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From Saturday 26 November 2011

Arcane Roots

Before their headline appearance at the Camden Barfly, ARCANE ROOTS sat down with Punktastic for a conversation about their new album and missing Christmas for the first time ever… More from the band at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arcane-Roots/20968822589.

The James Cleaver Quintet – That Was Then, This Is Now

A high number of bands attempt to fuse conflicting musical genres into a coherent sound; some falling short of the mark, and some providing an essential listen. On ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’, THE JAMES CLEAVER QUINTET fall into the latter demographic, borrowing

Arcane Roots – Camden Barfly

Sadly, Punktastic narrowly missed TRAILS tonight, so when we got to the Barfly on this particularly cold November evening, we were greeted first with all kinds of Scandinavian madness in the form of 22. The Norwegians are nothing if not showmen, and while it’s a little

Turbowolf – Highbury Garage, London

Tonight’s triple pronged British bill at the Garage contains a set of bands making distinct types of heavy rock, and there’s little doubt that London’s in for an ear-bleeder. The venue is already full by the time openers THE JAMES CLEAVER QUINTET take to the stage. Punktastic has

22 @ Camden Barfly

22 performing at Camden Barfly, London on 17th November.

Junior Battles – 8 Seconds, Gainesville

Junior Battles A large part of Sunday was spent saying goodbye to American friends who had long drives to start to get back home for work the next day and the large chunk of interviews booked in for around midday. After that, the first band I

Friday 25 November 2011

Evarose post video for Best Left Alone online

EVAROSE have posted their music video for ‘Best Left Alone‘ online. The single is out on December 5th and you can see the video below: To see more from the band and download two free tracks, head to http://www.evarose.co.uk.

Stream all of Holy Bermuda by Rosa Valle

ROSA VALLE have posted recent EP ‘Holy Bermuda’ online for streaming in full at Bandcamp. If you like techy and shouty mathy stuff then you’ll have a lovely time with it. You can hear the EP at http://rosavalle.bandcamp.com/album/holy-bermuda or by using the player below:

Off With Their Heads and Discharge to release split

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS and DISCHARGE are set to release a split 7″ . Here’s the full statement from the band on the split: “Yup. Totally true. I’ve held the test pressing in my hands. Here’s the scoop: My friend Julian runs a small label in England.

Everything Sucks Xmas weekender now on sale

Everything Sucks are doing a magnificent Christmas Weekender in London at Cafe El Paso (nr. Old Street) on the 10th and 11th of December, and it’s now on sale through Banquet Records for £7 / day or £10 for the weekend. Band breakdown over the weekend: Saturday 10th December The Slow Death