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From Sunday 06 November 2016

LIVE: Alien Ant Farm / hed(p.e.) / Sumo Cyco @ Sub 89, Reading

It’s a freezing cold Thursday night, and we’re stood in a dingy club in Reading town centre watching a 52-year-old man sing a version of ‘Oops Upside Your Head’, its lyrics ‘hilariously’ altered to refer to fellatio. Although to describe the man in question, Jahred – the

From Friday 04 November 2016

Waterparks – Double Dare

The line between what’s pop punk and what’s just pop is becoming increasingly more obscured. With 5 Seconds of Summer as cover stars on alt-mags, 20 year old former teenage anarchists going mental over Busted reunions, and You Me At Six being heard at all hours on mainstream radio,

From Tuesday 01 November 2016

LIVE: Nai Harvest @ Kamio, London

Despite having played South By Southwest and releasing another set of singles this year, seminal emo two piece Nai Harvest announced in July that they were breaking up. This came as somewhat of a surprise to fans considering the busy touring schedule up until that month but as they

From Friday 30 September 2016

BarCreeps challenge racism in their video for ‘Calico’

Self-described as an “international skatepunk band”, BarCreeps’s latest video for new track ‘Calico’ tackles western perceptions of immigration, not least its portrayal on national media. “We are from, and have families in or have grown up in; Hong Kong, Italy, Sweden, Germany and the UK respectively,” they explain. “We’re four

From Monday 19 September 2016

First play of the debut Anna’s Anchor LP, ‘Nautical Miles’

With his debut full-length, ‘Nautical Miles’, Anna’s Anchor (AKA Marty Ryan) has opted for a full band sound to bring his solo compositions to life. Having made waves with his ‘The Islands’ project, seeing Marty traverse the satellite lands of his native Ireland to play some of the nation’s

From Sunday 18 September 2016

First Stream Of Filthy Hearts’ EP ‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (Inside)’

Filthy Hearts are a fairly new punk band out of Denver, Colorado. The band was formed by ex-The Larimers vocalist, Ryan Hatfield. The band release their debut EP ‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (Inside)’ on September 23rd – and we at Punktastic are offering an exclusive stream of the 4 track

From Monday 05 September 2016

LIVE: Reading Festival 2016 [Saturday]

Donning unnecessary rain jackets and an excitable enthusiasm, we were once again on hand to catch the action at this year’s Reading Festival. Boasting another varied line-up across the event’s ever-increasing number of stages, the team dipped and dived through tens of thousands of punters to catch some of

From Friday 02 September 2016

LIVE: Reading Festival 2016 [Friday]

Donning unnecessary rain jackets and an excitable enthusiasm, we were once again on hand to catch the action at this year’s Reading Festival. Boasting another varied line-up across the event’s ever-increasing number of stages, the team dipped and dived through tens of thousands of punters to catch some of

From Wednesday 17 August 2016

LIVE: Descendents, Bouncing Souls and more @ Rebellion Festival 2016

Celebrating its 40th Anniversary as a festival, Rebellion is the largest punk gathering in Europe. Located at the delightful Winter Gardens in the centre of Blackpool, I head off for the Thursday hoping to see some new punks, some old punks, and stick two fingers up to society and

From Monday 01 August 2016

Haters, Honey Joy and VAN-illa added to Da Iawn Fest II

Da Iawn Fest II have completed their line up by adding Haters, Honey Joy and VAN-illa. The mini-fest is due to take place on Sunday 28th August at the Undertone in Cardiff. Tickets cost £9 and are available on the DIY Cardiff bigcartel. The other bands on the bill include