

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
Hailing from Brisbane, Australia modern day riot grrls Blussh has release new single Better Than ThisContinue 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