Impact Bookings etc. Help a brother out!!!

Does anyone remember Pointing Finger from Portugal? They were a great Youth X Crew Band that folded a few years back but as it was written at least once on the back of a Shirt in 2006 "different ways always mean different lives". My man Rafa who played drums for PF started Impact Bookings a while back and also is in XpressureX. You should know he is good at what he does. If not from knowing PF then maybe because you saw him filling in on drums on the The First Step/ Common Cause Tour a while back. So go check them out.
Diogo who used to sing for PF and does (did?) the awesome Wake Up And Live 'zine is now fronting Critical X Point. Anyone who has ever seen one of his Bands live will know that he is a terrific frontman. Crucial dude right there. So check them out too.

Here are the links and what Rafa had to say:


Hi there!

PRESSURE – FOR FANS OF CHAMPION & CARRY ON
xPx Bandcamp
xPx Facebook
xPx Myspace



YOUR RAGE EP OUT NOW ON:
Salad Days Records (Portugal)
Monument Records (Sweden)
Refuse Records (Poland)
Demons Run Amok Records (Germany)

For merch and other infos:
xPx Merch
xpressurehcx@gmail.com



CRITICAL POINT – FOR FANS OF YOUTH OF TODAY & GORILLA BISCUITS
CxP Bandcamp
CxP Facebook
CxP Myspace

TRIAL & ERROR EP OUT NOW ON:
Commitment Records (The Netherlands)

For merch and other infos:
Critical X Point Merch
criticalxpoint@hotmail.com

For infos about shows and tours:
Impact Bookings Blog
impactbookings@gmail.com





Critical Point will probably tour in September/October. Get in touch if you would like to help with a small DIY show in your local venue.



PEACE!

FUCKED UP - queen of hearts --- official video

and another one that the german gema nazis don't allow us to see while the band puts up a link on their blog. luckily there are other countries who are a little more liberal than germany. in this case it's a blog out of russia that delivers the goods. damn rad video. you mustn't miss this!!!!

INTO ANOTHER - lost album download

I faintly remember having read something about a lost album by the magnificent INTO ANOTHER but didn't give it much thought. Well as they say all good things come to those who can wait and here it is. A download link for another chapter in the history of an awesome Band. Provided by All Over This Town. Go over there read the post, download the album, be polite and say thank you ;)

Anna Calvi - Desire ---- official video

Watch that video I stole from Vimeo and then go buy all her records. So far there is a full length and three 7"es. One with only exclusive songs and the others with exclusive b-sides. All vinyl released by Domino Records. If you wanna go with a 7" first I would recommend the Blackout single. Put on the b-side, sit down, close your eyes and listen to her singing "...surrender to me..." ..... goose-bumps right there when I only think of it. So good!!!!

Lost Poseurs

New additions to the Sandblaster Distro:

The Cramps - Memphis Poseurs - the 1977 demos LP - 12,00 €

The Boys Next Door - the lost and brave exhibitions of... - 1977-1979 LP - 12,00 €

Both records do have beautifully silk-screened covers and although I don't have any pressing info I bet there are not many of these babies out there.

So hurry and send a mail to sandblasterrecords@ymail.com and I'll get back to you with info on postage. But before that you should check out what else we have for sale here. 

Legal Daughters - mirror of innocence

I'm having some time off. Finally after a very busy month I was able to spend some quality time with my wife again. Today she's back at work but I don't have to work until the day after tomorrow so I rode my bike downtown for some vinyl business. Actually I wanted to save some money for our trip to NYC so I could go record hunting on some new turf (so btw if you know of any place to score some nice vinyl - preferably on the cheap - It would be very welcomed if you'd let me know about it) But somehow today I couldn't hold back. Maybe it was the sun. Well, who knows? And who cares? So here's what I got:


Sons & Daughters - mirrorrorrim LP


This is the new output by this 4-piece from Scotland. I discovered this Band while working at an "Eins Live" open air festival. "Eins Live" is a local Radio Station that plays annoying charts music all the time so of all places in the world this festival was the last one I'd expect to be getting to know a good Band at. I was going about my business backstage when they went on and while not paying attention at all they somehow managed to make me listen and check them out. Well, not much later I bought their 1st full length "The repulsion box" and loved it. Great mix of male / female vocals over driving indie music with a punch and rough edges. Usually the word indie makes me cringe but this is so good I also bought their 2nd longplayer "The Gift" and again it was no mistake to do so although I was a little afraid at first. A lot of Bands become boring quite fast trying to stick to the same old formula that did already work. Not the S&D. It's so different from the 1st while still being S&D without a doubt. And the one I bought today is no exception from the rule. It sounds so damn fresh it's really amazing. I urge all of you with the least bit of interest in good music to go check this Band out. 

Legal Weapon - death of innocence LP

This is the official 1991 reissue on Triple X Records of a totally underrated Gem that was originally released in 1982 on Arsenal Records with a different cover and a lyricsheet. If anyone of you knows wether the reissue came with a lyricsheet or not please let me know. I couldn't find any info concerning that matter online. Mine doesn't have one as you might have guessed.

I really don't know why this Band has never gotten big. It certainly has all the right ingredients. Throughout the record I do hear parts that could very well be on an Avengers or X release. At times I even find myself thinking Blondie. And as if those aren't enough reasons to check them out they do have Steve Soto & Frank Agnew of The Adolescents on Bass & Guitar. So if you're into early West-Coast Punk/ Hardcore do yourself a favor and check them out 

New release coming up on Sandblaster Records!!!

TELEGRAPH ROAD.

5 guys make up this promising new Band from Mönchengladbach, Germany. These days every new release is the best you've ever heard and you definitely can't live without it. Well. At least I am sick of one superlative surpassing the other. All I have to say is that this is a solid Band that we at SBR dig so go check them out for yourself and if you like what you hear you might wanna save up a few euros to buy their Demo-Tape from us. Or maybe the cdr from the Band. They have a release show coming up in August and we're trying to have the Tape ready for that Date too. So cross your fingers  and as I already mentioned go check them out.

On the web:

Facebook         Stereo Killer        Myspace

Live:

Aug. 6th Telegraph Road demo release show

                @ Horst Festival, Mönchengladbach, Germany

                 w/ La Dispute, Touché Amoré, Death Is Not Glamorous, City Light Thief, ......

Sep. 2nd Telegraph Road

                  @ Gerber 3, Weimar, Germany

                   w/ Nothing

Nov. 5th Telegraph Road

                @ AK 47, Düsseldorf, Germany

                 w/ wolf X down & Snob Value

Another year, another show

I know November is still far but with the chill weather today it certainly feels a lot closer. So maybe you are in the mood to put a new date into your calender for November.
My friend J. convinced me to join him in booking shows at good old AK 47 in Düsseldorf, Germany. And now we do have a great and diverse line-up for our first team-effort. Check it out. Mark it down.

Cobretti record release show.

Cobretti record release show. Tonight. AZ Kalk. Köln. Be there.

PUNCH!!!

Punch. Tonight. AZ Kalk. Köln. Be there. I'll try to swing by after work.