

What was the best punk gig you've even been to? Did you see L7's stomach-churning performance at the Reading Festival in 1992? Were you at Rock Against Racism in Victoria Park? Punktuation reviews some of punk's most significant gigs...ever! Continue Reading
Dr Marten have become the latest in collaborative projects spearheaded by the Estate of the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.Continue Reading

Two music venues in Manchester and two in Hull have shut down permanently after enduring months of enforced Covid closure. The operator of Manchester’s Deaf Institute and Gorilla said it would not be able to reopen those venues and the companies behind the Welly and the Polar Bear in Hull have gone into administration. The […]Continue Reading

Pop-punk upstart, Yungblud, drops a new video for his latest single, Strawberry LipstickContinue Reading
Rise Against have given fans something to get excited about with the re-release of their 2014 album 'The Black Market' adding three new tracks. Continue Reading

IDELS frontman, Joe Talbot says it’s an “insult” to blues and reggae to describe them a punk band. Joe Talbot says he believes it’s wrong to label artists and bands ‘punk’ when they are inspired by the likes of calypso, reggae and blues, which came before punk. Speaking about ‘Ultra Mono, their upcoming hip hop-influenced […]Continue Reading
Falling In Reverse have given fans a treat with new Single 'Carry On' releasing a single that may have stayed in the vaults under a different climate. Continue Reading
Grime Punk pioneers Riskee And The Ridicule are not afraid to say what they think or do what they like and the unpredictable Kent punks have released their own respectful take on New York pop singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey’s award-winning 2013 smash-hit, ‘Young And Beautiful’. This, however, is no guilty pleasure for the band, who are longtime fans of Lana’s work. Continue Reading

IDLES released their third single, A Hymn, from upcoming album Ultra Mono and it is quite different from their last two tracks. The eerie intro of A Hymn lingers as you question where the song is going, until frontman Joe Talbot’s somber and cathartic words begin the song; “I want to be loved / everybody […]Continue Reading
Another live music casualty of Covid 19, The Hella Mega Tour has announced that Green Day, Fallout Boy and Weezer will not go ahead with the Australian and New Zealand leg of the tour in November this year. Continue Reading