LIVE: Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers / Frank Iero and the Future Violents @ Academy 2, Manchester

It’s battle of the longest band names in punk this evening, as Laura Jane Grace and Frank Iero bring their latest solo ventures to Manchester. It’s a powerhouse of a co-headline show with the pair both releasing impressive records in the past 18 months. The

Sleeping With Sirens – ‘How It Feels To Be Lost’

Sleeping with Sirens had been teasing a heavier sound on social media for a while prior to the release of lead single ‘Leave It All Behind’. Little did we know what a true return to form it would be, especially in today’s musical climate where albums no

LIVE: The Spook School / Leggy @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Tonight, The Spook School are going to space. They are set to leave this suffocating world and begin a new life on the moon. They’re armed with a mission to become the first band to play a Fleetwood Mac cover while traversing the desolate lunar landscape.

Bloodstock 2019 – Saturday

Holding Absence’s James Joseph launches new project

More commonly seen taking to the stage with a bass in hand, Holding Absence’s James Joseph has now taken up a guitar and microphone for new side project James And The Cold Gun – and his debut single, ‘She Moves’, proves that his talent knows no bounds. Teaming up with

Grayscale – ‘Nella Vita’

When Philadelphia group Grayscale took to social media to unceremoniously boot out drummer Nick Veno earlier this year, it caused quite the stir. Fans were upset, headlines were made – but still, something didn’t seem quite right. As it turned out, it was all part of an entertaining (if

Bloodstock 2019 – Friday

Punktastic Needs You!

Did you know Punktastic has been around for nearly twenty years? Twenty years. In terms of internet sites, that makes us really old. We’re sprouting 8-bit grey hairs and starting to get wrinkles on our homepage – but we couldn’t have reached this landmark without you, and for that,

Win Tickets to new music night The September Session

We have 3 pairs of tickets to giveaway to O2 Academy Islington’s new music night The September Session on Wednesday 11th September. “We know how difficult it is for new bands to break through, so we want to support them and play professionally-equipped venues” says Academy Events’ Joe Davies, promoter of The September

Burn Burn Burn, The Lucky Eejits, Them Cuts, Fishing For Chips, Dead Ven @ Tower Bar, San Diego

Two touring bands with two newly released LPs. Seattle’s Burn Burn Burn and Oakland’s The Lucky Eejits set forth together on a trek across the western United States. Their stop in San Diego brought them to one of the premier dive bars in town, The Tower Bar, where both