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From Monday 29 September 2014

INTERVIEW: MARMOZETS [SEPTEMBER 2014]

Finally, it’s here. After years of being championed by those with a keen ear for Yorkshire-based-math-rock-metal-punk-bands *cough* Tom Aylott, we’re looking at you *cough*, Marmozets finally release their debut LP, ‘The Weird And Wonderful Marmozets’, on 29 September. Whether you are a long time

Thursday 17 July 2014

INTERVIEW: REAL FRIENDS [JULY 2014]

Chicago’s pop punk upstarts Real Friends have put out – count ‘em – five EPs since 2011, but having signed with Fearless Records, they are finally about to drop their debut full length, Maybe This

Sunday 08 June 2014

INTERVIEW: Front Porch Step [June 2014]

If you haven’t yet listened to ‘Aware’, the debut album from Front Porch Step (it came out at the end of 2013) and you are in the market for an acoustic, emotional treat, then we recommend you head over to Pure Noise’s Bandcamp page immediately. Front Porch Step

Friday 11 April 2014

INTERVIEW: NAI HARVEST [APRIL 2014]

Forget the entire concept of the introvert emo musician stereotype: Nai Harvest are a band who want to have a go. At their EP release show in Brighton, Ben and Lew shared their (strong) opinions with Punktastic on why they’ll never be a fad band, why CDs are pointless,

Wednesday 02 April 2014

INTERVIEW: NEW POLITICS [APRIL 2014]

New Politics have supported all the big names. We’re talking Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic! At The Disco, 30 Seconds To Mars, even P!nk (probably the first and last time she gets a mention on Punktastic). But we didn’t know a lot about New Politics themselves, apart from the

Thursday 13 March 2014

INTERVIEW: TAKING BACK SUNDAY [MARCH 2014]

Taking Back Sunday formed in 1999 in the outskirts of New York, but if you’re already reading Punktastic, then you really don’t need us to introduce the alt-rock (just don’t call them emo!) icons Adam Lazzara, John Nolan, Eddie Reyes, Shaun Cooper and Mark O’Connell. The original ‘Tell All

Friday 07 March 2014

INTERVIEW: AS IT IS [MARCH 2014]

Avid readers will be well aware of As It Is, Brighton’s pop punk/emo quartet (now quintet, having officially confirmed Alistair Testo as their new bassist). After premiering the song ‘Horoscopes’ from their forthcoming EP ‘This Mind Of Mine’ here on Punktastic, they’ve just completed their first ever tour

Tuesday 04 March 2014

INTERVIEW: MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA [MARCH 2014]

At the end of March, Manchester Orchestra will drop their new album ‘Cope’ – their first full length in three years – after playing a short run of shows around the UK. They also recently contributed a track to the soundtrack of the ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ movie (yep, that

Thursday 13 February 2014

INTERVIEW: KEVIN DEVINE [FEBRUARY 2014]

Backstage in the graffitied dressing room of The Lexington, Punktastic had a fascinating conversation with Kevin Devine before the first of his recent UK shows. Kevin is touring in support of his dual records ‘Bubblegum’ (produced by Jesse Lacey) and ‘Bulldozer’ (produced by Rob Schnapf) which came out on

Wednesday 05 February 2014

INTERVIEW: ALLISON WEISS [FEBRUARY 2014]

The first time this Punktastic team member came across Allison Weiss, it was via her music video for ‘Making It Up’, which features her dealing with the fact that Scott has broken up with her. Scott was her dog. It was a good introduction to Allison’s bittersweet, truthful and