Glasgow quintet Little John Rocket, who have been working in Rico's Doghouse studio, and Londoners The Scuzzies have a split 7" single out on Monday, providing the tracks At An End and Ice Cold (respectively).

There's a joint-headline gig at Nice N Sleazy tonight (Thursday) at 8pm. Tickets are £4 on the door, and special guests are The Retrosexuals. Go to: www.framingorecords.com to find out more.

Hollywood Jyrojets

Things just keep getting better for Jyrojets, who enjoyed a two-month US tour on a double-decker London bus, Cliff Richard/Summer Holiday-style.

They have a new single out on Monday, titled Hollywood, Hold On, it's on Songphonic Records. Go to www.jyrojets.com if you want to find out more.

Free Parka download

Having signed to Jeepster Recordings, former home to Belle and Sebastian and Snow Patrol, Scottish band Parka are already gearing up for the release of single Disco Dancer early next year, with free download stuff and a massive UK tour.

The Glasgow/Ayr four-piece have been widely tipped by the likes of XFM, NME and Q, and you can catch them at King Tut's on Monday for an over-14s headline show.

They're back on Sept 23 for a show at Oran Mor as part of the Gowing Underground Festival.

You can download an acoustic version of their Jeepster debut single, If You Wanna?, which reached number 11 in the indie charts, free at: www.parkamusic.com