

The 90s Epitaph/Fat Wreck skate punk sound has made quite the comeback, and you can add Californian quintet Another Damn Disappointment to the list of veteran bands breathing new life into the genre.Continue Reading

Finally, the Easter weekend has arrived! it’s taken its own sweet time this year, and it probably won’t surprise you that here, at Punktuation Towers, we’re desperately in need of a quality punk/rock n’ roll gig to help us unwind. Pretty handy, then, that Shake Some Acton have got us covered - cheers, Mannie!Continue Reading

Yes, for the umpteenth time, the Supersuckers are still going! Cynics might say that’s because the veteran Seattle rock n’ roll trio have no plan B in life, but please direct any such folks to the band’s new single, ‘Maybe I’m Just Messin’ With You’. It’s vintage ‘Suckers, and why should the band call it a day when they’re still on such fine form?Continue Reading

New Single, EP and Album releases from The Red Bastards - 'Life's A Trap', Supersonic Deuces - 'Deuce On The Loose', The Mary Tyler Whores - 'Whip It', The Sleights - 'Already Gone', The Bulldozer - 'Battle Scars' and Wyldlife - 'Bystander'.Continue Reading

Rest in Punk, Rest in Power, Saskia aka Sacha aka Syama de Jong! We shall never forget you. Herman de Tollenaere recounts her extraordinary legacy. The only Dutch person around Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's London shop in 1975-1976, drummer of the first all-girl French rock band the Lou's, and of the Miami Beach Girls and LoveCramps in the Netherlands, and cook Continue Reading

An all-day music event takes quite some planning; and these days it's a risky venture.. Fortunately for us, Undercover Festival and Events are seasoned pros, and the Chillitown Fayre afternoon and evening drew in a capacity crowd from across several regions! Featuring 9 bands from across the Ska / Punk / Dub/ Reggae / Folk tradition, including: Nihilist, Baldhead, Continue Reading

New Single and EP releases from MEGG - 'The End', Hi Fi Spitfires - '3 Volt Love', The Dreaded Laramie - 'Agency', Ill Gotten Gains - 'Odes To The Troublemakers', SLICERRR - 'SLICERRR' and Reconciler - 'Three Songs'.Continue Reading

The 035 Popprijs competition final took place on 28th February at the Vorstin venue, Hilversum, featuring four bands; Clitteband, Crashing, Lisa Rose, and bloc bloc bloc. Young punks Clitteband from Hilversum, the Netherlands, beat three non-punk bands to win in the final round!Continue Reading

As the popular Undercover Festival (now in its 13th year) makes its debut at Battlesbridge, South Essex on 26th & 27th September, promoter and organiser Mick Moriarty decided to make young local bands the focus of the event. Dharma Hounds, Destroy The Idols, Rat Hole, Monumental and Hinge will take to the stage with a great line-up including Skids, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Continue Reading

Mouser, four veteran punks, release new songs on the fascist threat, mobile phones, refugees and forced labour in prisons in their debut EP '¡No Pasarán!'. They say they write fast, to the point, catchy, sharp, sometimes very short songs, with uncompromising lyrics which expose our derailed society.Continue Reading