
The Integrity news page is regularly updated but the postings are intentionally brief. Check out the bands' individual websites for detailed, up to date info/news. Specific enquiries can be directed to the bands direct via their websites or to info@integrityrecords.co.uk.
31.03.08 Frank Turner: Frank heads out on a UK tour, starting in Leeds tonight, to promote his brand new album (released today) called Love Ire & Song. The full set of dates are on www.frank-turner.com
20.10.06 October All Over: =oAo= are at the Buffalo Bar in Islington tonight.
19.10.06 Frank Turner: Frank heads out on tour across the UK with The Automatic, kicking off tonight at The Astoria in London.
16.09.06 Frank Turner: Frank joins 65daysofstatic and others at the 3rd Small Town America all-dayer at 93 Feet East in London. All profits go to Cancer Research UK. More info at www.smalltownamerica.co.uk .
01.09.06 Meow Meow: The boys head over to America's east coast to play 2 shows with Gliss. The first is tonight at Holderby's Landing, Huntington WV and the second (on 02.09.06) at Yesterday's, Wheeling WV.
01.09.06 October All Over: =oAo= are back in town at the Camden Barfly tonight.
21.07.06 Frank Turner: Frank heads off east to play Fonofest in Cesis, Latvia, before various gigs and festival appearances in Finland, Russia, Lithuania & Estonia through August.
03.07.06 Chrissy Van Dyke: CVD & The Girlfriends headline the mainstage at Birmingham's Moseley Festival today.
28.04.06 October All Over: Last chance to see =oAo= tonight (at the King's Cross Water Rats) before they lie low to work on their next album.
14.04.06 Miss Black America: MBA head out on tour to promote latest single "Emotional Junkmail", starting tonight at London's 12 Bar Club.
07.04.06 October All Over: =oAo= return to the Silver Rocket, upstairs at The Garage, tonight with Fuck-Off Machete.
02.04.06 Frank Turner: Frank heads out across the UK (yet again) on the Free Blind Moles tour with Gabby Young, kicking off tonight at The Vic in Swindon, with dates most nights until 5th May.
24.03.06 Chrissy Van Dyke: Chrissy plays in Birmingham as part of the Gigbeth weekend festival, with an impressive line-up of backing musicians and singers, "The Girlfriends".
17.02.06 October All Over: Back in London at Camden's Purple Turtle.
11.02.06 October All Over: =oAo= break out of the capital to play in Oxford (The Wheatsheaf) tonight with That Fucking Tank and This Ain't Vegas.
19.01.06 Frank Turner: Frank kicks off a long string of UK dates tonight in Plymouth at the Barbican Theatre. See www.frank-turner.com for full tour schedule.
11.01.06 October All Over: Tonight's gig at the Water Rats in Kings Cross is a RockSound / Fierce Panda night.
11.01.06 Frank Turner: Former Million Dead frontman heads out to the Baltic States for 3 shows in Latvia and Lithuania.
05.01.06 Chrissy Van Dyke: Chrissy's first live show of the year with a full band and support is tonight at Ceol Castle in Birmingham.
31.12.05 October All Over: are playing the Silver Rocket New Year party Upstairs @ The Garage, doors 8.30pm. Should be a corker.
08.12.05 October All Over: =oAo= play live at the Good Ship in Kilburn tonight, with Collapse and Tigermoth.
04.12.05 Miss Black America: A hand injury to Seymour has forced MBA to cancel their appearance at 2 christmas shows in London (Dec 14th) and Cambridge (Dec 22nd) but the gigs themsleves will go ahead as planned.
02.12.05 October All Over: =oAo= celebrate the release of new single 2005BC with a live show at the Silver Rocket in Islington tonight.
01.12.05 Miss Black America: Grab a copy of the December issue of Rock Sound magazine for a chance to win Seymour's guitar and loads of other MBA goodies.
28.11.05 October All Over: You can now finally get your mits on "2005BC" the fantastic new single today, in all good indie shops and at www.normanrecords.com and www.hmv.co.uk .
31.10.05 October All Over: OAO play a Halloween special at the Bull & Gate tonight. Details at www.octoberallover.co.uk .
26.10.05 Miss Black America: MBA's latest Love Music Hate Racism tour kicks off in Edinburgh tonight, with support from Integrity favourites Datapanik. See full tourdates at www.missblackamerica.net . MBA's new album, Terminal, is out on 31st October on Ruby Slippers Records. A few remaining copies of their debut long player, God Bless Miss Black America, are still available by mailorder from REPEAT (www.repeatfanzine.co.uk).
03.10.05 October All Over: 2005BC is single of the week at Organ zine: "October All Over are special. They are the special ones". It will now hit the shops on November 28th.
01.10.05 Plutonik: Chrissy Van Dyke will be playing some more solo shows in the near future and has a brand new site at www.chrissyvandyke.co.uk .
26.09.05 October All Over: Steve Lamacq gave 2005BC its first national play on his Radio 1 show tonight.
20.09.05 Million Dead: Frontman Frank Turner will continue writing, recording and performing solo material and has a new site at www.frank-turner.com .
12.09.05 Million Dead: MD today announced an intention to disband after their forthcoming tour as a result of personal differences. Whatever the reason, the news is sad. Million Dead are/were a very special band indeed. We wish them well in any future bands/projects. Their farewell tourdates are at www.milliondead.com .
10.09.05 October All Over: OAO headline an early DiS night at Notting Hill Arts Club today; doors 4pm and entry free.
10.09.05 Plutonik: Chrissy Van Dyke returns to The Custard Factory in Birmingham (where an early Plutonik gig scored a superb Melody Maker review) at 3.30pm today as part of Artsfest 2005.
24.08.05 October All Over: Listen out for a brand new Integrity release in the form of a single from rising London noiseniks October All Over. "2005BC / The Cabinet Of Dr October" has already scored a 4/5 review on Drowned In Sound and been described in Rock Sound as "malevolent noise tempered by exquisite melodies ... a must-have rarity of the future". Fittingly, it's in the shops on 10th October (cat. no. INT 029, via SRD) but meanwhile check out www.octoberallover.co.uk .
23.08.05 Plutonik: Plutonik's very own Chrissy Van Dyke is set to make a rare return to the live scene, playing an acoustic set with 2 backing vocalists as part of Artsfest 2005 on 10th September at The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham (on stage 3.30pm). See www.artsfest.org.uk for the full line-up.
14.08.05 Miss Black America: MBA celebrate Seymour's recovery from illness and a limited edition run of their new album on REPEAT with some live dates this month, including Ipswich Manor Ballroom all-dayer (14th), Fordham Festival (27th), Cheltenham Greenbelt Festival (28th) and London Colours (31st).
05.08.05 Million Dead: More open air action with MD at the Compass Point Festival today and then at at Reading Festival (27th) and Leeds Festival (28th).
27.07.05 Million Dead: MD have announced a September headline tour, kicking off on 14th at Exeter, in line with a new single release. Main support will be Gay For Johnny Depp. See www.milliondead.com for full tourdates.
15.07.05 Million Dead: Check out Million Dead in the open air at Guilfest (15th July), Cesis Fono Festival, Latvia (16th) and Wakestock (23rd).
29.06.05 Million Dead: MD tour the UK as special guests of Finch, kicking off today in Bristol, followed by Nottingham, Manchester, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Portsmouth.
20.06.05 Miss Black America: MBA's 2nd album "Terminal" (7/10, RockSound) should be available soon via our friends at REPEAT, following last month's Single Of The Month in RockSound.
16.06.05 Million Dead: MD head out to Italy for some shows with Sick Of It All: Torino Festival (16th June), Milan Idropark (17th) and Ravenna Rock Planet (18th).
16.05.05 Million Dead: Stunning second album "Harmony No Harmony" , having already scored 4/5 (Kerrang!), 8/10 (RockSound), 7/10(NME), 7/10 (Classic Rock), is in the shops today. Both RockSound and Big Cheese made it Album of the Month.
09.05.05 Million Dead: "After The Rush Hour", second single from the new album, is out as a download via Xtra Mile today.
09.05.05 Miss Black America: The new single "Dot Dot Dot" is out on REPEAT today, backed with "Emotional Junkmail" and "Love Buzz".
23.04.05 Million Dead: MD head out on the road again today, kicking off their exhausting Harmony No Harmony tour at Nottingham Rock City. See www.milliondead.com for full tourdates.
02.04.05 Miss Black America: MBA have finished their long-awaited second album, entitled "Terminal", which should be available through REPEAT in June.
18.03.05 Million Dead: MD take a couple of days out of their UK tour to play in Belgium (Leuven Sojo, 18/3, and Tessenderlo, 19/3).
06.03.05 Million Dead: MD start a UK tour to promote their forthcoming single "Living The Dream" (Xtramile) in Mansfield tonight.
28.02.05 Antihero: Our old friends Antihero release their debut long-player "This Is An Emergency" via Alphaengineering today.
21.01.05 Million Dead: MD travel to Latvia to play the Rec Centre in Cesis tonight, followed by an appearance at the POTM Festival in Riga on 22nd January.
01.01.05 Integrity Records: Happy New Year to all. Let's hope 2005 is another great year for independent music.
23.12.04 Million Dead: MD follow up the release of their debut album in Italy with a televised live show at the Rolling Stone Club in Milan tonight.
21.12.04 Million Dead: MD will debut some new material at the Xtaster Xmas show at the Camden Barfly tonight.
29.11.04 Katastrophy Wife: Warners release a 26 track Best of Babes In Toyland and Kat Bjelland CD/DVD this month which includes tracks from both Katastrophy Wife albums, "Amusia" and "All Kneel". It's also available on double coloured vinyl.
25.10.04 Million Dead: Australian fans can now pick up their own copies of "A Song To Ruin" via our buddies at Shock Records. Listen/look out for the single and video for "Breaking The Back" over there too.
22.10.04 Million Dead: Debut album "A Song To Ruin" is now available in Italy on About Rock Records. The band will play a televised live show in Milan just before Christmas.
11.10.04 Meow Meow: Glorious debut album "Snow Gas Bones" hits the UK shops today.
20.09.04 Meow Meow: New single "Sick Fixation" is out in the UK today. If you haven't seen the video yet, tell the good folks at Scuzz and MTV2. The debut album "Snow Gas Bones" will hit the streets on October 11th.
10.09.04 Million Dead: Debut album "A Song To Ruin" will be released in Australia via Shock Records in late October.
07.09.04 Million Dead: MD play the Bridport Royal Oak on September 23rd before heading off to Belgium for the Funtime Festival on 26th. They will then return to the UK to tour with Sparta, kicking off on October 1st at the Leicester Charlotte. Full dates are at www.milliondead.com.
13.08.04 Meow Meow: The new Meow Meow single will be "Sick Fixation" (INT 027), in the shops on September 20th. Listen out for it on Lamacq Live and John Kennedy's Xfm show.
10.08.04 Million Dead: MD's debut album will soon get a formal release in both Italy and Australia. More details will follow shortly.
09.08.04 Katastrophy Wife: Plans are firming up for a "Best Of Kat Bjelland & Babes In Toyland" CD & DVD UK release before the year end. Watch this space.
06.08.04 Million Dead: MD play at Bournmouth Villa tonight, followed by the TMF Festival in Essex (7th) & Wrexham Central Station (11th).
04.08.04 Meow Meow: John Kennedy played "Sick Fixation" on Xfm today. Drop him an email if you want him to play it again.
01.08.04 Meow Meow: Steve Lamacq gave "Sick Fixation", the forthcoming Meow Meow single, its first national radio play today on 6Music. If you like what you heard, drop him (or Zane Lowe) an email. News on the release date will follow soon.
24.07.04 Million Dead: MD play the marvellous Truck Festival in Oxfordshire today, followed by Weston Supermare Hobbits Club (25th) & Aldershot West End Centre (30th).
10.07.04 Demos: Apologies to all those who have sent us demos in recent weeks. We are way behind on our listening duties so please be patient. We listen to them all and always reply but it takes a while to do it properly!
01.07.04 Million Dead: Those who don't yet own MD's debut album "A Song To Ruin" can pick it up for just £10.99 in Virgin Megastores as part of their Summer Festivals campaign.
26.06.04 Katastrophy Wife: Check out the Leftfield Stage at Glasto for the Rock Against Racism night with a headline set from Katastrophy Wife.
14.06.04 Katastrophy Wife: The new album "All Kneel" finally hits the shops across the UK today, following tons of great press, including 4/5 in Kerrang!, 4/5 in Q, 7/10 in Rock Sound, 7/10 in NME & 4/5 in Big Cheese. Kat and the boys return to the UK on 22nd June for further live shows, including the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 26th (headlining the Leftfield Stage).
10.06.04 Million Dead: MD headline a Rock Sound show at the London Underworld tonight.
07.06.04 Meow Meow: "Cracked", the lush debut single from Meow Meow, is in the shops throughout the UK today (cat.no. INT 026), backed by 2 equally impressive tracks that will not be on the forthcoming debut long player. Rock Sound gave it 8/10 and the NME loved it too. Even more importantly, Unpeeled made it Single of the Month.
05.06.04 Million Dead: MD play the Snickers Stage at the Download Festival tonight.
26.05.05 Katastrophy Wife: The first leg of the All Kneel tour kicks off tonight in Truro (Vent) then moves on to Peterborough (27th), London Club Motherfucker (28th), Coventry Coliseum (29th), London Barfly (30th), Leeds Joseph's Wells (31st), Newport TJ's (1st June) and Wrexham Central Station (3rd June).
17.05.04 Katastrophy Wife: The album "All Kneel" has had its UK release put back to June 14th. In the meantime, look out for money-off vouchers in Kerrang!and the forthcoming UK tour.
16.05.04 Katastrophy Wife: Double-A single "Blue Valient / Emit Time" charts in the OCC Rock Top 20 so thanks to all of you who bought it in the first week of release.
10.05.04 Katastrophy Wife: New double-A single "Blue Valient / Emit Time" (INT 025) is out today. A UK tour kicks off in Truro (L2@Vent) on 26th May and includes a Rock Sound sponsored show at The Camden Barfly on 30th May.
10.05.04 Million Dead: MD join Thursday on stage at the London Astoria tonight.
08.05.04 Million Dead: As MD's debut album awaits a formal release in several overseas territories, it is available outside the UK by mailorder directly from Integrity for a limited period. The price is £14 for mainland Europe and £15 for the rest of the world (excluding Japan), including postage and packing. Please see the Integrity contact page for our address.
08.05.04 Miss Black America: MBA play the Cambridge Portland tonight. Support includes the rather special Virgin Suicides. More info at www.repeatfanzine.co.uk.
04.05.04 Meow Meow: Zane Lowe gave debut single "Cracked" its first national radio play tonight.
02.05.04 Million Dead: MD join FFAF on a short run of live shows starting in Glasgow tonight.
20.04.04 Million Dead: MD t-shirts and hoodies are available from www.bandmad.com.
12.04.04 Katastrophy Wife: "Blue Valient" is now on the playlist at Total Rock Radio. Check out www.totalrock.com.
06.04.04 Katastrophy Wife: Mary Anne Hobbs gave the forthcoming single "Blue Valient" its national radio debut on the Radio 1 Rock Show tonight.
05.04.04 Million Dead: MD's headline UK tour kicks off at Brighton Po Na Na's tonight.
22.03.04 Million Dead: MD are racing back to the UK from Texas to play a jet-lagged session live from Maida Vale for a Lamacq Live SXSW special on Radio 1 at 8pm tonight.
20.03.04 Million Dead: MD make their SXSW debut at the Lava Lounge Patio - on stage 10pm.
19.03.04 Meow Meow: The boys party the SXSW afternoon away at BD Rileys with a live set from 2pm.
17.03.04 Meow Meow: Meow Meow play the first of their 2 SXSW shows in Austin at the Devil In The Woods label showcase at Maggie Mae's (on stage midnight).
16.03.04 Miss Black America: MBA join The Buzzcocks and some very special secret guests at The Astoria tonight to celebrate the relaunch of Rock Against Racism. See www.lmhr.org.uk for more details.
05.03.04 Meow Meow: "Cracked", the debut UK single from the mesmeric Meow Meow, is now slated for release on 7th June '04.
05.03.04 Million Dead: MD have announced a massive UK headline tour throughout April, with support from rising stars XisLoaded and the hotly tipped Yourcodenameis: Milo. See www.milliondead.com for full tour dates.
04.03.04 Million Dead: MD's exclusive session for John Peel will be repeated on his Radio 1 show at 10pm tonight.
23.02.04 Million Dead: MD join Funeral For A Friend for a one off show at Liverpool Uni tonight.
20.02.04 Katastrophy Wife: The next KW single will be a double-A of "Blue Valient" (with the wonderful Carina Round) and "Emit Time", out 10/5/04, taken from the forthcoming album "All Kneel", out 24/5/04. A UK tour is scheduled for June.
17.02.04 Meow Meow: Integrity have just secured the signatures of this magical LA 4-piece and, with help from our US friends at Devil In The Woods Records, will bring you their awesome debut album "Snow, Gas, Bones" later this year.
06.02.04 Million Dead: MD hit the Midlands hard (Birmingham Academy 6/2, Nottingham Rock City 7/2, Derby Victoria 8/2, Wolverhampton Little Civic 9/2) before joining Hundred Reasons and Thrice at the London Astoria (10/2).
28.01.04 antihero: antihero promote next single "Don't Trust The DJ" with a live set at Birmingham's Bar Academy tonight.
20.01.04 Miss Black America: MBA take up a weekly residency at London's Club Panic @ The Office (just off Oxford St) tonight for a month (20/1, 27/1, 3/2, 10/2). Check out www.panicclub.net. They then hook up with Alabama 3, Goldblade & Crass for the Peace Not War Festival at the London Hackney Ocean (12/2) (see www.ocean.org.uk) and play the Bury St Edmunds all-dayer (15/2).
19.01.04 antihero: antihero break from mixing their forthcoming debut long-player for a couple of live dates with Icelandic rockers Minus at Birmingham's Bar Academy (28/1) and the London Barfly (10/2).
05.01.04 Million Dead: Check out MD's contributions to the documentary "To The Extremo" on Lamacq Live tonight.
25.12.03 Million Dead: "I Am The Party" graced John Peel's Festive 50 at no. 21.
17.12.03 Million Dead: As MD's debut album awaits a formal release in several overseas territories, it is now available outside the UK by mailorder directly from Integrity for a limited period. The price is £14 for mainland Europe and £15 for the rest of the world (excluding Japan), including postage and packing. Please see the Integrity contact page for our address.
14.12.03 Million Dead: The video for "I Am The Party" is now in its 4th consecutive week in the mtv2/NME chart. If anyone hasn't voted, go to www.mtv2europe.com and click on NME Chart. You can also vote for it on Sky's Scuzz channel at www.scuzz.tv.
08.12.03 Katastrophy Wife: Katastrophy Wife play 3 shows in Minneapolis this week, kicking off tonight at the 400 Bar, then the 7th Street Entry (11th) and Grumpy's Downtown (13th). Listen out for a Radio K session being recorded this week too.
02.12.03 Million Dead: Final MD gig of an exciting year at The Garage in London tonight.
01.12.03 Million Dead: "I Am The Party" debuted in both the OCC Indie Top 10 and the Rock Top 10 today so thanks to all who bought it in the first week.
01.12.03 Miss Black America: MBA head off around the UK to promote their new limited edition single on Repeat Records.
25.11.03 Million Dead: Listen to an exclusive 4 track session on the incomparable Mr Peel's Radio 1 show tonight at 10pm. The session is rumoured to include a Tori Amos cover.
24.11.03 Million Dead: The new single "I Am The Party" hits the shops today on CD and strictly limited 7" vinyl. Each 7" was individually stamped and numbered by Frank and Ben from the band. It's single of the week at Virgin stores where the CD is only 99p.
23.11.03 Million Dead: The 'Dead kick off their headline UK tour at Southampton Joiners tonight, with support from Welsh wonders Jarcrew and Icelandic nutters Minus. See www.milliondead.com for full tourdates. The tour ends at The Garage in London on December 2nd.
20.11.03 Million Dead: Frank and Julia drop in on Zane Lowe for a chat on the Gonzo couch on mtv2 today.
17.11.03 Katastrophy Wife: Kat and the boys are playing some live shows in the USA in December - dates to follow.
16.11.03 Million Dead: The video for next single "I Am The Party" stormed into the NME/mtv2 chart at no. 6, with the Reuben video still in at no.9.
16.11.03 Reuben: The single "Stuck In My Throat" made its national chart debut at 77 today so thanks to all those who bought it in the first week.
12.11.03 Million Dead: The debut album "A Song To Ruin" is released today in Japan (via Avex) with 2 bonus tracks.
12.11.03 Million Dead: MD perform live from Maida Vale for the Radio 1 Zane Lowe show at 8pm.
10.11.03 Reuben: Reuben's new single "Stuck In My Throat" (INT 023) is out today on CD and limited edition 7" vinyl. Go to www.wordsfromreuben.com for more info.
07.11.03 Million Dead: The video for "I Am The Party" is now playlisted on mtv2.
06.11.03 Million Dead: MD play their first ever Belfast show at The Limelight for Radio 1's Donna Legge show, as part of the massive Queens Festival.
04.11.03 Reuben: "Stuck In My Throat" is Zane Lowe's single of the week on his Radio 1 show this week.
01.11.03 Million Dead: Get down to the Old Market in Hove to see MD team up with Turbonegro for a OneLive in Brighton gig for Radio 1's The Lock Up.
25.10.03 Million Dead: MD play a special show at Cardiff Barfly tonight for mtv2's Gonzo On The Road.
25.10.03 antihero: antihero join Reuben for a seaside jaunt at Scarborough Kazbah tonight.
20.10.03 Reuben: Integrity have teamed up with Xtra Mile once more to bring you the awesome new single from Reuben. "Stuck In My Throat" is out on November 10th. Zane Lowe has already played the single and the video is on Scuzz and mtv2.
20.10.03 Miss Black America: Integrity favourites MBA play another UK tour in December, starting out in Swindon on 1st December. Full dates are at www.missblackamerica.net.
16.10.03 Million Dead: MD join Funeral For A Friend for the remainder of their UK tour tonight at The Astoria in London.
16.10.03 Million Dead: Listen to an exclusive MD session, including brand new tracks, on SBN Radio at 11pm tonight. Check out www.sbn.co.uk for more info.
01.10.03 Katastrophy Wife: The new album All Kneel will now hit the UK in 2004.
30.09.03 Million Dead: Million Dead's debut album has racked up a clutch of great reviews throughout the month, including 5K at Kerrang!, 9/10 at RockSound, 8/10 at Metal Hammer, 8/10 at NME, 4/5 at Q and 4/5 at The Independent.
12.09.03 Million Dead: The 'Dead play a couple of live shows, tonight at the Little Civic in Wolverhampton with the rather splendid Hyper Hyper Girl Lover and tomorrow (13th) at The Square in Harlow with Drive Like You Stole It, before heading out on one of the infamous Kerrang! Club Tours in September and early October.
09.09.03 Million Dead: T-shirts in a brand new design and range of colours are now available from www.milliondead.com and from gigs.
07.09.03 Million Dead: In today's official (OCC) charts, Million Dead's debut album was the highest new entry in the Rock Chart at no. 17, and the second highest new entry in the Indie Chart at no. 14, so big thanks to all those who bought it in its first week of release.
03.09.03 Million Dead: Million Dead launch their debut album at a private party at London's 93 Feet East, with a full live set from the band plus DJ sets from Radio 1's Mike Davies and Dave from Total Rock .
01.09.03 Million Dead: The debut album "A Song To Ruin" is out today.
22.08.03 Million Dead: Million Dead play the Leeds Carling Festival tonight (Friday) at 9pm on the Late Night Leeds stage.
18.08.03 MBA: Miss Black America release a ltd edition yellow split 7" single in aid of LMHR today on R.E.P.E.A.T. Records.
14.08.03 Katastrophy Wife: Katastrophy Wife debut songs from their forthcoming Integrity album "All Kneel" at The Metro in London tonight. The next single has been confirmed as "Money Shot", out 6th October (INT 019).
11.08.03 Million Dead: The new single "Breaking The Back" is out today, on CD and very limited edition red vinyl (INT 017).
08.08.03 Katastrophy Wife: Kat and the boys play The Underworld in Camden tonight as special guests of Abdoujaparov (Fruitbat, ex Carter USM).
06.08.03 Million Dead: Million Dead are 1 of 5 great bands nominated for Best British Newcomer in the Kerrang! Awards 2003. Thanks to all those K! readers who voted.
05.08.03 Million Dead: Million Dead will be touring the UK with their buddies Funeral For A Friend in October. See www.milliondead.com for full tourdates.
03.08.03 Million Dead: The video for "Breaking The Back" moved up from 45 to 27 in this week's Kerrang!TV Chart.
26.07.03 Million Dead: The 'Dead play a short run of dates, starting at RM's in Merthyr Tydfil tonight, followed by Nottingham Rock City (27th), Camden Electric Ballroom (30th), Stafford (1st) and Cardiff (10th).
25.07.03 MBA: Miss Black America kick off their summer LMHR tour in Ryde, IOW, and will then typically tear around the entire country yet again. Full tour dates are on www.missblackamerica.net.
22.07.03 Million Dead: The video for Breaking The Back can be seen on Kerrang!TV, Scuzz and Mtv2 over the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled.
17.07.03 Million Dead: Million Dead rock the Borderline in London with Copperpot Journals.
05.07.03 Million Dead: Million Dead join Capdown for a one-off live show at the Kingston Peel.
04.07.03 MBA: Miss Black America will headline a summer tour for LMHR, with support on many dates from antihero and Cultural Ice Age. The tour starts at Ryde Royal Squadron on 25th July and Southampton Joiners on 27th.
01.07.03 Million Dead: Breaking The Back (INT 017) has been confirmed as Million Dead's next single, out 11.8.03, on CD and ltd edition 7". It will also feature I Am Become The South and a cover of Karate's There are Ghosts.
30.06.03 Million Dead: Frank has completely overhauled the Million Dead website - www.milliondead.com.
09.06.03 Katastrophy Wife: The single "Liberty Belle" (INT 016) is released today on CD and limited edition 7", backed with an exclusive version of Icecream & Cigarettes, and a Bis remix of Liberty Belle.
31.05.03 Katastrophy Wife: Check out the video for Liberty Belle on mtv2's 120 Minutes show.
30.05.03 Million Dead: Million Dead play at The Garage in London with This Girl.
28.05.03 antihero: antihero play a headline show at London's Bull & Gate.
26.05.03 Katastrophy Wife: Ladyfest 2003 compilation albums, featuring a track by Katastrophy Wife, are now available by mailorder from Bearos Records in Birmingham.
19.05.03 Katastrophy Wife: Katastrophy Wife play The Highbury Garage, supported by Siobhan Fahey, Carina Round and some excellent new bands.
13.05.03 MBA: Miss Black America kick off the Therapy? tour in Manchester.
11.05.03 Million Dead: Million Dead emerge battered and bruised from Mighty Atom Studios in Wales with their debut album.
09.05.03 Katastrophy Wife: Kat, Andrew and Darren kick off the Ladyfest Tour at Glasgow Barfly, supported by Manda Rin's new band The Kitchen.
25.04.03 Million Dead: Million Dead and Jarcrew play Camden Underworld.
24.04.03 antihero: antihero headline a Club Fandango night at the Bull & Gate in London.
21.04.03 Million Dead: Million Dead kick off their RockSound sponsored tour with Jarcrew at Nottingham's Rock City.
15.04.03 Katastrophy Wife: "Liberty Belle", the forthcoming single (INT 016) by Katastrophy Wife, has its UK debut on Radio 1's Rock Show with Mary Anne Hobbs.
11.04.03 MBA: Miss Black America have been announced as the main support on the forthcoming Therapy? tour kicking off on 13th May.
10.04.03 Million Dead: T-shirts featuring the gimp from Million Dead's x-rated video for "Smiling at Strangers on Trains" are now available. Go to www.milliondead.com/tshirt.html
22.03.03 Million Dead: Million Dead kick off their leg of the last ever Pitchshifter tour at Nottingham Rock City. See www.milliondead.com for full tour dates.
18.03.03 Million Dead: Million Dead play a warm-up for the Pitchshifter tour at LSE with Sick Of Silence (Austria), Lady Lover Machine and Wheels.
11.03.03 antihero: antihero appear with Kinesis and Kill City at The Borderline courtesy of Steve Lamacq (but it's sold out so go see them on 6/3 at Dingwalls).
06.03.03 antihero: as part of their ongoing Stravinsky tour, antihero headline Dingwalls in London, ably supported by 50 Hz and AudioEinstein. See www.antihero.org.uk for their updated tour schedule.
18.02.03 antihero: listen to John Peel's Radio 1 show at 10pm for antihero's brand new 4 song session.
17.02.03 antihero: "Stravinsky Gave Me Nightmares", antihero's superb follow-up to "Rolling Stones T-Shirt", is released in the UK on 17th February. The single has already won Steve Lamacq's listeners' Rebel Playlist vote and been John Kennedy's Xfm Record of the Week. Backed with the excellent "Limb From Limb" and new track "Duty Calls", the catalogue number is INT 014. "A wonderfully messy upbeat assault with plenty of fresh-faced attitude" ROCKSOUND. "High on infectious energy and blessed with speedfreak immediacy" NME.
14.02.03 Million Dead: Million Dead play The Garage in London supporting Cave In.
12.02.03 antihero: antihero host their single launch-night at the Camden Barfly @ The Monarch, with special guests Donderevo and Our Lady Of Miracles. Tickets are available from http://www.ticketweb.co.uk.
11.02.03 antihero: hear an interview and 3 songs recorded live from antihero on John Kennedy's excellent Xfm show at 10pm.
10.02.03 Million Dead: Million Dead play live at Subterania in London for the premiere of Emerica's "This is Skateboarding" video.
08.02.03 MBA: Miss Black America kick off an 18-date UK tour with Kinesis and Reuben at Bath Moles Club. See full tour dates at http://www.missblackamerica.net.
3.02.03 Million Dead: Brilliant London based 4-piece Million Dead release their debut single "Smiling At Strangers On Trains" on Integrity/Xtra Mile (cat. no. INT 015) on 3rd February. Recorded with Liam at Toerag Studios, the single will also feature "The Kids Are Going To Love It" and "Hipsterclad And Clueless". The single has already been played by Mike Davies, John Peel and Mary Anne Hobbs. "It's all the best in US underground post-hardcore put through a UK filter ... and it's awesome." (Kerrang). "Emo meets hardcore then kicks its teeth in. Love it." (Rocksound).
26.01.03 Million Dead: Million Dead host a single launch-night gig at The Monarch in Camden.
17.01.02 Million Dead: Million Dead play The Garage in London with 80s Matchbox B-line Disaster.
10.01.03 MBA: MBA play the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, Holland, followed by a Dutch tour including Castricum (11th), Rotterdam (12th), Amsterdam (14th) and Utrecht (15th). Check out www.eurosonic.nl for the festival and www.transformeddreams.com for other dates.
08.01.03 Million Dead: Get a sneak preview of the X-rated version of Million Dead's promo video in today's Kerrang magazine.
03.01.03 MBA: MBA announce their new line-up to take on the world in 2003, set to debut at the Eurosonic Festival in Holland on January 10th: Seymour Glass (vocals/guitar), Simon Cooper (drums), Mat Anthony (guitar), Jonny Steele (bass). They will then join Kinesis for an 18-date tour of the UK, kicking off at Bath Moles Club on 8th February. The full tour is listed on www.missblackamerica.net
26.12.02 antihero: Both sides of antihero's debut Integrity single appear in John Peel's Festive 50 chart (Rolling Stones T-Shirt at no.5 and You Got Nothing at no.37), giving Integrity Records 5 tracks in the 50. Massive thanks to everyone for their support throughout the year.
26.12.02 MBA: All 3 of MBA's Integrity singles appear in John Peel's Festive 50 chart (inluding Talk Hard at no.3 and Miss Black America at no.11). Thanks to all those who bought the records, voted and came to the gigs. And thanks to John Peel and producer Louise for their support throughout the year.
20.11.02 MBA: Miss Black America have not disbanded. The line-up will change. MBA will fulfil their commitment to play at the prestigious Eurosonic Festival in Holland in January. The new line-up will emerge for live UK dates in February 2003.
18.11.02 antihero: The release date for antihero's next single "Stravinsky Gave Me Nightmares" (INT 014) is now set for Monday 17th February 2003.
11.11.02 antihero: antihero hike up north for the Scottish leg of their tour, starting tonight in Kirkaldy, followed by Dundee (12th) and Edinburgh (13th).
31.10.02 MBA: MBA finally end their latest UK marathon tour in Nottingham - the gig is sold out but is being broadcast live on John Peel's Radio 1 show as part of One Live in Nottingham (10pm).
25.10.02 antihero: antihero break from their latest tour to shoot the video for their forthcoming single "Stravinsky Gave Me Nightmares".
22.10.02 antihero: ***REWARD*** antihero's guitar amp and drumkit have been stolen from their van in Nottingham. There's a reward for anyone providing info leading to the return of the gear and/or prosecution of the thieving gits responsible. Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 100 head (serial no. m-2001-19-0158-a) , Marshall 4x12 1960 Classic AC 100 cab (serial no. m-2001-03-1947-z), Pearl Export kit (dark red) with wooden snare. E-mail Integrity with any info. Their current tour dates remain unaffected.
18.9.02 MBA: MBA kick of f their 30+ date tour with a storming set at Birmingham's Jug of Ale. Thanks to all those who turned up.
16.9.02 MBA: Competitions to win signed albums on Cool FM, BBC South, Fusion Radio, Metro Radio, Power FM, Star 107.1 and 107.3.
16.9.02 MBA: The album God Bless Miss Black America is out on 16.9.02. See MBA website for full tracklisting.
15.9.02 MBA: The Sunday Times (no less) describes MBA's album as a "brilliant debut".
13.9.02 antihero: antihero's debut Peel session is aired again today "by popular demand".
2.9.02 MBA: Miss Black America's eponymous single is out today. Go get it, Fido.
31.8.02 MBA: MBA play the 100 Acres Festival near Cambridge with Alabama 3, Cornershop, Gorky's , etc. see www.100acres.co.uk
13.8.02 antihero: antihero headline the club fandango night at the dublin castle in camden, supported by Red Dragon
1.8.02 MBA: mba kick off a UK tour with New York's Liars
18.7.02 antihero: antihero are in the studio with producer Gavin Monaghan to record their next Integrity single
24.6.02 antihero: antihero's debut Integrity single "Rolling Stones T-Shirt" is released today
28/5/02 ANTIHERO: antihero's debut Peel Session is aired tonight on Radio 1 at 10pm
21/5/02 MBA: hear a live interview and session with MBA on Virgin Radio at 8pm tonight
19/5/02 ANTIHERO: antihero have been asked to appear with Wilt at several dates in June at the end of antihero's own tour- see www.antihero.org.uk for details
13/5/02 MBA: Talk Hard is this week's record of the week on Virgin Radio's drive-time show with Pete & Geoff
10/5/02 MBA: MBA warm up for their headline tour with 2 guest appearances with Crackout (20/5 at The Monarch) and Shed Seven (23/5 at Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens)
29/04/02: ANTIHERO: Antihero play the Kentish Town Bull & Gate - on stage at 9pm
21/4/02 MISS BLACK AMERICA: MBA headline a 1 day festival at Bury St Edmunds Corn Exchange, ably supported by Antihero, Blue Gandhi, The Dawn Parade and others
7/4/02 ANTIHERO: Antihero shoot "Warholian" video for their forthcoming single Rolling Stones T-Shirt. If you thought the extras on MJ's Thriller vid were weird...
26/3/02 ANTIHERO: Antihero play the Verge in Camden (on Stage 9pm) with Caretaker and Oceansize.
25/3/02 MISS BLACK AMERICA / ANTIHERO: Full dates for the Talk hard/T-shirt tour announced. Aberdeen to the Isle of Wight. Coming your way in May and June. Check out www.missblackamerica.net and www.antihero.org.uk for full listings.
24/3/02 MISS BLACK AMERICA: MBA narrowly avoid arrest when filming video for their forthcoming single Talk Hard (release date 27/5/02) in quiet suburban park. Local residents, having heard Neil's drumming over a 3 mile radius, call the police, suspecting an "all-night-rave-up"!
16/3/02 ANTIHERO: AntiHero put pen to paper, selling their souls to Integrity for eternity (well, the next 12 months anyway...).
4/3/02 MISS BLACK AMERICA: Infinite Chinese Box (INT 009) is out now. Buy it by the box loads, you bastards.....'cos it rocks.
26/2/02 ANTIHERO: Having signed on a handshake and a round of massive cappuccinos the previous week, AntiHero visit the Magic Garden to record Rolling Stones T-Shirt as their debut for Integrity (release date 10/6/02, INT 011). Check out www.antihero.org.uk
02/01/02 MISS BLACK AMERICA. MBA confirmed to play NME On Night
at The Barfly @The Monarch on Thursday 17th Jan 2002. The gig at the Bull & Gate on 19th is now postponed.
27/12/01 MISS BLACK AMERICA. Both MBA singles placed in John Peel's Festive 50. Human Punk at 14 and Don't Speak My Mind at 42. See the complete chart at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/peel.shtml.
08/10/01 MISS BLACK AMERICA. MBA share split 7" with Stratford's Antihero, the first release on Dental Records. Check out www.dentalsounds.co.uk.
??/10/01 PLUTONIK. Plutonik's Chrissy Van Dyke appears on ITV's The Base, providing lead vocals for Magikstar.
00/09/01 THE TRACEYS. Yes, that is The Traceys' "Can't get started" being used by Sky Sports as the theme tune for all those wretched football teams who can't score a goal or win a game!
17/09/01 MISS BLACK AMERICA. MBA go into The Magic Garden studio to record Infinite Chinese Box with Smiths/Jesus & Mary Chain/Terris producer, Gavin Monaghan.