Punk Features
10 must-read punk and ska books of the last 12 months! Over the last year and a bit, we’ve all had to find ways to amuse ourselves, and a lot of that amusement would have probably involved film, TV, the internet and baking banana bread. But a lot of you may have been keeping entertained […]Continue Reading
While often lambasted in the ’70s as either Rolling Stones wannabes or for their shocking-at-the-time androgynous look – the Dolls are one of the greatest (often unsung) influences on punk rock. Molly Tie delves into what some consider one of punk’s first LPs. In the wild cultural landscape that was New York in the 1970s, […]Continue Reading
The iconic Berlin club has a global reputation of being the place you HAVE to play if you’re a punk and is seen by many as the German equivalent of New York’s CBGB. However, due to COVID, and gentrification of the club’s neighbourhood, times are tough – but this club isn’t going anywhere without a […]Continue Reading
Neon punk artist and documentary film director Mark Illuminati (a.k.a Mark Sloper) spins his Top 10 Punk Tracks Continue Reading
Grammar Free in the UK: The Lockdown Letter is a book of very silly letters sent to, and with funny replies from, some of the UK’s biggest punk bands. We ask co-author Dave Philpott WTF he was thinking! The noble pun dates back, so they say, to Egyptian times, and William Shakespeare himself used over […]Continue Reading
They stole food, drank all night, and formed bands that couldn’t play. The guitarist relives the clothes, clubs and drug-fuelled chaos she was lucky to survive In late 1976, a few months into college, I was reading the fashion newspaper Women’s Wear Daily when I came upon an article on punk rock fashion. At this time I was still […]Continue Reading
With the music industry's gender inequality big news in Germany, Punktuation's Berlin-based Editor, Teejay, chats to Berlin's Noise Punk's, Riot Spears, and the founders of Ladies&Ladys - the world's first official sexist record label and asks, "are women at war with men?"Continue Reading
A key influence on many of the 1977 generation, Bowie offered bands like the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Joy Division an escape from the drabness of '70s BritainContinue Reading
Looking for something to celebrate tonight? Why not raise a glass to ten great punk albums that are celebrating anniversaries in 2021?Continue Reading
Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Tim Palmer reveals the ten punk tracks that rocked his world!Continue Reading