ROAM – ‘Smile Wide’

Some bands seem to be destined to bring sunshine into our days on this cursed earth, and South Coasters ROAM have been doing just that for the last three years. Since the release of debut ‘Backbone’, their brand of pop punk has never really pushed the boat out, but

LIVE: Arctangent Festival 2019 – Friday

ArcTanGent is one of the metal worlds best kept secrets – or one of its worst kept secrets, if you’ve ever been one of its guests. Tucked away in the rural countryside of Bristol, the festival is a haven for anyone harbouring an intense love for

Punktastic Presents: Playlist – September ’19

We don’t know about you, but we’re fed up of this hot weather. It’s unbearable. The only heat we’re happy to tolerate is in nuclear hot venues, where cold air is more valuable than gold and a cold beer costs more than it ever should. Give us a gig

Truck Festival 2019 @ Hill Farm, Oxford

LIVE: ArcTanGent Festival 2019 – Thursday

ArcTanGent is one of the metal worlds best kept secrets – or one of its worst kept secrets, if you’ve ever been one of its guests. Tucked away in the rural countryside of Bristol, the festival is a haven for anyone harbouring an intense love for

Gender Roles – ‘Prang’

It’s fair to say Brighton is a melting pot of creatives, musicians, and eccentrics. It’s one of the reasons there’s a surge of bands coming from the city. Another is that it’s home to a prominent ‘DIY’ scene, with smaller venues and local promoters regularly putting on young and

LIVE: A Day To Remember @ House Of Vans, London

It’s been a long time since tonight’s headline act have played in the UK. Their last full tour culminated in a near sold out Wembley Arena in front of 10,000 people – tonight they play to an audience of just 850. Following Dan P. Carter’s opening DJ set, with a

Tool – ‘Fear Inoculum’

Some projects seem to be destined for the ether. To any prog rock fan in the last decade or so, a new Tool album was just a pipe-dream – a nice idea to hope for, but never to expect. The last outing by the psychedelic quartet, ‘10,000 Days’, was

Wage War – ‘Pressure’

If you’re into the kind of metalcore that effortlessly blends infectious melodies with intense heavy riffs, all bound together with a few strands of nu-metal power, then Wage War will tick all of your boxes. The chances of you having heard of them before is pretty high – not

Frank Turner – ‘No Man’s Land’

This wouldn’t be a comprehensive review if it didn’t at least acknowledge the uncomfortable grimace on the face of the music industry when Frank Turner released the concept album ‘No Man’s Land’. Its thirteen tracks are dedicated to overlooked, influential women throughout history (and the last track for his