Punk Interviews
With an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery London and being friends with bands like Adam & The Ants, The Damned, The Sex Pistols and The Professionals, Illuminati, a.k.a. Mark Sloper, is an artist with a seriously impressive punk pedigree. Creating beautiful punk art from his Shepherd’s Bush studio, using vintage flags, t-shirts, distressed wood, and […]Continue Reading
Matt Dangerfield and Casino Steel shoot the breeze with Punktuation about their new five-CD box set and give their side of the story about ‘that’ Duncan Reid fight “Yeah… we… knew… that!” Matt Dangerfield says rather unconvincingly when I mention that in just a few short days it will be 44 years since The Boys […]Continue Reading
Bands suffering from lockdown fever can be forgiven for crawling into a cocoon. But UK four-piece The Ramonas have been as busy as ever – albeit absent from the live scene like so many. When lockdown kicked in, their hugely anticipated second LP release, a mini-album called I Want To Live In Outer Space, aptly came into orbit. Eight Continue Reading
In an exclusive interview, Glen Matlock shares what’s next for him and what exactly are the chances of the Pistols ever touring again. ‘The Glen Matlock interview’, they said. ‘Any chance you could do it via Zoom’? ‘Sure’, I replied, a confirmed virgin when it came to hosting cyberspace socials with strangers, albeit one that […]Continue Reading
As Professor and the Madman prepare to release Séance, the band's fourth album, Punktuation and Rat Scabies hold hands in an attempt to contact the living!Continue Reading
Punk icon, Gaye Black (a.k.a. Gaye Advert) talks to Punktuation! about the Sid glassing incident, how the Stranglers gave her her stage name and how today art is her life! Continue Reading
Duncan Reid, former bassist and frontman of The Boys and now lead singer with UK pop-punk band Duncan Reid and The Big Heads natters to Punktuation about supporting the Ramones, his fistfight with his old bandmates and the new Big Heads album, Don’t Blame Yourself.Continue Reading
BBC and Soho Radio DJ. Punk pioneer. Champion of great music. Gary Crowley chats about his influences and how he bagged an interview with the Clash when he was still at school!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
For more than four decades British journalist, musician, filmmaker and professor, Vivien Goldman, has been front and centre in the world of punk music. Now living in Jamaica and nearing her 70s, Vivien is showing no signs of stopping! Defining the rise of punk can be a colourful conversation. Punk has always been a platform […]Continue Reading