So we just got confirmation today from our PR company that our album will be getting reviewed in Kerrang magazine on Feb 16th. It's probably just one of those quick little two-line reviews, and judging by the history they have of not being into my favourite pop-punk bands I don't have massively high hopes of seeing a long line of K's after our name (or any) - but just the fact that we are in there shows we've made something worth taking an interest in. It's weird to think that people will read the name of my band like I have to others done every week since I was a kid.

I remember sitting in a park in the middle of summer with Dan before we were even in a proper band and him passing me a Kerrang article about Sum 41 which said something like "another pop-punk band...do we need any more?" and we both said "yup, can't have too much of that" as we both toddled off home to get the album. I also have posters on my walls (yeah, yeah I know - what is this 1993?) from Kerrang - Dave Grohl and Hayley Williams are my current decoration.

In unrelated music news, I have been listening to some new stuff that people have posted on their MySpace pages. First up, Frank Turner has posted up a song called 'Photosynthesis' at www.myspace.com/frankturner - I already know that I will love his new album which is called 'Love, Ire and Song' and comes out March 31st. He has tour dates up on his website at www.frank-turner.com so go take a listen and check him out live. The other song I have been listening to a lot is 'Nine In The Afternoon', the new song from Panic At The Disco, check it out at www.myspace.com/panicatthedisco

I am off to London on Friday to see Paramore and New Found Glory - I'm really looking forward to the show, it's been a little while since we've been down to London and we're staying with some friends which is always good fun. Maybe this time Hayley Williams will finally stop being so short-sighted and realise that we were meant to be together and we can all stop worrying about it - we are like the Ross and Rachel of the pop-punk/emo world.

I will update a little more about me when I get a chance (ego much?), but I have to head out in a little while as we are playing at some Battle Of The Bands show later - read the archives for my opinions on these competitions (they are not favourable), and we only get to play 3 songs!?! It'll take us longer to set up than it will to play, what is that about?

Anyway, I will find out the street-date of the Kerrang review and let you know,

Catch you later, Max x