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From Wednesday 21 May 2014

LIVE: Feed The Rhino / The Howling / Zoax @ The Quarterhouse, Folkestone [16/05/14]

Folkestone may seem like an odd place to close off their UK jaunt, but the reasonably notorious south coast port happens to be bassist Oz Cragg’s hometown, as well as a regular location during the Kent based hardcore band’s early years. In essence, tonight is as close to

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Alkaline Trio and Bayside @ The Forum, London

It’s no real lie that we’ve been big Trio fans at Punktastic over the years. Most of us got hit at the right age by the first few records, and their tour with Bayside sees the band out supporting their finest record in years in ‘My Shame Is True’. We

Tuesday 13 May 2014

LIVE: Groezrock 2014 – Saturday [03/05/14]

Head here to catch up with all of Friday’s shenanigans. With Friday proving to be one hell of a punk rock party, Saturday has got a lot to live up to. Not quite as well rested and refreshed as we were the day before, first thing on the

Monday 12 May 2014

LIVE: Groezrock 2014 – Friday [02/05/14]

Out in the far reaches of the Belgian countryside, surrounded by picturesque lakes, rivers and rickety bridges lies the little town of Meerhout. Characterised by its uniquely Belgian architecture – not one house looks the same as the next – it is the expansive purple tent poking up

Friday 25 April 2014

Hit The Deck 2014

Hit The Deck usually signals the start of festival season for us here at Punktastic. We chose to hit up Bristol (with a couple of snippets from Lais over in Nottingham.) Perhaps rather unusually 3/5s of the team were nursing pretty hefty hangovers after DJing at clubnights in both London

Tuesday 22 April 2014

LIVE: Seahaven / Nai Harvest @ Birthdays, London [18/04/14]

Released last month, Seahaven’s ‘Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only’ more than lives up to its title. Moving in another direction entirely to their previous offerings, ‘Reverie…’ sees the band’s gentle quirks layered with a heap of echoing landscapes that could just as easily soundtrack a relaxing day

Thursday 10 April 2014

LIVE: Canterbury / Blitz Kids / Big Sixes @ Dingwalls, London [09/04/14]

Marking the end of their short stint around the UK, melody driven rockers Canterbury are about to grace the stage in front of a sell-out audience at Camden’s Dingwalls. With the release of their third full-length garnering critical acclaim, those patiently waiting in the snaking queue across the

Friday 28 March 2014

LIVE: Architects/ Stray From The Path/ Northlane @ Solus, Cardiff [11/03/14]

Architects rock London Koko, photo by Graham Berry Tonight sees the mighty Architects hit Cardiff on their sold out UK tour. Their star is rising, and it’s obvious to everyone: whether it’s the hordes of teenagers waiting outside (at a time when most bands are desperately struggling to get people

LIVE: Yearbook / Brawlers / Gunning for Tamar @ Birthdays, London [07/03/2014]

There aren’t many things better than heading to a gig on a Friday night, after a long week of work. But when you discover said gig is free and the line-up boasts some of the best up and coming indie-punk bands of the moment, it’s an absolute no brainer.

Friday 21 March 2014

The Lawrence Arms / The Copyrights / Elway @ Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA

The Lawrence Arms, The Copyrights, Elway Thursday, March 06, 2014 at the Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA A cold and dreary Thursday doesn’t seem like a great night to go to a show, but the Lawrence Arms and Co.’s recent outing made it completely worthwhile for Philadelphia punks