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From Tuesday 23 May 2017

On the awful Manchester arena attack

The BBC have all the latest developmentsĀ and emergency contact information for the awful attack in Manchester Arena last night. There’s not much to say on this terrible and sad news, except that everyone here at Punktastic is thinking of the victims, families and friends who have been affected. We stand

Wednesday 12 April 2017

Two Houses unveil ‘Never Come Down’ hot sauce

Chicago punk band, Two Houses, have teamed up with Soothsayer hot sauce to unveil their own limited brand, ‘Never Come Down’. The “caffeinated hot sauce that’s sure to blast you into the stratosphere,” will be accompanied by a release show in Chicago at Subterranean Downstairs on April 15. Along with

Thursday 09 February 2017

Run For Cover Records Announces Rally For Change A Fundraising & Awareness Initiative in Response to Current Events

Run For Cover Records have issued a statement announcing that they will be donating a percentage of all sales to various charities supporting those most affected by current events. The statement reads: “In the wake of repeated harmful speech and actions by the Trump administration,Ā Boston-basedĀ Run For

Wednesday 01 February 2017

Bandcamp to donate 100% of purchase shares to the American Civil Liberties Union

Ethan Diamond, Bandcamp Founder & CEO has announced that on Friday 3rd February the website will donate 100% of their purchase shares to the American Civil Liberties Union in support of immigrants, refugees and basic human values. In a statement posted on the Bandcamp website, Diamond says: “Like 98% of

Wednesday 11 January 2017

Music and mental health podcast Don’t Fret Club release in-depth interview with Frank Carter

The Rattlesnakes frontman has recorded a not-for-profit podcast for Don’t Fret Club. The new episode – the Club’s eleventh – is one of the most in-depth yet, talking success, insecurities, and making mistakes. Frank discusses the overwhelming world that is the music industry, talking us through his highs

Wednesday 07 September 2016

Exeter’s Cavern closed for the foreseeable future due to fire

Exeter’s Cavern will close its doors for the foreseeable future following an electric fire last night. The fire, believed to have started in the kitchen, started shortly after 10PM last night and lasted until 2AM. Nobody was hurt in the blaze, which resulted in surrounding streets being closed. Punktastic would like

Wednesday 31 August 2016

All Time Low release trailer for their new documentary

All Time Low have unveiled the lengthy trailer for their forthcoming documentary, ‘Straight To DVD II’. The CD and DVD release will be available from the 9th September through Hopeless Records. Subtitled ‘Past, Present and Future Hearts’, the release features a live DVD, live CD and a documentary looking back

Monday 22 August 2016

American Football are up to something

Having just headlined ArcTanGent Festival, American Football are up to something. They posted the following teaser clip to their social platforms, with absolutely zero information. We’ll just leave this here for you. pic.twitter.com/6LjKyPumQw — American Football (@americfootball) August 22, 2016 Photo by: Andy De

Wednesday 17 August 2016

Two new Prophets Of Rage tracks to premiere ahead of EP

Having announced details of their ‘The Party’s Over’ EP, Prophets Of Rage – featuring members ofĀ Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill – have confirmed they will be airing two new tracks before the EP is released. ‘No Sleep Til Cleveland’, their take on Beastie Boys’ ‘No

Friday 12 August 2016

At The Drive In ready new music

At The Drive In have shared an in-studio photo on their Facebook page, simply captioned: “WORK.SEOUL.PRESS RECORD”. It’s set to be their first new material since 2000’s ‘Relationship of Command’, having reunited last year. Since then they’ve parted ways with guitarist Jim Ward and made a number of live appearances. They’ve