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From Saturday 18 September 2010

INK – INK

A couple of things stood out for me on this release: 1) The singer can really sing, he can stretch his notes out really well and certainly hold a tune. He’s far better than a lot of more ‘professional’ bands and makes this release worthy of a listen

Pacer – No 1

Wait, a Dave House-related release getting a positive review on Punktastic? No shocks here, I think Dave is about the only artist ever to pretty much be guaranteed to get a great review every time any of us writes about one of his projects.

The Goodnight Dance – Second Place Champions

It’s sometimes easier to write ‘bad’ reviews by just launching into a not-particularly-helpful diatribe, chucking around a few choice adjectives and metaphors and trying to be funny. Hey, it works for the NME… Anyway, I’ve listened to this EP a few times now and I just don’t really

Attack! Attack! post new songs every day

Our Welsh friends in Attack! Attack! are posting a new song off their new album onto their myspace every day until it is released in just over a week’s time. Check out a new song today, then another tomorrow etc etc at http://www.myspace.com/attackattackband

Yellowcard to support ATL

As PT reported exclusively yesterday, Yellowcard return to the UK in 2011 and they’ve now been confirmed to support All Time Low on their headline run in March. Tickets on sale next week.

MCR trailer

My Chemical Romance have just launched an “ambitious and eye-exploding” (their words, not mine) official trailer for their album “Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys” – coming soon – featuring a taste of the new music! Check it out here –

Hawthorne Heights ‘best of’

ap.net reported Victory Records will be releasing a “best of” collection for Hawthorne Heights, featuring the bands’ favorite songs from Silence Between Black In White, If Only You Were Lonely, and Fragile Future.

Friday 17 September 2010

Weezer to bring

According to this Get To The Front article Weezer are planning to bring their ‘Blue’/’Pinkerton’ tour to the UK.

March Time Low

Various sources are reporting All Time Low will tour in March: MARCH 03 – NOTTINGHAM Rock City 04 – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy 05 – NEWPORT Centre 06 – LIVERPOOL University 07 – LEEDS O2 Academy 09 – GLASGOW Barrowlands 10 – NEWCASTLE O2 Academy 11 – MANCHESTER Apollo 12 –

Yellowcard to return?

Punktastic understands Yellowcard are plotting a return to the UK. According to our source, ‘stay tuned…’