Author

Freddy Alva

NYC–based writer Freddy Alva is the author of Urban Styles: Graffiti in NYHC and the New Breed / Oi! The Black Book fanzine series, and is currently working on the forthcoming ABC No Rio: Sonic Dissent on Rivington St. book.

Interviews

SPAR: Skins & Punks Against Racism in Late ’80s NYC

Freddy Alva Apr 10, 2026

I remember sometime in the summer of 1989 being handed a flyer for SPAR (Skins & Punks Against Racism) at a Squat or Rot show on NYC’s Lower East Side. A notorious skinhead brawl on…

Lists & Guides

Best Oi! Records of 2025 by Freddy Alva

Freddy Alva Jan 7, 2026

It always amazes me how a genre like Oi!, with severe stylistic limitations, continues to put out stellar releases, especially over the past half dozen years. 2025 is no exception, and there…