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From Friday 22 January 2016

Stream the new ‘Wolfmask’s Creep’ Compilation

Scottish artist Wolfmask has had the opportunity to work with a whole host of musicians over the years from Courtney Barnett to the Murderburgers. To celebrate four years of amazing work Wolfmask is releasing a compilation featuring great music from the artists he’s worked with including Franz Nicolay, The

Tuesday 19 January 2016

SideOneDummy and Punktastic Present…. The Smith Street Band and Hard Girls US Spring Tour!

We are extremely excited to announce we are teaming up with SideOneDummy to present The Smith Street Band and Hard Girls full US tour in Spring. Support comes from four brilliant bands Worriers, Diners, Signals Midwest and Lee Corey Oswald who will each have a section of the tour

Muncie Girls Release New Video

Muncie Girls have released a new video for their track ‘Balloon’ which sees singer Lande holding on to a red balloon, and then letting it drift away. You can watch it below: “From Caplan To Belsize” is out on Specialist Subject Records (UK) and Animal

Punktastic POV Podcast #6: Covered in Guilt Milk

Rob Barbour and Maryam Hassan host the sixth episode of the Punktastic POV Podcast, with new music and discussion about issues in the music scene. Episode Six features tracks from Fuck You, Idiot, Sauropod, Carly from Slingshot Dakota, IDESTROY, Iron Chic and Glue Foot. The pair also discuss the

Everyone Leaves Have Achieved Pop Punk Perfection

Sometimes things just pop up on my twitter, and this evening I saw someone tweet about Everyone Leaves. When this started I knew I was going to like it, it sounds like the kind of emo-revival thing that I like when the weather is cold, but then the vocals

Foxing Announce US Headline Tour

Foxing have announced a spring US tour. They’ll be taking Lymbyc Systym, o’brother, Tancred and Adjy out with them. You can catch them throughout March and April at the dates below: Tour Dates: March 03 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown * March 04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock (early show) * March

Punktastic POV Podcast #6: Covered in Guilt Milk

Rob Barbour and Maryam Hassan host the sixth episode of the Punktastic POV Podcast, with new music and discussion about issues in the music scene. Episode Six features tracks from Fuck You, Idiot, Sauropod, Carly from Slingshot Dakota, IDESTROY, Iron Chic and Glue Foot. The pair also discuss the

Friday 15 January 2016

Slingshot Dakota Are Just On Another Level

‘Dark Hearts’ is one of my favourite records to play when summer rolls around, and I’ve been waiting so long for new music from this incredible duo. The airy, lightheartedness of ‘Dark Hearts’ has evolved into something darker, fuzzier and more intense. The effects on the keyboard in this

Memorial Fund Set Up for the family of Rob McAllister

Rob McAllister of Iron Chic passed away suddenly at the weekend, a really sad and massive loss to the punk scene. A number of things have been set up to help raise money for his family. Firstly the McAllister Memorial Fun which aims to provide long-term support to the

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Washer Are Kicking Off 2016 With A Bang

Let’s talk about this new song from Washer. I stumbled upon this band after seeing them on a lineup with a whole load of other bands I like and assumed they would be kind of emo. They’re not. The song itself starts and ends with a pretty understated little