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LIVE: Swn Festival – Day 2

The rain descends on Cardiff on what is a very wet second day of Swn Festival 2013, not that the weather has dampened any spirits, Swn is in full flow now and the Friday line up boasts some of the best up and coming UK talent. Up first is Welsh

Friday 18 October 2013

Crazy Arm – ‘The Southern Wild’

Crazy Arm are back with ‘The Southern Wild’ an album that’s something of a departure from their previous sound. The album is an 11 track acoustic trip to a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western. It’s an experiment and one that works. From the opening bars of ‘Oh Death/Hell To Pay’ it’s

LIVE: Swn Festival – Day 1

The first two days of Swn Festival are relatively low key, with the action kicking off from 7pm onwards with “only” around six venues involved. After collecting my wristband my first port of call was the Four Bars venue to see singer/songwriter Joe Robert Lewis open the whole thing.

Wednesday 16 October 2013

We’ve announced our Oxjam Cardiff takeover, come take a look

The Oxjam Cardiff takeover is merely weeks away and we here at Punktastic have been busy trying to put together a killer line up. The line up consists of bands and acoustic artists who have been fucking awesome enough to give up their time and put on a set for

PREVIEW: Swn Festival 2013 – 10 acts you don’t want to miss

Cardiff’s very own SXSW: Swn Festival is set to take place this week. The Huw Stephens and Jon Rostron founded four day event has become a staple in the Cardiff Autumn, with the thriving city providing an inspiring back drop to discovering some of the best and most exciting

Tuesday 15 October 2013

State Champs – ‘The Finer Things’

State Champs, from upstate New York, are one of the hottest properties in pop-punk and the buzz behind their debut album is growing louder each day. ‘The Finer Things’, released on Pure Noise Records, is one of the most consistent albums we’ve heard in recent years and deserves every

Set Aside – ‘Chivalry Never Dies’

South Wales pop punk. It’s a common term and with the likes of Save Your Breath and Hot Damn leading the way in the department, up and comers Set Aside are set to put their name into the mix with their five track EP ‘Chivalry Never Dies’ Considering we’re now

Monday 14 October 2013

Lonely The Brave – ‘Backroads’

Every so often, the hype trail picks up a band that for those not in the know seemingly come out of nowhere. Lonely The Brave are an exciting band. Their brand of epic rock hits hard in all the right places. The band recently joined the ranks at Hassle

Wednesday 09 October 2013

The People The Poet announce The Narrator + new song

The People The Poet have announced that their upcoming album, ‘The Narrator’ will be released on the fourth of November. You can check out a teaser trailer and a new song titled ‘Stabilisers (I Will Be)’ which you can pick up on Itunes now, below.

Fall Out Boy – Pax.Am.Days

A little while ago, it was announced that Fall Out Boy had spent a couple of days holed up with Ryan Adams in his studio, and the result of which was something Fall Out Boy described as a punk and hardcore session. Considering the name of their ‘Save Rock