Casino Steel releases his first solo album of entirely newly recorded material for 13 years on 1 September 2005. "There's A Tear In My Beer" recorded earlier this year in Oslo with The Tearjerkers features several cover versions of country classics alongside some new Casino Steel classics. It also features guest appearances including "Big Hand" Johansen, Claudia Scott, Tore Anderson, Tone Holen and Liz-Tove Vespestad.
Cas will be showcasing several tracks from the album on 1 September at Kampen Bistro, Oslo at the album's official launch party.
The album is available as a download from Music Blink or in CD format from The Boys Website for £12 (UK), £13.50 (Europe) or £14 (Elsewhere) inclusive of postage & packing.

Honest John Plain & Amigos return to London at Camden's Underworld on Friday 25 March 2005 to support Jayne County & The Electric Chairs. 
Tickets are now on sale for £7.50 at Ticketweb ( 08700 600 100 www.ticketweb.co.uk ). Further information and full ticket details can be obtained by visiting www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk 

The Boys have confirmed they are to play Berlin, Germany on Sunday 23 January 2005 headlining the "Punk & Disorderly" Festival. Tickets are now on presale for 19 Euros (day) or 49 Euros (weekend) 
Ticket purchases and further information can be obtained from info@mad-tourbooking.de or by visiting  www.punk-disorderly.de  
To read the official press release click here

Casino Steel has recently launched his own music download website “Music Blink” at www.musicblink.com
Music Blink will specialise in digital entertainment offering music and TrueTones as downloads from the internet as well as merchandise and numerous other services. They hope to be able to offer the same services as mobile phones and interactive services in the near future.
As well as many Norwegian and international artists the website has downloadable music from Casino Steel’s lengthy career including many long deleted and rare tracks. All downloads are available for only 1 Euro.
Any artists wanting to include their music on the website should contact Casino Steel

The Yobs "Who Had All The Christmas Cake?" has been released on an Argentinean compilation album "Oi! Across The World". The album is the first international punk/oi album released in Argentina. As well as The Yobs the compilation features 21 other bands including Angelic Upstarts, Argy Bargy and Red London.
For more information email streetdogs@gigared.com or click here 

Four previously unavailable Boys videos receive their first ever commercial release on Tuesday (4 May) as bonus tracks on the Argentinean CD compilation album "Satisfaccion Garantizada" (Rockaway Records RWY 001). The videos are "Brickfield Nights" & "Sway" (1978), "Weekend" (1980) and "Brickfield Nights" (1996) featuring Die Toten Hosen frontman Campino.
Full track listing: Brickfield Nights; Terminal Love: Satisfaction Guaranteed; First Time; Jimmy Brown; TCP; Weekend; Soda Pressing; Rue Morgue; Poor Little Rich Girl; Classified Susie; See Ya Later; Independent Girl; Gabrielle; Heroine; Sick On You.
In addition to the videos there will also be a brief interview with Honest John Plain and Matt Dangerfield as well as a mystery rare bonus recording.  The 12-page colour booklet includes linear notes, a brief note from Matt, John, Duncan, Cas, Jack & Vom about each of the songs on the album as well as some rare and previously unseen Boys photos.
For more information and purchase details please email Mariano Asch at Rockaway Records at punkfiction@arnet.com.ar  

Following their recent successful UK debut at Camden Underworld Honest John Plain and his new band the Amigos are set to fly to France this week to record a new album for release early next year. Whilst in France the band will play two dates in Annecy (Martin Bleu Club) on Friday 30 April and Rumilly (Cox Avenu) on Friday 7 May.
Honest John Plain & Amigos are to appear at the WASTED Festival in Morecambe (The Dome) on Saturday 17 July with John also playing a short acoustic solo set (The Platform) earlier in the day. 
The band will then play the Anti-Fest Festival in Prague, Czech Republic on Saturday 7 August. It is anticipated that a second European Tour will take place during November 2004. 
For more information on Honest John Plain & Amigos please email info@theboys.co.uk 

Following last years successful European Tour Honest John Plain & Amigos make their UK debut in London at Camden's Underworld on Thursday 25 March 2004. They will be supporting Gary Holton's old band The Heavy Metal Kids.
Tickets are now on sale for £8.50 at Ticketweb ( 08700 600 100 www.ticketweb.co.uk). Further information and full ticket details can be obtained by visiting www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk 

Matt Dangerfield is currently involved in organising The Global Battle Of The Bands, the first-ever worldwide live talent competition for pop and rock bands. As a reaction against Pop Idol-type competitions and what he describes as "glorified karaoke crap", he says The Global Battle of the Bands will seek out real bands playing real music...live, and strive to bring the best un-manufactured new talent, wherever it originates from, to the widest possible audience.
The Global Battle of the Bands will kick off with a European Launch Event at London's Mean Fiddler (formerly Astoria II) on 20 January 2004 which will feature 15 up-and-coming bands from all over Europe. For further information go to www.theglobalbattleofthebands.com  
Matt is also currently recruiting suitably experienced and enthusiastic people around the world to organise the competition in their own country. Anybody interested should contact music@arctictm.com

Honest John Plain and his band will headline the "Punk Is Dead" Festival in Nijmegen, Holland on Friday 17 October 2003 to promote his new album "Honest John Plain & Amigos". His band, comprising HJP (guitar/vocals), Mat Sargent (bass/vocals) and Robbie Rushton (drums) will be playing a mixture of HJP solo, Boys and Crybabys classics.
Tickets are now on sale at only 9 Euros. For more information go to www.punkisdead.org   

The Boys have confirmed they are to play Dusseldorf, Germany on Saturday 13 September 2003 headlining the "Soundtrack Of Our Lives Festival. Tickets go on sale on 15 July for the 1,500 capacity venue Frankenheim Halle, which is expected to be a sell out.  For more information email nico@beerandmusic.de or visit www.beerandmusic.de 

Honest John Plain's brand new official website is launched today to promote his new album "Honest John Plain & Amigos". The website is run by Argentinean Boys fan Mariano Asch who is currently in the process of booking a major UK & European tour for John.  Promoters interested in booking John should contact Mariano at booking@honestjohnplain.com 
You can visit the website at http://www.honestjohnplain.com 

"Honest John Plain & Amigos" is released by Angel Air (SJPCD144) on 12 May. The album, which was recorded in Argentina last November features "Howitt Road", "Rock N Roll Heart", "SAP", "Sweet Dreams", "Billy", "You Can Give It", "Garden Gang", "Funny Old Game", "What Can I Do", "Beautiful Lies", "Something In The Air" & "Pick Me Up". You can order copies from The Boys Website now for  £12 (UK), £13.50 (Europe) or £14  (Elsewhere) including postage and packing. For more information email info@theboys.co.uk 

In their January 2003 edition UK monthly magazine Record Collector  placed The Boys self titled debut album at Number 4 in their Top 25 LP's of the Punk & New Wave Era. The Ramones were Number 1, The Dammed Number 2, The Clash Number 3 and the Sex Pistols  Number 5. The article states: "The Beatles in bondage tag might have bordered on the blasphemous at the time, but hey, if the Fab Four had been reincarnated as fresh-faced punks, this is the album they would have penned. Move over Lennon/McCartney and make way for Dangerfield/Steel purveyors of irresistible three-minute pop classics that threatened to give punk a good name."