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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

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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

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Review: Dutch riot grrrl band Clitteband’s first album ‘Kattekwaad’

By Herman de Tollenaere June 21, 2024

Young punks Clitteband released a video of their song 'Killversum Mediarat' last year. Now their first album 'Kattekwaad' is out! They describe themselves as: "young punks with old hearts", and they have played with other Dutch riot grrrl bands, like Panterprint, to enthusiasic audiences.Continue Reading

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Off the beaten track – The Stranglers live at Caldicot Castle

By Nic Howden June 12, 2024

You could drop Diggle on any stage anywhere and he’d give it everything. Stranglers fans know the songs and respond to his drive to play them, which he only interrupts for a pull on his pint of champagne. For the next hour and 40 minutes, from a trenchant, totemic, 'Toiler On The Sea' to traditional closer 'No More Heroes', The Stranglers are kings of the castle, honed Continue Reading

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Gig Review: UK Subs Amsterdam concert celebrates 80 years of Charlie Harper

By Herman de Tollenaere May 31, 2024

Legendary British punk band UK Subs played Amsterdam's Melkweg two days after frontman Charlie Harper's recent 80th Birthday! Just as in Utrecht in 2023, pop punks Nasty Rumours from Switzerland opened for the Subs. They played their melodic songs fast and enthusiastically! The UK Subs sounded even better than during their 2023 shows in Utrecht, Eindhoven, Drachten and at Continue Reading

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Johnny Moped celebrate 50 crazy years with a final studio album – Quonk!

By Ruth Rae May 16, 2024

Are you ready to 'Quonk!'? It’s Johnny Moped's first new album since ‘Lurrigate Your Mind’ came out five years ago and finds the band in suitably barmy form! Set for release on 17th May 2024, via Damaged Goods Records, be prepared for 'Quonk!' to blow your mind.. There's a bit of everything in this album, from a band who know their chops and don't have to work too hard to Continue Reading