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From Monday 20 May 2013

LIVE: Takedown Festival at Southampton University [11/05/13]

Today sees the return of Takedown Festival to the University of Southampton, and it is an utter triumph. There’s a fantastic turnout for all bands and it’s slickly organised. The only flaws of today are that some bands run over, meaning that most stage times are slightly delayed, and

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Groezrock 2013 Review: Sunday

With Punktastic favourites Masked Intruder and The Front Bottoms both playing before mid morning, it is regrettable that our late arrival results in us missing these excellent bands. You would be hard pushed to find a British festival that starts at 10:00AM on the Sunday! The Flatliners take the main

Monday 13 May 2013

Groezrock 2013 Review: Saturday

Belgium may not be the obvious venue for Europe’s premier punk-rock festival. Far removed from the waffles, chocolate, beautiful architecture and European politics, the eastern village of Meerhout is once again invaded by hordes of music fans from around the globe. Evolving from a comparably small affair over twenty

Friday 03 May 2013

LIVE: Hit The Deck Festival

Festival season kicked off with the biggest of bangs in April in Nottingham, and Hit The Deck has now seen itself transform into the first big weekender that the UK has to offer by expanding to Bristol. Punktastic was out in force over the weekend. SATURDAY – Bristol Great Cynics are

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

Tuesday 09 April 2013

LIVE: Deaf Havana at Union Chapel, London [04/04/13]

Tonight Deaf Havana offer an evening of alternative takes of their tracks, predominantly from the deluxe edition of ‘Fools and Worthless Liars’. Far removed from their heavier youth, the band experiment with band structures and inject a vast range of genres into their performance. Rather than a straightforward acoustic

Friday 05 April 2013

LIVE: Radstock Festival at Liverpool Academy [30/03/13]

Today sees the very first Radstock Festival take place at Liverpool Academy. It’s a new venture, and overall a successful one. With bands playing over three stages in the same venue, it’s easy to get around and a lot less chaotic than other mini festivals of the same kind.

Monday 01 April 2013

LIVE: Finch/ Mallory Knox at Brixton Academy, London [22/03/13]

Shortly before sitting down to pen this review, an entry on Twitter jumped off the computer screen: “Bands split up. Not many people care. Bands reform. Everyone cares. Shows sell out. Band gets rich. The end.” (Courtesy of @LJBarham) Reformation is a strong word. Finch have not reformed; they

Wednesday 20 March 2013

LIVE: Cancer Bats/ Brutality Will Prevail/ Turbowolf/ Empress at Koko, London [15/03/13]

Thinking back to prior times the Canadian southern-rock-punk contortionists have graced the capital city of fair England, it is remarkably difficult to establish whether they ever truly went away. As their world-renowned work ethic sees the quartet almost continuously on the road, it is one thing to admire and

Monday 18 March 2013

LIVE: Such Gold/ Living With Lions/ After Tonight at Anti Knock, Tokyo [10/03/13]

When arriving in Tokyo after a practically endless flight from London via Rome, you might think that going to a punk show would be a little low on the priorities list. Unless you’re dying to see the guts of the Japanese scene, that is. So, after an airport transfer