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From Sunday 06 January 2013

Comadre stream new self-titled record

Comadre have posted a full album stream stream of their new self-titled effort ahead of its release in the US on Tuesday. You can check it out in full using the player below, and then get yourself a digital preorder from here.

Punktastic Plays: Best Of 2012

blink-182 finished the year off with a new EP, ‘Dogs Eating Dogs’ We’ve done a fair few Round Ups of 2012 so far, but we enjoyed putting this together so much that felt it was worth a post on the main site. We asked our friends on Twitter and Facebook to

Funeral For A Friend post ‘The Distance’ video online

Funeral For A Friend are set to release their first album since the departure of drummer Ryan Richards on February 11, and have posted a video online for new single ‘The Distance’. Check it out below and pick up a preorder

John K Samson – ‘Provincial’

Everyone loves The Weakerthans, don’t they? How could you not? Those irresistible pop melodies, wistful lyrics, songs written from the perspective of a cat – what’s not to love?! The band to melt the heart of even the most hardened punk. Well John K Samson’s solo album is even

Cavorts – ‘Times Told’

‘Times Told’ gives you the perfect introduction to this Yorkshire four-piece, with vocals that rival the local whiskey-breathed drunkard’s. Cavorts, reminiscent of Cancer Bats, have crafted an EP that’s unrelenting, dirt-ridden, playful and most importantly too short. With a party vibe throughout, the playful riffs on ‘Make It Suffer,’

Saturday 05 January 2013

Tim Armstrong and Friends post new song featuring The Interrupters

Tim Armstrong and Friends has posted a new song online that features Hellcat Records bands The Interrupters. It’s called ‘Family’, and you can check it out using the player in this article. The song will appear on the band’s forthcoming full length. via Punknews

Friday 04 January 2013

Hevy 2013 Early Bird tickets on sale at £89, first bands announced soon

Andrew WK headlining the Punktastic stage at Hevy 2012 Hevy Fest 2013 will be announce its initial line up soon, and a prelude to that, Early Bird tickets are now on sale. The festival will take place on 2-4 August at Port Lympne in Kent, and tickets can be ordered now

Punktastic to release monthly compilations throughout 2013, accepting submissions now

For our first New Year’s Resolution this year we’re determined to help get some excellent music out there throughout 2013. And here’s how: At the end of each month (starting 31st January), Punktastic will be releasing compilations of music from new and unsigned bands and hopefully some rare treats from

Check out a brand new video from City Light Thief

Cologne based band City Light Thief have posted a new video online. It’s for ‘The Wailing Wall’, taken from the band’s May 2012 EP, and you can check it out using the player in this article. http://www.facebook.com/citylightthief

The Blackout to play two album release shows at the Fighting Cocks

The Blackout at Reading 2012 The Blackout will release their new album, ‘Start The Party’ rather soon, and will celebrate with two album release shows at Kingston’s Fighting Cocks. One will be an all ages 5pm show, and the other an evening show – both take place on 27 January. For