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From Friday 31 May 2002

Get your stuff signed!

Heres something that will please everyone going to Deconstruction in London this coming Monday. For the first time in the events history there will be a signing tent where you can go and meet the bands. Here are the times so you don’t miss your

Lovejunk – Vodatumour Blues

Ipswich is not exactly a place you would imagine as a hot bed of punk rock activity. However, it is home to rising UK punkers Lovejunk. The band released their debut album, ‘Tribulations’ last year and are now releasing five new tracks on the ‘Vodatumour

Wednesday 15 May 2002

Weezer – Maladroit

It seems like Weezer albums are like buses. You wait ages for one, and then two come along at once! After a five-year gap between the release of ‘Pinkerton’ and the ‘Green Album’, Weezer have unleashed their fourth studio album, ‘Maladroit’, only a

Friday 10 May 2002

Agnostic Front tour dates

Punk veterans Agnostic Front are coming over to the UK this July. You can catch the band, with support from Assert, on the following dates: 8th London, Underworld 9th Bradford, Rio 10th Glasgow,

Thursday 09 May 2002

DBL UK bound

Having recently released their compilation album, ‘Punkrockdays’, Down By Law are hitting the UK for a short tour in July. You can catch Dave Smalley and the boys on the following dates: July 15th Chelmsford, Army Navy Hotel 16th Derby, Victoria

Wednesday 08 May 2002

Beatsteaks news round up

The Beatsteaks are touring the UK this month in support of cheeky punkers A. To coincide with the tour, the band will release their brand new single, ‘Let Me In’ on May 27th via Epitaph. Released on CD format only, the single, taken

The Distillers to hit UK!

Having released their second album ‘Sing Sing, Death House’ to widespread acclaim, The Distillers are returning to the UK in June. You can catch Brody Armstrong’s all singing and dancing punk rock troupe on the following dates: June 21st

Friday 03 May 2002

Lagwagon – Double Plaidinum

A quick glance outside will reveal that summer is finally beginning to put in an appearance. That, of course, means we are nearing the festival season in the UK. You may have noticed by now that here at Punktastic we like to take a look

Thursday 02 May 2002

King Prawn gig postponed

King Prawn have decided for the interest of their fans to postpone todays show at London’s Mean Fiddler due to the potential difficulties which may arise during the May Day protests in London’s West End. The band will be rearranging the show for July 11th, though a venue

Friday 12 April 2002

Lawrence Arms – Apathy and Exhaustion

The Lawrence Arms are a band on the way up the punk ladder. After making a name for themselves on Mike Park‘s Asian Man Records, the band recently moved to Fat. ‘Apathy and Exhaustion’ is the bands third full-length album and is their