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If anyone's interested: Sign up to the street team at www.mtsonline.co.uk and get a free copy of the new album first, along with stickers, badges, tshirts. We're looking for people to help us spread the word. You can hear some of the tracks now at www.myspace.com/mercurytiltswitch and/or download mp3s & videos from our website. thanks petpiranha

Reminder you can still vote this week for Alamos in the MTV2 NME Chart. cheers.

And no, I don't say that lightly. To download a free mp3 from the album, click here. You can still buy SPYAMP's kick ass new album 'GTi' from our online shop for 7 until August 1st. Click here to go to our shop. cheers

Thanks to everyone who's voted so far. Please keep it up this week, thanks!

a brass band..? weird.

Free badges are the way forward

Despite getting daytime rotation Alamos have still to get into the daily MTV2/NME top 10 which is currently filled with likes of Foo Fighters, White Stripes, Maximo Park, et al. Please do keep voting this week from Monday 4th July onwards and let's see if we can get a Scottish band in there. With a bit of luck My Latest Novel & Dead Fly Buchowski will follow suit. Bring it on!

thanks to everyone who came along we'll be enjoying Copy Haho in Dundee tomorrow

Cheers. I should really have been more sociable but I was dog tired. Burning the candle at both ends, etc...

The video got played at least 5 or 6 times yesterday during the day so keep voting and let's see how far we can push it!

If you want to support the band ALAMOS, please vote for the video PHOTOGRAPH IT. It's getting daytime play at the moment on MTV2 and we'd really appreciate it. Thanks! go to: http://www.mtv2europe.com/mtv2europe.com/nmeChart.jhtml click on 'vote now' link at bottom of current top 10 then scroll down and select alamos then click vote at bottom cheers.

Tonight @ Tunnels will rock mightily. and yes, I am a collector of souls www.petpiranha.com

but necessary none the less petpiranha.com now has a mailing list up and running so if you'd like to find out what the label & bands are up to, you can join now. We're still on the lookout for bands for 2006 so send us a demo if you want: po box 6848 Dundee DD1 4YX cheers.

Spyamp Gti obviously...

Excellent points made there - Aberdeen has a great scene, keep it up! And well done to all those who work hard to maintain it. I really enjoyed GoNorth and it was fun seeing so many bands at once, as well as getting more familar with the venues! Ok, so there were a lot of Aberdeen bands disappointed that they didnt play it, but if you're trying to get noticed then GoNorth isn't necessarily how to do it. There is never anything 'fair' about the music industry at any level, regardless of what you may be led to believe, because music is totally subjective. Accept that and move on. All of your favourite musicians were told they were crap at some stage, by someone who wasn't into it, they just happened to find the one guy at a label who thought different. Scottish acts that make good music will always (eventually) be noticed if you keep at it and stick to your guns. The harsh reality is that many Scottish bands who think they're really good, are actually just ok, and not exciting/interesting enough to warrant getting signed. It's the same in every city, town and village around the country. And instead of focusing on what a band needs to do to improve musically, frustration and petty jealousy then comes out on msgboards. I say put on some kind of all-day rock/punk/hc/metal fest like REVOLTFEST in Dundee. If you can keep the quality of bands up and advertise it heavily then it'll attract an audience. Apologies if you guys already have something like that going on! I'd definitely make the effort to catch an all-dayer like that if the line-up was great. As always, any bands needing help and/or advice can find me at: contact@petpiranha.com "IF ITS TOO LOUD YOU'RE TOO OLD!"

Cool, I mean damn! Now I have to stay in Aberdeen for 3 days and watch more great bands. Hookers Green rule

just discovered copy haho - ace stuff. hope to see you live soon.

It's free entry as far as I know. I'll be there for both days.

hiya wasn't sure what email addy you're using these days, hence the post. Ipsofacto from Wales have asked me to help them get a few Scottish dates between the 22nd and 26th of July as part of their UK tour that month. Would you be able to help them out with an aberdeen gig at all? Ideally they'd like money towards petrol expenses. They're helping Alamos out with a Welsh tour in Sept. let me know if you can help! Andy

there's pics of perineum & MTS over at the MTS msgboard if anyones interested. click here

i got my nailgun ready to go I thought you guys were really good - I like your style drop me an email if you wanna play in dundee some time contact@petpiranha.com

Was about time Perineum popped their out-of-town cherry!

thanks to everyone who helped put the gig on and who came along to watch cheers!

Hi all everyone in dundee loves perineum. Unlike most bands they genuinely dont give a fuck about anyone noticing them or achieving anything other than rocking as hard as possible. Which makes you love them all the more for it. Even the live recordings over at www.myspace.com/perineumtheband are fucking jaw-dropping. Fuck MTS. Get your asses along for Project Ven Hell & Perineum. This gig will rule all!!!

Perineum kick so much arse that frankly, its embarassing.