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From Monday 15 April 2013

LIVE: The Ataris at Underworld, London [12/04/2013]

It’s been four years since Indiana pop-punks, The Ataris, in one guise or another, were over in the UK. It was way back in 2009, when frontman Kris Roe took to the road with a rented car and an acoustic guitar to play Britain’s toilet circuit. Not able to

The King Blues Live At The Roundhouse

The last recording from The King Blues has been released. A live album recorded at Camden’s Roundhouse in November 2011 features a 21 song set. ‘Live At The Roundhouse’ includes all the KB classics such as ‘My Boulder’, ‘Save The World, Get The Girl’ and

Interview: Don Broco

A couple of weeks ago, Punktastic went to Radstock Festival in Liverpool and had a chat with those brilliant scamps Matt and Si from Don Broco. We covered a plethora of interesting topics, including The Full Monty, their smash hit factory and most importantly, their new single Whole Truth

Stream the new EP from Freeze The Atlantic with PT this week!

This morning we’re bringing you an exclusive stream of the new EP from Freeze The Atlantic. It’s called ‘Shivering & Dazed’, and follows the band’s ‘Speakeasy’ full length from 2012. It has exclusive acoustic tracks and a cover of the Cable song that they’re named after. It’s out next week

Press To Meco release free for download single

Press To Meco have released a new single for free download. It’s called ‘Affinity’, which is taken from the band’s forthcoming EP of the same name. Grab it now from http://www.presstomeco.com/shop

Crown The Empire and Issues announce UK tour

Rise Records’ Crown The Empire and Issues have announced a september UK tour. The two bands will stop at the following dates: SEPTEMBER 10 SOUTHAMPTON Talking Heads 11 BRISTOL Fleece 12 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach 13 LONDON O2 Islington Academy 14 BIRMINGHAM Asylum 16 NORWICH Waterfront 17 NEWCASTLE O2 Academy 2 18 GLASGOW Cathouse 19 MANCHESTER NQ Live 20 NOTTINGHAM Rescue

Sunday 14 April 2013

Paramore get second UK number one album

Paramore’s new self titled record has reached number one in the UK charts, knocking JUstin Timberlake from the throne. The pop punkers turned pop rockers have outsold their nearest rival two to one this week, and is their second UK #1 album after their 2009 effort ‘Brand New Eyes’.

Deftones’ Chi Cheng passes away

Deftones’ bass player Chi Cheng, who has been in a coma for several years, has passed away overnight. He had been in semi-conscious state since a car accident in 2008. At OneLoveForChi.com, a statement has been released. Our thoughts go out to Chi’s family and Deftones at this time. “Our dearest

Saturday 13 April 2013

Freeze The Atlantic set to stream new EP with Punktastic on Monday

Freeze the Atlantic are set to release their brand new EP ‘Shivering & Dazed’ on April 22nd through Alcopop! Records, and we’re stoked to say that we’ll be streaming it right here on PT on Monday. Come back at 11am Monday to hear it in full! http://www.facebook.com/Freezetheatlantic

What happened when Masked Intruder came to London

Credit: DayBeat Photography / David Pascual http://daybeatphotography.tumblr.com/ We’re not really that egotistical to write a review of our own show here at Punktastic, but sometimes I do feel like we need to shout about something we put together… I was offered the Masked Intruder show a few months back, and