Punk

Punks don’t just spit and swear, they exhibit fantastic art too.

Artist paints ultimate tabloid fodder on Southbank.

Chris Sharkey, Christophe de Bezenac and Chris Bussey, collectively fiery contemporary British jazz outfit TrioVD, positioned themselves cosily at the right side of the ICA’s theatre stage, perhaps lulling you into a false sense of security.

Chances are, you’ve never heard of Ska-P. Musically, they can be described as megaphoned two-tone or party punk, a curious blend of The Specials and The Sex Pistols; lyrically, they pick up where Chumbawamba’s anti-establishment rants left off before they went all folk in the …

With a sound which lay somewhere between Punk, New Wave, Pop and a few other genres, and a musical virtuosity that distinguished them from most of their peers, The Only Ones, led by the then, elegantly wasted Peter Perrett, made four accomplished albums, over as …

Image courtesy of Bill Shouldis under the Creative Commons License. Bang Bang Eche kick up a big fuss so you can shake your hips. The four Kiwi teens from Christchurch play raucous dance punk that skitters like a needle on a warped record. The guitars …

The punk world has been buzzing about Gallows for the last couple of years. The five-piece play old school punk and have gained notoriety for their explosive live shows. On Monday, the band will be celebrating the release of their second full-length, Grey Britain, with …

Over the summer, we had a grand old time when Canadian hardcore punks Fucked Up rolled into town and left a path of destruction in their wake. Now, we’re super excited about their return to London this week for another hell-raising gig at Underworld. The …

We’re in the thick of it now: full-on tourist season is here, and while you may be fighting your way through thicker lunchtime throngs than ever, elbowing open London guidebooks and tube maps out of your way at every corner, we’ve got a round-up of …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 30th June 1894: Tower Bridge is opened by the Prince of Wales. It would become an iconic symbol of London, and arguably the most well-recognised ‘bascule bridge’ in the world (even if tourists do sometime mistake it for …