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From Monday 19 May 2014

Hevy Fest and Atticus announce final 8 bands still in the running to play the festival

Hevy Fest have announced the 8 bands that made it through to the second stage of their competition with Atticus for bands to play the festival. People can vote for their favourites from now until midday on Wednesday at the Hevy Fest Facebook – the winners will be announced with

Monday 12 May 2014

Atticus giving upcoming bands the opportunity to play Hevy Fest 2014

After announcing the first stack of bands for their 2014 edition, Hevy Fest have announced that Atticus will be giving upcoming bands the opportunity to play the festival this year. Submissions will be taken until midday this Friday (16 May), and a short list of bands will then go through

Thursday 05 December 2013

Punktastic 13.11 is out, full of brilliant Scottish punk tracks

There’s loads to get excited about in this month’s Scottish DIY Compilation. Scottish DIY Punk is filled with brilliant, charismatic people who put on loads of fantastic gigs and create some fantastic records. There’s a wide-range of sounds on here, from the messy garage-punk of Cleavers to the emo-tinged, melodic vibe

Saturday 09 November 2013

Groezrock 2014 announces The Offspring, The Hives, NOFX, The Menzingers and more

Groezrock 2014 has announced their initial 2014 lineup. The Offspring, NOFX and The Hives will be heading up the festival, which takes place in Meerhout, Belgium on May 2/3 2014. Tickets go on sale from Friday next week. Other first bands to be confirmed include Alkaline Trio, H2O, Boysetsfire, The Menzingers

Wednesday 06 November 2013

Punktastic 13.10, our latest compilation, out now, so go listen

So here it is: the newest instalment of the Punktastic compilation series. Number ten. Or številka deset, as they say in Slovenia (I think), where this month’s cover photo was taken. These tracks are all new releases, or songs from upcoming releases. There’s a re-release thrown in too for good measure. We’ve

Tuesday 05 November 2013

In The Studio with Dearly Beloved

The story of Dearly Beloved’s record ‘Hawk vs. Pigeon’ is as tragic as it is stereotypically rock and roll. The bittersweet tale begins with the premature passing of band leader Rob Higgins’ father, and the hefty preventative surgery that followed to ensure Higgins didn’t endure the same fate. Escaping

Saturday 21 September 2013

Request your favourite song on The Punk Show tonight

Whether you’re an bright-eyed fresher, a know-it-all second year, a weary third-or-more year, or — like the rest of us — still paying back your loans ten years on… er, where was I?   Anyway, it’s a new year for the students! And it’s a new year for all the

Tuesday 13 August 2013

When It Counts [August 2013]

Punktastic recently stumbled upon When It Counts after they posted their band in a self-promotion forum, and we loved their EP enough to give it an excellent review (Read here). Alternative music shouldn’t be about waiting for the PR guys to push a band your way, so

Monday 12 August 2013

Dan Vapid and The Cheats – ‘Two’

Effective punk-rock is often short and sweet, and that’s exactly what we find on Dan Vapid and The Cheats’ second album. The imaginatively-titled ‘Two’, sees the former Screeching Weasel guitar and bass player (depending on the year) front twelve poppy and inoffensive tracks (all for a reasonable

Sunday 11 August 2013

Resolutions – ‘Demo’

If Hanover’s Resolutions are anything to go by, then we should all be paying far more attention to the German punk-rock scene. This five track demo is straight up gruff-punk-rock, blending everything we love about the genre. It’s raw, catchy and honest, and it really wouldn’t be out of place