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From Tuesday 26 May 2015

LIVE: The Hotelier / Emperor X @ The Borderline, London

Although it has always been clear that Massachusetts anti-pop (their words, not ours) four-piece The Hotelier have a dedicated cult following, never has it been more evident than the announcement of their first UK tour. As happens occasionally, the tour was leaked before the official word and the

Tuesday 19 May 2015

LIVE: Frank Carter’s ‘Modern Ruin’ Exhibition / Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes @ Sang Bleu

Photo by Jenny McCord What do you do after being named the coolest person in the world by NME? If your artist, musician, tattooer and all-round punk icon Frank Carter you form a new band, expand your art career and launch it all in your place of

LIVE: Groezrock 2015 [Saturday]

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LIVE: Slaves @ The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne

Amidst the constant mumblings of distaste regarding their name, Slaves have stepped into the limelight these last five months or so. With a nomination into the BBC Music Sound of 2015 shortlist and a performance on Later with Jooles Holland, the duo really are proving that punk can

Friday 15 May 2015

LIVE: American Football @ Electric Ballroom, London

This review is redundant. Allow me to explain why. Over their seven UK dates, including two at London’s Electric Ballroom, American Football will have been worshiped by a significant proportion of their adoring fans. Excuse the blasphemy; no other word seems to adequately represent the audience’s reaction to the

Wednesday 13 May 2015

LIVE: Twin Atlantic / Eliza and the Bear / Lonely the Brave @ Brixton Academy

When Twin Atlantic sold out the Roundhouse in London late last year, it was questionable as to how they’d ever top that performance. Then they announced a headline show at Brixton Academy and they’ve never looked more comfortable dominating one of the UK’s most respected venues. The emotional powerhouse

Tuesday 12 May 2015

LIVE: The Kimberly Steaks @ JT Soar, Nottingham

As a live band, Glasgow pop-punks The Kimberly Steaks’ live show isn’t quite as tight as Iain Duncan Smith’s grip on the JSA budget but it’s damn close. “Aye,” they probably say in Scotland, “these boys are gid”. Each set is broken up into several sections of non-stop, fist-pumping

Monday 11 May 2015

LIVE: Arcane Roots / Black Peaks / Gallery Circus @ Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton

Having locked themselves away at the start of 2015 to focus on writing their new album, aside from a European stint with Enter Shikari these are the first real shows of the year for Arcane Roots and despite having to recruit a new drummer a week before they

Thursday 30 April 2015

LIVE: Hit the Deck Festival 2015

Here at Punktastic there’s little we look forward to more than festival season; that annual jamboree of warm beer, ruined shoes and the Herculean task of attempting to wrestle a pop-up tent back into the tiny disc from which it came. It’s alway nice, however, to ease into

Thursday 23 April 2015

LIVE: As It Is / Hindsights @ Camden Barfly, London

As It Is confirm themselves as the next big thing… Pop Punk is a vibrant genre. Popularized by bands like Green Day and Blink-182 in the 90s, championed by New Found Glory and driven into the mainstream by Fall Out Boy and Paramore in the 00’s, its one of