

The 90s Epitaph/Fat Wreck skate punk sound has made quite the comeback, and you can add Californian quintet Another Damn Disappointment to the list of veteran bands breathing new life into the genre.Continue Reading

It’s strange to think that Comeback Kid started out as a mere side project, only to become its members’ main concern after their second record won them both critical acclaim and legions of new fans. That record, 2005’s ‘Wake The Dead’, was like a knife of hardcore authenticity cutting through so much MySpace-era posturing, and tonight, they’ve returned to London to play it Continue Reading

Finally, the Easter weekend has arrived! it’s taken its own sweet time this year, and it probably won’t surprise you that here, at Punktuation Towers, we’re desperately in need of a quality punk/rock n’ roll gig to help us unwind. Pretty handy, then, that Shake Some Acton have got us covered - cheers, Mannie!Continue Reading

We've reviewed Fantazmaz's incendiary live shows at least twice in these pages, so we were delighted to discover that the Brazilian (but UK-based) quartet will unleash their debut album on July 4th.Continue Reading

Yes, for the umpteenth time, the Supersuckers are still going! Cynics might say that’s because the veteran Seattle rock n’ roll trio have no plan B in life, but please direct any such folks to the band’s new single, ‘Maybe I’m Just Messin’ With You’. It’s vintage ‘Suckers, and why should the band call it a day when they’re still on such fine form?Continue Reading

We’ve just passed the 31st anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, and it’s safe to say that the much-missed Nirvana frontman would approve heartily of tonight’s bill of noise-mongers at the New Cross Inn. After all, in terms of influences, the four bands are mining the likes of ‘Scentless Apprentice’ infinitely more than a certain deodorant-inspired hit single. Plus, only a Continue Reading

Manchester punk power-trio Aerial Salad are following last years acclaimed ‘R.O.I.’ album with a brand new 12” EP ‘Roi de l’herb’ to be released June 27th via Venn Records.Continue Reading

It’s skate punk, Jim, but not as we know it. In truth, to saddle Dutch Nuggets with that tag would be to sell them short - they’re too inventive and too downright odd to be written off as mere bit-players on the soundtrack of the latest incarnation of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Continue Reading

Ah, spring is in the air, and we’ve been bathed in sunshine all week, so what better way to celebrate than to cram ourselves into murky Camden pub/goth haunt/institution The Dev for an evening of of metal-tinged crust/hardcore thrills? Oh, and did we mention that it’s free entry?Continue Reading

Tonight, the New Cross Inn plays host to straight-edge hardcore as it oughta be. In the wrong hands, the movement has too often been used as a tool to (sometimes literally) beat non-believers, but no-one’s getting dirty looks for enjoying a beer or two tonight. Rather, this evening’s bands embody the idea that hardcore gigs can be so much more than just a way for folks to Continue Reading