Newly uncovered photos have captured the moment that the Clash's Joe Strummer competed in the 1983 London Marathon.Continue Reading
Remember the Tally Ho pub? The Rainbow Theatre? The Vortex? The Roxy? What venue do you miss the most? A new book by Paul Talling is a reminder of what we have already lost. Continue Reading
Welcome to the new, shiny, Punktuation magazine website! Over the coming weeks, months and years we aim to become the ‘punkiest purveyors of punk in publishing’ as we bodyslam our way through the circle pit of punk-life together! Marvel at our mind-blowingly, interesting, features, exclusive interviews, latest news, and cool stuff on punk fashion! Stare […]Continue Reading
In 1989 Dee Dee Ramone fled both New York and The Ramones and headed to Europe. After a brief aborted link-up with Stiv Bators and Johnny Thunders in Paris, he moved to London intending to seek out fellow punk rock contemporaries with a plan for a fresh start and to form a new band. DeeDee was […]Continue Reading
Punk rock’s roots can be traced back as early as 1969 when MC5 screamed “Kick Out The Jams Mother Fucker’. Their anti-establishment lyrics and aggressive style of stripped-to-the-bone rock inspired bands such as the Stooges and The New York Dolls – bands who were punk in spirit before the genre even had a name. Most commentators however would […]Continue Reading
Riot Fest, 2020 like every other major live event in the World has been postponed until next year – thank, of course, to the Covid-19 global pandemic. The good news however is that the Chicago based Riot Fest returns in 2021 (September 17th-19th) with a mega line up. My Chemical Romance, Smashing Pumpkins, Run the […]Continue Reading
In an exclusive interview with Alt Press Brett Gurewitz The Epitaph Records founder explains why being “non-racist” isn’t enough in 2020. In response to the May 25 killing of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the resulting international outcry for social justice and protests against systemic racism, Gurewitz, has dedicated the Epitaph Continue Reading