The ‘Wedding Dress’ EP is split with US act Cumstain. The launch party promises Jamaican street food (yum) and a special brand of ‘Wedding Dress’ ale.

Other acts confirmed to perform at the show include Joey Fourr, Missing Kids, The Illness (featuring Ambulance guitarist Dom Berry), Sam Forrest,  Dave Keegan and Mark Wynn.

The show will run from 6pm to 1am, with DJs following the bands.

Recording for the album began in early January and, as is the norm with Mark’s releases, was completed in just under three sessions. Song titles on this album include ‘Sunday And We Went To See The Baby’, ‘Michael Makes A Phonecall’, ‘BHS thing’ and ‘Eggs And Juice’.

To help promote this release Mark has booked himself a month long tour of the UK this February which will include dates in Penzance, Colchester, Balham, Kettering, Bacup, Manchester, Brighton as well as a Live Session on BBC 6 music for Tom Robinson on February 9, at 9pm.

FEBRUARY

1 – The Cockpit, Leeds supporting Born Blonde

2 – The Habit Cafe, York

3 – Acoustic Daze @ The Swan Liversedge

4 – The Black Swan, York

7 – The Pelton Arms, Greenwich

9 – Live Session for Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music, 9pm

13 – The Bedford London

16 – In-store @ Attic Records York w/Boss Caine, Asio’s Eyes, 3pm

16 – The Slip Inn, York 8pm

20 – The Lamp and Whistle, Penzance

21 – The Farmers Arms, Penzance

22 – Kontra Roots Club, Finedon Wellingborough

24 – The Victoria Inn, Colchester

25 – Bacup Folk Club, Bacup

27  - Shuga Buddha @ The Fishbowl, Brighton

28 – Fuel, Manchester

Revoker, who release their second album in 2013, take a break from the studio on the following dates:

APRIL

11 – The Cellar – Southampton

12 – Plymouth – White Rabbit

13 – Brighton – Concorde 2

14 – Norwich – Waterfront

16 – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms

17 – Rugby – The Vault

18 – Stoke – Underground

19 – York – Fibbers

20 – Manchester – NQ Live

21 – Wrexham – Central Station

23 – Bristol – The Fleece

24 – London – Electric Ballroom

‘Forever, Instead’ will be available to order through Dropout Dan’s Bandcamp page from February 14^th. Various limited edition t-shirt and EP bundles will also available, starting from £7.

His UK tour dates are as follows:

FEBUARY

16 – The Black Swan – York
17 – The Maze – Nottingham
18 – Key Theatre – Peterborough
19 – Brixton Windmill – London
22 – The Brighthouse – Birmingham
24 – The White Rabbit – Brighton
25 – The Cookie Jar – Leicester
27 – The Tiger Lounge – Manchester
28 – Gwdihŵ Cafe Bar – Cardiff

MARCH

1 – Kingsdown Wine Vaults – Bristol
3 – O’Neils – Brentwood

Vocalist/guitarist Jimmy said, “Ancient Secrets pertains to our obsession with all things fantastical and cryptic. It’s an abstract title, but these are abstract times. We didn’t wanna make an oi oi punk angst record, although that’s how we started out. We wanted to make something more tongue-in-cheek, more weird. We were always turned on by a splatter gun of influences. We didn’t want to make a punk or hardcore or glam or thrash record; we didn’t wanna make anything that felt sonically linear. If the EP were a drug it would probably be acid, as it could go in a few directions. It could be scary, but it could also make you laugh or cry, or make you realise that nothing is real and we are all just a collection of atoms moving very fast to no discernible end.”

Their UK tour dates with Pure Love are as follows:

FEBRUARY

 06 – Deaf Institute – Manchester
07 – King Tut’s – Glasgow
08 – Electric Circus – Edinburgh
09 – Duchess – York
10 – 53 Degrees – Preston
12 – Bodega – Nottingham
13 – Arts Centre – Norwich
14 – XOYO – London
18 – Haunt – Brighton
19 – Joiner’s Arms – Southampton
20 – Le Pub – Newport
21 – Croft – Bristol
22 – Temple Rooms – Birmingham
23 – Esquires – Bedford

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Sean Starling comments, “I am more than excited to be releasing a record with these friendly fellows from across the sea! Keep it warm and sticky ya’ll!”

Burger Records will be releasing a cassette version of the LP, and Bad Paintings will be releasing it on 12” pink vinyl and download.

You can listen to a track from the LP below:

The tour dates are below…

FEBRUARY 2013

06 – Deaf Institute, Manchester

07 – King Tut’s, Glasgow

08 – Electric Circus, Edinburgh

09 – Duchess, York

10 – 53 Degrees, Preston

12 – Bodega, Nottingham

13 – Arts Centre, Norwich

14 – XOYO, London

18 – Haunt, Brighton

19 – Joiners, Southampton

20 – Le Pub, Newport

21 – Croft, Bristol

22 – Temple Rooms, Birmingham

23 – Esquires, Bedford

You can buy tickets here: http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/169448/Pure_Love.html.

Furthermore, Turbogeist will be releasing their ‘Ancient Secrets’ EP in March 2013 via Spinefarm Records.

The debut Turbogeist album is already in the can, and will follow later in 2013.

“We respect the Big Issue’s motto of ‘a hand up, not a hand out’ – so we’ll do all we can on this trip to boost the vendors sales and raise awareness of the charity’s fine work” say the band.

The band will perform at the Big Issue distribution centre, before making their way down to London, making stops along the way.

You can contact the band if you’d like them to play near you and/or if you can provide accommodation at crownsband@gmail.com.

Tour dates:

DECEMBER

13 – Glasgow

14 – Liverpool/Manchester

15/16 – Sheffield/Leeds

17 – Nottingham/Birmingham

18 – London

Scott will be speaking on the topic of his life over the last three decades, and will conclude with a Q+A session at the end of the gig.

“My first Speaking Words tour and I get to do it in the UK and Ireland? Really? Wow, how fu**ing cool is that!!! My one-off show in London went so well and now I get to speak words at you all over the place. Thank you for having a superior sense of humour.

I’m calling it Speaking Words because the pretension of saying I am doing a Spoken Word tour is too much to bear. This ain’t no poetry reading. This isn’t an evening of sensitive discourse.”

Tour Dates:

MAY

24 – Oxford – O2 Academy
25 – Cardiff – The Gate
26 – Gloucester – Guildhall
27 – Plymouth – White Rabbit
29 – Rugby – The Vault
30 – York – The Duchess
31 – Liverpool – O2 Academy

JUNE

01 – Manchester – Sound Control
02 – Stoke – Underground
04 – Newcastle – The Cluny
05 – Glasgow – The Arches
06 – Belfast – Limelight 2
07 – Cork – Cyprus Avenue
08 – Dublin – Button Factory
10 – Bournemouth – O2 Academy
11 – London – The Garage

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Tickets cost £15 (London £16)

The festival will present a sparkling selection of screenings, premieres and masterclasses in venues across the city of York, UK, from the 8-11 November this year. The programme can now be found online at the ASFF 2012 website, where tickets are also available.

ASFF will once again be making good use of our beloved York to its full potential with numerous screenings and masterclasses taking place across the city.

One of the many highlights will be a celebratory screening of shorts from Warp Films, the world-famous British production company responsible for Four Lions and This is England. The festival will bring also some of the most respected members of the film industry to York, including Danny Cohen (cinematographer, The King’s Speech and Les Misérables) and Barry Ryan Head of Production for Warp Films (Dead Man’s Shoes and Submarine).

Furthermore as with the festival’s tradition, ASFF 2012 will be once again showcasing the emerging talent in the filmmaking industry drawn from a yearly open submission call. The submissions include an impressively wide smorgasbord of international as well as home grown talent, crossing various genres of film.

ASFF will also showcase some of the best talent from the British film industry, screening many films that have already experienced great success on the UK festival circuit. The multi-award-winning Guerrier brothers (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Being Human) will be returning for a second year. Their film, Revealing Diary, will be screening alongside new award-winning talent including Calum Mcdiarmid, winner of this year’s Audience Award at Rushes Soho Shorts Festival for ASFF selection ‘82’, and Douglas Hart, whose film Long Distance Information, also appearing at ASFF 2012, has won several awards this year, including the Short Film Award at Rushes.

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival described by Professor David Fleming, Vice Chancellor of major sponsor, York St John University as ‘a fantastic addition to York’s event calendar’, this is a festival that promises to contribute to film culture across the UK and beyond. As festival director, Cherie Federico notes, we ‘couldn’t be more excited.’

For details of the full programme and to book tickets, please visit www.asff.co.uk.