From both sides of the smack-tunnel

It's truly cheering news to hear that Shack are about to release a best-of, hopefully going some way to plugging the gaps in their back catalogue generated, mostly, by their wobbly pasts.

There's also a tour in support:

Leeds Faversham - October 15
Oxford Zodiac - 16
London Bush Hall - 17
Nottingham Rescue Rooms - 19
Brighton Concorde2 - 21
Birmingham Barfly - 24
Liverpool Academy (old L2) - 26
Sheffield Leadmill - 28
Glasgow Classic Grand - 29
Newcastle Academy2 - 30
Manchester Academy - 31)
Stoke Sugarmill - November 2