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Interview: Don Broco

A couple of weeks ago, Punktastic went to Radstock Festival in Liverpool and had a chat with those brilliant scamps Matt and Si from Don Broco. We covered a plethora of interesting topics, including The Full Monty, their smash hit factory and most importantly, their new single Whole Truth

Wednesday 10 April 2013

Devil Sold His Soul Frontman Leaves Band

This morning, Devil Sold His Soul vocalist Edward Gibbs announced on Twitter that he is to leave the band. His last shows with them will be Hit The Deck Nottingham and three Slam Dunk dates. Here’s the Twitter statement in full: “This is the hardest and saddest decision that

Tuesday 09 April 2013

LIVE: Deaf Havana at Union Chapel, London [04/04/13]

Tonight Deaf Havana offer an evening of alternative takes of their tracks, predominantly from the deluxe edition of ‘Fools and Worthless Liars’. Far removed from their heavier youth, the band experiment with band structures and inject a vast range of genres into their performance. Rather than a straightforward acoustic

Friday 05 April 2013

LIVE: Radstock Festival at Liverpool Academy [30/03/13]

Today sees the very first Radstock Festival take place at Liverpool Academy. It’s a new venture, and overall a successful one. With bands playing over three stages in the same venue, it’s easy to get around and a lot less chaotic than other mini festivals of the same kind.

Monday 01 April 2013

LIVE: Finch/ Mallory Knox at Brixton Academy, London [22/03/13]

Shortly before sitting down to pen this review, an entry on Twitter jumped off the computer screen: “Bands split up. Not many people care. Bands reform. Everyone cares. Shows sell out. Band gets rich. The end.” (Courtesy of @LJBarham) Reformation is a strong word. Finch have not reformed; they

INTERVIEW: BRING ME THE HORIZON

THIS. IS. SEMPITERNAL. The day of release has arrived, and to celebrate, we’re posting an interview we did with Bring Me The Horizon last week. We went down to Sony HQ to have a chat with Matt Nicholls, Matt Kean, Lee Malia and new member Jordan Fish. We talked

Wednesday 20 March 2013

LIVE: Cancer Bats/ Brutality Will Prevail/ Turbowolf/ Empress at Koko, London [15/03/13]

Thinking back to prior times the Canadian southern-rock-punk contortionists have graced the capital city of fair England, it is remarkably difficult to establish whether they ever truly went away. As their world-renowned work ethic sees the quartet almost continuously on the road, it is one thing to admire and

Touché Amoré And Title Fight To Release 7” Split for Record Store Day

Touché Amoré and Title Fight will be putting out a split 7″ this year for Record Store Day, which falls on April 20th. Los Angeles-based Touché Amoré cover Title Fight’s ‘Crescent-Shaped Depression’, while Title Fight cover Touché Amoré ‘s ‘Face Ghost’. There will only be 1000 of these released on

Monday 18 March 2013

LIVE: Such Gold/ Living With Lions/ After Tonight at Anti Knock, Tokyo [10/03/13]

When arriving in Tokyo after a practically endless flight from London via Rome, you might think that going to a punk show would be a little low on the priorities list. Unless you’re dying to see the guts of the Japanese scene, that is. So, after an airport transfer

Wednesday 13 March 2013

While She Sleeps To Release Digital Repackage Of ‘This Is The Six’

Northern wonders While She Sleeps are set to re-release ‘This Is The Six’ with the addition of new banger ‘Death Toll’ and some revised editions of the original songs. The digital repackage and limited edition 7″ vinyl are due out on April 22nd (Record Store Day). This is the full