Nor’n Ireland’s finest pop-punk three-piece Fighting With Wire are touring their “Everyone Needs A Nemesis” single round the UK right-freakin’-now.

Canadian popsters Simple Plan aim for the low-hanging fruit with their boy-bandish ballad “Your Love Is A Lie”.

Jeremy Butler of young Floridian pop-rockers Between The Trees talks to The Dreaded Press about the band’s recent UK tour, the faith and rationalism schism, and more.

South-coast pop-punk fivesome Not Advised unleash the sincerity suckerpunch on their single “You’re The Designers, We’re The Deciders”.

Simple Plan’s single “When I’m Gone” is naked guitar pop at its most unrepentant - love it or loathe it, you can’t deny that it does the job perfectly.

Pop-punk rockabilly outfit Horrorpops unleash a taster video for the song “Heading For The Disco” from their new album Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill.

Isn’t It Supposed To Be Fun!? by pop-punkers Farewell pushes all the regulation MySpace pop-punk buttons - but what’re they doing signed to Epitaph Records?

Emo-popsters The Higher will be making their first visit to UK shores in April as main support for Elliot Minor.

Glaswegian emo crew Think:Fire deliver a skilful yet distinctly pedestrian début in the form of the Swings And Roundabouts EP.

Glaswegian emo upstarts Twin Atlantic release the A Guidance From Colour EP, sounding more original and authentic than the vast majority of the copy-cat competition.