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The King Blues Open Reading!

Ska punk terrors The King Blues have just been asked to open the Reading/Leeds festival on the Lock Up Stage this August. They’ll be playing alongside the likes of Lightyear, Bouncing Souls, Boy Sets Fire and Send More Paramedics for what promises to be an awesome event. They’ll be playing in Reading first, on the 25th and Leeds on the 26th.

If you wanna see them, make sure you get there early, and if you’ve not seen them on their current tour, then you still can here:

9th July LONDON : Mean Fiddler : supporting Lightyear
31st July BRIGHTON : The FreeButt : with the Mike Park
06th August LONDON : Borderline
11th August BLACKPOOL : Wasted Festival
12th August BELGIUM : Blud : Sortie 23 Festival

The Borderline show will have support from Zen Baseballbat and tickets are available in advance for £6 from www.seetickets.com and all Mean Fiddler box offices.

www.householdnamerecords.co.uk

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Circa Team mobbed in Moscow!

The Circa Team continue their travels since starting their European Tour at Bay Sixty 6 in London last month.

They were in Moscow this weekend where over 2000 people showed up to welcome the team.

Circa Team Manager Julian Duval last night told Crossfire “Shit is crazy over there! Thanks again to the UK for for the warm welcome you guys gave us at the beginning of the tour”.

A full review of It’s Time is now ready for you to read on this site if you click here, this video is on the front cover of Sidewalk Mag this month for FREE!

Look out for ltd edition shoe comp this month right here and if you want to be updated on their travels, go to www.circafootwear.com

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Fopp In-Stores

Fopp have announced a number of new free in-store performances across the country.

Milburn:

Monday July 10th – Sheffield – 5pm
Wednesday 12th July – Nottingham – 5pm

Paolo Nutini:

Monday 3rd July – Dundee – 12:30 pm

Joan As A Police Woman:

Thursday 13th July – Sheffield – 5pm
Tuesday 17th July – Camden – 5pm
Thursday 10th August – Bristol – 5pm

The Organ:

Tuesday 18th August – Earlham Street, Covent Garden – 1pm.

Check out all the details at www.fopp.co.uk

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Bulldog Bash Updates

The Bulldog Bash has updated it’s schedule for it’s dates of the 10th – 13th August. The confirmed stage times so far are:

Thursday August 10th;

Hells Bells 9.45 to 11.00
Hellrazor 8.30 to 9.15
Sweet Black Angels 7.00 to 8.00

Friday August 11th;

The Almighty 9.45 to 11.00
Paradise Lost 8.15 to 9.15
Skindred 7.00 to 8.00
Engerica 5.45 to 6.30
Rattlesnake Remedy 4.30 to 5.15

Saturday August 12th;

Pitchshifter 9.30 to 10.45
Hundred Reasons 8.00 to 9.00
Breed 77 6.30 to 7.30
The Answer 5.15 to 6.00
Losing Sun 4.15 to 5.00
Love Rocket 3.00 to 3.45

The event will also feature an open-air Unsigned Bands stage, showcasing 30 of the best unsigned bands around the UK. In addition to the music, there will be jet-force cars, rocket propelled bikes, wrestling bouts and even topless bike washes. You can’t miss out!

Hit www.bulldog-bash.co.uk for more

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Salvador Barbier Opens Shop

If you’re ever in Los Angeles and in need of skateboarding’s finest equipment or attire, make sure you drop by Salvadore Barbier’s new store SLB located at 510 Fairfax on the corner with Rosewood.

Everyone knows Sal’s a classy guy, so why not grab yourself a some OJ’s, Indys and a fresh street cruiser as you push about in your Ben Davis threads, eh?

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Ice Cream Melts In The Sun

I really don’t think Pharell’s take on hyper-expensive skate shoes will go far, but in case you need convincing of just how ugly things can get, here’s a picture of the new Terry Kennedy Pro Model for Ice Cream.

Someone tell Skateboard P that raving went out 10 years ago, please!

www.pharrellwilliams.com

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Spotted!

After the creation of Google World, the access to a web cam at Macba and the oh-so famous quotable ‘Maps to the stars and spots of San Fransisco’ in Animal Chin, there is now an official online global spot map.

You can browse the globe and zoom in on double sets, skateparks, plazas and rails thanks to www.spotcovr.com

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The Answer Tour Dates

Northern Ireland’s best new act The Answer are have announced they’ll be playing a full tour of the UK through to November. They’ve recently supported The Who and Whitesnake and are scheduled to play the Bulldog Bash in August. In addition to the tour, their new single Under The Sky will be released in October . The dates for their tours are:

Irish Tour:

July:

28th – Dundalk Spirit Store
29th – Cork Fred Zeppelins (free)
30th – Limerick Dolansr

August:

2nd – Galway Roisin Dubh
4th – Castlewellan Celtic Fusion Music Festival

Support on Whitesnake Tour:

August:

8th – Nottingham
9th – Birmingham NIA

12th – Bulldog Bash Festival

Headline Shows:

September:

1st Belfast Spring & Airbrake Festival
30th – Limerick, Dolans
31st – Galway Rosin Dubh

October:

4th – Reading Fez
5th – Exeter Cavern
6th – Bristol Academy 2
7th – Cardiff University
9th – Oxford Zodiac
10th – Sheffield Leadmill
12th – Milton Keynes Ritz
13th – Manchester Academy 3
14th – Edinburgh Voltaire
15th – Dundee Westport Bar
16th – Aberdeen Tunnels
17th – Glasgow King Tuts
19th – Liverpool Acadmey 2
20th – Carlisle Brickyard
21st – Nottingham Rock City
22nd – Newcastle Academy 2
24th – Peterborough Park
25th – Birmingham Academy 2
27th – York Fibbers
28th – Stoke Sugarmill
29th – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
30th – Brighton Engine Rooms

November:

1st – London Mean Fiddler

www.theanswermusic.com

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Lupe Fiasco Video

Rapper and skateboard fan Lupe Fiasco’s new track Kick Push is out now and his video is available to watch by clicking one of the links below. Fiasco has said:

“I used to skateboard when I was younger. I was really into it. I never really knew that skateboarding was so deep as a culture. It’s just as deep as Hip-Hop. I’m not the greatest skateboarder, but I’m a damn good rapper, so I made a damn good skateboarding song.”

Enjoy:

WMV Hi

WMV Lo

Real Hi

Real Lo

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Giant Drag Tour

Giant Drag have announced they are to play some smaller shows alongside their dates at Reading/Leeds and T in the Park. The dates are as follows:

JULY

Wed 5th – St Albans, The Horn
Thurs 6th – Northampton, Soundhaus
Fri 7th – Liverpool, Korova
Mon 10th – Nottingham, Stealth
Tues 11th – Sheffield, The Plug
Wed 12th – Cambridge, Soul Tree
Thurs 13th – Stoke, Sugarmill

Check them out at: www.giantdrag.com and www.myspace.com/giantdrag