Herman de Tollenaere, Author at Punktuation!

Queer punk trio Daffodildos drop debut single ‘No Pride’ on 5th July on the Not Saints label! Daffodildos have played at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool and at other festivals and venues. Emily Flea is on vocals and melodiously punky guitar. Captain Jax is on bass and backing vocals; Anni Von Flange is on drums. Their lyrics are about various social issues, pro animal Continue Reading

Review: Dutch riot grrrl band Clitteband’s first album ‘Kattekwaad’

By Herman de Tollenaere June 21, 2024

Young punks Clitteband released a video of their song 'Killversum Mediarat' last year. Now their first album 'Kattekwaad' is out! They describe themselves as: "young punks with old hearts", and they have played with other Dutch riot grrrl bands, like Panterprint, to enthusiasic audiences.Continue Reading

Bikini Kill - Amsterdam 2024 - by Veerle

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Gig Review: Bikini Kill and Big Joanie, Melkweg, Amsterdam

By Herman de Tollenaere June 12, 2024

US Riot Grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill and UK Black Feminist Sistah Punks Big Joanie hit the Netherlands on their 2024 European tour..Continue Reading

UK Subs - Amsterdam 2024 - photo by Michelle Steenge

Punk News Reviews

Gig Review: UK Subs Amsterdam concert celebrates 80 years of Charlie Harper

By Herman de Tollenaere May 31, 2024

Legendary British punk band UK Subs played Amsterdam's Melkweg two days after frontman Charlie Harper's recent 80th Birthday! Just as in Utrecht in 2023, pop punks Nasty Rumours from Switzerland opened for the Subs. They played their melodic songs fast and enthusiastically! The UK Subs sounded even better than during their 2023 shows in Utrecht, Eindhoven, Drachten and at Continue Reading

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Gig Review: Chinese punk women Dummy Toys triumph in Leiden, the Netherlands

By Herman de Tollenaere May 17, 2024

On 11 May, the Resistor venue in Leiden, the Netherlands, hosted a concert by one band from China, and one band from Belgium. Resistor is a DIY place, often attracting enthusiastic audiences to punk gigs. Dummy Toys play fast, raw, punk with lyrics about subjects like environmental destruction, freedom and domestic violence. Support band Unwanted Tattoo sounded a bit like Continue Reading

Punk News

Dutch Punk Icon Tony Leeuwenburgh, (aka) Tony Slug Dies.

By Herman de Tollenaere October 9, 2023

Dutch Punk Music Scene Loses an Icon: Tony 'Slug' Leeuwenburgh's Death Marks the End of an Era.Continue Reading

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Gig Review: Siouxsie Sioux Rocks Amsterdam – a Triumphant Return of a Punk Icon

By Herman de Tollenaere May 6, 2023

Siouxsie Sioux played her second concert after a ten-year gap on 4 May in Paradiso, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Herman de Tollenaere was there for Punktuation.Continue Reading

Sara Schär and Klaudia Schifferle of ONETWOTHREE, photo © Corinne Koch

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Tour Review: OneTwoThree The Innovative Swiss Punk Band with a Unique Line-Up

By Herman de Tollenaere April 10, 2023

OneTwoThree: The Innovative Swiss Punk Band with a Unique Line-Up.Continue Reading

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Siouxsie Sioux is back and she’s headed to Europe

By Herman de Tollenaere February 1, 2023

The Siouxsie & The Banshees frontwoman has announced three additional live dates in Europe in the spring taking in Brussels Amsterdam and Milan.Continue Reading

Big Joanie Live Jan. 21, 2023 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Photo: Susana Martins

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Gig Review: Big Joanie, Paradiso, Amsterdam

By Herman de Tollenaere January 28, 2023

One week after the UK Subs, their younger punk compatriots, Big Joanie, started their 2023 European tour in the Netherlands. Herman de Tollenaere was there!Continue Reading

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