Lists & Guides

The ex-Yugoslav hardcore punk scene is carefully looked after by people within the region, yet much of it remains largely unknown around the world. This list changed several times while it…

Hello and welcome to what has become a bit of a tradition for me: a roundup of my ten favorite 7-inches of the year so far. I won’t lie, 2026 had a slow start for me records-wise, not really…

Don’t listen to punkmaxxers telling you you’re failing in life. The Anthropocene is a cluster-fuck, and there’s no need to pile any unnecessary pressure on yourself. Power-brokers and…

At the beginning of 2026 I ventured into the idea of starting a column built around one-paragraph reviews of records that had been on my radar. The first volume went up at the end of…

In an age where mass culture and the internet churn out endless content every single day, coming up with an original band name that hasn’t already been claimed is no easy task. Many take…

Hello to readers and curious punx everywhere! As I mentioned in my final article of 2025, the past year was a record-breaker for DIY Conspiracy in terms of readership. It was also the year…

Hello there! It’s been a few years since I’ve posted my AOTY list. I’ve been reviewing individual releases every now and then. In 2025, there has been tons of good music, and we’ve had so…

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…

It is another end of the year, though this one comes heavier than most. For many people it has been relentlessly hard, and the current global political situation feels so bleak and volatile…

So, I guess it’s time to drop another best-of list. I have quite mixed feelings about this year. Personally, I got more lonesome in a way. I stopped going out that much, started trying to…

Hello again readers! About six months ago, I put together a list of some of my favorite 7-inches from the first half of 2025. Due to the sheer amount of new music that was coming out, two…

The year was full of incredible music from all spectrums of punk, hardcore and everything adjacent but trying to catch up with all of it was nearly impossible. It goes without saying that…