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Psychomosher, London New Cross Inn, 14th July 2026

By Alex Goose July 15, 2026

We’ve been blasting Psychomosher’s excellent ‘Trapped Into The Madness Vortex’ debut album in anticipation of this evening, and my goodness, they do it justice - going straight for the jugular on the opening title track and not letting up for the remainder of a gloriously tight and frenetic set.Continue Reading

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EP review: Muelas – ‘Bellow’

By Alex Goose July 13, 2026

Hard times create great hardcore music, and Atlanta quintet Muelas are a fine example. This debut EP is described by guitarist Kaemon Maggard as harnessing “the rage and despair as we see our neighbors and democratic institutions suffer blow after blow to the rise of fascism."Continue Reading

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Agnostic Front/D.R.I., London Underworld, 10th July 2026

By Alex Goose July 11, 2026

It’s been another boiling, sweaty day in London, so the prospect of spending the evening in a packed Underworld is not hugely appealing. However, needs must, because tonight the godfathers of crossover thrash and the godfathers of New York hardcore have joined forces for what is sure to be an absolute blinder of a gig, so how could we pass up the chance to witness it?Continue Reading

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Pansy Division, London The Lexington, 9th July 2026

By Alex Goose July 10, 2026

Pansy Division are finally back in town after nearly three decades, and they waste no time, getting us pogoing away to the introductory salvo of ‘Fem In A Black Leather Jacket’, ‘Bunnies’ and ‘Dick Of Death’. As you’ve probably already gathered from those song titles, they don’t take themselves too seriously.Continue Reading

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Explode The TV, London Water Rats, 3rd July 2026

By Alex Goose July 5, 2026

Explode The TV are clearly in a playful mood tonight, throwing a handful of covers into their set, including a superb rendition of David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’. The shimmering guitars and post-punk grooves of their own songs are just as compelling, though.Continue Reading

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The Schizophonics, London New Cross Inn, 2nd July 2026

By Alex Goose July 3, 2026

“People don’t want to see the guy next door on stage; they want to see a being from another planet.” Those are the words of Lemmy (RIP), and he’d clearly approve of headliners The Schizophonics - in particular singer/guitarist Pat, who is an absolute force of nature.Continue Reading

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Album review: Totalis – ‘Griefstate’

By Alex Goose June 23, 2026

Something of a hardcore/crust supergroup? They’d probably hate the idea, but there’s no denying the members’ impressive pedigrees - not least as they also recruited none other than Napalm Death frontman Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway and Fredrik Wallenberg of Skitsystem to share vocal duties.Continue Reading

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The B-52s/Devo, London O2 Arena, 20th June 2026

By Alex Goose June 22, 2026

My goodness, the O2 Arena, it’s been a very long while! We at Punktuation don’t often find ourselves at venues of this size, but when these two titans of American new wave decided to join forces (along with some sterling support, we might add) for a couple of UK dates, we knew we had to be there.Continue Reading

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Album review: Dead Pioneers – ‘Wagon Burner’

By Alex Goose June 22, 2026

Are these folks the new Rage Against The Machine? Perhaps that’s a lazy comparison, but it’s hard to think of another band of recent times that has spoken truth to power as forcefully and eloquently as Gregg and his band do on ‘Wagon Burner’, and that also had such musical muscle to back it up.Continue Reading

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Interview a Punk Promoter #1: Mannie of Shake Some Acton

By Alex Goose June 19, 2026

If you live in or around London and you like punk and rock n’ roll, you really should be following Shake Some Acton, who have clocked up over 150 shows and have been great friends to us here at Punktuation! We recently met up with Mannie for a chat, on a rainy afternoon at London’s Hope & Anchor…Continue Reading