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From Sunday 01 July 2007

The Blow Ups – Don’t Play Dead

The Blow Ups are a female fronted four piece band who hail from South West London. It is quite difficult to brand them as exponents of any particular genre as they throw a lot of ingredients into their sound. The ‘Don’t Play Dead’ EP sees

Friday 30 March 2007

Zatopeks – Handclaps & Bottlecaps

‘Handclaps & Bottlecaps’ is a split vinyl release featuring the Zatopeks and The Copyrights, released through It’s Alive Records. The twist here is that these two pop punk bands have thrown their amps away and turned this into an acoustic extravaganza. It is always a

Friday 24 November 2006

Hit this…

Hit The Lights are supporting Cute Is What We Aim For on their January tour.

Friday 17 November 2006

Centrifuge – Carnival/Carnivore 7″

Stoke-on-Trent based Centrifuge have already had some positive comments on this site with the release of their ‘Lizards in the Wire’ EP. The latest effort from the band is a two track 7 inch single, released through Workhorse Records. Does it warrant more positive reactions? Well,

Wednesday 04 October 2006

A stint in rehab

Rehab support Sonic Boom Six at the Civic Centre, Wolverhampton, on the 11th October. Doors are at 7 and entry will cost you six of your English pounds! You can sample some of the bands tracks at www.myspace.com/rehabpunk

Thursday 14 September 2006

Guns Up! – Outlive

Guns Up! were formed from the fertile ground of the Boston hardcore scene and play a brand of the now famous New York hardcore sound. Having released a 7” and an EP on smaller labels, the band are unleashing their debut full length, ‘Outlive’ through Reflections. It’s clear from

Wednesday 13 September 2006

All American Romance

Matchbook Romance support the All American Rejects on their upcoming UK tour, as well as finding time for a solo show in Newport on the 25th. You can catch the band on the following dates: 22-Sept Birmingham,

The Draft – In A Million Pieces

So, what do you do when you are a popular, established and acclaimed band and one of your members leaves? Well, if you are three quarters of Hot Water Music, you pick yourself up, get a new guitarist and start a new band.

Sunday 03 September 2006

Four Dumb Kids – Stop That Astronaut

Split releases are always a strange beast. Sometimes these joint efforts prove to be a fantastic fusion of styles and ideas, and sometimes they turn out to be a complete and utter mess. The latest UK bands to have a go at pairing up are

Wednesday 23 August 2006

Captain Everything – Bomb Song

Captain Everything really are one of those bands that can be considered stalwarts of the UK punk scene. I would imagine that there a very few people reading this review who are yet to hear them or see them play live. The band are preceding