Thanks! & Next show - ing!

So we all had an amazing time over the month of november indulging in the very best the punkrock has to offer from the states and the UK, my personal HUGE thanks to all the bands for playing and people for coming down and having fun with us!
Also a very special thanks to FAT WRECK CHORDS & SIDEONEDUMMY for donating to the punkrock raffle we raised around £50 for the Disaster in Pakistan which is great! :D

Heres a clip from the last show with THE RIOT BEFORE

To see the year out and until we come back from our hiatus we are having a knees up christmas style with the great dudes in CRAZY ARM
The Facebook event is HERE for full deets!

Groezrock 2011! :D

Ow yes, if you havent been in jail or early hibernation then youl know that the 1st sets of names have appeared for argubably the best punkrock festival in the world known as 'GROEZROCK' this year is the 20th anniversary and we can not wait! if these two images arent enough to excite you then i really dont know what is!
Stay tuned for ticket information!

We are half way through our birthday!

AND its been amazing! we have had two great shows and two great raffles! heres a couple of videos to check out of highlights and such, once again huge thanks to FATWRECKCHORDS & SIDEONEDUMMY for donating to the punkrock raffle we have raised around £30 so far for the disaster in Pakistan, the next show is this weds night at the Soul Cellar in Southampton!
Tickets only £4 on the door! 7.30pm start! :)


PUNK ROCK FRIDAY WITH THE MENZINGERS!


BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!

Chuck Ragan Interview Part 2

In this part, chuck talks about topics in his song and the new HOT WATER MUSIC record, check it out!


WWR: A lot of the older bands I talk to such as yourself, lagwagon, NUFAN etc, I always pose the question do you still actively follow the punk rock scene? And where do you think its gone in the last 5 years since its died down a lot in England especially!

CR: Yea I always feel like i'm completely saturated with music and sometimes a little over saturated to me I feel punk rock to me has always been more of an ethic rather than a style or a fad or even a genre, punk rock to me when I learnt about it 24 years ago was a completely different thing to what it is nowadays, it has some of the same elements but it was more frowned upon more than anything else.
You weren't accepted at school, we just weren't you know the punks , the skateboarders we were the ones that were always hassled, it was cool to us but it wasn't cool to anybody else ha!
Over the years as i've grown older i've believed a lot of those ethics are still there with some people, and some of those people who I believe still hold those ethics may not be considered from a outside perspective punk rock people at all! Some of the most punk rock people I know are more farmers and ranchers, its more about this DIY ethic of knowing how to grow their own food and knowing how to hunt and fish and live off of the land and be completely self sufficient. Growing up when I learnt about punk rock it was more about rebelling against the norm, rebelling against society, church and school and all the rules, and I was this 12/13 year old kid that happened to know everything in the world! So for me the best part about it one way or another there will always be an underground and they'll always be that undeniable ethic of doing things yourself and maintaining and sustaining on your own.

WWR: When you play live you tend to have a lot of stories behind your songs, I love this because its educational and its not just a song, where do these tend to come from? Books? Family? Friends?

CR : All of the above really, i've just always felt like song writing for me is something that I always more or less have to do rather than a choice, I say that meaning its like therapy to me its more or less like someone keeping a journal or a diary its something I need to do to get it off my chest, I do it for that first and foremost and I love releasing records.
I love to make these journals and diary's into a song and get them out and I feel like when I put them on a record and I them 'out' away from me its almost like i'm able to step forward with my own life and choice.

WWR: So essentially your records are history books?

CR: Absolutely , as far as where the stories come from think about what effects you everyday from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed, all these people that you see, the positive things, the negative things just everything you've faced throughout the day just like day to day life.
With your family, job and society to me i've always felt that if something, anything effects you in an extremely positive or negative way most likely for me its worth getting it off my chest and telling a story about it.


WWR: Last question, what's going on with hot water music at the moment? I know you've done random shows, but George is playing for against me etc is there plans to record?

CR : yea we are actually writing a new record, so that's kind of new and its fun and the best part about it for us is that its like the beginning again.
We don't have any contracts no label , we have no managers no one telling us when and where, even though we have always done a good job in doing what the hell we want to, ha! But still it feels like we are not expected to do anything and it definitely got to that point when your this band and your going and you put out a record and you tour on it and you let everybody know yea we are going back in the studio, everybody's waiting for the next record and the next tour and there's that pressure there and for us.
The main focus now is just to write new songs and when it feels right and ready to record we will do it , and when we feel like getting a label we will do it.

WWR: do you feel records come out better without the pressure and having no time limits?

CR : yea if we just relax and we do exactly what we want to do it'l come out great, and if it doesn't at least it will sound good to us aha! No one else may like it but as long as your happy that's fine! Ha ha!

WWR : Ha! OK Chuck huge thanks for your time and we shall see you soon

CR : My pleasure I appreciate it!

Exclusive Chuck Ragan Interview part 1

So This past week we had the pleasure of sharing a drink with gruff punk rock legend, Chuck Ragan. He is currently on tour in europe supporting The Gaslight Anthem so make sure you get out to a show!

CHUCK RAGAN INTERVIEW

WWR : So we are here with the man himself MR Chuck Ragan, how are you today sir?

CR: Very well, thanks for having me!

WWR : il crack straight into the questions/chat

CR: Sure fire away

WWR : So right now your on tour with the gaslight anthem and a few months ago were with frank turner, do you find these shorts of tours beneficial as your playing to a different crowd every night compared to your own shows and in America?

CR : Sure, always. I think that's the case for any artist or band doing support slots, that's the key that's what your trying to do, to have a chance and opportunity to share your music with a audience who have no idea who you are, don't care who you are and just to get out there and have that chance to put your music out there.
Whether they like it or not that is a whole other story, some people care about that some people don't, for me I respect the fact that my musics not for everybody and I have always felt that way, if people get something from it that's wonderful, if they don't that's fine also there's plenty of other artists out there!
We feel really blessed to have the opportunity's we have over here, the UK has always been wonderful for us from hot water music to the solo stuff, we've got a lot of really great friends over here, nowadays we come to different towns and see friends and feel comfortable and familiar, we feel really lucky you know.

WWR : Is this your first time in Southampton? I know you played with hot water music years ago in a youth centre, do you remember that at all?

CR : Ha! yea vaguely, I thought I had played at this venue at some point, it looks really familiar, but im not sure when.

WWR: Would you say its fair to say that you as Chuck Ragan is a follow on from Rumbleseat after that became defunct?

CR : Yea sure, somewhat but I was playing that sort of music before Chris and I ever started Rumbleseat, the stuff that im doing now isn't that far of a stretch from music ive been writing and playing for past 17, 18 years. I just never put as much focus on it as hot water music was always the main focus and not as many people cared ( laughs ).
So this music for me has been something ever since we (hot water music) took our indefinite hiatus some years back, I never stopped writing and one day my wife said hey you should be recording some of this stuff and I said alright! Then sideonedummy wanted to put some records out, so I stopped building houses and put more attention into writing and playing music , but yea ( rumbleseat) is some what similar I've somewhat progressed or least I hope so! Ha if not im doing something wrong ( laughs )




WWR : So your doing this split with Brian ( gaslight anthem ) is it going to be full band or is it back to bare bones for you?

CR : Yea its not even much of a split we are doing a full length record, so far we've just been writing songs on our own and sending them back and forth and singing on each others songs and playing on each others songs, the game plan is to try and record some stuff on this tour we will see what happens and if we are able and have time we will write together which will be wonderful, he is a brilliant brilliant song writer, I love his fire and his energy he's a good fella all round.

WWR : Do you feel you have some years more experience when it comes to writing?

CR : To be honest I don't look at it that way at all, its all relative in time. These boys have been trucking so hard in the past 5, 6 years especially you know they've seen and done more than most bands will ever do in a lifetime.

WWR : Do you think the revival tour will ever come to the UK?

CR : Absolutely! Yeah, we attempted to put one together last year, but we got sidetracked because of all our other schedules. Its been tough because my wife and I basically co ordinate that whole tour and we have a little help from some friends here and there, for the most part my wife and I make the schedule and the decisions but just doing that and the solo stuff and balancing simple everyday home life and now hot water music is doing more stuff, its quite a juggling act.
We've been really excited to bring it over here, im not sure exactly when were going to be doing it but we are planning it for 2011 as far as what month im not sure right now, we are getting ready to lock in the US dates and the Australian dates and once that's locked in we will have a idea, we will do the UK, Europe then Canada then just repeat the cycle

WWR : With Ben Nichols and Tim Barry as well?

CR: Possibly ( smiles ) we will see what happens! I can tell you , you wont be disappointed. A lot of the people that are good friends and artists i've never played with have shown interest in the tour, I mean if its half the tour that it seems like its going to be it will be amazing.

WWR : When you first sat down to record the 'blueprint sessions' did you ever plan to tour worldwide and release as much as you have?

CR : No I didn't, I wasn't thinking about touring at the time. I didn't want to tour at all. I was actually trying to get away from touring and my wife and I were actually planning on starting a custom home building business just on my own as a independent contractor & builder and then the music started doing better and we were able to get out.
Before I was making more money at home with my trade and then I would have to lose money to go play some music which was always fine and then it started getting a little better where we could make ends meet but the last thing I wanted to do was to get back into the machine of it all , the only thing that kind of rectified it for me you could say was that I was doing it solo and my wife and I could make the schedule and we were making our own rules and dictating our life.
It was a completely different feeling than being in a band because hot water music just got to this point where it was wonderful, we had great times and great shows and everything but definitely after a while we had the label and managers and all these people on payroll and all this going on, then you don't dictate your own schedule any more your just a piece of the puzzle.
There's pros and cons to it, its wonderful because you have this big family kind of thing but at the same time personal space disappears, personal agenda disappears, you miss birthdays and funerals and births and anniversary's you name it, its just extremely taxing.
So it was different then when I kicked it off again in my own way, but I had no idea we would have done as much as we have.

WWR : I remember the first time you came over you played by yourself, was there a point you decided to go full band?
No not necessarily I still play by myself quite a bit, tonight its just Jon Gaunt and I. The Cool thing about it in a non selfish way but kind of a selfish way (laughs) is having the control of being able to say i'm going to do this show by myself or get just John or get a whole bunch of people and just go for it. Its just nice to be able to have those options to me it feels more creative and free all round.

New Smoke Or Fire Song!

Fat Wreck Chords 'Smoke Or Fire' have a brand new song aswell as a brand new drummer in tow, they are set to release the immensley anticipated new album 'the speakeasy' on November 9th and if its anywhere near as good as 'this sinking ship' then hold on to your socks!

You can download the brand new track 'neon light' here for free! :)

Brand new SUNDOWNER Video

As the headline reads.. check it out also if you havent already check out the latest full length ' we chase the waves' head over to the sundowner myspace for songs

I am going to RIOT FEST next year i swear..

So the awesome RIOT FEST was is in CHICAGO this weekend, alt press filmed 2 rad videos of which im reposting here, which also happen to be two of my favourite releases of this year..

SUNDOWNER


FLATLINERS

Extras Birthday show details...

THE RIOT BEFORE SHOW ONLY HAS 50 TICKETS AVAILABLE! its in a tiny room, probably the smallest place youl ever see them!
the lineup is as follows...

Venue: The Soul cellar basement
Date: Weds 24th November
Doors : 7.30pm
Tickets: £6

THE RIOT BEFORE - http://www.myspace.com/theriotbefore
These guys are one of my favourite bands in recent years and have shared the stage with bands we all love, take a listen learn the songs they are top! from paper & plastick records recently toured with a wilhelm scream to name a few. One of the gaslight anthems FAVS!

APOLOGIES, I HAVE NONE -
http://www.myspace.com/apologiesihavenone
A sincere welcoming bunch of humans right here, who play strike chord awesome sing a long songs and have shared the staged with the cream of the punkrock ladder make sure you dont miss ur chance to see them back in their 'roots' surroundings, this will be MEGA!

BREAK THE HABIT (LAST SHOW) - http://www.myspace.com/wearebreakthehabit
These guys are from Brighton and have been close friends over the years basically they are influenced by so many awesome bands which in return makes them awesome too! sadly this will be their last ever show in Southampton so head to their myspace now since you can download everything theyve ever recorded for free! R.I.P

CYNICS - http://www.myspace.com/ihatecynics
This boy grew up fast and tall, i remember the days of giles sipping fosters outside venues in london before shows and talking shit, BUT now hes a man and he has some stories to tell, hes been playing shows with some of his idols lately ( paint it black, off with their heads ) so you should come listen to what he has to say!



Tickets
are £6 and will be available monday (il post the link in this thread) ,
the price includes a clubnight afterwards, Drinks are super cheap from
9pm ranging from 90p to £3, before then £2 beer
so get down and make this a show to remember!

This will be the last show of our birthday celebrations and also the last show we do as wrongwayround for a little while, i wont go in to reasons why here on facebook since thats so throwaway, but il probably say a little something at each show, but never the less please do come down and show some love and support for ...this show its going to be a special one! :D

Our 5th birthday!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


Southampton independent promoters WrongWayRound are having their 5th
birthday as a 'being' come November, everything from the radio show to the
zine to the promotion over the years!

To celebrate we are having a
...show every week! :D

We will be having a huge punkrock raffle at every
show giving away goodies from labels we have worked with over the past 5
years all proceeds will be going to the disaster in Pakistan.

Headliners
for the shows are BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY (7th), THE MENZINGERS (12th),
COUNTERPUNCH (17th) & THE RIOT BEFORE (24th) a cheaper duel ticket
is available for only £11 which gains you entry to both UNIT Club shows
plus one other of your choosing!

Tickets available from joinerslive.co.uk or pay on the door for the others!

Jeff Rowe Video

So last week i had the pleasure of meeting and seeing play the great jeff rowe, he is a upcoming acoustic man hailing from the states, if your a fan of music like chuck ragan, jon snodgrass, frank turner and such then you would very much enjoy his music.

Go check out his stream of 'Barstool Conversations' right here

Groezrock Part 4

So this is it, all the footage i pretty much had edited and in this part are some 'outtakes' or more so 'leftovers' but i wanted everything to be up anyway!
Thanks again to Groezrock for letting us film, we cant wait to head back for the 20th birthday next year! make sure you keep your eyes peeled at www.groezrock.be for the 1st announced bands sometime soon!

Groezrock Documentary

So a while back we posted the 1st 2 parts of the 'into the groezrock' documentary of sorts, ive had major computer issues but the 3rd part is finally online and can be viewed below!

Major Industry Stuff - Buy In!..

Sometimes i feel bad for the state of the music industry but then other times i dont since they way they 'market' their artists is usually pretty cutthroat and pathetic, 3 cheers for independent labels...

On a Clear Day You Can See Manhattan by Blake Schwarzenbach

THIS IS SIMPLY A REPOST FROM THE FORGETTERS OWN BLOG, THEY HAVE A FULL ALBUM / DOUBLE 7 INCH OUT THIS WEEK - THE FORGETTERS ARE FRONTED BY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FRONTMEN IN PUNK ROCKS RECENT HISTORY THE VOCALIST OF SUCH BANDS AS JAWBREAKER & JETS TO BRAZIL

It is the eve of 9/11 in New York, the bat signal has been launched into the sky at Ground Zero, reminding us all to feel bad for some more time, to haunt us with the question, "Is anyone actually going to turn up?" It is an appropriately lonely beacon, catching you unawares as you round a corner at dusk, mired as you might be in your own evening concerns. Suddenly there it is: the twin columns of light silently blasting upwards into the void without words. If I may attempt an approximation of a not uncommon response to such a thing: (1) Surprise (“Ah, here it is again!”); (2) Self-examination (“Does this inspire any kind of feeling in me? It’s pretty, but quite divorced from reality”); (3) Needling guilt (“Have I changed as much as I could in the last decade?”); (4) Simmering resentment (“Don’t tell me how or when to feel”); (5) Wariness (“Here comes the punditry and the day of angry flags”); (6) Resignation (“We are lost; we can’t even handle sadness adequately.”)
Now look, I would actually prefer the soft jolt of this nighttime beacon to all the tearful, vengeful talking that will ensue – it actually seems commensurate with the events themselves: no words, seen from afar, it just happens and demands some kind of reflection, and ultimately it leaves us searching and feeling adrift. Unfortunately, and I think this is because we are an impressionable and deliberate people, the opening that such a spectral image provides is going to be immediately filled in with a variety of narratives. We will be told to be unwavering, to dig our heels in and find our mettle, to never forget; and we will congratulate ourselves on the enormity of the event that we have withstood – in a manner that I suspect has been found rightly offensive to the many people and students of history who know that “thousands dead” is an almost daily occurrence throughout the world. That fact doesn’t need to diminish anything. In fact if anything it ought to be (to borrow from current discourse) a kind of “message force multiplier”: We are a part of this vulnerable world. Or, perhaps, we were, for a moment, before wrenching ourselves apart from it and asserting our role as the standard-bearer for law and conduct. But this has been said before and need not be repeated here at much length – that we squandered an enormous amount of good will and collective empathy by lashing out in every direction at things deemed un-American. What concerns me now is that, over the course of the last decade, this battle has been brought home with laser-like intensity. Foreign policy has become domestic policy. The enemy is no longer out there; the enemy is in our midst, among us, laying eggs and taking root.
What distinguishes this September in New York from all the others is the sudden outcry against the proposed Islamic Community Center in our city’s downtown. This was not an issue when it was proposed and it is a project that has the approval of the mayor and the downtown community, to say nothing of the genuine interest it has sparked in many around the world. Again the world is watching and praying for something resembling common sense and basic humanism in America; something that says we don’t hate you or consider you to be a lesser form of citizen. Think of Obama’s June 2009 speech in Cairo – think whatever you will of it – at the very least it promised equanimity and acknowledgment of Islam as a legitimate social and spiritual entity in the world and in this country, specifically. No more, but no less, than Christianity or Judaism or Hinduism or Buddhism. Think, then, of all the arguments for bringing democracy and freedom to Iraq and Afghanistan – think what you will of them – they were the best possible outcome that Afghans and Iraqis might hope for as a result of foreign occupation. If we can hold these things in mind then the message of censuring this project becomes patently offensive: We will seize and upend your country for your right to make your own decisions – as partners in peace – but we will not countenance a social center for your community in our midst. (And let us put to rest the hyperbolic notion that this is either at the center of Ground Zero or a simple mosque. This is a community center in the neighborhood that happens to have a huge need for development, in a very closely compacted city, with a significant population of Muslims and other people who would be interested to visit it.)
Yet perhaps we could go even further than this by assuming the argument of the project’s opponents. It is indeed close to Ground Zero, a site where the so-called two disparate worlds of East and West were brought together in a horrific, unsparing moment. And now here is a distinguished figure from the Islamic world, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who has repeatedly condemned the September 11th attacks as a violent aberration of, and not representative of, Islam, proposing a center for understanding and outreach in an area still visibly unhealed from the event. People rush in to fill holes. Here is a modest proposal to occupy a small amount of space in an area that has been consumed by ignorance. So, we might ask, “Why shouldn’t we want such a resource in downtown New York?” Arguably it will hold answers for many of the questions that may linger about the attacks, but more importantly it will provide a place of growth and empowerment for a community that is as legitimate and entitled as any other in our country. Does one stop a “clash of civilizations” by refusing any dialogue between the two? Imagine the message of disappointment and resentment such a refusal would send to the Arab world. Or, put another way, would you rather have a library, pool, 9/11 memorial, contemplative space and day care in downtown New York or would you rather have a Burlington Coat Factory (or a Staples or a Starbucks)?
I know that when people are critical of memorial holidays it can come off as churlish and arch, and I don't want to be that anymore; I don’t want to be part of the culture of complaint, the whinging left that can never be happy unless it is battling upwards against nefarious superpowers. So I would suggest this: let us be sad for once and re-affirm our commitment to being alive while we can. Again, I know it is unpretty to conceive of tragedy as opportunity, but I am afraid that such a determination was made almost at the moment of impact (arguably well before impact, if anyone bothers to read the minutes of the cabinet meetings in Washington.) So again we are confronted with an opportunity. What stories about ourselves do we want to believe and put forth historically? What do we want to remember someday and what will make us wince? Do we want to be remembered for unconditionally defending freedom or for defensive incarceration and exclusion? I think very few people in this country can honestly look back over the past decade and feel a sense of pride – the ransacking of the public trust and the plundering of foreign soil is simply too transparent, too vast to go undocumented. But because we are a plucky sort – and this is what the rest of the world finds maddening and lamentable but also terribly endearing about us – we can begin as if we were free. We can forget some of the terrible, cynical decisions we have made and remember the truth that is self-evident to anyone who sits seriously with the idea of an indivisible human community: to do to any other only what we would do for ourselves, an idea that is held in common between all national constitutions and books of prayer.

WTFest 2 Photos!

WTFest Merch!

So Over the Weekend we manage to scrape together enough money to get some shirts and trucker hats done!
Well because we are blessed by some form of punkrock god we actually won 50 shirts from the amazing folks at get a grip studio and was chosen by the honcho himself mr paul punktastic.com to win the actual competition so HUGE thanks to both parties for providing us with these ace shirts!

We do still have very limited shirts and hats left we will get those online this week!

Some WTFest 2 Video Highlights

Hey guys! Theres a bunch of videos floating around on youtube from the fest, ive uploaded some also please excuse quality and sound on some as they are just shot on handhelds or phones!

Crazy Arm


Drawings



Defier

WTFEST 2 IS DONE!

WOW! what a weekened so much awesomeness, mega huge thanks to all the venues, 30+ bands and everyone for showing up and having a rocking time with us!

Theres some pictures floating around and also videos from the whole weekend right here
at this link

Theres some WTFEST merch left over we will be getting that up online very soon for those whom missed out on it!

WTFEST PART DEUX!

This years WTFest entitled 'WTFest Part Deux' will be taking place again in Southampton from September 3rd through to the 5th with shows at The Joiners, UNIT & Soul Cellar as well as free shows throughout town! Let the mayhem ensue!

To keep in the know about shows and sets please follow the official Fest twitter at www.twitter.com/wtfesst

THURSDAY 2ND SEPT - OFFICIAL WTFEST WARM UP SHOW - UNIT - 10PM -3AM £4

NEW RIOT
SOLUTIONS
FENSIDE
THE FAUX

FRIDAY SEPT 3RD - JOINERS - 6.30PM - £8

THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND
THE PLIGHT
THE ARTERIES
THE CUT UPS
PACER
FAMOUS GREY

SINGLE TICKETS:http://www.joinerslive.co.uk/product.php?xProd=665&jssCart=8d317671213e98241f78c6f66ed3d317

WEEKEND TICKET! ONLY 45 LEFT!
http://www.joinerslive.co.uk/product.php?xProd=729&xSec=1&jssCart=0f789af77452d2d55b7335cb6eb5a950


SATURDAY SEPT 4TH - OXFAM MUSIC - FREE SHOW - 4.30-6.30PM

KIDS CAN'T FLY
BURN THE FLEET
DRAWINGS (MATT REYNOLDS)
LION AND THE WOLF

LATER THAT NIGHT...

THE JOINERS - 7.00PM
BLACKLISTED
ATTACK! VIPERS!
DEFIER
FINAL ROUND! FIGHT!
TEAR YOURSELF APART

TICKETS: http://www.joinerslive.co.uk/product.php?xProd=608


Sunday September 5th

MATINEE SHOW 3PM - SOUL CELLAR
£2.50
SPECIAL GUESTS
FROM PLAN TO PROGRESS
COMPANY L


A two-staged show at the UNIT Club and sees the following bands play:

6PM DOORS! £6
THERE ARE ONLY 100 SINGLE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THIS SHOW SO DONT MISS OUT!

STAGE UN :
THE SKINTS
SPECIAL GUESTS
APOLOGIES, I HAVE NONE
SPECIAL GUESTS
THE AMISTAD
MASH ATTACK
CAVES
MEGA GAMES

STAGE DEUX:
MIDDLE BAR - ACOUSTIC ROOM
CHAS WILLIAMS OF LIGHTYEAR!
LIVERS & LUNGS
CYNICS

TICKETS: http://www.joinerslive.co.uk/product.php?xProd=681&xSec=1


Single tickets for this shows are available from www.joinerslive.co.uk last years sold out so make sure your on the ball!

We will also be issuing a weekend ticket for all shows at £17! only available online and in advance! this will gain you access to ALL of WTFest 2!

Thank you and happy festing! :D

WTFest Part Deux

So recently we have announced this years WTFest!? and we couldnt be more stoked and excited for whats in store!



The 1st show has been announced featuring some of the greatest punk rock bands from all over the UK..

FRIDAY THE 3RD OF SEPTEMBER
SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS
DOORS 6.30PM

THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND
THE PLIGHT
THE ARTERIES
THE CUT UPS
PACER
FAMOUS GREY

Tickets are available here!

Into the Groezrock video doc!

hello sorry for the servere lack of updates i find it hard to keep up with this thing!
either way the first two parts of the 'into the groezrock' feature are now up for viewing with some great bands in tow check them out below!
PART 1

PART 2

We are back from Groezrock 2010!

Last weekend we hit up the 19th annual Groezrock festival in Meerhout, Belgium.
We got some great Interviews and photos and a slew of exclusive video content coming soon!

Huge thanks to everyone at Groezrock 2010, especially Hans, Thomas & Christophe!

In the meantime enjoy the first of our posts with The Swellers!

Off With Their heads New album / Video

It was during Off With Their Heads’ 2009 tour with Against Me when the band got the call from Epitaph’s owner/president Brett Gurewitz saying that he was a fan of the band.

“Off With Their Heads might be the best punk band going right now, Epitaph needs them; music needs them,” says Gurewitz.

“I remember the first time I'd heard of Epitaph,” Young adds. “It was when I was in junior high and Rancid had just released Let’s Go. I saw the video, and immediately went and bought the record. I got into the compilations, and that started me on the road to finding all these great aggressive catchy punk bands. Living in a small farm town, I had never been exposed to this kind of music before, and from there I learned about punk. I guess you could say Epitaph was my gateway into everything that I would wind up becoming. For that reason alone, I am ecstatic to be a part of one of the biggest influences on my life.”

Off With Their Heads are well on their way to carving out their own punk rock story with their modern take on vintage punk fueled anthems. As the band begins the next chapter of their career they took the time to record their best album to date.

Produced by Off With Their Heads and Jacques Wait at the Terrarium in Minneapolis, In Desolation is 34 minutes of non-stop gut wrenching honesty. Singer Ryan Young’s candid lyrics about life’s misadventures, stress, drugs, love, death and everything between add a raw surly edge to the band’s full-throttle music.

“This record is kind of a collective mix of all the styles we've done in the past,” Young explains. “Everything from aggression to sappy bullshit, because that’s who I am! This is going to be the record for people who like the whole spectrum of what we do.”

From its first track, “Drive,” a petal-to-the-metal opener about Young’s incessant habit of over thinking things and becoming his own worst critic, to the harsh reality of OD’ing on the sobering yet rowdy song “Trying to Breath” and the explosive middle-finger-in-the-air sing along “Their Own Medicine,”
In Desolation is authentic punk rock to its core from a working band who lives and breathes it every day.

When it comes to touring virtually year round it isn’t a choice as much as it’s a lifestyle for Off With Their Heads, and after years on the road the band has finally taken a brief break.

“Until the record comes out in June, we won’t be doing any shows,” says Young. “That’s the longest stretch in almost two years that we haven’t been on the road. People ask us how it feels to finally get to relax. I'm fucking bored. The other guys are bored. We want to get back out. Not to further our band, but just because we love doing it and are used to it. The title In Desolation comes from a lyric in the song “ZZYZX” on the record. I chose that because after years constantly on the road, being 100 percent by myself sounded pretty rad.”

In June Off With Their Heads will once again pack the RV and head out on another indefinite tour strapped with one of the year’s most engaging punk rock records and the sheer will to keep the wheels turning.

New Polar Bear Club Video & UK Tour!

So if you dont know these melodic punk rockers yet then which boulder have you been tanning under?
The Polar Bear Club boys return to the UK this August with a string of dates so make sure to get out to one as they are far more intimate shows than the last tour!
Whats more they have a brand new video for 'Living Saints' from their latest release 'Chasing Hamburg' available now on Bridge Nine records!

POLAR BEAR CLUB TOUR UK
8 August KENT (UK) HEVY MUSIC FESTIVAL PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK
09-Aug BRISTOL CROFT
10-Aug LEICESTER FIREBUG
11-Aug SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS - TICKETS HERE FOR THIS SHOW
12-Aug SHEFFIELD CORPORATION
13-Aug OSLO GARAGE OYA NIGHT
14 Aug go check out our friends Adam O playing London upstairs at the garage!

Polar Bear Club's first video off of the 2009 release Chasing Hamburg has been unveiled for the first time on MySpace Music today! Directed by Thomas Colella, the video for "Living Saints" is a conceptual piece in the same vein as Peter Gabriel's 1986 "Sledgehammer" video phenomenon. Complete with animation, never-before-seen visual effects, and one of the best singles of the year, it's safe to say Polar Bear Club and Colella have created a video unlike anything expected, and we know you'll be pleasantly surprised. The video premiere for "Living Saints" is live on MySpace right now! See the video below..

Living Saints

Polar Bear Club | MySpace Music Videos
Since the release of Chasing Hamburg, Polar Bear Club has been keeping busy showcasing new material live all over the world. Today, Polar Bear Club is pleased to announce a headlining summer tour with support from Moving Mountains, label-mates Lemuria, and Living With Lions. The tour starts June 10th in New York and takes Polar Bear Club across the nation to California in just two short weeks. With not a day to spare, the guys of Polar Bear Club will join up with Warped Tour on June 24th in San Diego and continue trekking across the states until the middle of July. Polar Bear Club's summer tour plans and venue information can be found below. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled for more news to come surrounding the band that has The Punk Site boldly stating, 'If this is the future of punk rock, we're in good hands."

Bridge & Tunnel and Young Livers UK Tour!

So these two great bands are hitting the UK very very soon, make sure you get out and see them at a show, they are also making a stop at Wrongwayround in Southampton at Goblets Bar on Tuesday April 20th! check out the promo video below..


Thats not all! punknews is also streaming bridge and tunnels new EP right here

For Young Livers you can check a stream of their brand new full lenght via Rock Sound right here and check their brand new music video below...


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Final Flatliners video plus new album stream!

So heres the final video of the flatliners working on their cracking new full length 'CAVALCADE' which you can also stream for free right here. The guys will be touring the UK this june so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the dates!

Flatliners Studio Video Deux

Exactly what the headline says, taken from those dudes at punknews.org go have a looksee..enjoy!

The Flatliners - The Making of "Cavalcade" (Part 2) from Punknews.org on Vimeo.

GROEZROCK 2010! its almost time!

So the greatest punkrock festival in the world ( as voted on by users of fatwreck.com) returns once again to meerhout in belgium!
To make sure your part of the amazing line up and having a jolly time then dont hesitate to grab your tickets now!
Of course as well as the legendary bands on the bill there will be as per usual the greatest merchandise section and distro known to mankind! so make sure you pay a visit and pick up some records!
Go here for full information regarding the festival and everything you need to know!

In the meantime check out one of the greatest interviews we had the pleasure of partaking in at Groezrock 2008 with none other than HOT WATER MUSIC!

The Flatliners - New album! New video!

So our old pals in THE FLATLINERS are soon to be releasing what is a cracker of a brand new album!
The good dudes at punknews are bringing out some videos this week of footage of them recording said album ' Cavalcade' check out the footage below and also you can get a free song from the brand new album right here for free!:

The Flatliners - The Making of "Cavalcade" (Part 1) from Punknews.org on Vimeo.

Dont Touch My Cobra like that!

Hello, welcome back..
This week the amazing COBRA SKULLS From Chicagos Red Scare records released a brand new video from their last top notch album 'american rubicon'
Check out the below and the Cobra Skulls are due to hit the UK at the may for a week or so, so keep an eye for dates and make sure you catch them on the road!

Cheap Girls new video!

So if you dont know this band by now i suggest you literally go here right now and download there first album for free!

But they have a newer album from the great guys at paper + plastic records, 'my roaring 20's' and you can check out there brand new video right here below..enjoy :)

Joey cape and The Skints show - Awesome!

So we had two ace shows this week! Huge thanks to our new friends in The Skints and of course Joey Cape , Tony Sly & the friendliest musician in history Mr Jon Snodgrass.

Our next show is the lawrence arms on the 23rd March so be there!
Heres a video from The joey cape show, The song is from Tony Sly's New solo album '12 song program' you can check that out here


The Skints @ UNIT Club Southampton

New WWR banner

So one man who is a Pure genius has been working with us for some time making sick posters and banners etc, those of you who attended the infamous 'WTFest' would have seen his banner on the stage at joiners..
Today we present a brand new banner for all upcoming shows..
To catch you first glimpse at this bad boy then get your ass down to The Joiners this coming weds for the Joey Cape show.
Huge thanks and credit goes to Tim Dutton for this piece of awesomeness!
You can Follow all his art based stuff on his twitter here

New blogish, New shows -ish?

Hello so i decided to scrap the AOVMTV blog it will still be there but no longer be updated..
So bookmark this page to keep in the know with all things WRONGWAYROUND!
Heres a few upcoming shows we have so check them out and join the facebook group here to be the first in the know!

Joey Cape, Tony Sly & Jon Snodgrass!


The Skints , Liabilities & The Junk

Wrongwayround Presents..
Thursday March 11th - Free entry with a Joey Cape ticket stub!
The Skints! @ UNIT Club Southampton
18+
Entry £4 with clubnight until 3am!

Contender for Ska Punk show of the year!

The Skints - http://www.myspace.com/theskintsuk
One of the UK's newest faces to the UK Ska/Punk scene, making waves on tour with bands such as the king blues, sonic boom six and many more!
Bringing there skank along dancing shoes to Southampton for their 1st headline show!
If you ever loved the likes of Capdown, farse, Five knuckle then be sure not to miss this! youl will be dissapointed!

FFO: The Slackers, RX Bandits, The Aggrolites

Plus Support from

THE LIABILITIES
http://www.myspace.com/theliabilitiesmusic
FFO: the clash, the filaments, operation ivy

THE JUNK
http://www.myspace.com/thejunkpunk
FFO: catch 22, mighty mighty bosstones, voodoo glow skulls

The Lawrence Arms!


See you at a show!

Razorcake Video doc!

So if your deep into your punkrock youl know there is this really ace zine called razorcake which is a bitch to get hold of in the UK but across the pond widely available heres a little ode to them so to speak..

Happy new year! New Shows!

Hello everyone! sorry to the 2 people who check this blog regularly for the lack of updates.. heres some deeets on upcoming shows.. also have your voice heard and join the awesome WWR group on facebook here:

Wrongwayround Promotions Presents...
Wednesday 10th March 2010
Joiners Southampton
Tickets £8 in advance £10 OTD
JOEY CAPE ( LAGWAGON ) / TONY SLY (NO USE FOR A NAME) / JON SNODGRASS ( DRAG THE RIVER) & DUNCAN REDMONDS (SNUFF) + MORE!

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.joinerslive.co.uk/product.php?xProd=374&xSec=1
OR IN HAND..
RESKUE Skate shop in southampton city centre
Southampton Guildhall box office

Joey Cape Of Lagwagon
http://www.myspace.com/joeycape
The man himself the legend of punk rock, one below fat mike. The lead vocalist from legends LAGWAGON is coming to town with hair spiked and Gatorade & vodka in tow, expect all the hits as well as solo album material and maybe even some Bad Astronaut for good measure.

After being on tours with the greatest in punk rock history ( NOFX, BAD RELIGION, AFI, PENNYWISE and then some..) and playing in acts such as ME FIRST AND THE GIMMIE GIMMIES, LAGWAGON, AFTERBURNER & BAD ASTRONAUT this is a night not to be missed!
And now After many years of fronting influential punk band LagwagonJoey Capereleased his first full length solo acoustic albumBridgein October 2008. Drawing inspiration from the candle lit emotion of Kill Rock Stars era Elliott Smith and an upbringing steeped in acoustic acts such as Simon & Garfunkel and Cat Stevens; Cape’s acoustic efforts stand up on their own and finally introduce him as a promising addition to the pantheon of great American singer-songwriters.

Tony Sly Of No Use For A Name
http://www.myspace.com/tonyslymusic
If that wasn't enough another of FATWRECKCHORDS greatest exports will be in town! Mr Sly lead vocalist and songwriter from pop punk rock heroes NO USE FOR A NAME, after the historical Split CD with joey cape himself back in 2004 it makes perfect sense for a healthy addition to this night we may even see some duo's?
He is currently tucked away writing his 1st solo full length record so expect great songs from the split CD plus more surprises!

Jon SnodGrass Of Drag The River
http://www.myspace.com/jonsnodgrass
This man needs no introduction always a huge part of the infamous Revival tour in the USA featuring CHUCK RAGAN, MIKE HALE, AUSTIN LUCAS, BEN NICHOLS and more.
He brings he blend of country punk rock to Southampton via Suburban Home records.
Since the premature dissolution of Drag the River in late 2007, Jon Snodgrass has continued to do what he has always done: write and record great music. His full length 10 track (plus the entire album over again as 1 track with alternate versions of nearly every song) album is some of Jon’s greatest work. You might think you know what this album sounds like, but I think it might surprise you a bit. The album incorporates the hard-edged rock you expect from Armchair Martian with the more rootsy sounds you might expect to hear with Drag the River and the resulting album is an album I have no problem calling a masterpiece.

WWR Presents : A St Valentines Massacre!

Featuring Live music from the Amazing...

THE PLIGHT - http://www.myspace.com/theplight
The boys from Leeds bring their heavy screaming punkrock to the south, after opening on this years Reading/Leeds Lock up stage big things are planned for 2010 with new album 'Winds Of Osiris' out now with some exceptional heavy anthems on!
FFO : Cancer Bats, Ghost of a thousand

THE COMPUTERS - http://www.myspace.com/thecomputersfromexeter
'Devon knows how they make it so creamy?' West county lads the computers are easily one of the hardest working UK bands with non stop touring all last year up and down the country and taking Europe by storm! Having shared a stage with the top punk rock acts in the world these are not be missed!
FFO: The bronx, Lower than atlantis, Brides

THE ARTERIES - http://www.myspace.com/thearteries
These welsh punk rockers made heavy waves in 2009 with several vinyl releases and full lenth 'blood, sweat & beers' with some amazing catchy sing a long punk rock songs, with apperances at the legendary FEST in Florida and US tours under their belt be prepared to have your face melted!
FFO: A wilhelm scream, FatWreckChords bands & No Idea alike!

Entry only £4!
Cheap drink deals all night!
Host:
WrongWayRound Promotions
Type:
Music/arts - Concert
Network:
Global
Start Time:
Thursday, 11 February 2010 at 22:00
End Time:
Friday, 12 February 2010 at 03:00
Location:
UNIT , Southampton
Street:
St marys road
Town/City:
Southampton, United Kingdom

A LOSS FOR WORDS http://www.myspace.com/alossforwords) - Eight Years after forming in a basement in Boston, Massachusetts, A Loss For Words have enjoyed touring success stateside with Set Your Goals, New Found Glory, Four Year Strong and Energy among many others, along with various stints on the prestigious Vans Warped Tour.
AL4W have also released the album ‘The Kids Can’t Lose’ to critical acclaim and some surprising commercial success in both the United States and Japan. AL4W are now bringing their sound over to the UK for the first time, with a 15 date club tour in March 2010

ALL OR NOTHING http://www.myspace.com/allornothing) - After the departure of founding member Joe Warner at the end of 2008, All or Nothing have gone from strength to strength with former drummer Rich Murphy taking up the mantle of lead guitar and vocals and former Mike TV drummer Nick Reynolds becoming the band's fourth sticksman. 2009 saw UK tours with The Wonder Years, Chaos Days, Out of Sight, Broadway Calls and Not Advised, as well as a ten date headline tour of Russia and the release of 2 new split EP's (w/Chaos Days and The Wonder Years) which were both praised by critics and fans alike and put into rotation on Kerrang Radio. 2010 will see the band record their long awaited debut studio album and continue to tour constantly.

LYU http://www.myspace.com/lyurock - LYU are on 19/20 years old but have already toured the UK countless times, appeared in magazines such as Kerrang!, Rock Sound, and Metal Hammer, and received radio airplay on stations such as Kerrang Radio, and Radio 1.
And to end 2009 nicely, LYU’s song ‘Here in Line’ was a top independent seller on itunes UK in the third quarter of 2009, gaining them a spot on the itunes UK homepage for a day. LYU will be pushing forward in 2010, and will be a great addition to this tour.

Go Vegas http://www.myspace.com/govegas
These local southampton boys bring their own form of southcoast pop punk to the table with fast riffs and heartbreaking vocals, go to their page right now to download the new 5 track EP for free!!

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Host:
WrongWayRound Promotions
Type:
Music/arts - Performance
Network:
Global
Start Time:
Thursday, 04 March 2010 at 20:00
End Time:
Friday, 05 March 2010 at 03:00
Location:
UNIT Club , Southampton
Street:
St marys road
Town/City:
Southampton, United Kingdom