Remember the Tally Ho pub? The Rainbow Theatre? The Vortex? The Roxy? What venue do you miss the most? A new book by Paul Talling is a reminder of what we have already lost. Continue Reading
Punk Features
Welcome to the new, shiny, Punktuation magazine website! Over the coming weeks, months and years we aim to become the ‘punkiest purveyors of punk in publishing’ as we bodyslam our way through the circle pit of punk-life together! Marvel at our mind-blowingly, interesting, features, exclusive interviews, latest news, and cool stuff on punk fashion! Stare […]Continue Reading
Vivienne Westwood is still sticking it to the Government in to her 80s Embodiment of the early ’70s punk fashion scene, beloved fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has become an icon not only for her influential designs but also for her continued activism. Despite being nearly 80 years old, Vivienne Westwood hasn’t slowed down in her […]Continue Reading
Punk rock’s roots can be traced back as early as 1969 when MC5 screamed “Kick Out The Jams Mother Fucker’. Their anti-establishment lyrics and aggressive style of stripped-to-the-bone rock inspired bands such as the Stooges and The New York Dolls – bands who were punk in spirit before the genre even had a name. Most commentators however would […]Continue Reading
Up-Cycled Punk T-Shirts & Customised nursing clothes that don’t suck! The ‘do-it-yourself’ attitude has always been firmly ingrained in the psyche of the punk mindset. Don’t wait for it to happen. Don’t rely on anyone else to do it for you. Just do it yourself! It was that perspective, combined with compassion, determination, a core […]Continue Reading
Way back in the mid-70s, an exciting new trend crawled its way off the streets and into our living rooms. It was grimy, intense, raw, and loud. Unfiltered and unaffected by all of the usual restrictions of the music industry – it was punk, the start of something completely new. Like many cultural movements, the […]Continue Reading
Queerness doesn’t just have fingerprints all over rock music – queerness is embedded into the very DNA of it. From pioneers such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Little Richard, to game-changer influencers like Janis Joplin, Fanny and David Bowie, queer creatives have helped drive popular music into bolder, more adventurous directions. Punk is no exception. […]Continue Reading
