Alex Goose, Author at Punktuation!

London, for the next half hour, you’re in Riff City!” The Californians have faced a stiff challenge from Overpower, but ultimately triumph by being the absolute tightest, fastest and most manic version of themselves - with Charlie almost taking out the drum kit halfway through a scorching ‘Killing Fields’.Continue Reading

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Capital Salvage/Al’s birthday gig, London Walthamstow Trades Hall, 23rd Nov 2025

By Alex Goose November 25, 2025

This Sunday matinee is a fine example of why we love small gigs; this is my first time at the Trades Hall, and there’s a fun, friendly atmosphere, decent sound, and a bartender wearing rainbow-coloured Doc Martens. What’s not to like?Continue Reading

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, London Betsey Trotwood, 23rd Nov 2025

By Alex Goose November 24, 2025

If you’re gonna step back in time, you might as well do a great job of it - and that’s certainly true of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. In truth, tonight feels less like nostalgia than a reminder that we could do with a few more bands like this right now.Continue Reading

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Dead Air, London Shacklewell Arms, 18th Nov 2025

By Alex Goose November 19, 2025

If it’s truly thunderous, bass-driven riffs you’re after, then Dead Air are your men for the job. Seriously, we’re talking ones that the giants of desert rock (yep, QOTSA, Kyuss, Fu Manchu et al) would probably kick themselves for not having written. Continue Reading

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Mala Vista/Los Pepes, London The Lexington, 16th Nov 2025

By Alex Goose November 18, 2025

The temperature’s dropping, it’s dark outside, and it’s a Sunday evening, but we’re glad we made it out. Tonight, we’re at The Lexington to see three bands, two of which feature Mosrite-style guitars à la Johnny Ramone, and also a bunch of New Yorkers who need to be shown that London crowds can hold their own. We’re here, and we’re excited as hell.Continue Reading

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Album review: Agnostic Front – ‘Echoes In Eternity’

By Alex Goose November 17, 2025

At fifteen tracks in just under half an hour, ‘Echoes In Eternity’ certainly doesn’t outstay its welcome. Ultimately, this is Agnostic Front doing what they’ve always done, but they’re still doing it very well, and striking one hell of a blow for hardcore’s old guard into the bargain.Continue Reading

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Barriers, London Deptford Endeavour, 14th Nov 2025

By Alex Goose November 15, 2025

Barriers are clearly having a blast as they rip through anthems like ‘French Bulldog’ and ‘Sick Sad World’, and the couple of new tracks aired tonight bode well for their future. They come across as four close friends who decided to play melodic hardcore together - and those friends, it turns out, have serious musical chops and a gravel-throated beast of a frontman.Continue Reading

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

By Alex Goose November 14, 2025

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: Nervous Twitch – ‘The Day Job Gets In The Way’

By Alex Goose November 12, 2025

It’s the sixth album from Leeds trio Nervous Twitch, who combine the urgency of first-wave punk with jangly power-pop melodies that wouldn’t sound out of place on a C86 compilation. They’re doing more or less what they’ve always done, true, but they’re doing it very well.Continue Reading

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Album review: The Hyperjax – ‘Scars On The Horizon’

By Alex Goose November 10, 2025

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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