A new Instagram photo, shared by @bosstonesofficial has given fans of ’90s Ska Punk heart palpitation. In the photo Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong and Mighty Mighty Bosstones figurehead Dicky Barrett are seen posing together in front of a brick wall adorned with the phrase ‘We’d Play Around With a Punk Rock Reggae Sound’. The photo […]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
Mel Gagarin, singer and guitarist with New York City punk band Scarboro, is still in the race for congress in the Sixth Congressional District in Queens, New York. You know the world is becoming more progressive when punks start running for their local government. In New York City, local Mel Gagarin is doing just that. As a […]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
As lead singer of Penetration, Pauline Murray was at the female forefront of punk. Today she’s in touch with her softer side and has released a new single Here she discusses the punk heyday, how the Sex Pistols inspired her and then needed her, and how Bono et al owe her big time! It’s 11am […]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
Vivienne Westwood is still sticking it to the Government in to her 80s Embodiment of the early ’70s punk fashion scene, beloved fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has become an icon not only for her influential designs but also for her continued activism. Despite being nearly 80 years old, Vivienne Westwood hasn’t slowed down in her […]Continue Reading
A massive piece of Ramones history is up for sale – a sprawling, 6,420-square-foot space at at 6 E. 2nd St. in New York City where the Ramones played one of their earliest shows in 1975 The three-floor loft was owned by Arturo Vega, whom Dee Dee once called the band’s “evil mom,” and was […]Continue Reading
FEATURED ARTIST The New Sound Of London Punk The Location: Bow, East London The Lineup: Bobby Vylan, Bob13 Vylan (pronounced “Villain”) The Sound: Grime influenced Afro London Punk The Comparison: Slaves, Ho99o9 Bob Vylan self-released their latest EP ‘We Live Here’ via Bandcamp after having trouble getting the music industry on board as they told […]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