Punk Features
If you were a punk in the UK in the '70s and early '80s there were few venues where you could see bands play - the places where you could soon became iconic...Continue Reading
From Patti Smith to Pussy Riot, punk has seen women explore and breakdown stereotypes. But who were the female punk pioneers who made it ok for women pick up guitars and challenged how 'chicks' should look and behave?Continue Reading
With no contract, booze, drugs or big bucks in sight Ian MacKaye and friends set up an independent record label 41 years ago and gave US punk a conscience. In 1980 the U.S. was on the cusp of Reagan’s Presidency. The charts were home to acts such as Michael Jackson and Olivia Newton-John, and the […]Continue Reading
Australia doesn’t generally spring to mind as a crucial player at the dawn of punk. However, there is no doubt that this 'great southern land' was right there, leading the way towards the punk revolution.Continue Reading
Co-host of Soho Radio's Gary Crowley's Punk and New Wave radio show, radio producer and avid punk vinyl collector Jim Lahat shares his Top 10 punk songs.Continue Reading
The story of the influential Stiff record label, home to punk and new wave artists including the Damned, Lene Lovich, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, and Devo! Back in the days before the Internet, streaming services and affordable music-making software, getting your music out into the world took little more than an entire village to achieve! And record Continue Reading
Legendary Record Producer, Steve Lillywhite reveals the ten punk toons that mean the most to him! In a new regular feature, we speak to punk-loving celebs and ask them: “If you were only allowed to have ten punk singles in your record collection, which ones would they be?” Steve Lillywhite CBE is a six-time Grammy […]Continue Reading
OTD in 1979, Sid Vicious, the Sex Pistols bassist accused of murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen died from overdosing on heroin. To this day his name hasn’t been cleared. Is it time to reopen the case to finally discover the truth? On 2nd February 1979, Sid Vicious, ex-bassist for the disbanded Sex Pistols, was found […]Continue Reading
Who invented the punk pogo dance? Where did it come from and where did it go? Punktuation investigates.Continue Reading
The Wildheart's frontman reveals the ten punk songs he simply can't live without!Continue Reading