Punk News Reviews

Slam Dunk Festival, Hatfield Park, 24th May 2025

By Hannah Calver May 28, 2025

Yep it's that time of the year again! After what has seemed like an interminable wait, Slam Dunk Festival season is upon us, and we excitedly join the colourful throng of people snaking their way into Hatfield Park, all seeking their fix of various flavours of punk (pop, ska, etc.) and all things '-core'. Our pens are at the ready, and here we go!Continue Reading

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UK anarcho-punks Conflict’s first studio album in 22 years ‘This Much Remains’

By Herman de Tollenaere May 12, 2025

Sixteen new Conflict songs, including one with poet Benjamin Zephaniah, are released in their new album 'This Much Remains'! The sound of a band that continues to surprise and progress, decades after it first begun. “Conflict are stronger than ever,” says singer Colin Jerwood. “and more relevant than ever.”Continue Reading

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Aerial Salad announce new 5-track 12″ ‘Roi de l’herb’ EP for June release

By Alex Goose April 8, 2025

Manchester punk power-trio Aerial Salad are following last years acclaimed ‘R.O.I.’ album with a brand new 12” EP ‘Roi de l’herb’ to be released June 27th via Venn Records.Continue Reading

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Album review: Pet Needs release ‘Kind Of Acoustic’

By Hannah Calver January 30, 2025

Alternative/indie band Pet Needs have released an acoustic album full of smash hits and both fan (and band) favourites! 'Kind Of Acoustic' contains 12 tracks in total, with 4 songs taken from each of their previous albums; 'Fractured Party Music', 'Primetime Entertainment' and 'Intermittent Fast Living'. The album is certainly different, uplifting in parts and like Johnny Continue Reading

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EP review: Subculture – ‘Fred’

By Alex Goose January 15, 2025

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate nearly 40 years of a record that was never actually released in the first place. Long-disbanded North Carolina hardcore punks Subculture unleashed a beast of a debut in 1985’s ‘I Heard A Scream’, but this follow-up was shelved after the band broke up the following year. Apparently, rough mixes of the tracks on 'Fred' Continue Reading

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Merry Punkmas Everyone from Punktuation! Magazine

By Ruth Rae December 25, 2024

The Punktuation team would like to wish all of our friends, supporters, readers and of course all those awesome bands out there, who make our days and nights merry and bright, a Punktastic Christmas and a Rockin' New Year! 2025 is looking like it will be an amazing year for new and live music - and we're keen and eager to report it! Look out for new writers joining our Continue Reading

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Live review: Grade 2 / Pickled Dick / Everyone Lies at the Boileroom, Guildford 2/12/24

By Ruth Rae December 4, 2024

Marvellous Punk music made Monday night a fun night – Grade 2’s end-of-year tour is a must-see! First support are Southampton’s excellent SkatePunk band Everyone Lies. They’re shaping up remarkably well, having recently gone from a 4 to a 3-piece band. Ben on guitar shares lead vocal duties with Adam, who has moved to bass, while Locky drives the beat from the drum kit. Continue Reading

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Album review: ‘Burn Down Tomorrow’ the incendiary new release from Department S

By Ruth Rae November 20, 2024

​Since reforming in 2007, Department S have continually pushed forward with new material, and this latest studio album ‘Burn Down Tomorrow’ showcases them at their very best. It may have taken time to come to fruition, but this album is well worth waiting for. It’s complex but not overblown, and delicately produced to bring out the sounds the band were aiming for. The Continue Reading

My Punk Top Ten

Al Sation: My Punk Top 10 Albums

By Ruth Rae October 23, 2024

A youth very much influenced by early Punk bands; now better known as the unabashed and entertaining singer of Hung Like Hanratty, Al Sation re-lives his younger years in this top selection of albums!Continue Reading

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SPAN / JW PARIS / LiVES, London Islington Academy, 23rd Sep 2024

By Alex Goose September 26, 2024

SPAN are back (albeit just briefly) after a nearly 20-year hiatus, and it was so unexpected! For this one-off London gig, they’ve attracted a relatively small but highly devoted crowd, who apparently know every single one of their songs inside out. Support LiVES, like all the best bands, are fuelled by plenty of righteous vitriol. Bassist Daniel and drummer Alex hold down Continue Reading