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

Atom Gang in the studio!

Atom Gang started recording their new album yesterday and you can see a selection of photos from the church below!

MvH are big in Japan!

Me vs Hero's self-titled debut EP, out now on Punktastic Recordings, shot in at number 10 in it's first week of release in Tower Records Japan. You can see a pic below!



We're stoked for our boys, so check them out at www.myspace.com/mevshero

Punktastic Podcast 6!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/10901722b033fc9e/ 

It's about 40+ minutes this time round and features motorbikes, me eating toast, a big 3-minute talking session, The Get Up Kids, Tauntra, The Misnomer, Jerry Built, Hot Water Music and loads of other bits. Email me at paul@punktastic.com if you want to get involved!

Me vs Hero in Big Cheese magazine

Me vs hero are featured in the new Big Cheese magazine...3 times!  There's also a 3* CD review which is good news all round. I'll have some scans up in the next few days!

A message from Ellis and The Misnomer boys...

"So the 20th April will be our last gig as The Misnomer and we start the recording of our debut album on the 21st under the name of Atom Gang. We have many reasons for the name change. First and foremost we pretty much just dont like the current name anymore. Secondly, we have a new album on the way and have decided to start a fresh. Thirdly, we are finally happy with our line up which has taken the best part of 6 years to find. I personally have lost count of the Bass players we have had. Our full time bass player is called Rory P. Dunne. (but you can all call him chips) He drinks with us, lives with us and parties with us and thats all we've ever wanted... a solid bass player who doesn't give a shit about his liver... so thats us, the beginning of Atom Gang.

The Album will be produced and Engineered by Me (yeah, Ellis, that is I) with close ears and eyes from the other three (yeah, them three). I'm personally a bit nervous but the other chaps are not. They have every faith... speaking of faith, the drums are going to be recorded in a giant Church in Berkshire. ooooohhh! A good drum kit in a good size room with a great (yeah, great) drummer will make my job a lot easier. What you put in is what you get out and that is all were going for on this album. The songs are sounding real, alive, deadly and totally honest in the practice room and were going to fuckin' run with that. It's the songs and the rawness of the record that are going to make it shine. The music we have been listening to recently has made us think twice about how we want this album to sound. I don't want perfect anymore, I want a moment. 

We have plans for doing a video for the song "Edwood" and releasing it on vinyl with a B-side from one of the album recordings. The Album is set to be finished by the end of May 2008 with a title of "I see" said the blind man. Oh, and there's an EP and record label on the way too. so there.

All the best, all our love, yours truly...
Atom Gang