of albums dropping through the letterbox at Punktastic towers. There are very few times when you can actually guarantee the quality of any of them. However, in my experience, you can always rely on certain labels. Of all the

Thursday 27 May 2004

Bad Religion – The Empire Strikes First

There are a number of things you remember being taught when you are a child. One of the things that has always stuck in my mind is the old adage “cheats never prosper”. Funny thing is, it turns out that they do. The president of the

Tuesday 25 May 2004

Un-Scene

After what seems like months of planning, we are finally ready to reveal the details for Punktastic Recordings debut release, ‘Punktastic Un-Scene’. This release will be a joint venture with Sorepoint Records, who have previously been involved with the likes of Brand New, Fallout Boy,

Monday 24 May 2004

If Paul can do this, so can I…

The full tracklisting for Punktastic Recordings debut release, ‘Punktastic Unscene’, will appear here tomorrow night. Expect to find out how much it will cost you and where you can buy it from as well…

Tuesday 18 May 2004

The Lovers – Yeah (single)

Tom Hingley is the lead singer with Inspiral Carpets, a band that had over sixteen top forty hits. Now he’s got himself a new band, featuring a couple of members of the Fall. The name of that band is The Lovers and this is their

Monday 17 May 2004

Bad Religion – Astoria, London

It may be hard to believe, but there used to be downsides to living in the second largest county in the country, Lincolnshire. It may well be basking in history and full of fertile farming land, but nobody, and I mean nobody, used to play live shows there.

Wednesday 05 May 2004

Alkaline Trio – One Man Army Split

BYO have steadily been building quite a reputation with their split series, with most of the series being solid fares with some heavyweight artists. The Fifth incarnation in that series is now upon us and features perhaps the most balanced pairing yet – Alkaline Trio and

Thursday 29 April 2004

Nikola Sarcevic – Lock-Sport-Krock

Where would we be without the solo album? It is something for restless band members to pour their creative energies into and the chance to explore other musical avenues. The latest individual to break from the collective pack is Millencolin‘s Nikola Sarcevic, with