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Album review: John Coffey – ‘Not Alone’

By Alex Goose October 5, 2026

Many bands play punk rock - only a small percentage of those bands live it. Dutch quintet John Coffey are firmly in the latter camp, having long combined their explosive brand of punk/hardcore/rock n’ roll with political and social activism. ‘Not Alone’ is the band’s fifth album, and centres around the theme of “the power of connection".Continue Reading

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Slam Dunk Festival reveals first wave of bands for 2027!

By Alex Goose October 1, 2026

Slam Dunk, the UK's biggest independent rock festival, is back for 2027 and today unveils its first wave of artists. Hot on the heels of a milestone 20th anniversary this summer, the festival kicks off its 21st edition with a line-up of monumental proportions.Continue Reading

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Album review: Bombstrap – ‘Big Enemy’

By Alex Goose October 1, 2026

Hard times create hard music, and with the state of the world as it is right now, there is plenty of fertile breeding ground for bands who rage against the myriad injustices that surround us.  Step up, then, Bombstrap, whose roots lie in Rotterdam’s anarchist Poortgebouw community, and who are currently split between Rotterdam and Manchester.Continue Reading

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EP review: Inherited – ‘All 4 One’

By Alex Goose September 28, 2026

We swear, there must be something in the water in the Benelux region, because it’s been a byword for high-quality heavy hardcore for some time now. That looks set to continue, if the likes of Inherited are an indication of what’s to come; five young Dutch guys...Continue Reading

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Album review: Marvin Heemeyer – ‘A New Low’

By Alex Goose September 28, 2026

Play this debut album from French hardcore quartet Marvin Heemeyer to an unsuspecting passer-by, and they’d probably complain something along the lines of “it’s just a load of shouting over guitar noise”. Ah, but what they probably don’t understand is that the best hardcore is served up raw and abrasive, and that’s exactly what Marvin Heemeyer do here.Continue Reading

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Shake Some Acton gig #174, London Hope & Anchor, 23rd Sept 2026

By Alex Goose September 24, 2026

If you’re relatively new to Punktuation, and you’ve wondered why we seem to see this band Shake Some Acton every other week, it’s because it isn’t a band - it's a promoter called Mannie, & we interviewed him earlier this year. Anyway, he’s a great bloke, he puts on loads of great gigs, and if you like quality punk & rock n’ roll, SSA should be on your radar.Continue Reading

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Album review: The Mary Tyler Whores – ‘As Filthy As We Wanna Be’

By Alex Goose September 22, 2026

On reading their biography, it’s hard not to be amazed that The Mary Tyler Whores exist in the 21st century, never mind that they’ve managed to record a whole album. Back in the day (we’re talking around 1999), the Floridians caused and courted chaos in equally large measures...Continue Reading

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Album review: Split Dogs – ‘Nice N’ Rough’

By Alex Goose September 21, 2026

It’s always a nice surprise when a reliably great band unexpectedly ups their game even further, and that’s exactly what Bristol quartet Split Dogs have done on ‘Nice N’ Rough’, their third album. In the words of vocalist Harry Martinez, they’ve “not lost what we were, but we’ve evolved and tightened the screws, made it a little slicker".Continue Reading

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Spunge, London Signature Brew Blackhorse Road, 19th Sept 2026

By Alex Goose September 20, 2026

Spunge and Signature Brew seems to be a winning combination! Last year the Tewkesbury ska-punks took the venue’s Haggerston branch by storm for a sold-out show, and now they’ve returned - this time to the larger Blackhorse Road venue - for a show co-promoted by the good folks at P-Rock TV.Continue Reading

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Shake Some Acton gig #173, London Hope & Anchor, 18th Sept 2026

By Alex Goose September 19, 2026

Ahhh, quality rock n’ roll, the universal panacea. It’s not been the easiest of weeks for us, so we’re in need of music to feel revitalised and reborn. Pretty handy, then, that Shake Some Acton are here, with a quality bill that defies any self-respecting punk/rock n’ roll fan to stay at home this evening.Continue Reading