News: Burnt Tapes Release A Brand New Cover

Our good friends in Burnt Tapes have just released a brand new cover song for us all to enjoy! The guys have been down to The Ranch with Daly George to record a cover of the Loverboys classic Working For The Weekend. Singer and guitarist Phil said "we were asked by Californian label Cleopatra Records to cover an 80s track as part of a comp that is coming out later this year. This track resonated the most because 'everybody's working for the weekend and everybody needs little romance' am I right people. Everybody needs some digital romance in the time of Corona!"

The band are working hard on their second LP that they hope to release later this year and they've also just released their first beanies that you can buy on their Bandcamp page now!

News: Toodles & The Hectic Pity Release New Acoustic EP

Bristol sweethearts Toodles & The Hectic Pity have just released a brand new EP titled Familiar Pieces Of Furniture. The EP was recorded during Lockdown at their respective homes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire and mixed by the band’s drummer Dom. The EP features stripped back versions of songs from their two previous EPs Call In Sick (2017) and Ghosts, Guilt And Grandparents (2020).

https://toodlesandthehecticpity.bandcamp.com/

The band have been donating all proceeds from their Bandcamp to United Friends & Family Campaign and will continue to do so until June 19th.

The songs were originally intended to be composite videos produced in collaboration with Dan Canvin. Here's the first video for Ducklings.

News: CPRW Premiere Our Souls’ New Video for Beer Bullet

Our Souls are set to release their second EP, I've Made A Terrible Mistake, on November 1st. We're very excited to present the premiere of their video for the song Beer Bullet, which can be found on the EP. I first fell in love with Our Souls when I reviewed their debut EP, I Might Drink Myself To Death, and I can't wait to hear I've Made A Terrible Mistake.

Check out Our Souls on Facebook and Bandcamp to keep up to date with the band and listen to their fantastic music – including I've Made A Terrible Mistake on November 1st.

News: Do It Together Fest Announce First Wave Of Bands

It's with great pleasure that we at CPRW get to announce the first eight bands playing Do It Together Fest 2020. The two day festival, which takes place on the 24th and 25th of January at the New Cross Inn in South London, is a celebration of the UK's DIY punk rock community. The fine folk from Be Sharp Promotions, Shout Louder and CPRW have been working hard on putting together a line up of some of our favourite bands from around the UK – not only to celebrate the goodness that is the UK's DIY punk scene but also to celebrate our (Paul, Sarah and Colin’s) birthdays.

Call Me Malcolm
It would be criminal to throw a party at the New Cross Inn and not invite Call Me Malcolm. These ska punks exemplify what the South London punk and ska scene is all about: love, empathy and looking after each other. By now you've probably seen Call Me Malcolm live, so you know what a special occasion it is, particularly when they play their home venue.
https://callmemalcolm.bandcamp.com/

Eat Defeat
By the time Do It Together Fest rolls around, Eat Defeat will be fresh from conquering America, following a tour and an appearance at The Fest. The Leeds based quartet's uplifting brand of pop punk never fails to win a crowd over; they pick up fans wherever they play. Never a band to miss. Ask Summers nicely and he might pop out and play some Pokemon Go with you between bands.
https://eatdefeat.bandcamp.com/

Forever Unclean
Coming all the way from Denmark, Forever Unclean are already a big part of the UK DIY punk scene. The band's fresh take on indie punk rock has been delighting crowds around the UK for a few years now, and I for one was really excited when they were confirmed for Do It Together Fest. If you don't know them yet you're in for a treat.
https://foreverunclean.bandcamp.com/

Just Say Nay
Just Say Nay have just released the ska punk album of the year in Maximum Effort. That's reason enough to go and see them. The nine piece have been steadily building a name for themselves as one of the best up and coming ska bands in the country and Maximum Effort solidifies that reputation. It's also pretty entertaining watching them all squeeze onto a stage.
https://justsaynay.bandcamp.com/

Katie MF
If you're a regular reader of CPRW you probably know how much I love Katie MF. One of my biggest musical highlights of the last couple of years is watching the three piece wow crowds no matter the size. This is powerful, emotional, sing-along anti-folk punk at its finest. Prepare to be moved.
https://katiemf.bandcamp.com/music

Toodles & The Hectic Pity
Bristol's Toodles & The Hectic Pity released one of mine and Sarah Shout Louder's favourite EPs of 2017 in Call In Sick. Sadly neither of us have been able to see them full band before, so we decided Do It Together Fest was the perfect excuse to remedy that. Playing pop-tinged folk punk, I have no doubt that Toodles are going to leave New Cross with a lot of new pals.
https://toodlesandthehecticpity.bandcamp.com/

Triple Sundae
2019 was a big year for melodic pop punks Triple Sundae. It saw the release of the phenomenal Glow, a UK tour with The Jukebox Romantics and a tour of Canada. I'm predicting 2020 is going to be even bigger for the band, kicking things off with a performance at Do It Together Fest. These guys continue to get better and better, don't sleep on them.
https://triplesundae.bandcamp.com/

Uniforms
Coming down from Dundee are Uniforms. Legends of the Scottish punk scene, this will be a very rare London appearance. Playing energetic gruff punk rock, these guys are one of my favourite live bands – blowing me away whenever I see them. Last year they released the excellent Reasons To Breathe EP, and word on the street is they've been hard at work on a debut LP. That's very exciting.
https://uniforms.bandcamp.com/

We've still got some more bands, including some fantastic headliners, to announce.

Alongside some great bands, there will also be a record and zine fair to check out. Shout Louder will also be making a special zine for the event with all the proceeds being donated to Mind.

Weekend Tickets for Do It Together Fest are £20 (£23 with zine) and can be purchased here: https://newcrossinn.com/tickets/events/do-it-together-fest

Keep up to date with Do It Together Fest here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1260074194165046/

News: Might As Well Fest V

Yearly London based punk rock festival Might As Well Fest is back for it's fifth edition on October 18th and 19th at the New Cross Inn. The event, a collaboration between Disconnect Disconnect Records and Till The Wheels raises money for the mental health charity Heads Above The Waves.

The line up is absolutely stacked. The Friday night is headlined by Weatherstate and also features CF98, Break-Ups, Youths and Megaflora. Saturday is headlined by Crazy Arm and also features Beezewax, Burnt Tapes, Luke Rainsford, Pacer, We Bless This Mess, H_ngm_n, Death By Shotgun, Mixtape Saints, High Praise, Stew Gush, Tom Aylott, Gareth James and Party Boss. So many fantastic acts!

They've also got their usual charity raffle with big prizes from places like Awesome Merch, all the labels, local restaurants and bars and more!

Keep up to date with the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/970655179977065/

Buy tickets for Might As Well Fest V here: https://www.seetickets.com/event/might-as-well-fest-v/

News: Pardon Us Announce Debut Album Wait

Last week Liverpudlian pop punk trio Pardon Us announced the release of their debut album, Wait. The album will be released on 13th September on Everything Sucks Music in the UK, as well as Johann’s Face Records (USA) and Fixing A Hole Records (Japan). It’s a release we’re particularly excited about here at CPRW, having been fans of the band since their 2015 split with Only Strangers – keep your eyes peeled for our review of Wait in the near future.

To whet everyone’s appetites for the full album, Pardon Us have one track streaming now on their Bandcamp page. Titled Inconvenient Reminder, the song sees Pardon Us tackle political themes. It’s great! Head over to Bandcamp now to hear the song and pre-order the album – the vinyl, if that’s your sort of thing, is an awesome purple colour.

Like Pardon Us on Facebook here.

News: Duncan Ewart Releases Brand New EP

On Tuesday 2nd of July Duncan Ewart, who also plays bass and sings for London pop punks Fintan Stack releases a brand new EP named Hurt Yourself And Entertain Me. It features four brand new tracks including Modern Loneliness which features fellow Fintan Stack member Adam Harraway. Check out the EPs title track here.

News: Shackleford & SKIV Tour

UK DIY punk acts Shackleford and SKIV are going on a two week tour of the UK starting on the 1st of June in Gateshead and finishing on the 16th of June in London. These are two of the most exciting new bands in the scene so the shows are not to be missed.

Nuneaton's Shackleford play some melody infused pop punk with some great harmonies and big choruses. Check them out on Facebook here and Bandcamp here.

Kent/London's SKIV play high quality pop punk and feature some of the best vocals throughout the entire UK punk scene thanks for Jordan Harris. Check them out on Facebook here and Bandcamp here.

Have a look at the details on this lovely poster.

News: New Katie MF EP & Launch Show

Yesterday London's anti folk punk rocker Katie MF announced a brand new EP. Titled Everything Trouble Meant, it's being released on Friday the 10th of May. To celebrate, Katie MF will also be holding a launch party at The Black Heart in Camden on Thursday the 9th of May. Tickets are £7 in advance or £10 on the door AND everyone coming through the door will get a CD and Bandcamp download of Everything Trouble Meant. We're really excited for this EP.

Check out all the details for the event here.

Below is Katie MF's previous EP, Learning How To Lie, to wet your appetite and give Emma's review of it here a read as well.

News: Dead Bars Have A Brand New Album On The Way!

In 2017 Seattle punk rockers Dead Bars' album Dream Gig was my album of the year. It was superb. I am thrilled to find out that the band are back with their follow up titled Regulars. Regulars will be released on the 3rd of May through All In Vinyl (UK), A-F Records (North America), Eager Beaver Records (Japan) and No Reason Records (Italy).

Here's what the band have to say about Regulars.

"I like this idea of being a regular. There are moments of highs and lows; loneliness and community, sadness and celebration. That's what it's like to be in a band. That's what it's like to be in Dead Bars." says vocalist/founder John Maiello

These ideas and contradictions that can be heard throughout the album, like on 'No Tattoos'. "All my friends have tattoos / But I don't have any tattoos. They wanna remember something / And I wanna forget everything," muses Maiello. Sure it's an easy-on-the-ear anthem, ripe for pit-friendly fun, but it's also indicative of the broader approach that underpins Dead Bars' song-writing. You can be part of the community - and you're welcomed into the Church of Dead Bars - but you're also an individual, and you can be different.

Formed in 2013, a song like 'No Tattoos' marks out just how different Dead Bars are, and how their path to this point has been anything but traditional. The brainchild of two East Coast drummers, John Maiello, and C.J. Frederick, who met, appropriately enough, in a Seattle bar. Since then, a succession of friends and session musicians have filled in, helping out when needed, until the current, steady, line-up of Maiello, Frederick, Jon Oddo and Elliot Thordarson solidified.

"It's always been a rotating cast of characters," says Maiello. "We kind of function like an actual bar. Sometimes people get tired, and they go home, or they get too fucked up and get kicked out."

Now a long-time Seattle resident, Maiello called on one of the city's icons to helm 'Regulars', hitting up the legendary Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden) to oversee production duties. When Maiello first sent some songs over, Endino replied that "[They have] a good pop hook with a bunch of bashing and screaming over it; what's not to like?" This sound remains on 'Regulars', sticking fast and true to the classic Dead Bars songs like 'Emergency' and 'Earplug Girl'.

"I cold-called him because I figured if it worked for Nirvana then maybe it would work for us," says Maiello. "So we tracked all the music with him at Soundhouse in Seattle, and then I did vocals at Pierced Ears Recording with Aaron Schroeder (Wimps). It was mixed in Massachusetts by Jay Maas (Defeater, Ceremony)."

Yet, while 'Regulars' retains much of what makes Dead Bars so great, it is no mere repeat of past successes. Instead, it features the group's most ambitious songs to date - a consequence of more collaboration and a settled line-up. In turn, this has allowed for more of the group's classic influences to start informing the song writing - from the Beatles to Tom Petty and the Stooges.

"Everything was different, this time," says Maiello. "We jammed a lot more during the writing of this, so there's definitely more guitar stuff - and more vocal stuff - going on. Also, two of C.J.'s songs made it onto the album."

The result is 11 songs of heartfelt and passionate punk rock, which will appeal to anyone who has ever struggled to find their place in the world. 'Lucky' and 'Another Day' are pure garage-tinged pop-punk ragers that are built for sweaty bar-room call-and-responses, while 'You Never Left' and 'Rain' show the group's ability to mix the hopelessness and hopeful. 'Freaks', meanwhile, is a rallying call for the misunderstood, while 'Producto Toxico' - a song about going to an exotic place and doing the same thing you do at home - carries a relatable world-weariness.

Two years ago, Dead Bars' biggest preoccupation was playing their 'Dream Gig'. Now, as they examine the human condition, the stakes are raised. In the classic Replacements tune, 'Here Comes a Regular,' Paul Westerberg's cry that "Everybody wants to be special here," seems like the perfect mantra for 'Regulars' and its overarching themes of acceptance, loneliness, and community. Of course, we're all special and unique in our own way - but sometimes you need a band like Dead Bars to realize it.

News: Level Up Announce Eight New Bands

Today London's best ska punk festival Level Up Festival, brought to you by the fine folks of Be Sharp Promotions, El Topo Bookings and Fishlock Promotions at the New Cross Inn, announced eight new bands. Taking place between the 19th and 21st of July, this afternoon Imperial Leisure, Abraskadabra, Jet8, Redeemon, Lead Shot Hazard, The Happy Suspended, Bald Head And The Dreads and Boom Boom Racoon were added to the festival. It's quickly shaping up to be a fantastic weekend. Click the link for all the details on the event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2284545628264037/

News: Be Sharp Promotions Have Been At It Again!

It's been another really busy week for Be Sharp Promotions with six big announcements. Continuing their tenth anniversary celebrations this week they've announced some of the biggset names in punk and ska. Check out these mad gigs!

Kris Roe of The Ataris 8/4/19 - https://www.facebook.com/events/301084490591484/

New Town Kings & Monkey 15/6/19 - https://www.facebook.com/events/314019776112393/

Red City Radio 21/6/19 - https://www.facebook.com/events/569924160159788/

The Dopamines & The Raging Nathans 26/7/19 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1232491736932192/

Poison Idea's Last London Show with Incisions - https://www.facebook.com/events/1427991227338298/

Teenage Bottlerocket 6/8/19 - https://www.facebook.com/events/2296341337355210/

Be sure to like Be Sharp Promotions on Facebook here to keep updated with these gigs and plenty more!

News: Be Sharp Announce Loads Of Gigs!

What a busy day it was for Be Sharp Promotions yesterday. 2019 marks ten years of Be Sharp and all year long they are putting on some massive shows. Yesterday they announced FIVE huge gigs!

First up was Pkew Pkew Pkew who are making their triumphant return to the New Cross Inn, earlier than expected, on March the 8th to celebrate the release of their new album Optimal Lifestyles. They're going to have Be Sharp / New Cross Inn / CPRW favourites Eat Defeat for support as well.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2164833470297419/

Canadian punk rock duo Mobina Galore return to London as a warm up for their set at Bristol's Booze Cruise on May 24th. Support comes from post-hardcore act Hora Douse.
https://www.facebook.com/events/291448488131214/

On June 25th, Be Sharp team up with their buddy Till The Wheels to put on Ogikubo Station. The duo consist of Asian Man Records legend Mike Park and former Mixtapes guitarist/vocalist Maura Weaver, playing some beautifully crafted indie punk together.
https://www.facebook.com/events/374638629988003/

Oregon skate punk legends Cigar come to London for first time in a really long time on Sunday August 4th. Originally running between 1996 and 2004 before reuniting in 2013 and then 2016.
https://www.facebook.com/events/313324275989022/

Canada's Hit The Switch released one of CPRW's favourite albums on 2018 with Entropic. We can't wait to see the melodic thrash punk band make their New Cross debut on August the 13th. That's a gig not to be missed!
https://www.facebook.com/events/364779401025733/

Like Be Sharp Promotions on Facebook here to keep up to date with all of their 10 year anniversary celebrations. They're going to have a very special year!

News: Call Me Malcolm Headline Charity Gig At The New Cross Inn

Today this absolute cracker of a gig was announced.Call Me Malcolm are headlining an all dayer at the New Cross Inn on Sunday the 24th of February. The gig was put together by New Cross regular Holli who is running the London Marathon in April in support of the mental health charity Mind. Along with Call Me Malcolm also playing are The Love Spuds, King Punch, Triple Sundae, Just Say Nay, Müg, Fastfade, SKIV, Laurence Crow and Bald Head & The Dreads. Tickets are £5 and can be purchased from the New Cross Inn website here. On the day there will also be a bucket for donations so please bring all your pennies. If you would like to keep up to date with the event on Facebook then go here. You can also donate to Holli directly here.

News: Polite Riot Festival

Last summer Be Sharp Promotions and Umlaut Records joined forces to create the melodic, shreddy, skate punk extravaganza Polite Riot Festival at the New Cross Inn in South London. The festival, which was headlined by Teenage Bottlerocket, A Wilhelm Scream and local legends Apologies, I Have None was a great success. So much so they're bringing it back this year. Taking place between 28th - 30th of June at the New Cross Inn, the line up is already looking huge with the legendary Adolescents and Satanic Surfers already announced to headline the festival. And as an added cherry on top also announced are Chaser, Darko and In Evil Hour. Polite Riot Festival is already shaping up to be a weekend that's not to be missed. Make sure you snap up your tickets from the New Cross Inn website here and be sure to keep up to date with the festival by liking their Facebook page here.

News: Boxing Day To Release New EP On Boxing Day.

Belgium based emo/pop punk band Boxing Day are getting set to release their second EP on you guessed it, the 26th of December - Boxing Day. Titled Retrospect, the two track EP is being released by the always awesome Real Ghost Records.

Since forming in 2016 Boxing Day have shared the stage with bands such as No Trigger, Not On Tour, F.O.D. and Nowhere, impressing crowds with their beautifully depressing and yet catchy songs. You can pre-order Retrospect from Real Ghost Records here.

News: Airstream Futures and Mean Caesar UK Tour

Little Rocket Records bands Airstream Futures and Mean Caesar are hitting the road together in January. Mean Caesar released their debut EP back in October and Airstream Futures released a brand new 7" Single titled If I / PR Nightmares in July. Check out the details of the tour below.

Thu - 17/01 - Le Pub - Newport
Frid - 18/01 - New Cross Inn - London
Sat - 19/01 - Cavern Club - Exeter
Sun - 20/01 - Mothers Ruin - Bristol
Mon - 21/01 - Conroy’s Basement - Dundee
Tue - 22/01 - Bannermans - Edinburgh
We - 23/01 - Wharf Chambers - Leeds
Thu - 24/01 - The Cherry Moon Shop - Bolton
Fri - 25/01 - Old Town House - Warrington
Sat - 26/01 - Mama Liz’s - Stamford
Sun - 27/01 - The Fighting Cocks - Kingston

Airstream Futures is a rock/punk/alternative band from Chicago, Illinois. The members are Devon Carson (vocals), Jeff Dean (guitar, vocals), Katie Karpowicz (bass), and Michael Soucy (drums).

Airstream Futures recorded a full-length album, Spirale Infernale, released via Paper + Plastick Records in December, 2017. In May, 2018, they self-released a limited-edition cassette, En Avoir Marre, with 2 LP songs, 1 studio outtake, and 3 unreleased live songs recorded at Liars Club in Chicago. This 7” vinyl release is a limited edition of 300 random coloured vinyl available via Little Rocket Records with new songs If I and PR Nightmares.

The tracks were recorded by Guitarist Jeff dean and the record produced by Derek Grant from Alkaline Trio and Rodrigo Palma from Saves the Day.

Airstream Futures has performed in the UK, Canada, and many U.S. cities with bands such as The Descendants, Pegboy, Alkaline Trio, Hot Water Music, and The Bollweevils. Airstream Futures is scheduled to perform this October at The Fest in Gainesville, Florida and most recently at Montreal's premier Festival Pouzza.

The Single is available here:
https://airstreamfutureslrr.bandcamp.com/

Video: Airstream Futures - If I
https://youtu.be/h-Jh19YJPrA

Devon said - The song is about the fight against depression and anxiety, wanting to do all the things you love but can’t. It’s a war in your brain and body, and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

Video Credit - Derek Grant (Alkaline Trio)

https://airstreamfutureslrr.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/airstreamfutures/

South London juggernauts Mean Caesar have been tearing their way through the grimiest clubs and loudest bars South of the river since the start of 2018. Their debut EP, self-titled ‘Mean Caesar’, deals with London’s darker side and personal loss, attaining nosebleed-reaching dimensions. Asserting an amplified, technically informed, yet polish-free style, the band proves their punk mastery while retaining all of their raw, buzzed-out power.

Opening for the likes of Red City Radio, Apologies, I Have None and The Copyrights, vocalist Danny Lester, guitarists Oliver Ward and David Littlefair, bassist Stu Henson and drummer Stu Morrison have spent their time in the practice room studying the controlled power of their mentors. For the self-titled debut, their goal was to make the music “hooky as hell, with an urgency to it,” as frontman Lester says, and they tasked veteran post-hardcore engineer Joe Watson with helping them achieve a muscular bite. In typical fashion of their former bands, the music rejects any hints of pretention.

First single ‘South London Summer ‘epitomizes this; an insatiable sharpness of a track, about finding a gang where you feel at home. “I’m thankful every day that this bunch of misfits happened to cross my way / We’d prop up the Monty bar where talking endless shit can get you far / We’d toast our failures in the park and wonder reckless streets in the dark,” Lester croons on the rampageous track.

Get the EP here –
https://meancaesarlrr.bandcamp.com/

Video – South London Summer –
https://youtu.be/cLHfPu5Gp28

News: Question The Mark Releasing A Brand New EP On Little Rocket Records

Welsh punk rockers Question The Mark are releasing a brand new EP titled Nightmare On Misery Street on 7in vinyl and digitally through Little Rocket Records. They are also hitting the road at the end of November and the beginning of December. Check out this press release from Little Rocket Records for all the details.

For almost a decade, Welsh punks Question The Mark have been touring the length and breadth of the UK & Europe, whilst putting out releases on several DIY labels in keeping with the bands ethics.

Mixing the traditional bearded punk of Hot Water Music/Leatherface/Banner Pilot with a healthy dose of rock’n’roll guitar pyrotechnics and distinctive Welsh cynicism, QTM are masters of their bleak yet buoyant craft.

This long awaited, and much anticipated new release follows the bands appearance at Fest 17 in Gainesville, Florida this October where Question The Mark played to a hugely receptive, packed out audience at the Foreign Bodies Showcase at Loosey’s on the last night of the festival, following two pre-fest shows in St. Petersburg and Tallahassee.

The band made a visit to Sunderland, UK, the home of Leatherface / Medictation to the infamous, Bunker and the source of all things Punk Rock within the North East of England.

Expecting a few drinks and a night out, they ended up with the following three tracks recorded with Graeme Philliskirk in the Little Rocket Studios. They enjoyed their time and wanted to remember it by putting their new EP out.

Get it here - https://qtmlrr.bandcamp.com/

To coincide with the release Question The Mark, have a full UK tour with Canadian Rifle and a video release for Nightmare on Misery Street.

Track Listing
1. Nightmare on Misery Street
2. Perk-U-Later
3. Where There’s A Pill There’s A Way

All Songs written by Question The Mark

Recorded at The Bunker, Sunderland, UK

Engineered by Graeme Philliskirk & Paul Le Hat

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Graeme Philliskirk

Artwork & Layout by Exhume

Video Link Here - Nightmare on Misery Street - https://youtu.be/oJ4-d7eXSKk

These December dates will be the official launch of their new 7” release on Little Rocket Records on the 27th of November 2018.

2018 Tour Dates with Canadian Rifle (Chicago, USA)

W 28 Nov - The Exchange, Stoke
T 29 Nov - Bar Bloc, Glasgow
F 30 Nov - Book Yer Ane Fest XII, Abertay Student Centre, Dundee
S 01 Dec - Book Yer Ane Fest XII, Abertay Student Centre, Dundee
S 02 Dec - The Parish, Huddersfield
M 03 Dec - Wagon & Horses, Birmingham
T 04 Dec - The Salty Dog, Northwich
W 05 Dec - Gwdihw, Cardiff
T 06 Dec - Old Town House, Warrington
F 07 Dec - The Delicious Clam, Sheffield
S 08 Dec - Stag’s Head, Hoxton, London
S 15 Dec - Banktop Tavern, Oldham*

*Question The Mark Only.

Advance tickets for the shows are available from See Tickets / We Got Tickets.

https://www.seetickets.com/artist/question-the-mark/1121492

Question The Mark are:

Tim Davies – Guitar / Vocals
Rob Pascoe – Guitar / Backing Vocals
Rich James – Bass / Backing Vocals
Lewis Green – Drums

www.questionthemark.co.uk
www.questionthemark.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/questionthemark

For more information please contact:

United Kingdom & Europe -
Little Rocket Recordsinfo@littlerocketrecords.co.uk
www.littlerocketrecords.co.uk
https://littlerocketrecords.bandcamp.com/

Press North America -
Melanie at info@melaniekayepr.com
http://www.melaniekayepr.com

Press Germany –
promotion@rookierecords.de

News: Level Up 2019 Announcement!

The UK's very best ska punk festival is back for its third year next July and is looking bigger and better than ever! Check out this announcement video below.

Ska punk legends Buck-O-Nine and Voodoo Glow Skulls have just been announced as two of the headliners for the weekend. This will be Buck-O-Nine's first UK show since 2001 and the Voodoo Glow Skulls are still one of the very best live bands around - I was seriously impressed when I saw them at the Camden Underworld earlier this year.

Be sure to get your early bird ticket here as soon as possible as over 50% are already gone! You can keep up to date with the event here.

Level Up Festival is a three day ska punk festival put together by the minds behind Be Sharp Promotions, Fishlock Promotions and El Topo Bookings and takes place at the home of punk in London, the New Cross Inn from the 19th to the 21st of July. In the past two festivals bands such as Big D & The Kids Table, King Prawn, The Filaments, The JB Conspiracy, Lightyear, Random Hand and The Toasters have graced the stage. It's the best weekend you can have in London all year. Stop reading this and go and buy your ticket.

News: We Went Away And Loads Of Things Were Announced

So we've been having a lovely time in Japan and missed out on spreading some of the wonderful punk rock news that was announced whilst we were away, so here's a brief update in case you missed some things too.

First of all, this Saturday at the New Cross Inn the fourth instalment of Might As Well Fest is happening. The festival is put together by Disconnect Disconnect Records and Speaking Tongues and raises money for The Rainbow Trust. The Bar Stool Preachers are headlining the festival this year and are backed by a superb line-up of bands, featuring The Capitalist Kids, Thousand Oak, Aerial Salad, The Capital, Eat Dirt, Modern Shakes, Laserchrist and Tom Aylott. Get tickets here.

Next up is the news from Manchester Punk Festival. MPF is returning for its fifth year next year, Friday 19th to Sunday 21st of April, and is looking bigger and better than ever. Super early bird and early bird tickets sold out incredibly fast. I might be right in saying that both sets went before any bands were announced which is crazy! There are still some standard priced tickets available for £60. I can't imagine that these are going to be available for long though so don't sleep on getting your ticket. MPF also announced their first wave of bands for 2019. So far they've announced Dead To Me, Doom, King Prawn, Faintest Idea, The Arteries, Consumed, Press Club, Not On Tour, Arms Aloft, The Infested, The Winter Passing, Janus Stark, Call Me Malcolm, The Human Project, Grand Collapse, Joe McMahon & The Dockineers, Youth Avoiders, Woahnows, Svalbard, March, Sam Russo, Kermes, Eat Dirt, Follow Your Dreams, Jodie Faster, Well Wisher, Jenkem, Slumb Party, Joe Tilston & The Embers Band, Screech Bats, Incisions, Wolfrik, Grafteoke, Jake Martin, Tim Loud Full Band, Poisonous C*nt, Mean Caesar and Sallows. With 130 bands promised for the festival I'm looking forward to seeing what other surprises the MPF collective have in store for us. You can buy tickets and keep up to date with Manchester Punk Festival here.

Speaking of exciting things happening in Manchester. Our buddy Sarah, creator of the excellent Shout Louder webzine, is throwing an all dayer in February to celebrate her 30th birthday. Taking place at Gullivers, it has a stacked line-up featuring Faintest Idea, Fair Do's, Nosebleed, PMX, Aerial Salad, The Human Project, The Burnt Tapes, Goodbye Blue Monday and Follow Your Dreams. A crazy line-up – buy your tickets here. Shout Louder has recently started an excellent series looking at mental health titled #Mentally Sound that is essential reading, do so here.

Finally, in some news that actually made me do a little jump of excitement in our hotel room in Japan,  Rehasher are doing a UK and Europe tour for the first time in November including a stop at the New Cross Inn in South London for Be Sharp Promotions. For those who don't know, Rehasher are the skate punk side project of Roger Lima, bassist and co-vocalist of ska punk legends Less Than Jake – and they are amazing. I was lucky enough to catch them live a few years ago in Florida and was flabbergasted by how good they were. I can't wait to see them again. And if that isn't exciting enough, UK pop punk heroes Eat Defeat will be on tour with them. Brilliant. Like Rehasher here to keep up to date with the tour.