Review – Give It A Name Introducing Tour
@ Newcastle o2 Academy, May 3 2010
The Give It A Name tour has always been a showcase of what the pop punk industry has to offer.
In the past it has given birth to bands that would go onto mainstream success and has seen the likes of My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Lostprophets grace its stage. However, 2010 sees the mini festival being confined to an ‘introducing’ tour promoting the bands of the future. Read the rest of this entry »


@ Northumbria University, November 21 2009
Steve Vai might have had the good sense to delay the release of his new album for seven days (we’ll rate it right here next Sunday) but we’re still bringing you the
Madcap pop punksters Bowling For Soup celebrate the release of their tenth album Sorry For Partyin in October and intend to whet the appetite with the release of their My Wena EP at the end of next month.
This week’s top new releases could hardly contrast more sharply as the raw punk rock of Oregon crew Broadway Calls (pictured) goes up against the pretentious folk prog of 40-year-old Brits Strawbs.



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