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From Wednesday 15 July 2015

LIVE: Hindsights / Prawn / Brightr / Kid Brother @ Bowery District, Reading

If you’re familiar with the emo/melodic-hardcore scene, you will know much of a ruckus Hindsights have been causing since the recent release of their full-length in ‘Cold Walls/Cloudy Eyes’.  And if you’re familiar with Hindsights, then you will know they are Berkshire-based, therefore this special hometown show was shaping

LIVE: The Movielife / Gnarwolves / Apologies, I Have None @ The Electric Ballroom, London

Reunions are never shocking anymore. Every week another band from “back in the day” announces their return, and while some are more surprising than others, it always felt like The Movielife never really closed the door completely after their original run, and that this was bound to happen

Tuesday 14 July 2015

LIVE: Twitching Tongues / Disgrace / Revulsion / No Rest @ The Boston Arms, Tufnell Park

Whether people want to admit it or not, hardcore can be a very insular place at times. There is very much a “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality among certain corners of the scene, and when bands think outside the box, they are met with either

Tuesday 30 June 2015

LIVE: Temples Festival @ Motion, Bristol

When festival season arrives, the calendar of events becomes more jam-packed with a wide array of festivals taking place both home and abroad to cater for almost every musical taste. Now in it’s second year, Temples Festival in Bristol played host to what was undoubtedly one of the

Monday 29 June 2015

LIVE: 5 Seconds of Summer @ Wembley Arena

When I was asked to review 5 Seconds of Summer at Wembley it took a few days (and a lot of persuasion) to convince the editor of Punktastic to let me go. I myself have always been a bit of a sucker for a good pop-rock song, but

Saturday 27 June 2015

LIVE: A Loss For Words / Roam / Wind In Sails @ The Underworld, London

When you look back through the annals of punk rock, often the bands that received the least amount of commercial success gained much more adoration for their credibility. One of the more recent bands to face this hurdle was A Loss For Words, who for 15 years have

Friday 26 June 2015

LIVE: Rolo Tomassi / Employed To Serve @ The Waiting Room, London

2015 marks Rolo Tomassi’s 10th (yes, tenth!) year of existence and to celebrate their decade of destruction, the release week of fourth album “Grievances” has been marked by four tiny shows across London, encompassing venues in Camden, Peckham, Dalston and tonight’s destination, Stoke Newington. As soon as

Wednesday 24 June 2015

LIVE: RX Bandits/Circa Survive/From Indian Lakes @ The Electric Ballroom

When we arrive just as From Indian Lakes are beginning their set, we fear the worst as the ample space the Electric Ballroom provides is sparsely populated. Tonight’s co-headliners comprise of a band who have been relegated to side-project status latterly in favour of their vocalist’s reunion with

Tuesday 16 June 2015

LIVE: Brand New / Dinosaur Pile Up @ Brooklyn Bowl, London

Tucked away in the cavernous 02 is the Brooklyn Bowl which tonight, houses around 1000 fans of a band who are more accustomed to playing venues nearly four times the size in the nation’s capital. It’s an impressive space, predominantly open plan with a vibe that tells you

Thursday 11 June 2015

LIVE: Camden Rocks 2015

As the lunch time sun poked it’s head out of the clouds over Camden, those first through the proverbial gates had the opportunity to catch High Hopes play a blistering set of new age hardcore, complete with swagger, style and of course, those customary Nike trainers.