Reviews
For the first time since the COVID pandemic, a British punk band and a punk group from Groningen, the Netherlands, play the OCCII in Amsterdam The legendary British punk band Subhumans are out on their European tour, taking in the bars and clubs of The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany (see below for full tour […]Continue Reading
Theatrical pop-punk roots bring emo back from the undead in Wolf & Chains latest horror-punk rock opera, Amor Mortal, due out 29th October.Continue Reading
After enduring lockdown after lockdown, the Chats are back on the road selling out shows across Australia on their 'Suburban Tour'. Punktuation's James McMahon, checks them out as they hit their home State of Queensland.Continue Reading
Riot Fest is back and Punktuation’s Chicago review team Taz and Jaz were there covering everything punk! After a compulsory year off in 2020, Riot Fest 2021 returned with a stacked line-up. The pandemic still hasn’t gone away, with artists dropping out last minute due to COVID issues. However, the RIOT FEST organisers quickly recovered, […]Continue Reading
The Sydney punk veterans latest album sees the band's sound evolve with their new lead singer, You Am I's Tim Rogers. Continue Reading
Dark Matters, The Stranglers’ 18th album and the band’s first release for almost a decade, is a true triumph over absolute adversity. Eleven songs that click together despite their differences, part lament, part world view and part history lesson. The Stranglers ‘Dark Matters’(Coursegood Records)LP| CD | DLRel Date: 10th September 2021 In typical Continue Reading
The Nowhere Generation Tour finished up in Chicago last weekend with the city's favourite punk band bringing much needed musical relief to a desperate fanbase. Continue Reading
There is something ludicrous but very life-affirming about standing in a field with other 50-somethings and singing, “If the kids are united, they will never be divided”. More than four decades ago, when Jimmy Pursey’s Sham 69 released their punk rock anthem in 1979, the angry teenagers it spoke to imagined they would stay young […]Continue Reading
In a new book author, Aaron Carne explores the legacy of the U.S. Ska scene. Punktuation caught up with the author to discuss his idea behind the book. If you’ve ever felt that ska is unfairly maligned, not taken seriously, or not given the musical credibility afforded to other genres, then you are not alone. […]Continue Reading
The Chicago punk rockers Rise Against drop their long-awaited album 'Nowhere Generation' this Friday, June 4th - but is it any good?Continue Reading