Hello! Hello! Ahh...back from tour and settling back into things over here at Camp Ratchet. Our little jaunt out was quite pleasant. The Hold Steady surely did not disappoint and were quite friendly and gracious to boot, lending us their drums and amps because our van broke down on our way out of town. It was also great spending some quality time with old friends the River City Rebels. The Worthless United reunion and opening night of Chunksaah's Asbury Park Punk Night Takeover went off without a hitch. And then...trouble. We have parted ways with Erik, our drummer, and have been figuring out what the plan is. Well, we figured it out...get a new drummer. So...The Ratchets are looking for a young, powerful, and dynamic drummer. No jazz, no funk, no laid back! Drop us a line if you think you've got the chops.

And check this out...

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye - Vol. 1
A special edition focused on the release of host Ronen Kauffman's new book featuring:
Jack Terricloth (Sticks & Stones, World/Inferno)
Zak Kaplan (The Ratchets, Chunksaah Records)
John Waverka (The Break, Purpose)

Available for free at www.downloadpunk.com/ronen or www.issueoriented.

And this to...

rock,star myspace

Check out a bunch of old guys and a girl try to rehash a bunch of songs that they wrote a decade ago.

Features current and former members of bands such as: The Ratchets, Worthless United, Miss TK & The Revenge, Stormshadow, The Shemps, River City Rebels, Fast Times, Standpoint, The Measure, The Scarlett Letter, Fanshen, and a bunch more bands you never heard of!

"The greatest record out of New Brunswick that never came out." - Chirs Pierce (Doc Hopper)

"New Brunswick's best kept secret." - Ronen Kauffman (Zombie Apocalypse)