ADAM WENT HOME Members: Dave - Trumpet, Owen - Guitar and Vocals, Alastair - Guitar and Vocals, Gareth - Bass and Ollie - Drums Info/facts: For those of you who've visited their website (or even met them), you'll know that Adam Went Home are a bunch of losers from Swansea - nice losers though. They've recorded a four track E.P entitled "Mo Metal Than Yo Moma" and are still finishing off their new album "Failing" which was meant to be on sale about 3 months ago. Since Adam Went Home lost their drummer and replaced their bass guitarist, they've gained a huge sound improvement. Everythings a lot deeper, clearer and is actually in time. I listened to their demo a little while ago taken from the new album and compaired it with some of their old stuff and it really does sound so much better. However, I still like all their old music just not as much. Website: www.adamwenthome.com

	BLAME IT ON EDD Members: Edd - Drums, Robin - Bass and vocals, Rob - guitar and Rich - guitar. Info/facts: "Bed wetting mix of hard punk and ska." 4 piece politically-punk band from Kent. Full length album has now been recorded and can be found at their shows. If like me, you're unlucky enough not to have been to a show yet, I'm sure *if you ask politely enough* they'll give you a special delivery.. ask them! But if you have trouble being polite - you can hear their noise by going to their web-site and clicking on the "Tracks" page. Website: www.blameitonedd.co.uk

	CAPTAIN EVERYTHING! Members: Lew - Vocals and guitar, Jon - Backing Vocals and bass, Richie - Drums. Info/facts: It's been said a million and two times and I'd like to say it again. "These people are really nice guys!" I've never known of such a friendly, non-big headed, happy, polite, funny band! Captain Everything are a three piece from Watford (near London) and ruin their crowds sanity by throwing large amounts of loud, 100mph pop/punk about sweat' shops and women at them. They're now part of the House Hold Name family and have re-released their "learning to play with..." album. The split E.P "make the love connection" with Route 215 is still available from 20deck, so if you haven't got a copy, I suggest you get one rather soon! Website: www.captaineverything.co.uk

	DUFUZ Members: Sam - drums (similar to the ones that slipknot used), Nick (his names actually Josh) - Guitar (bass?) and black make up, Pud - Guitar and chain saw, Twin - Shouts and screams, Ollie - Guitar and mallet. Info/facts: NOT SKA PUNK! oh no jimmy grimmble! Dufuz just so happen to be the most insane, metalic, outrageous, frighteningly, hardcore, head banging, train using, route 1 shopping, bag throwing, flyer taking, neckalce giving (thanks sam!), mosh pitting, black eyed, hair spiking, wrist slitting, rock band around! or are they?

	DUFF MUFFIN Members: Matt - Guitar and Vocals, Adam - Bass, 'Arth the arse' - Drums, Joe - Alto Saxophone and Keys, Johnny - Trumpet and Vocals, Henry - Tenor Sax. Info: "Duff Muffin are a Guildford based ska band quickly getting recognition for their hugely varied song writing and their ability to get a horn tune stuck in peoples heads for weeks on end. They play everything from political skacore, to instrumental jazz based ska, to cheesy old school ska love songs and the crowds just cant get enough of it." Website: www.duffmuffin.co.uk / www.mp3.com/duffmuffin

	ELEMENT 101 Members: Chrissie - Vocals, Chris - Guitar/Vocals, Danny - Guitar, Sal - Bass, Nick - drums. Info/facts: right, well along with about sixteen million other bands, I found this one by typing in words like "punk" and "i'm like a bird" (don't ask) into this little search box on my brothers mp3 site thing named "kazaa". It's really fun, you get all sorts of strange named bands coming up.. like, cupboard door open, wheres my hat, swallowed a wallnut (I'm making these up - but you get the point) and you're able to hear heaps of music from bands which you didn't even know exsisted! anyway, how to describe the band.. they're sort of another (not quite as good) version of "no comply" and I say that because theres an intro on one of the Element 101 songs which sounds exactly like one from a no comply song. The singing isn't quite what you'd expect to hear coming from a punk band though. You have really loud rock-like guitars with a faint little female voice over the top and it sounds really strange.. I wouldn't really recommend this band to anyone because I wasn't that amazed, just thought it was different and.. odd.

	FARSE Members: *Ollie* - Vocals, Dan - drums, Ade - Guitar and the odd "PWAH", Chris - Bass, Tom - Guitar, Joe - most helpful person ever! Jon - The bread stick man @ moon ska Info/facts: Owners of the golden poster frame above my bed. Where the hell did you get a Farse poster from? I hear you ask! Well I'm not telling, cos I'll sound like a complete freak. Farse are by far the best ever band you'll ever come across (Beastie boys are NOT included!) Very skankable, hardcore/skadcore punk-rawk with a lot of rrr rollings and jumpy Pwrah's. Released a brilliant CD entitled "Boxing clever" late October last year. Come from Birmingham - have very "mazin" accents Singer can roll his rrr's AND cut hair Previous guitarist (Tom.R) now DJ's Signed to moonska Ade is a pigeon Tom and Ollie both have the same tattoos (stomach and Elbow) Their video "hopskotch" is now on P-rock tv Beautiful people Website: www.farse.co.uk

	GRAPESEED BANDITS Members: Claire - Vocals, "shaaawn" - Guitar (bass?) and vocals, Wilf - Guitar and Nick - Drums Info/facts: Tunbridge wells / crowborough ska/punk "signed" to "skaninskater". peh. Started early February 2002 by sean and Wilf, later that month more members were added. Their first gig was at the Star with MPA, My friend fred and Minor defect on the 5th March. "Nick can't stop talking about his job and his girlfriend" and "Wilf keeps busting his guitar somehow" and for those of you who don't know - Sam shilling is their number 1 groupie, so there! Website: www.grapeseedbandits.cjb.net

	HOWARDS ALIAS Info/Facts: Brassy punk from southampton signed to Good Clean Fun records. Been on tour with bands such as Dem brooklyn bums, Mustard plug and link 80. Currently looking for a saxophonist or trombonist. Website: www.howardsalias.co.uk

	IDENTITY#1 Members: Tash - Vocals, Lewis - Guitar and angry screams, Peter - Guitar, George - Drums Info/Facts: Identity#1 started by the Miles brothers George and Peter. Lewis was later added at school due to some dislikes towards their other bassist or something. Tasha then joined as their previous singer wasn't taking the band seriously enough and IDENTITY # 1 was born! But now... it has died. Why? Because lewis (nasty nasty nasty child) had some sort of argument (I think it had something to do with a holiday..?!) with Tash and threw her out. so that was the end of that. And it was also incredibly depressing. They had managed to get themselves signed to Jamdown records and release a split ep with Howards Alias along with a full length album "Word of Warning" - and I hope everyone has a copy of this cd, because if you haven't, you're quite foolish. The ashes of Identity#1 can still be found but under the name of "friends of ed"

	KENISIA Members: Alan - vocals, James - trumpet, Si - guitar, John - bass, Tom - Drums, Steve - guitar, Phil - trombone. Info/facts: Si likes to dress up 7 piece idiotic ska(te) punk + a brass section with a teenie bit of hardcore where ever possible from Bristol, signed to house hold name. Huge south park fans. Very recognisable front man voice. Good friends of Mr.Zippy. Website: www.kenisia.co.uk

	LIGHTYEAR Members: chaz - vocals, Jim - sticks. Neil - Trumpet, Mark - trumpet. Ben - sax, Bars - Bass and Nelb - guitar. Info/Facts: ok, well Chaz is incredibly scary and is captain of the boat durin the song "blindside", Mark gets beaten up by idiots, Bars has a piercing through his lower lip and everyone picks on him, Nelb seems quite normal as does Ben. Neil eats Chaz's shit. Jim likes putting chop sticks up his ass and gummy bears down his foreskin. Lightyear are a very scary, very funny, very loud 7 piece hardcore ska/punk band from Derby signed to House Hold Name with a frighteningly strong brass section. Absolutely amazing live. They have many exciting stories to tell you about their adventures on the road so ask them to explain them all.

	MORGAN'S PUFF ADDER Members: Dave - bass, Maff - guitar/vocals, Ant - Drums and Dan - Vocals/guitar Info/facts: Dave has no mullet!! But he does still have a tattoo on his wrist. Maff has one of the bestest fluffy, springy afro's ever (but is wanting to cut it all off) and very cool trousers. Dan has long hair and many tuffs of squiff on his chin and Ant's just perfect... They've recorded three cds so far. 1) Useless wind up toy 2) Life is sexually transmitted 3) May Contain nuts. The last cd has much better recordings on it. Even though on one of the songs there's a slight fluff up. Neither of the first two cds are available anymore as they've sold out but the newer one is available from their website, particular record shops and their shows. M-P-A have been on a quite a few little/big tours with their local buddies and are always more than happy to do a gig for you - so don't forget to ask! website: www.morganspuffadder.com

	NATTY N DWELLA Members: Dan and Natty Info/Facts: Hiphop / freestyle / dance. Often coming down to the forum for an argument with that annoying little chav with black gloves. Industry nerds is available from the defcon website or shows along with Natty's British 12" and some other crap. Website: www.defconline.com

	OUT OF LUCK Members: Drewvis - (23) Vocals, Bungle - (20) bass, Ben - (20) guitar, Danny - (18) drums, Andy "evil cliff" - (19) trumpet, Pete - (25) Saxophone, Rob - (28) trombone. Info/Facts: Out of luck are a very happy little group of 7 people from Littlehampton who play such lovely, bright, colourful skacore. They've been around since oct/nov 2001, first gig was in April/May 2002 and have managed to get themselves signed to Killer Ska records - which is excellent! Plus, Their new album is being produced by the same guy who did capdowns'!! Drew works in a sandwich shop. They've recorded two cds - so far as I know. Number one was an EP entitled "half a pint of happy" and number two was a full length album called "Hair of the dog" which has now sold out and I have the last ever copy! Almost. Website: www.out-of-luck.cjb.net

	WAY RIDERS Info: "We have just finished a 28 date tour with canadian pop punk girls 'Tuuli' and next month we play the easter punk fest with Dead kennedys, King prawn, 4ft fingers and Caffeine. In the past we have played with Lightyear, Grebo, Caffeine, Captain everything, shooting goon, toured with 4ft and my all time heros Capdown. go check out www.wayriders.com"