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The Circles main - H&A London Sep 2026 - photo by Ruth Rae
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Live review: The Circles, Proper & Dead Star Boys, London 26/9/26

By Ruth Rae
Tonight, as every Saturday, there are many gigs happening in and around London. However, it's not often that the capital gets a visit from an original 1979 Mod revival band from Dudley, West Midlands - so it's The Circles for me! UXB Music Promotions and Sounds of the Suburbs Record Store have put together a generation-spanning bill, starting with Kent's Dead Star Boys Continue Reading
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Album Review: Veteran Punk supergroup Pressure Set unleash their debut LP

By Harriet Static
Pressure Set - a Transatlantic collab of unexpected origin lets loose on their self-titled debut. In 2024, Colorado-based SPELLS drummer Rob Burleson met guitarist Dom Brining of Yorkshire melodic punk band Bear Away. Instantly bonding over matching Rocket from the Crypt tattoos, it wasn’t long before the wheels were in motion. After a few demos, the tracks ended up in the Continue Reading
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Album review: Bar Stool Preachers invite you to ‘Party Eternal’ on their 4th LP!

By Ruth Rae
Bar Stool Preachers' fourth album 'Party Eternal' sees the band head into bolder, more dynamically varied musical territory than ever before. At times scathing and politically charged, at others pure escapism, this record delivers huge hooks, infectious melodies and the Preachers' trademark, undeniable sense of optimism. There's new fire burning from the embers of Bar Continue Reading
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EP review: Cindy Lawson roars ‘¡LONG LIVE THE RESISTANCE!’

By Ruth Rae
Cindy Lawson is back with a vengeance on her recent third record, '¡LONG LIVE THE RESISTANCE!' A four-song response to the violent siege of Minnesota in the winter of 2026, this EP is a fiery, feminist jolt of truth forged in the fire of Punk rock and boots-on-the-ground protest. The EP as a whole is a powerful counter to the billionaire-fed media garbage that seeks to Continue Reading
John McKay's Reactor main - 100 Club Sep 2026 - photo by Peter Mcdonnell
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Live review: John McKay’s Reactor / TV Smith & The Bored Teenagers / Marco Pirroni Q&A – 100 Club, London 19/9/2026

By Richie Viral
Half a century after Punk properly announced itself at the 100 Club, we’re back in the same basement with three men who didn’t just buy the T-shirt; they helped print the thing - Marco Pirroni. TV Smith. John McKay. First up, Marco Pirroni, taking questions about his new autobiography 'Your Money Or Your Life' and, inevitably, also about that night September 1976. Continue Reading
Flamin' Groovies London Sep 2026 - photo by Ruth Rae
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Live review: Flamin’ Groovies celebrate 50 years of ‘Shake Some Action’ with The Peawees & Music City, 229 London 19/9/26

By Ruth Rae
Just over 50 years ago, a pivotal Punk moment occurred in London -  on 4th July, at The Roundhouse, San Francisco-based Flamin’ Groovies headlined a show. New York's Ramones were in support, making their UK debut. The Stranglers won the prestigious spot as British support act. To commemorate, I made sure to grab a ticket for the Flamin’ Groovies 'Shake Some Action' Continue Reading
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Shake Some Acton gig #174, London Hope & Anchor, 23rd Sept 2026

By Alex Goose
If you’re relatively new to Punktuation, and you’ve wondered why we seem to see this band Shake Some Acton every other week, it’s because it isn’t a band - it's a promoter called Mannie, & we interviewed him earlier this year. Anyway, he’s a great bloke, he puts on loads of great gigs, and if you like quality punk & rock n’ roll, SSA should be on your radar.Continue Reading