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Arctangent Festival 2024 – Saturday

Thursday 05 September 2024

Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals – ‘Give An Inch’

Laura Jane Grace is the unstoppable punk rock chameleon that 2024 needs. Somehow, when she isn’t masterminding the mighty Against Me!, or releasing her solo albums, or touring with Catbite, or reimagining Operation Ivy tracks, or getting married after a whirlwind romance, she’s recorded an EP with yet another

Wednesday 04 September 2024

Bodysnatcher – ‘VILE CONDUCT’

If music had a code of conduct, it would involve the phrase ‘Don’t talk about genre’. Nothing is more likely to start an argument. This is because genre is a vague classification, a few recognisable elements you can use to describe a band’s music, meaning you can

Tuesday 03 September 2024

Boston Manor – ‘Sundiver’

We’ve entered the age of the sequel. While movie fans bemoan the lack of originality in yet another Marvel instalment, there’s a lot to be said for a two parter; an opportunity to finish a story left on a cliffhanger. That’s exactly what Blackpool natives Boston Manor hope to

Chelsea Wolfe – ‘UNDONE’

Chelsea Wolfe has a new remix EP out and it’s called ‘Undone’. In order to discuss it, we need to talk about the album the tracks are drawn from, so; Earlier this year, Wolfe released ‘She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She’ which paired her

Monday 02 September 2024

Rise Against @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

LIVE: Rise Against @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

“It’s sold out…like, really sold out,” says the slightly worn steward on the stairs, dodging between torrents of eager fans in faded black t-shirts. Rise Against have been making biennial trips to these shores for a long time now, this time sprinkling two UK dates into their European festival

Friday 30 August 2024

Arctangent Festival 2024 – Friday

Korn, Spiritbox, Wargasm, Loathe @ Gunnersbury Park

LIVE: Korn, Spiritbox, Wargasm, Loathe @ Gunnersbury Park

It is not all too often that nu-metal powerhouse Korn graces the UK with their presence, let alone London – it’s been seven long years – so Punktastic had to be here to witness their largest show to date in the capital. The sold-out event had seemingly