New Department-S single 'So Far Away' - like early Cure bumping into The Chameleons going up their down escalator, this driving ‘alternative-80s-at-its-best’ tune sounds like the soundtrack to the greatest film you’ve never seen. Mixing organic instrumentation with synthesised motorik beats, the single (featuring Baz Warne of The Stranglers on guest guitar) occupies a Continue Reading
New punks on the London block Denizens played their 2nd ever gig in West London on Saturday, showcasing their debut EP 'Mind Control'. Punktuation's Ruth Rae was there to catch the band and have a chat with them afterwards about future plans..Continue Reading
Rancid return with their eagerly awaited 10th album ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ out on June 2nd.
Armstrong, Frederiksen and Freeman’s vocals expand the dimensions of the album, alongside the masterful musicianship of all four band members. There are still plenty of things to be said about the inequalities of modern society, and Rancid have never shirked this task.
Writing as Continue Reading
Hoo Ha! the fourth studio album from Adelaide rockesr Bad//Dreems sees a triumphant return to the top of their game.
“There was a significant possibility that we may never have been able to record or play together again. If we were to do so I made a pledge to say exactly what I wanted to and make music true to only ourselves. Bugger the consequences”.Continue Reading
Melbourne five piece band Delivery are proud to bring their debut album across the world to the UK and Europe this spring. A unique blend of quirky Garage Rock with spiky Post-Punk riffs, Forever Giving Handshakes is a collection of catchy songs written over the last two years, since their formation in 2021.
A refreshing, diverse album from this young band who have made a Continue Reading
'Kick Out! The Newtown Neurotics Story' the long-awaited, crowd funded documentaryabout Harlow Punks Newtown Neurotics will have its first showing this autumn, with a live performance by the band plus a Q&A hosted by Steve Lamacq!Continue Reading
Hard Rockers Black Spiders invite you to join their party, with Can't Die, Won't Die, their new release of catchy, quirky, hard-hitting tunes! "We went all out, balls out on this record, each track is an ear worm”Continue Reading
Eddie and the Hot Rods thought their time was up when original singer Barrie Masters sadly died in 2019, but fortunately the remaining members were encouraged to keep the legacy alive. It's been a16 year wait for a new Hot Rods studio album - and Guardians of the Legacy is well worth it! Living up to their 1977 smash hit Do Anything You Wanna Do, it's great to see the band Continue Reading
California's original Punk rebels Dead Kennedys kicked off their 2023 UK tour, the “DH Power Tour” in tribute to their late drummer DH Peligro - this being their first set of performances since DH's untimely passing - in Southampton, at the sweatiest gig I've been to for a long time..Continue Reading
Desperate Measures' second single from their forthcoming album scurries up from the London sewers, with an upcoming release show on 12th May, appropriately to be held at The Water Rats..Continue Reading