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From Monday 31 March 2014

Bayside forced to part ways with band logo

In a bizarre turn of events, it emerged over the weekend that Bayside have been forced to no longer use their iconic bird logo. The distinctive emblem, pictured on the front cover of their most recent full-length ‘Cult’, has now been trademarked by a Mexican telecommunications company. After initial

Friday 21 March 2014

Full Record Store Day 2014 release list revealed

Complete with some controversial releases (One Direction anyone?), the full list of exclusive releases for this year’s Record Store Day has been revealed. Amongst the many UK releases, Punktastic readers might be interested in exclusive records by the following artists: BEANS ON TOAST BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME CAVE IN THE COMPUTERS DADS DEAD KENNEDYS GET

Thursday 20 March 2014

Framework change name to Pretend Happy

Framework, not to be confused with US post-hardcore Frameworks, have changed their name to Pretend Happy. You can stream their most recent EP, now re-branded, via the SoundCloud player.

Sunday 16 March 2014

Handguns part with drummer Woody Spokas

Both Handguns and Woody Spokas have confirmed that they have parted ways. With their US tour alongside All Time Low and Man Overboard imminent, the statements suggest that Spokas had little involvement with the recording of their forthcoming record. Handguns will continue with their studio drummer from the

Friday 14 March 2014

Longineu Parsons splits from Yellowcard

After 17 years of playing with Yellowcard, drummer Longineu Parsons has decided to move on to new pastures. “Longineu has decided to pursue other musical interests. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors,” the band commented on Facebook. The statement continues to mention that a

Thursday 13 March 2014

Driver kills two and injures many more at SXSW Festival

Two people have died at the scene, and 23 have been injured, in a serious incident at this year’s South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. A driver reportedly attempting to escape from police, drove through a manned barricade cordoning off a dedicated pedestrian area for the festival, hitting

Tuesday 11 March 2014

A Day To Remember reschedule Cardiff date

Alongside confirmation of their place on the mainstage at Reading and Leeds Festival in August, A Day To Remember also announced their return to Cardiff following the unfortunate cancellation at the start of February. The band will play the Motorpoint Arena in the Welsh capital on August 26th. Tickets

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Pussy Riot members arrested in Sochi

Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Russian protest band Pussy Riot have been arrested in Sochi. The pair, pictured above following their previous arrests for hooliganism, have been detained on suspicion of robbery – an accusation Tolokonnikova denies. Tolokonnikova took to Twitter to proclaim her innocence. “When we were

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Russia passes amnesty bill which could free Arctic 30 and Pussy Riot members

The Russian duma today unanimously voted in favour of the proposed amnesty bill, which is increasingly likely to see the imprisoned Arctic 30 and two members of punk band Pussy Riot freed. Russia extended the amnesty to include hooliganism earlier this week. It could now see an end

Ian Watkins sentenced to 35 years at Cardiff Crown Court

South Wales Police According to Wales Online, former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been sentenced to 35 years at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to 13 serious child sex offences last month. His co-defendants, who cannot be named (Woman A and Woman B), have been sentenced to