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From Monday 14 May 2012

Twin Atlantic headline dates for October/November being announced

Twin Atlantic will do a run of headlining shows in the UK this October/November. The band play the following: OCTOBER 27 GLASGOW Barrowland 29 ABERDEEN Music Hall 30 EDINBURGH HMV Picture House NOVEMBER 01 NEWCASTLE O2 Academy 02 MANCHESTER Academy 03 BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy 05 NORWICH U.E.A. 06 BRISTOL O2 Academy 07 SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall 08 LONDON O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire Tickets on

Saturday 12 May 2012

Playlist: Best Of April 2012

The Punktastic staff were tasked with picking three songs each from releases that they loved in April 2012, and you can see the results below: Selected by Tom Aylott: Straight Lines – Empty Chest One of the great unsung heroes of the UK scene at the moment, ‘Empty Chest’ showcases exactly why

Community Playlist #1: May 2012

Each month, we’ll be doing a ‘Community Playlist’, which will see our forum users selecting some tracks for a playlist! We thought that there’d be nothing better than a Slam Dunk preview this month, and the tracks selected by our users this month are the following: Rob Lynch – My Friends

PT Plays April 2012: Hit The Deck Vs. Groezrock

We’re heading to both Hit The Deck and Groezrock this month, and to rub it in, we’re going to give a list of our highlights in song form. Hopefully it’ll inspire you to sell your kidneys for a ticket to either, as there’s plenty to see at both! Our top 20

Galllows post cover of Minor Threat’s ‘Seeing Red’ online

Gallows are busy in the studio recording their first album with new vocalist Wade MacNeil, and they’ve posted a cover of Minor Threat’s ‘Seeing Red’ on their Tumblr. The band said the following about the cover: “We took a minute (literally) from writing our new album to record this cover

NGOD post new video online

NGOD have posted a new track online called ‘Better Man’, which has arrived in the form of a rather shiny video. Fans of the poppier end of math-rock and bands like Futures will enjoy the band, and you can have a listen using the player below:

Friday 11 May 2012

Mixtapes post non-album track online

Mixtapes have posted a new track online that’s not taken from their forthcoming No Sleep Records full length. It’s called ‘To My Friends (I Stand By You)’, and you can see a statement from the label about the song below (it’s very serious). Mixtapes bring you the world premiere of β€œTo

Landscapes post video for ‘Cemetery’ and announce ‘Life Gone Wrong’

Frome’s Landscapes have just signed to City Of Gold Records, and you can check out their brand new video ‘Cemetery’ on Vimeo. Fans of everything from Refused to Hang The Bastard will enjoy it, and it’s taken from their forthcoming album ‘Life Gone Wrong’, which drops on July 4th through

Punktastic guesting on Edith Bowman’s Review Show on Radio One on Tuesday

On Tuesday 15th May, Punktastic Editor Tom Aylott will be a guest on Edith Bowman’s Review Show on Radio One. It runs from 9pm to 10pm every Tuesday evening, and the other guest on the 15th with Tom is Ladyhawke. We’d like to get the PT community as much as

The Departed post two new demos online for your listening pleasure

The Departed have posted two new songs online for streaming at YouTube and free download! They’re titled ‘Blind Faith’ and ‘Tides’, and you can download them from http://www.mediafire.com/?40634eqtvph4biq http://www.facebook.com/thedepartedgyhc