You're browsing the archives « Previous PageNext Page » From Monday 11 June 2012 Common Goals launch Charity T-Shirt Line We like a good cause here at Punktastic Tuesday 22 May 2012 Ryan Richards announces departure from Funeral For a Friend Ryan Richards has announced that he has left Funeral For a Friend to concentrate on his family, Rise to Remain drummer, Pat Lundy has taken his place. Ryan, who has played drums for the band for the past ten years spoke to NME and had this to say; “After ten wonderful, Wednesday 16 May 2012 Big D & the Kids Table release statement about cancelled UK and European tour Dave McWane from Big D & The Kids Table has taken the time to write out a statement explaining the reasoning behind the recent cancellation of their UK/European tour, check it out below and we hope they can get back over here soon! “To put it simply – we just Tuesday 15 May 2012 Topshelf Records and No Sleep Records announce joint compilation Topshelf Records and No Sleep Records have announced a joint compilation set to be released on May 22nd, titled “Topshelf vs No Sleep: 2,995 Miles Between Us” the 20 track compilation will feature unreleased and rare recordings from Pianos Become The Teeth, No Trigger, Moving Mountains and La Dispute Wednesday 09 May 2012 Tom Gabel comes out as transgender In an astonishing show of courage and heart, Tom Gabel has revealed through Rolling Stone that as a man, he has been privately dealing with Gender Dysphoria. As a result, Tom Gabel has detailed plans to begin a transition from man to woman through use of hormones and Sunday 06 May 2012 Blitz Kids lose two members Blitz Kids have announced that they have parted ways with two of their members, Billy and Hawx citing personal issues as their reason, it is currently unclear as to whether they will continue on as a three piece or if they’ll be recruiting but the remaining three members have Tuesday 24 April 2012 Koji needs your help! We’re big fans of KOJI down at PT headquarters and were really sad to hear that he got his van broken into and all his merch and guitar was stolen. KOJI puts on some of the most inspiring and amazing shows, and anyone who has seen Wednesday 11 April 2012 Living With Lions welcome back former vocalist Living With Lions have announced that original vocalist Matt Postal has rejoined the band, Stu Ross who originally took his place has left the band to pursue other projects, you can read a statement from the band below. It’s been a great year supporting our new record, Holy Shit. We’ve Canterbury need YOUR help! Canterbury are planning something a bit special for a song off their forthcoming new album, they’re asking fans to participate in making a short flip book film using the lyrics of an as yet untitled song. Check out what the band are asking you to do below “We’re conducting an experiment Thursday 05 April 2012 RIP Dr Jim Marshall OBE 1923-2012 Jim Marshall, the man behind Marshall Amplification, has passed away. A man who has shaped much of the fabric of guitar music, it’s a sad day for everyone in the music world. A statement from Marshall was made earlier: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our
