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From Thursday 10 January 2013

Blood Red Shoes – ‘Water’

These days, it is almost as if Blood Red Shoes see the reoccurring “how can two people make so much noise?” comment as a challenge – their latest offering, ‘Water’, is the noisiest the duo have ever sounded, putting an even further distance between them and their earlier material

Wednesday 09 January 2013

Isolated release and stream new EP

St Albans post hardcore mob Isolated have released their new EP today, and are streaming it in full online. Check it out using the player below. Separate Ways Together by Isolated http://www.facebook.com/Isolateduk

Darkshaft join Tangled Talk, Mini Album out this Summer

New Zealand/UK based (ouch) punk n rollers Darkshaft have joined Tangled Talk records, and have posted an update about the band’s future after some rather frustrating Visa issues here in the UK. You can read that update in full http://www.facebook.com/Darkshaft/posts/147787892039770. Regardless of the aforementioned issues, the band are

Army of Freshmen – ‘Happy To Be Alive’

How do you compensate for an oversaturated pop-punk market? If you are Army of Freshmen, the answer is to amplify structures not normally associated with the genre. ‘Happy To Be Alive’ earns itself a punk moniker in basic song structure alone, the majority of the tracks relying upon melodic

Springtime sign to Tiny Engines, debut 7″ out soon

Rather promising and awesome punk label Tiny Engines has signed rather promising and awesome punk band Springtime. The band will release a 7″ through the label this… erm… spring time, but you can check out some tracks they put out last using the player in this article.

Goodbye Black Sky (Will Haven) post album teaser online

Goodbye Black Sky, a project formed of members of Will Haven, have posted a teaser for their forthcoming album. It’s a brooding video set to heavy, instrumental metal… what’s not to like, ay? Check it out below, and expect the album this Spring. http://www.facebook.com/Goodbyeblacksky43

INTRODUCING: Tu Amore

They released their debut EP ‘Your Love’ to some brilliant feedback back in October this year, and this week it’s the turn of Peterborough based Tu Amore to come under the Punktastic Introducing spotlight. Tu Amore are a four piece consisting of Ben Mackereth on Guitar and Vocals, Ashley Morpeth

Tantrum To Blind and Rat Attack to support Red Jumpsuit Apparatus in March/April

Tantrum To Blind and Rat Attack have been announced as support for Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on the latter’s UK tour. MARCH 18 BRISTOL Thekla 19 EXETER Cavern 20 BOURNEMOUTH Sound Circus 22 MILTON KEYNES Craufurd Arms 23 LEICESTER Soundhouse 24 WOLVERHAMPTON Slade Rooms 25 NOTTINGHAM Rock City 27 NEWCASTLE O2 Academy 2 28 GLASGOW King Tut’s 29 LEEDS Cockpit 2 30

Circle Takes The Square – ‘Decompositions: Volume One’

Guns ‘N Roses. My Bloody Valentine. Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Glassjaw. What do they all have in common? Answer: They all released landmark, genre-defining records before subsequently taking aeons to release another album. 8 years since the release of ‘As The Roots Undo’ – widely considered a magnum opus

RVIVR & Dogjaw detail UK run for March/April

Dogjaw A few dates have been floating around for a while, but the RVIVR UK run has been now been finalised with Dogjaw as support. It takes place as we exit the lovely Winter we’re having right now, and you can check out the full list of UK dates below for