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Album review: The Molotovs debut – ‘Wasted On Youth’ – is anything but!

By Ruth Rae
The Molotovs' eagerly anticipated debut album 'Wasted On Youth' is a bold mix of new wave punk, indie, and garage rock, showcasing the band's raw energy and sharp songwriting. It explores themes of social and political awareness, and conveys a sense of being personally overwhelmed, connected yet internally fragmented, brimming with hope and youthful energy, yet grounded in Continue Reading
Steve Ignorant Band Jan 2026 main - photo by Ian Ladlow
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Resolution Festival: Steve Ignorant Band / Sleaford Mods 11th Jan at London’s 100 Club

By Ian Ladlow
It’s the annual Resolution Festival at the iconic 100 Club on London's Oxford Street. A special Sunday matinee show billed as ‘A Day for Raye’ is a fundraiser for the Club’s long standing head sound engineer, who is sadly terminally ill with cancer. Headlining the gig are the Steve Ignorant Band supported by Mork n Mindy. Through the haze, two figures emerge to reveal the Continue Reading
Conflict main Jan 2026 - photo by Ruth Rae
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Resolution Festival: Menace / The Outcasts 4th & Conflict / Rubella Ballet / Bones of the City 7th Jan at London’s 100 Club

By Ruth Rae
Your Punktuation Editor resolved to see several top bands at the annual Resolution Festival at the 100 Club in London. Joint headliners Menace and The Outcasts had the crowd singing along on Sunday 4th Jan, while Bones of the City, Rubella Ballet and Conflict put on a wild and emotional tribute to the memory of Conflict singer Colin Jerwood on Wednesday 7th Jan.Continue Reading
Buzzcocks in NYC Sept 11 2024 - Photo credit Janette Beckman
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Album review: Buzzcocks make an ‘Attitude Adjustment’

By Nic Howden
Steve Diggle’s decision to keep Buzzcocks going, taken after the all-star Pete Shelley tribute show at the Royal Albert Hall in 2019, is a pressure. Of course the band can’t be the same, but it means any new record bearing the brand is judged against that back catalogue. Recorded in London, 'Attitude Adjustment' is Diggle in more predictable voice than he was on 'Sonics In Continue Reading
Charlie Harper at Underwerket Jan 2019 - photo © Per-Åke Wärn
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Album review: Charlie Harper releases ‘An Anarchy Of Demons’ soundtrack

By Hannah Calver
As many of you know, Charlie Harper of the UK Subs has written his autobiography ‘An Anarchy Of Demons’, which was released on 5th September 2025 via Earth Island Books. He has since released a soundtrack to go alongside it. There’s not just music on here, Charlie also reads some snippets of his book from different chapters. And it’s not just UK Subs playing on here, Continue Reading
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KNIVES release new EP: ‘REGLITTER 1’

By Hannah Calver
We sincerely hope that KNIVES are on your listening radar! From Bristol, UK, the band released their debut album ‘Glitter’ in May 2025. They have since dropped a reimagining of it, to be released in two parts, the first, ‘REGLITTER 1’ was out on 19th November 2025 via Marshall Records, including two new tracks. They may be short songs, but they hold so much passion! You Continue Reading
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Album review: Hello Cosmos – ‘Come Out Tonight’

By Alex Goose
Like many of the best punk records, ‘Come Out Tonight’ is fuelled by a strong sense of discontent. You can be assured that lead single ‘Gig Buddies’ with its squalling, spidery riff and impassioned vocals, is not an ode to getting lagered up and jumping around with your mates. No, this is the work of a band on a mission to raise the alarm before it’s too late.Continue Reading
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Album Review: Vicious Bishop deliver ten high octane punk shots in ‘Raining Guillotines’

By Ruth Rae
Formed in 2021, Vicious Bishop are a punk, ska punk, and punky reggae power trio, whose 2024 debut EP, 'Miracle Formula 168', showcased their raw, melodic sound to powerful effect. Picking up where the EP left off, 'Raining Guillotines' features ten high octane shots of punk, punky reggae, and ska punk, with hints of rocksteady and hardcore, all maintaining the Bishops’ Continue Reading