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Album review: Mini Skirt – ‘All That We Know’

By Alex Goose
Australia’s not all sunshine, surfing and kangaroos, y’know. Australians have their troubles just like we all do, and that’s where Byron Bay quartet Mini Skirt draw much of their inspiration from. As vocalist Jacob Boylan says of recent single ‘Squeeze Down’: “The lyrics are about the unshakeable sense I had of feeling isolated, misunderstood and defensive about my identity.”Continue Reading
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Album review: The Hyperjax – ‘Scars On The Horizon’ 

By Alex Goose
Nearly 30 years into their existence, and still bursting with youthful energy; we’d love to know The Hyperjax’s secret. This is the Preston trio’s sixth album, and whilst it’s hardly a departure from their signature sound, it’s comforting to realise once again that - in an increasingly uncertain world - you can rely on The Hyperjax to bring the tunes, the energy, and then some.Continue Reading
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Interview: Alex catches up with Andy Mansell of Barriers and RAD

By Alex Goose
Just when we started thinking we were a productive bunch at Punktuation, we encountered Andy Mansell, who fronts not one, but two excellent bands - melodic hardcore merchants Barriers and razor-sharp crossover thrashers RAD (whose debut EP, ‘Toxic Slime’, we reviewed earlier this year). How does he do it? Read our interview with the man himself and find out!Continue Reading