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From Tuesday 20 April 2004

The Dead Pets – London Camden Underworld

Gig was at the Elektrowerkz in Islington It is very rare these days when I find enough time to be able to go and see a few unfamiliar punk bands play. Fortunately on this occasion, I had the evening free to go and enjoy a very diverse

Monday 12 April 2004

Ten Foot Pole – Subliminable Messages

Ten Foot Pole have been playing label musical chairs again. After being an Epitaph stalwart for years, the band released 2002’s ‘Bad Mother Trucker’ through Victory. Now the band have moved to Go Kart records and are ready to unleash their latest full length, ‘Subliminable

Friday 02 April 2004

War Tour

Submitted by Cap’n Oi! Modern Life Is War are to tour in June. Dates are as follows: Brighton – Freebutt June 25 Canterbury – Scout Hut 26 (all day event) Leeds Josephs Well – 27 (Sweatfest) Glasgow – King

Pulley – Matters

In a punk rock world full of clichés, one of the most common is that all Epitaph bands sound the same. Now in the past this had some glimmer of truth, but recently the label has been full of diversity, branching out into the fields of hip-hop, and

Thursday 01 April 2004

The End of an Era

It is my sad duty to report that Punktastic’s guiding light, Paul, is leaving the site to concentrate on new projects. He is leaving his full time job and the boredom of local journalism for a new position at superb rock weekly magazine Kerrang. He

Wednesday 24 March 2004

The Wildhearts – Coupled With

There are very few occasions since I started working on this site that something has genuinely surprised me. However, having a new release by The Wildhearts drop on my desk last month made my jaw hit the floor. Here was a release that I wasn’t

SikTh – Peep Show (single)

The CD single is dead. Sales have been plummeting over the last couple of years and it can only be a matter of time before the format vanishes from music stores for good. If the latest boy band struggles to sell then what chance do

Wednesday 03 March 2004

3 TOURS DOWN

One of the rising stars of the UK punk scene, 3dBs Down, are heading out on tour this month. To check out the dates and to see if you can help the band click on discuss this item.

Sunday 29 February 2004

PUNKTASTIC RECORDINGS WANTS YOU…

Now as many as you will have heard by now, Paul and myself have just started our record label, Punktastic Recordings. We’re readying ourselves for the debut release this summer and have lined up a host of the UK’s finest punk rock artists to be on

Thursday 26 February 2004

Los Raw Gospels – Desperate Blues

Los Raw Gospels are a three-piece outfit who have been in existence since February 2002. According to the press sheet that accompanied this EP, the band have picked elements of rockabilly, rock n roll, rhythm & blues, garage and punk, mixed it all together