

Being together for just over a year and having released only three songs thus far, it’s shocking how fast Canadian newcomers Mediaslaves from Vancouver, British Columbia, are making a splash in the punk music scene.Continue Reading

In the latest instalment of her tour through musical influences that helped shape seminal punk albums, Molly Tie examines Rancid's 1994 masterpiece.Continue Reading
Today, Canadian punk rockers Mediaslaves have shared their music video for hard-hitting, catchy as fuck single Manipulate Me. Continue Reading

When this pandemic is all over let's pray that music, laughter, muddy fields, overpriced beer and overflowing port-a-loos make a come backContinue Reading

If you are looking for something to celebrate tonight then how about toasting the anniversaries of some great punk albums? Continue Reading

As reported in Punktuation in July, one of the UK’s favourite punk, hardcore and alternative rock festival – Slam Dunk, will be back next year with many artists originally booked for the cancelled 2020 shows returning. Latest additions include punk rock favourites Billy Talent and hardcore punk’s Agent Orange. They join a quickly growing list […]Continue Reading

UK pop-punkers rejoice! If you missed out on your slice of Slam Dunk 2020, you can dust off your Vans and studded belts because the one-day festival vows to be back bigger and better than ever in 2021.Continue Reading

Love it or loathe it, pop punk is a genre that evokes a strong emotion in the listener. Of course, this emotion depends on who the listener is. For the world’s angsty young punks it’s music that understands your life like no one else. But if you come from old school or hard-core side of the Punk fence then that emotion might be a little less friendly.Continue Reading

On 26th June 2025, Pussy Riot brought their Riot Days show to het Paard in the Hague. Canadians New Age Doom and local punks Dolly Min opened for them. The words spoken or sung in Riot Days are in Russian. However, words in English are projected behind Pussy Riot. So are images of the terrible conditions in Russian prisons, and of state police violence. They ended by Continue Reading

Essex boys Rat Hole are here to take you back to a time when punk was unpretentious, underrated, and unequivocally unspeakable! Debut album 'Proper Cunt Music' dropped on 5th June, along with a riotous album release party at London's legendary Hope & Anchor. Tongue-in-cheek tales of 21st century lads trying to make sense of their frequently tortured lives, their only Continue Reading