Well, I've now had a chance to give both sites a serious surfing over. And here're my votes:

look & feel: tradmusic - 9/10 Pay the Reckoning - 4/10

content: tradmusic - 3/10 Pay the Reckoning - 8/10

accessibility: tradmusic - 6/10 (nice but the gig guide's horrible!) Pay the Reckoning - 7/10 (pages are a little bit too long)

relevance: tradmusic - 2/10 (who needs another general notice board?) Pay the Reckoning - 11/10

totals: tradmusic - 20/40 = 50% Pay the Reckoning - 30/40 = 75% and the clear winner!

Nice one, Aidan