Contributed by Kip, Posted by Dirtnap

THE BRIEFS! "Hit after Hit" (Dirtnap) Holy crap…imagine the perfect fusion of the Ramones, The Buzzcocks, and some pop/new wave sensibilities, but from Seattle…? What the heck? This record is amazing. The initial limited release of the record sold out in no time, and now THE BRIEFS are prepared to take over the world!!! "Hit After Hit indeed!!!" - Disgruntled Online. THIS RECORD SMOKES!!!!! SEATTLE TAKE COVER!! THE BRIEFS ARE HERE!!!!!
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TKO Records - www.tkorecords.com www.antiseen.com **NEW ANTiSEEN record "Boys from Brutalsville" out 5/21. The Kings of Destructo-Rock!! THE STEEL CHAIR AND BARBED WIRE MATCH WORLD CHAMPIONS OF ROCK AND ROLL!!! More to come…

**HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN STREET PUNK/OI FESTIVAL! LAST WEEKEND IN AUGUST!! MORE INFO TO COME!!! Bands scheduled to perform: Cockney Rejects, Sham 69, Slaughter and the Dogs, and more!!!!

GMM Records - www.gmmrecords.com www.ironcross-theband.com **IRON CROSS "Live for Now" CD out 5/8 on GMM! Check out their tour dates below!! IRON CROSS' new record will feature remixed and mastered material from their early DC days. Finally the world will know the band that AGNOSTIC FRONT and DROPKICK MURPHYS have been covering without paying obscene amounts for singles on ebay!

**TEMPLARS "Horns of Hattin" CD out 5/8! These NYC Oi! legends are back with another masterpiece of ruck and roll anthems!!! **V/A "SKINS 'N' PINZ Vol. 2" CD out 5/8. The must have punk rock sampler for '01. Features tracks from DROPKICK MURPHYS, ANTI-HEROS, AGNOSTIC FRONT, HUDSON FALCONS, and more!!

**HUDSON FALCONS RESIGN WITH GMM RECORDS!!! That's right, the New Jersey punk'n'fuckin roll band will return to GMM for their second release, slated for a May/June release. More to follow of course.

Cyclone Records - www.cyclonerecords.com www.beerzone.net www.violentsociety.com

**NEW BEERZONE RECORD "Strangle all the Boy Bands" out 5/29!!!!! This is the band that The Offspring recently said was their favorite European punk band on television!! On tour throughout the states as well!

***VIOLENT SOCIETY SINGLES COLLECTION!!!! No date definite yet, but rest assured, this will encompass the entire career of this legendary Philadelphia punk band!

**THE BOILS are in the studio! NEW RECORD OUT THIS SUMMER!!!

**THE PURE PUNK TOUR IS COMING!!!! OXYMORON, THE FORGOTTEN, THE BOILS, and DEAD EMPTY!!!

Solarmanite Records - www.solarmanite.com Is proud to present the release of "Many Miles Away" a compilation organized as a tribute to THE POLICE. Bands featured include Decembers January doing "Message in a Bottle", Andrew Wagner doing "Every Little Thing She Does", and PopCanon doing "Synchronicity II" Look for a full scale press release regarding this record later this week!

BEERZONE - New record "Strangle all the Boy Bands" out May 29th on Cyclone Records! www.beerzone.net

IRON CROSS - The DC punk legends are back with a new record "Live for Now" on GMM! www.ironcross-theband.com

BEERZONE TOUR DATES

18th May Graceland, Seattle, WA

19th May Medicine Hat, Portland, OR

22nd May Club Mesa, Mesa, CA

23rd May Bostons, Tempe, AZ

24th May Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM

26th May Music Dimensions, Oklahoma City, OK

27th May Streetpunk 2001, El Torreon, Kansas City, MO

30th May Concert Cafe, Green Bay, WI

31st May Gunther Murphys, Chicago, IL

1st June St.Andrews Shelter, Detroit, MI,

2nd June 31st St. Pub, Pittsburgh

3rd June Backstage, Buffalo, NY

6th June Sidebar, Baltimore, MD

7th June Helios, Lexington, KY

8th June Creepy Crawl, St.Louis, MO

9th June Masquerade, Atlanta, GA

IRON CROSS TOUR DATES

April 22nd CBGBs Inspector 7, Wretched Ones

4/25 Richmond, VA Twisters

4/27 Norfolk, VA Taj Mahal

4/28 Spartenburg, SC Ground Zero

4/29 Tampa, FL Brass Mug

4/30 New Orleans, LA Dixie Tavern

5/01 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds

5/02 Austin, TX Emo’s

5/03 El Paso, TX E-9

5/04 Mesa, AZ The Nile

5/05 Hollywood, CA Troubador

5/06 San Jose, CA Cactus Club

5/07 San Francisco, CA The Pound at Pier 86

5/08 Portland, OR Satyricon

5/10 Denver, CO Lions Lair

5/11 Kansas City, MO The El Torreon

5/12 St Louis, MO Creepy Crawl

5/13 Madison, WI The Vault

5/14 Chicago, IL Smiler Coogan

5/15 Detroit, MI I Rock

5/16 Cleveland, OH Blind Lemon

5/17 Cambridge, MA Middle East

5/18 Providence, RI Met Café

5/19 Meriden, CT Hanover House

5/20 Asbury Park, NJ The Saint

5/21 Pittsburgh, PA 31st St. Pub

5/23 Carrboro, NC Room 4

5/24 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

5/25 Columbus, SC Uncle Doctors