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From Friday 04 September 2015

Members of Converge, Baroness, Neurosis and more appear in ‘Backstage’ trailer

A new trailer for the upcoming documentary ‘Backstage’ has been made available online. It features members of Converge, Baroness, Neurosis, Kylesa, High On Fire and many more, and is due for release in October. The documentary will take a no holds barred look at the DIY scene, and

Tuesday 25 August 2015

Ryan Key Launches “The Lone Tree Recordings” Kickstarter

Yellowcard’s Ryan Key has started a Kickstarter campaign to help build The Lone Tree Recordings, a studio in Nashville, TN. The Lone Tree Recordings will be a professional studio in Nashville, with state-of-the-art equipment. Once the studio is built, one of Key’s goals is to record his new

Modern Baseball cancel current touring plans, including Reading and Leeds

Modern Baseball have cancelled their scheduled appearances at Reading and Leeds Festival, and a string of dates down under. “I just wanted to thank everyone for being so understanding and supportive during this time,” vocalist and guitarist Brendan Lukens explains in a statement on Facebook. “It is with much difficulty to

Sunday 23 August 2015

Lloyd Roberts leaves Neck Deep following accusations

Lloyd Roberts, guitarist for Neck Deep, has parted ways with the band. The announcement follows recent accusations made against Roberts and various associates. Taking to Facebook to make the announcement, the band reassured fans that touring will continue as scheduled. They have also implored fans to avoid spreading

Thursday 20 August 2015

What do you get when you cross Mark Hoppus, Mumford & Sons and The Eurythmics?

This. This is what you get when Blink-182 founding members Mark Hoppus joins forthcoming Reading and Leeds headliners Mumford & Sons for a cover of ‘Sweet Dreams’ by The Eurythmics. If that wasn’t enough, The Vaccines and Jack Garratt are also in on the action. Just why this happened, we aren’t sure.

Monday 17 August 2015

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 soundtrack revealed

The soundtrack to the original Ton Hawk Pro Skater games in some way defined a generation. Dominated by a diverse range of new and established punk outfits, the games allowed players to skate around to the likes of Goldfinger, AFI, Suicidal Tendencies, Millencolin, Fu Manchu, Bad Religion etc. For

Friday 07 August 2015

Never Get Tired: The Bomb The Music Industry! Story Premiere!

Five Years, eleven countries and over three hundred hours and Never Get Tired: The Bomb The Music Industry! Story gets a worldwide premiere on Sunday August 30 at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan. Tickets are available at the box office or at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1720708 We

Wednesday 22 July 2015

Matt Skiba potentially confirmed as full blink-182 member

Although it’s not much to go on, Billboard have posted a short interview with blink-182 vocalist and bassist Matt Hoppus in which he appears to confirm Matt Skiba as a more permanent member of the band. Following information related to Hoppus’ new film score for ‘I’m Scared’; an

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Play Rattlesnake ahead of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes release

With the release of the new Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes album looming, the band have unveiled their own take on the legendary Snake game, but with extra juggernaut, as they put it. Coded and designed by Frank Carter and Dean Richardson of The Rattlesnakes, the game requires players to

Friday 17 July 2015

Banquet Records owner Tolley wins Grove ward by-election

Punktastic would like to extend their personal congratulations to Banquet owner Jon Tolley, who today was elected to council as the Grove ward representative in Kingston. Representing the Liberal Democrats, Tolley gained 1577 votes in the by-election, prompted by the death of former Liberal Democrat councillor Chrissie Hitchcock. His closest rival,