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From Saturday 14 November 2015

LIVE: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes/ Blackhole @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

Tonight sees Frank Carter, the former frontman of both Gallows and Pure Love, bring his solo project to Cardiff’s legendary Clwb Ifor Bach. This is the last night of his headline tour, and he makes sure he ends it with a bang. The show sold out a long time

Thursday 12 November 2015

LIVE: Mutoid Man / Palm Reader / Olten / Closet Disco Queen @ Underworld, London

In an everyday office job variety can come in all shapes and sizes. You could eat out for lunch today, sharpen your pencils or photocopy your bum cheeks again. For bands, variety has been spawning a new breed of creation – the now regularly referenced ‘supergroup’. Mutoid Man are the

Wednesday 11 November 2015

LIVE: Warped Tour UK @ Alexandra Palace, London

Alternative music lovers in the UK have been lusting after Warped Tour for over a decade now, dreaming of the days when we could all afford to go to America and watch the array of bands that take part in the summer roadtrip across the States. After a brief

LIVE: Dan Smith (Listener) @ Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes

Part spoken word performer, part songwriter, and part comedian – spending an evening with Listener’s Dan Smith always feels like a privilege. Hearing his stories and getting an insight into his creative mind, all delivered in his thick Kansas accent, can’t help but put a smile on your face. Supported

Monday 26 October 2015

LIVE: Fall Out Boy @ SSE Wembley Arena

After breaking many a heart over the past year by announcing intimate shows in and around London, shows which left many fans without tickets due to capacity restrictions, it only seemed right that Fall Out Boy returned in the latter half of 2015 to dominate one

Friday 23 October 2015

LIVE: A Carefully Planned Festival #5 @ Manchester

Manchester’s A Carefully Planned Festival celebrated its 5th edition with gusto over 17th/18th October. I managed to sample the eclectic mix of delights on the first night by dashing around five of the nine venues, like a headless chicken with an SLR camera. It’s the

Wednesday 21 October 2015

LIVE: Pianos Become The Teeth / Milk Teeth / Hindsights @ Scala, London

It’s been a while since Pianos Become The Teeth’s arguable transformation. What carried the potential to divide their live performance between the old and the new has now all but dissipated, leaving a band with a clear identity. Although atmosphere has always played a vital role in the band’s

Tuesday 20 October 2015

LIVE: Mallory Knox / Set It Off / The Xcerts @ The Roundhouse, London

With their second album ‘Asymmetry’ about to celebrate it’s first birthday and having spent most of their year waving the flag for British rock music over in the States, it was about time that Mallory Knox played some shows on their home turf. After doing their

Friday 16 October 2015

LIVE: No Warning / Risk It! @ The Dome, London

Around the turn of the century, No Warning were the most sought after modern hardcore band in the world. Second only to American Nightmare, their influence could be heard in countless bands, and to this day, their debut album ‘Ill Blood’ remains one of the best contemporary hardcore

Wednesday 07 October 2015

LIVE: ArcTanGent Festival 2015

This festival may stand in stark contrast to the rest of Punktastic’s summer coverage, but in our mind, it’s just as deserving of its place as the behemoths found elsewhere in this section. Legions of fans of math-rock and post-rock have descended on Bristol from far-flung places like continental