Reviews
Meryl Streek’s debut album- '796'- is a searing blast in the face of anger, politics and social commentary that embodies everything modern punk needs to be.Continue Reading
Adrenalin O.D. drummer Dave Scott Schwartzman releases new book about his time with the hardcore legends.Continue Reading
The Cockney Rejects are releasing their ninth studio album- ‘Power Grab’- keeping true to their street punk sound whilst deftly mixing in the hard rock flourishes that defined their sound in the 80s.Continue Reading
Telling it like it is since 1979, Harlow punks Newtown Neurotics are back with their 8th studio album ‘Cognitive Dissidents’. Continue Reading
'FAILURE RULES!: The 5 Rules of Failure for Entrepreneurs, Creatives, and Authentics' harnesses some motivational lessons from punk figures and mixes it with wider life lessons to counsel us all through our fear of failure.Continue Reading
Gig Review: Undertones, Oxford O2 Academy. With support by ex-Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell, The Undertones performed a comprehensive setlist to members of an appreciative crowd.Continue Reading
Review: Reality Cheques by Pulled Apart By Horses. New album, new record label. This looks to be a fully reformed Pulled Apart By Horses.Continue Reading
At long last, The Stranglers made it back to the Emerald Isle, beginning their 2022/23 European tour with a trio of dates in Limerick, Dublin and Belfast. Ruth Rae attended all three evenings, and this review is of the band’s Dublin show. The Dublin Olympia theatre is a grand old Victorian venue whose stage has […]Continue Reading
Californian punks Pennywise return for another Australian tour with icons Circle Jerks tagging along for their first Aussie tripContinue Reading
America’s ska punk favourites, The Interrupters, have wrapped up their UK tour, bringing their latest album ‘Into The Wild’ out to the fans. Punktuation Mag’s Ruth Rae was there to capture the night. Undeterred by Tube line closures and a massive event at Wembley (more of that later!), I made my way from West London […]Continue Reading