Punk Features
Women have been an essential part of the punk movement from the beginning- as musicians, managers, promoters and fans. But how has the space for women in punk changed?Continue Reading
In the second half of a huge year for punk, there were more releases, tours, triumphs and losses. Look back on the last 6 months of 2022.Continue Reading
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Singles, albums, interviews…..it has been a punktastic year, and here are just some of the highlights…..have a look and see if there’s anything you missed!Continue Reading
Sid Vicious' iconic, sneering cover of Sinatra's My Way is probably one of the best scenes in ‘The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle’, but does the song’s original lyricist like the Sex Pistols bassist's take of his song?Continue Reading
Gizz Butt, British metal/punk guitarist, known for playing in The Prodigy and being the lead singer and guitar player for Janus Stark (amongst others), spins his Top 10 Punk Tracks for Punktuation!Continue Reading
This year marks 20 years since the death of Joe Strummer – the revered punk icon and frontman of The Clash, Mescaleros and Latino Rockabilly War– and there is no shortage of books, articles, and retrospectives on the man and his substantial legacy. Considered an authentically political figure who has had a vast influence on […]Continue Reading
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Clash‘s fifth and most commercially successful studio album. An album many hardcore fans still regard as the band’s sellout LP. “How wrong they are,” says Punktuation’s Molly Tie. This month marked 40 years- a whole FOUR DECADES- since The Clash released their fifth Continue Reading
Spotify has not been far from the news in recent weeks, as well as the Joe Rogan ‘incident’, the streaming service has, for years, been accused of ‘ripping off’ artists with paltry royalty payments. If you’re sick of Spotify, what are the alternatives, and which one pays the artists the most? Molly Tie investigates. What […]Continue Reading
Labels that commit to and nurture their artists seem to be few and far between these days but independent punk label Manic Kat say they always aim to put the artists first. Dischord. Lookout. Stiff Records… there is a long history of intrepid record labels that have supported, nurtured, and promoted punk music to the […]Continue Reading