The Bash Street Kids were taken over by Tom Paterson before being mothballed and they were later collected into two annuals. As Dennis the Menace was revamped, he appeared less with other "Beano" characters and more by himself due to the popularity of his new TV series. "The Bash Street Kids" now has three spin-offs: "Simply Smiffy", "Winston" and "The Bash Street Burp". In the July 2013 75th-birthday edition of "The Beano", a lane near Dundee's West Marketgait was named Bash Street; whereas an anniversary strip showed Bash Street School being destroyed; the characters relocated to Beano High. The strip stars Class 2B, which
Kids in the Street albums. Johan Wippsson of Melodic.net wrote ""Kids in the Street" is a little different and shows a new side of the band. It's a little more alternative and more mature than before, where their strong power-pop influences are more or less completely blown away. Unfortunately is the level of the songs way to low and is quite convinced that the album will flop. There are too many useless tracks like "Bleed Into Your Mind" and "Gonzo" where the band feels more confused that creative". "USA Today" said "Three years after Gives You Hell, the All-American Rejects sound like somebody put