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Transvision Vamp, London Shepherds Bush Empire, 22nd Oct 2026

By Alex Goose November 2, 2026

Of all the reunions to have taken place of late, Transvision Vamp’s was surely among the most unexpected. It’s been a whopping 34 years since the band originally split up, but now they’re back, with the promise to play “every single Transvision Vamp song you ever wanted to hear live!".Continue Reading

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Desperate Measures, London Hope & Anchor, 24th Oct 2026

By Alex Goose November 1, 2026

Happy 45th birthday, Desperate Measures! The London-via-New-Zealand punks may have emerged in more innocent times, but the songs have aged well, and remain - sometimes depressingly - lyrically relevant for the current state of the world. Last record ‘Sublime Destruction’ was one of our favourites of 2024...Continue Reading

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Cancer Bats/Ignite, London Dingwalls, 31st Oct 2026

By Alex Goose November 1, 2026

Kudos is seriously due to all three bands performing tonight - not just for playing great sets, but for having covered pretty much the entire width and length of the UK over the past couple of weeks. Not for them the brief Glasgow-Manchester-London jaunt that so many international bands undertake; this tour has seen the Canadian/American/British alliance go as far west as Continue Reading

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Shake Some Acton Halloween Party, London Signature Brew Haggerston, 30th Oct 2026

By Alex Goose October 31, 2026

You can always trust Shake Some Acton to throw a great party, and indeed, Mannie has pulled a frightfully good line-up out of the bag for tonight’s Halloween show at the excellent Signature Brew Haggerston. It’s great to see the place already at least half full before anyone’s played a note...Continue Reading

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Slam Dunk Festival drops its second wave of bands for 2027!

By Alex Goose October 25, 2026

18 NEW ACTS join the bill including Billy Talent, Cobra Starship, Superheaven, Joyce Manor, The Paradox, Amira Elfeky, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Family Business Ltd, Ben Quad, Games We Play and more.Continue Reading

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Album review: Meryl Streek – ‘Stories They Don’t Teach You At School’ 

By Alex Goose October 20, 2026

We’re relative newcomers to the music of Dublin native Meryl Streek, so it was pretty handy that we discovered him just in time for the release of his third album, plus a stormer of a sold-out launch gig at London’s 100 Club. That night, we said of the man that “he speaks truth to power...Continue Reading

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Album review: Reason To Leave – ‘Live Laugh Leave’

By Alex Goose October 20, 2026

Ohhhh yes! If, like us, you fondly remember the late 90s/early 00s skatepunk and melodic hardcore boom, then stuff this debut album from Reason To Leave in your pipe, and smoke it. The Merseyside quartet originally formed back in 2020, and since then have become a hard-gigging machine; no wonder they sound so tight on ‘Live Laugh Leave’.Continue Reading

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Album review: Frenzee – ‘Runnin’ Amok’

By Alex Goose October 19, 2026

o you like your music to send a huge jolt of adrenaline through your system? Then you really should get acquainted with Frenzee. Technically they’re not a new band - ‘Runnin’ Amok’ is the Greek-Australian sibling trio’s third album ...Continue Reading

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Dan Goatham/Tim Vantol, London Aces & Eights, 17th Oct 2026

By Alex Goose October 18, 2026

Owwww, my poor joints. Turns out that the best way for my increasingly middle-aged self to deal with a long week at work is NOT to go crazy at a Twenty One Children gig. The South African hardcore trio were on rabid form on Friday night, so I couldn’t resist, but now I ache all over. So it’s probably just as well that tonight is a more sedate affair...Continue Reading

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Album review: Moonraker – ‘Me And The Bells’

By Alex Goose October 13, 2026

Here at Punktuation, we’re always keen to support younger bands, but we’ve also got love for the veterans - not least as a lifetime of playing in bands often yields plenty of great stories to tell. Granted, in terms of their longevity, Moonraker are hardly the UK Subs (‘Me And The Bells’ is only the Californian trio’s fourth album)...Continue Reading