Bangbangbang! free EP download

The end of an era - the last ever Punktastic Recordings release. 

And in fine style, going out with a bang (fnar), here's Bangbangbang!s new EP for completely free download. It's 3 songs, plus artwork in a ZIP file. 

Download from: 

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UTQ8D983 

http://rapidshare.com/files/127697181/BANG.zip.html 

http://www.zshare.net/download/1482094776e79b35/ 

As I say, last PT Recs release so please check it out, pass on these links and support Tom and the rest of the band!

Punktastic Recordings is dead

It is with a very heavy heart that we today announce Punktastic Recordings is to go on an indefinite hiatus. 

We will be releasing Bangbangbang!s digital EP on July 7 and then we will be gone. I would like to do a one-off gig with all our bands past and present as a proper send-off too if we can arrange it. Maybe we will come back, maybe we won't. There are a great many reasons as to why we have come to this decision and while I (Paul) don't intend to go into too much detail in this message, I will in this thread if people want me to. 

However, in the last year we have lost our distro deal, had to pay a major label money we didn't think we would have, had magazines and webzines refuse to review or feature our bands because they didn't want to promote anything Punktastic did or does... running a label is the coolest thing in the world until the politics get in the way. The worst thing about this is that while the record industry is going down the pan, we do OK. We survive. We're not quitting because of the money or falling sales or anything like that - we're actually 'bigger' than we have ever been. But it simply isn't fun right now and music doesn't excite us in the same way it did when we started. We need to go away and make it fun again. 

Our bands live on and you should check them all out. They're all still going; some will release stuff on new labels (Our Time Down Here are releasing their EP on Banquet now), while some may stick with us and see whether we come back. We'll have more details when the dust settles. There are tonnes of people we would like to thank for their help, love, support etc over the years. You know who you are. We have amazing memories - seeing our Cds in stores all over the world, seeing our bands on some of the biggest stages in the country, seeing some amazing reviews in magazines and hearing tracks on national radio. It's been a blast. 

Maybe no-one will care and we will slip away quietly...but you can send any messages/questions/comments to paul@punktastic.com and/or andy@punktastic.com And if you want us to sort (or someone wants to offer to sort) a 'Farewell PT Recs' show let us know! 

- Paul and Andy 
Punktastic Recordings (2004-2008) 
www.myspace.com/punktasticrecordings 
www.punktasticrecordings.com

He's coming...

Punktastic Podcast 12

Punktastic podcast 12 

Slam Dunk Festival special featuring Kids In Glass Houses, a brand new Flood of Red tune, Portman's cover of Hot Water Music, Sonic Boom 6, Tonight is Goodbye and interviews with Valencia and We The Kings! 

Donwload/stream from: 

http://www.zshare.net/audio/132955066ff3a5bd/ 

(I am working on uploading all podcasts to iTunes...)

New OTDH!

Big news on loads of things very soon, but in the meantime listen to a BRAND NEW(!) Our Time Down Here track over at www.myspace.com/ourtimedownhereuk

Atom Gang in the studio - new pics!

So Atom Gang (ex-The Misnomer) are recording their new album right now and here are some pics of the guys hard at work (well, recording anyway) in the studio!

Big update...coming soon

So there's LOADS happening at PT Recs Towers, so much I couldn't possibly put it all here in the 45 seconds I have before my missus tells me I have to go to bed. However, as a taster, I'm talking to three, yes THREE, new bands about joining the ranks. Who are they? Time will tell if everything goes to plan...

Mike Scott in Big Cheese magazine!

OK, so this hasn't come out very well, but you get the point. Our boy Mike is in issue 100 of Big Cheese which means you should go out and pick up that bad boy!

Punktastic podcast 11

http://www.zshare.net/audio/12613678b9eb730b/ 

40-mins of Punktastic action, featuring My Awesome Compilation, Blakfish, Secondsmile, A Man Down, You Me At 6, Portman covering Thrice and a stack more!

Welcome Bangbangbang!

 Punktastic Recordings has announced a hook-up with Brighton three-piece Bangbangbang! We will be releasing a package of three, high quality, DRM free BangBangBang! Mp3s totally free of charge! There has never been a better or cheaper chance to check out BangBangBang!, so keep your eyes on the Punktastic Recordings website for updates on when this unique download package will be available! In the mean time, head over to http://www.bang-bang-bang.co.uk

Punktastic Podcast 10

40 mins of punk rock mayhem, featuring my interview with Four Year Strong, some pretty useless chat from me, new tracks from Out of Sight, Laughing in the Face Of and Rig Up Explosive, plus other bits from Midtown, The Ataris and a very special Lagwagon tune... 

I don't like the sound of my own voice but there's also about 12 minutes of me talking. 

Check it out at: 

http://www.zshare.net/audio/121287581aca17dd/ 

32fps in the studio

32framespersecond have just finished one spell in the studio recording new tracks for their Punktastic Recordings debut releases this summer. They re-enter the studio in June to finish the tracks off. If youre unfamiliar with the band head on over to www.myspace.com/32framespersecond to check them out!

Me vs Hero May tour!

Me vs hero and Yes Sensei take the stage for a week or so at the end of the month...

New Atom Gang video

Check out the video for the first single from the new Atom Gang album, 'Edwood', here!

Atom Gang - Edwood Video

A message from Day of Rising!

Hi!

Ok,we know it has been a really long time since we updated this properly but we will try and make up for it with LOTS of news:

-First of all, we want everyone to know that Dani is back in the band! After moving back to Spain to write our new album we realized we needed to have a bass player that could write and rehearse with us every day. It was impossible for Nik to do it due to him being in the UK, so we asked Dani if he wanted to write an album with us and he said YES!
We're really excited about this! That said,we also wish Nik the best of luck with all of his future projects and we want to thank him a lot for helping us out.

-To celebrate the fact that Dani is back in Day Of Rising ALL the songs our player are available for you to download FOR FREE...so grab them now!

-We're still writing our album which we really hope to release before the end of the year. We think that the songs we have right now are the best we've ever written and we hope you'll think the same once you hear them.

-We will not be touring the UK or Spain properly while we're writing the album because we really want to concentrate on that. We will, however, play some shows around Spain. We've already been confirmed for Festimad and Universimad and we have a couple more summer dates up in the air which we hope to confirm soon. Once the album is released, we will tour Spain, the UK and hopefully some new places in Europe!

-As you have probably noticed, we're currently uploading new pictures. They were taken by the really talented Laura Vallés. She's a great photographer and if you're interested in her work you can check out both of her pages: http://flickr.com/photos/lauravalvil and http://lauravalvil.carbonmade.com

-Merchandising is coming really soon. Trust us.

I think that's it for now, keep on checking our page for updates!

Take care,

Roberto

New PT podcast

http://www.zshare.net/audio/114719101be326a9/


Check out the brand new Punktastic podcast, featuring new tracks from My Awesome Compilation, New Found Glory, The Attika State, Attention, Templeton Pek, No Use For A Name and more!

More MvH news?!

Taken from the Me vs Hero blog: "We're super stoked to announce that Daniel Pook has joined Me Vs Hero!!! This doesnt mean that anyones left, we made a decision to let sam concentrate on being a front man and brought Pook in to handle the guitar parts. We feel stronger than we ever felt before, and thank all you guys for sticking with us, and hope you welcome Pook like the stallion that he is!!"

MvH to play Slam Dunk fest!

Me vs Hero are confirmed to play the Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds on Bank Holiday weekend in May. They play the UK Now stage, which also features the following bands:

UK Now! Stage:
 
Tonight Is Goodbye
Furthest Drive Home
Attack Attack
Twin Atlantic
All Or Nothing
Me Vs Hero
All Forgotten

Punktastic podcast 7!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/11142698d6b1e0a8/ 

Punktastic podcast 7, download/stream the 40-minute MP3 from the link above. Loads of new music on this week's show - new stuff from The Wonder Years, Failsafe, Hit The Lights, Attention, Vanilla Sky's version of 'Umbrella', some Lifetime, Killerest Expression, Day of Rising and some chatter from yours truly. 

As always, if you want on in any form then please get in touch with me!

Me vs Hero in Big Cheese

As promised, here is the Me vs Hero scan from Big Cheese magazine. We think they're infectious too so check out their sick tunes at www.myspace.com/mevshero