Tune in for The Scratch on Minki's Magic Moments, tomorrow night 9-10pm!

Don't forget to tune into rechargedradio.com tomorrow night between 9-10 where you will hear Andy and Super talking about and playing tracks from DIY, plus publicising Minki's ep Launch do and The Scratch's final date of the DIY tour at 93 Feet East next Friday November 5th!... it's FREE and an early spot so perfect for the afterwork crowd... the band will be packing the last few copies of 7" vinyl too, so DON'T BE SHY!!!

I relax to spiral scratch - a hit with Shindig magazine!

Phil Suggitt of Shindig magazine endorses what many people have said this year about our re-issue of Spiral Scratch... "A glorious ballsy, ramshackle anthem, 'I relax to spiral scratch' is an infectious tribute to The Buzzcocks, infused with the spirit and energy of The Damned, Dolls, Ramones and their like, with a good chorus and decent singing. If it had first appeared in the late 70's it would subsequnetly have appeared on every British punk compliation since."

Alcohol's a Depressant hits top spot

We are delightedly excited to see Alcohol's a depressant has made it to number 1 in the tourdates unsigned chart this week... our 5th number 1 in a row! WOWZA... BIG thanks to everyone for the downloads!

Bar 62 Tomorrow night

Don't forget, tomorrow night sees us resume our DIY tour at the excellent Bar 62 in St.Albans... supported by 50ft Woman, champane charlies and a partizan crowd, it promises to be special, intimate and full on! Don't miss out... it's FREE so you have no excuse ;-) x

Alcohol up to number 2!

Many thanks to everyone who's helped Alcohol's a depressant make it to number 2 in the tourdates chart this week.... one more push and we're there!

Don't forget to tune into crmk.co.uk this Thursday 10-12pm

...for another Hijack of Hug(e)h! Davenport's Eclectic Plectrum show, Hijacked once more by The Scratch, we've an interesting theme up our sleeve this week, plus tracks by We are White Worm and 50Ft Woman too!

Tune in from 10pm Thursday at crmk.co.uk

Thanks to http://www.playfairnow.org/ who have made us artist of the week!

The Scratch re-issue their debut album “DIY” on the 10th of October. A bit like Marmite, The Scratch are a band you either absolutely love or well..don’t so much. Do they care? Not really. They’ve always been ones to do their own thing hence the name of their 2004 debut album ‘DIY’ which has now been re-mastered and being re-issued as their 71st release on their label Ponyland Records on 10th October 2010. Referencing the sounds and spirit of DIY punk and early British alternative ranging from The Buzzcocks, Dirty Pretty Things and even a dollop of the pre-acid house Manchester vibes while maintaining a common edge throughout, the album sold out when originally released and due to demand from newer fans and a recent change in drummers, the timing felt right to re-issue ‘DIY’. Having released 11 singles and 3 albums they’re a serious band who don’t take things too seriously. The Scratch outfit has been in operation since 2002 and is still going strong with festival appearances every year including this year’s The Great Escape and the upcoming Endorse IT Festival on the main stage as main support alongside The Damned, Subhumans &Eat Static and packed shows in Manchester, London, their home town of St. Albans and beyond.
Other highlights include having opened Versus Cancer at Manchester’s MEN Arena alongside Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller, The Charlatans, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Ian Brown as well as radio support from XFM (sessions & interviews), BBC 6Music & BBC 3 Counties and headlining the Recharged Radio Awards at 93 Feet East in April 2010.

Alcohol's a depressant - Straight in to Tourdates chart at number 4!

Many thanks to everyone who's downloaded Alcohol's a depressant straight in to number 4 in this weeks tourdates chart... Keep up the good work guys, be great to go higher still in DIY month!

Get DIY on itunes today... here's your link!

http://itunes.apple.com/artist/the-scratch/id192611312

www.amazingradio.co.uk are making our 100th gig and album release day their gig of the day!

We at The Scratch HQ are mightly pleased to have recieved an email from Steven Burrell - Amazing Live Producer, informing us that our gig at The Boot, St.Albans on Sunday 10th of October 5-7pm, is going to be their (amazing radio's) gig of the day. This means they will be talking a little about the gig and playing one of our tracks. This is particularly exciting as it's the day that DIY is officially available for the first time digitally and it's also our 100th gig as The Scratch!

The show is broadcast Friday lunchtime at 1pm on DAB Digital Radio, about 6 clicks left of the BBC. If you don’t have a digital radio you can also listen online at www.amazingradio.co.uk.

If you miss the show you can also use our Rewind facility to catch up on what you’ve missed. You can find this at www.amazingtunes.com/users/amazingrewind shortly after broadcast.

They are the only national radio station dedicated exclusively to playing emerging and independent music.

Amazing Live, is the show that highlights where bands are playing along with news, reviews and interviews from amazingtunes.com bands and various people from the music industry.

SO THERE!
Thanks Steve!

www.amazingradio.co.uk
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