Arms of Atlas: new video
Posted by jamie on Feb 17, 2011
Arms of Atlas have a new new video for Hour Of The Night that “should be done next week”, and they’re “very excited” about it.
Oh, and there’s also a stack of new tourdates on their myspace.
Slam Dunk 2011: line-up released
Posted by jamie on Feb 16, 2011
News just in from Slam Dunk HQ. They’ve announced the line-up for their 2011 festival. Tickets go on sale on Friday. We’ll have them for you here.
Here’s what Slam Dunk told us..
Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish playing together in the UK for the first time ever!
The massive 3oh!3 will also be bringing the party by stopping by as part of their UK tour and following on Slam Dunk’s tradition of reunions after Farse in 2009 and Capdown in 2010, 2011 will see the UK exclusive reunion shows from fan favourites, US pop punk legends The Starting Line!
Mike TV: on tour
Posted by jamie on Feb 15, 2011
Mike TV have a new song called “Pepe’s Dead” up for download here. They’re on tour with UNCOMMONMENFROMMARS just now.
February : 13th York - Stereo (U.K)
14th Glasgow - Captain’s Rest (U.K)
15th Newcastle - Trillians (U.K)
16th Southampton - Soul Cellar (U.K)
17th Kingston - Hippodrome New Slang (U.K)
18th Bridgewater - Cherries (U.K)
19th Petersfield - Foggy’s Bar (U.K)
Seething is Believing: available now
Posted by jamie on Feb 15, 2011
Random Hand’s album is up for pre-order, and has been for 24 hours. This is copied directly from my email:
Hi Jamie
Our new album “Seething Is Believing” is now available to pre-order as a special package with an exclusive limited edition T-Shirt and a signed and numbered postcard from us! There will only be 100 of these exclusive pre-order deals so don’t hang about.
You will receive your album a week before it’s official release date!
Just go to http://www.seethingisbelieving.info to place your order
King Blues: review at Blue Bloc
Posted by jamie on Feb 13, 2011
The Blue Bloc have published this cool review of last night’s King Blues show at the Garage in Highbury, London.
How else do you explain a punk/ska band that built its sound around a ukulele – an instrument normally associated with Hawaiian holidays and 1940 British music hall – and a melodica, available at all good Argos branches and just one step up the evolutionary scale from a recorder?
Read the full piece here.
Ian Britt: radio session
Posted by jamie on Feb 8, 2011
Ian Britt has posted the two track session he recorded live on Dutch Radio last week on his SoundCloud.
Skints: off on tour
Posted by jamie on Feb 7, 2011
The Skints head off on tour on Friday, and will be on the road for a month. On some of the dates Reel Big Fish will play afterwards. See all the dates here.
Royal Flush: Watford show
Posted by jamie on Feb 4, 2011
Rowdy Hemel pop-punk upstarts Royal Flush are set to offend Watford on 11th February (this coming Friday). See it on facebook here.
Random Hand: new single for free
Posted by jamie on Feb 2, 2011
Find What’s Out There is the first single from new Random Hand album Seething is Believing. It’s available as a free download for the next two weeks. Click here to get it.
Random Hand tour with SB6 and the King Blues next month. Get tickets here.
Ian Britt: new London show
Posted by jamie on Feb 2, 2011
The excellent Ian Britt plays his first London show in an absolute age on 3rd March. It’s at the Bedford in Balham. See it on facebook here.
