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From Thursday 09 August 2001

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes – Blow in The Wind

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes return with their third album, ‘Blow in The Wind’. This time the motley collection of punk rockers have turned their attention to the most swinging of decades; the sixties. So what we have here is a collection

Monday 06 August 2001

Blink 182 Tour Update

For all of you Blink fans who missed out on gaining tickets for the bands initial four date tour of the UK, fear not. The band have added an extra two dates. They will now also play Nottingham Ice Arena on November 17th and London Docklands Arena

Limp – Guitarded

It appears at the minute that the whole punk scene is awash with identikit pop punk bands, eager to get their piece of an increasingly profitable pie. However, amidst this mass of bands there are some original sounding groups that demand your attention. One such

Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World are one of those bands who don’t receive the attention that their talent undoubtedly deserves. Their last release, 1999’s Clarity, gained much critical acclaim but sold poorly, leading to them being dropped by Capitol. Bleed American is studio album number four, and their first release under

Thursday 26 July 2001

Less Than Jake – Hello Rockview

Less Than Jake remain something of an enigma in the world of punk. Their latest release, Borders and Boundaries, came out on Fat. Without doubt that was a good move for the band, appeasing many who have accused them of selling out. (What is it

Mad Caddies – the Holiday Has Been Cancelled

The Mad Caddies now have three fine albums under their collective belts but it is this release, a five track EP, that currently stands as their best collection of songs. The Holiday Has Been Cancelled was basically a stopgap release, intended to give musically starved

Thursday 05 July 2001

Fenix TX – Lechuza

Fenix TX, the favoured touring buddies of Blink 182, return with their second full-length release. If you are expecting more of the pop punk shenanigans that featured on their debut album, you are going to be in for a very big shock. For

Tuesday 26 June 2001

Reel Big Fish – Why do they rock so hard?

Since the dawn of time itself there has been one eternal question that has passed from one generation to the next: Why do Reel Big Fish rock so hard? It is a question that has been attempted by the greatest scholars of our age,

Sunday 10 June 2001

Rancid – Rancid

Rancid, that so-called “proper” punk band return with their latest offering. For some strange reason it is once again self-titled. Surely Tim Armstrong and co. could have come up with something more original than that. Anyway, problems with the title aside,