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LIVE: Finch @ The Underworld, London

For many fans Finch peaked over a decade ago now, their seminal album ‘What It Is To Burn’ still cited as a favourite. 2005’s ‘Say Hello To Sunshine’ was far less accessible though and the momentum slowed, leading to the band announcing their hiatus in 2006. Yet time

LIVE: NOFX, Goober Patrol @ O2 Academy, Oxford

It has been a long time since Oxford has had a punk band of this magnitude come through its University lined streets. Not since the much missed days of The Zodiac have fans had something to shout about, and its not very often you get to see NOFX

Sunday 24 August 2014

LIVE: Deez Nuts, TRC, Louie Knuxx @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

Tonight Deez Nuts hit Cardiff on their UK tour, and they bring with them one of the rowdiest line ups around. It’s a pretty good turnout at Clwb Ifor Bach tonight, and there are a sea of kids with Deez Nuts t-shirts here. Despite their obvious loyalty to the

Saturday 23 August 2014

LIVE: Merthyr Rock 2014

Last weekend, after some of the Punktastic team ventured to Hevy Festival, we hit Merthyr Rock hard. After a year off in 2013, the festival came back with a bang, bringing in Taking Back Sunday, The Blackout and more to really prove how great this festival is. Downsizing from three

Thursday 21 August 2014

LIVE: Hevy Fest 2014

Like most festivals, Kent’s Hevy Fest has faced its fair share of roller-coaster moments. From garnering acclaim from almost all in attendance in 2010 and 2011, their dual stage set up and over-ambitious line-up proved difficult to swallow in 2012, ultimately leading to a cancelled event in 2013. Not

Wednesday 20 August 2014

LIVE: DZ Deathrays, Bloody Knees @ The Shacklewell Arms, London

Certain bands are made for a certain type of venue, and when the stars align, these bands and these venues meet in riotous glory. Tonight, the stars are well placed to bring thrash-pop noise makers DZ Deathrays to the deliberately rickety Shacklewell Arms in London’s hipster central, Dalston. With

Tuesday 19 August 2014

LIVE: Deaf Havana, Moose Blood @ The Quarterhouse, Folkestone

The Deaf Havana of old are long gone. It might come as no surprise to fans of the band, but tonight is testament to the timely end of the ‘Friends Like These’ and ‘Nicotine and Alcohol Saved My Life’ screamsters. Not even stripped down renditions of tracks prior

Thursday 14 August 2014

LIVE: A 28 Year Old Goes to Warped Tour

Going to Warped Tour at 28 is a weird experience, especially when the last time you’ve been was seven years prior. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Seven years is a long time for things to change. Even when I was going to Warped regularly, there was

LIVE: Anberlin, Natives, Fort Hope @ Electric Ballroom, London

It’s time. It’s time to finally say goodbye to Anberlin. The band that grew up alongside us in the early noughties have decided that at the end of their current tour cycle, Anberlin will call it a day and we’ll all carry on remembering them as a

Monday 11 August 2014

LIVE: blink-182 @ O2 Academy, Brixton

Dick jokes. Love them or hate them, when they are uttered by middle aged men about to jump into a rendition of the swear-filled ‘Family Reunion’, something doesn’t quite sit right. See, the thing is that blink-182 are no longer the band they used to be. Although age undoubtedly