
Punk News

Singles, albums, interviews…..it has been a punktastic year, and here are just some of the highlights…..have a look and see if there’s anything you missed!Continue Reading

Terry Hall, the frontman of UK ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63. Singer, Terry Hall, (The Specials, Fun Boy Three) has died after a brief illness, The Specials said in a statement. “Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls,” […]Continue Reading

Justin Courtney Pierre opens up about his mental health issues and latest EP. Continue Reading

After what has felt like an eternity for the co-headline show of The Offspring and Sum 41, it finally happened here in Brisbane, Australia! Even before the first note was played the atmosphere was electric. You could feel the excitement and anticipation hanging in the air. It was a sold out show, and the venue […]Continue Reading

Wattie Buchan, the leader of iconic Scottish punks The Exploited, is back in Scotland after collapsing on stage during a concert in Bogota, Colombia and denies, on Instagram, that he is dead. Towards the end of the band’s gig at La Estrella Roja Calle 66 as he sang ‘Army Life’ Wattie clutched his chest and […]Continue Reading

Punk pioneer Siouxsie Sioux has announced that she will make her long-awaited return to the stage next year when she appears at Latitude Festival in the UK. The gig will be her first since 2013. Latitude Festival is set to take place between 20th – 23rd July, 2023 in Suffolk, with Siouxsie as the headliner of the BBC […]Continue Reading

Wingmen along with special guest Rob Coombes put on an eagerly anticipated album launch event to showcase their debut album 'Wingmen' in an unexpectedly snowy South London last Sunday afternoon. Ruth Rae was in attendance!Continue Reading

It’s goodby to Blondie, and a big hello to Bad Brains in Bleecker Street, NYC! If you’ve ever wanted to get a glimpse of punk-rock history, there’s now a new mural honouring Bad Brains located in downtown Manhattan. The mural was painted on Monday and Tuesday on a wall at Bleecker St and Bowery, which […]Continue Reading

The Keith Morris-led band will hit the road in late April Punk supergroup OFF! have announced a Spring 2023 North American tour in support of their latest album, Free LSD. The new dates kick off April 28th in Phoenix, Arizona, and run through a May 28th appearance at the Adjacent Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Meanwhile, the […]Continue Reading

Ahead of the rock band’s reunion tour in July, Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford has revealed that he has been secretly battling prostate cancer. Until his interview with Spin Magazine yesterday, only his bandmates, close friends and girlfriend knew about his health issues. Commerfod told Spin “I was with my girlfriend and we […]Continue Reading