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From Friday 29 January 2016

Boy Jumps Ship announce debut album details

Boy Jumps Ship have revealed that their debut album, entitled ‘Wake Up’, will be available from the 22nd April via Amazing Records Co. The band have built upon the opportunity provided by the PRS Music Foundation to record the album alongside producer Larry Hibbit, who has also worked

Thursday 28 January 2016

Texas Chainstore Manager Release New EP

Chicago’s Texas Chainstore Manager have released their new EP ‘Binger’. You can check it out below and the head over to Bandcamp to download a copy. Binger by Texas Chainstore Manager If you’re in Chicago you can catch the band playing

Chuck Ragan soundtracks ‘The Flame In The Flood’ videogame

Chuck Ragan has recorded the soundtrack for ‘The Flame In The Flood’ videogame, which sees gamers traverse a river based on the Everglades, The Mississippi Delta, Louisiana Bayou and other parts of the American wilderness. “Much of the material for TFITF was written while camping on the banks of the

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Three Trapped Tigers reveal new album details and track

Three Trapped Tigers have confirmed details of their first album in 5 years. ‘Silent Earthing’ will be available from the 1st April, and follows 2011’s ‘Route One or Die’ debut. ““I think the problem for anyone striving to create their own sound is, once you – hopefully – have achieved

Melvins announce ‘Three Men and a Baby’ release details

Melvins have confirmed that their long-awaited new full-length, ‘Three Men and a Baby’ will be available from the 1st April via Sub Pop Records. Joined by Mike Kunka of Godheadsilo, the band have unveiled their new single, ‘Chicken n Dump’. We spoke to the

Friday 22 January 2016

Failure By Design Records open up as Weatherstate release third EP ‘Dumbstruck’

Weatherstate have officially released ‘Dumbstruck’. This third offering from the Somerset grunge/punks has been bouncing around the Punktastic team ever since we first heard it. We had a quick sit-down with Ben of Failure By Design Records to get some more information on the release and a general update on

Colt 45 announce ‘Snakes & Ladders’ EP

Cumbrian punks Colt 45 will release their new ‘Snakes & Ladders’ EP on the 29th April 2016, playing a special release show at The Brickyard in their hometown that same day. “’Snakes & Ladders’ is our reaction to the current state of the rock scene. Bar a few exceptions it

The Caulfield Cult announce new album, ‘Cult’

Singapore’s premiere punks The Caulfield Cult have announced the release of their third full-length, ‘Cult’. The record will be available from the 31st March 2016 on 12″ and CD. The band last released a split with fellow Singaporeans, Abolition A.D., which premiered in October 2015. Members of The Caulfield

Iggy Pop streams ‘Gardenia’ from newly announced desert record

Iggy Pop and Joshua Homme have been been working on a desert opus, as revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this week. ‘Post Pop Depression’, the 17th album by the punk veteran Iggy Pop, will be available from the 18th March, and sees Homme as co-creator. The

Stephen Carpenter confirms new Deftones record for April 2016

In an interview backstage at NAMM 2016, Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter appears to confirm the release of a new full-length for the 8th April 2016. The yet to be named follow up to 2012’s ‘Koi No Yokan precedes a number of European festival appearances, including