Zatopeks are a 5-piece punk rock band from the UK who formed in the spring of 2001. The band are influenced by punk rock bands like the Ramones and the Clash, 50’s and 60s bands like Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys and the Shangri-La’s, and folk music like Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. Since they started, the Zatopeks have played shows all across Europe, including the UK, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Italy.
Handguns is a pop punk band based in Harrisburg, PA. Taking influence from bands such as Lifetime, The Movielife, and Saves The Day, the band released their debut EP, "Anywhere But Home", in 2010. Later that year, the band signed with Pure Noise Records who put out their latest release, "Don't Bite Your Tongue", in February 2011. Their debut full length, Angst, is set to be released through Pure Noise Records on September 25th 2012. https://www.facebook.com/handgunspa
On August 18, 2009, lead singer Shaant Hacikyan announced via his Twitter account he was going solo. Dave Melillo confirmed that he and guitarist Jeff Czum had left the band. Jeff, Dave, and Mike Lasaponara went on to create a new band, Nocturnal Me. In early 2010, it was announced that the band will continue with frontman Shaant Hacikyan as the only original member to continue, joining with former members of Mandy K.
save your breath are a band from newport, south wales, playing honest straight up pop punk. their new e.p "nothing worth having comes easy", will be released in the UK on march 9th. having racked up shows with the polar bear club, set your goals, verse, funeral for a friend, the blackout, kids in glasshouses and the loved ones to name but a few, their future certainly looks promising.
There are two artists called Godard: 1. Isle of wight punk band consisting of: Tristan Baker - Guitar, Vocals
Conall Jennings - Bass, Vocals
Charlie Pert - Drums. Vocals Godard is 3 friends in to similar music who decided to start making music in a garage on the Isle of Wight. They soon found themselves at Studio 5A recording a 3 track self titled EP to find out what other people thought of their music and you can download the finished product for free at http://godard.bandcamp.com.
Allister is a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records. Besides releasing three studio albums — 1999's Dead Ends and Girlfriends, 2002's Last Stop Suburbia, and 2005's Before the Blackout — Allister made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Sleepover. On March 6, 2007, the band announced their intention to go on hiatus.
The Queers are a pop punk band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, formed in 1982. Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter Joe King has been the principal member of the group, with a vast number of musicians cycling in and out of the band over the years. Supposedly, the band name 'Queers' was used simply to poke fun at what he called the "Art Fag" community in NH. That same brand of humor and inanity has become a staple of The Queers music, who have produced songs such as "Can't Stop Farting", "Born to Do Dishes", and "I Didn't Get Invited To The Prom" in their own Ramones-esque style.
Mama Shamone consist of lead singer Mama, guitarist Flip X, bassist Ru and drummer Jules. They were MySpace of band of the week April 2007 which led to Mark Ronson sending them a message through MySpace saying he liked their songs and Radio 1 plays from Rob Da Bank and Steve Lamacq. Following this they played BBC Introducing stage at Bestival 2007- where their double set brought them to the attention of Genetic Records’ Martin Rushent.
The Almost is the band of Aaron Gillespie, the former drummer/clean vocalist of Underoath from Clearwater, Florida, United States started in 2005. Aaron stated that this band is much more of a traditional rock project than Underoath. A Monster Monster is on the loose. The Almost
