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From Thursday 20 August 2015

LIVE: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes / Creeper / Polt Her Geist @ Borderline, London

There’s an odd juxtaposition in the way punk icon Frank Carter conducts himself on stage, as he wavers from obnoxious and violent to humble and welcoming in the switch of a strobe light. One moment he is involved in a rather unnecessary altercation with an overzealous fan, and the

Wednesday 19 August 2015

LIVE: Korn @ O2 Academy, Brixton

Three US Presidents. Four British Prime Ministers. 9/11, 7/7 and the frankly inexplicable rebranding of Opal Fruits as Starburst. A lot has happened to the world since the release of KoRn’s self-titled début album in 1994, but you wouldn’t know that to glance around Brixton’s palatial O2 Academy this evening. Hell, the

Tuesday 04 August 2015

LIVE: The Smith Street Band / Muncie Girls / Shit Present @ The Lexington, London

A Saturday night at The Lexington is never a quiet one. Before a band even step on stage the room is full to the brim and the floor already a little sticky. Let’s blame that on the frozen margaritas they serve downstairs. The line up tonight is a

Monday 20 July 2015

LIVE: The Gospel Youth / Rob Lynch / The Autumn Ravine / Spineless Yes Men @ The Black Heart, Camden

Brighton’s The Gospel Youth exploded onto the pop-rock scene last winter with the release of their single ‘Kids’. Headed by Samuel Little, they’ve been taking the music scene by storm, and are now pushing the boat out with the release of their latest EP, ‘Empires’. And with this

Thursday 16 July 2015

LIVE: Jera On Air Festival 2015

This year was Jera On Air’s twenty-third instalment and despite the very soggy start, things still went off with one hell of a bang. Jera On Air is based in the village of Ysselsteyn, in the south of the Netherlands. The festival is pretty intimate, opening its gates to

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