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Bear Trade unveil a charming off-beat video for ‘As Long As We Have Tea’

Bear Trade are exclusively sharing their new video for ‘As Long As We Have Tea’ with us at Punktastic. “We took an hour out of band practice to film this and then I spent about 100 hours trying to outshine James Cameron’s Avatar,” explains vocalist/guitarist Greg Robson on the charmingly

Thursday 30 March 2017

Bear Trade reveal new song, ‘Family Planning’

Bear Trade have released their brand new song, ‘Family Planning’. It is taken from their upcoming new album, ‘Silent Unspeakable’, which will be released on the 21st April via Everything Sucks Music (UK) and Dead Broke Rekerds (US). The North East punks will soon

Wednesday 22 March 2017

Brutal Youth announce UK shows

Canadian melodic hardcore punks Brutal Youth have confirmed they will be playing a trio of UK shows next month. The band released their latest album ‘Sanguine’ last year on Stomp Records. APRIL 21 SHEFFIELD Shakespeares w/ Screw Loose, Resist, Chamber, No Witnesses + False Reality 22 MANCHESTER Manchester Punk Festival 23 LONDON The Underworld

Tuesday 31 January 2017

Manchester Punk Festival announce final batch of bands

Manchester Punk Festival have just announced their final bunch of bands to their already stacked line up. Joining the likes of Paint It Black, Strike Anywhere, Petrol Girls, Martha, Belvedere and more are the following acts: Inner Terrestrials, After the Fall, Foetal Juice, The Afternoon Gentlemen, Shit Present, Muncie Girls,

Sunday 18 December 2016

Manchester Punk Festival adds loads more bands to its line up

Manchester Punk Festival has announced a bunch more bands for 20-22 April 2017. The three day festival from Manchester DIY promoters TNSrecords, Moving North and Anarchistic Undertones, sold out way in advance this year and it’s bound to be just as popular this time around. Joining the likes of Strike Anywhere, Petrol

Monday 12 December 2016

Chief added to Manchester Punk Festival 2017

Manchester Punk Festival have confirmed that Liverpool melodic hardcore punks Chief will be making an appearance at their 2017 edition. This will be the band’s first show in 2011. They will be joining the likes of Paint It Black, Martha, Belvedere, Strike Anywhere, Petrol Girls and more. The festival itself is

Wednesday 13 July 2016

Watch Belvedere perform in session at Jera On Air 2016

We had such a great time with Just Like Your Mom at Groezrock that we decided to do it all over again at Jera On Air. The festival took place from the 24th to the 25th June 2016 in the Dutch town of Ysselsteyn, welcoming the likes

Monday 25 April 2016

Stream the comeback LP by Belvedere, ‘The Revenge of The Fifth’

‘The Revenge Of The Fifth’, the comeback album by Canadian skate-punk legends Belvedere, has been over a decade in the making. Seven years of those the band spent away from music, having decided to draw a line under the adventure in 2005. At the time, it marked the end

Wednesday 06 April 2016

Belvedere reveal new track, ‘Achilles’

Belvedere have revealed another new track taken from their first album since 2004,’The Revenge Of The Fifth’. With ‘Hairline’ already under their belts, the band have shared the video for ‘Achilles’. The record will be available via Bird Attack in the States, Effervescence in France, Funtime in Belgium and Lockjaw

Tuesday 22 March 2016

Belvedere stream new track, ‘Hairline’

Belvedere have released their new track, ‘Hairline’, taken from their forthcoming first album in twelve years. “We’re very excited to finally release a tune from our upcoming album ‘The Revenge of the Fifth’,” the legendary Canadian skatepunks announced on Facebook. Due on the 5th May, ‘The Revenge Of The