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Opinion and essays, longform stories, editorials, and coverage from the DIY punk underground.
Fluff: The Zine
Fluff Fest is one of the few big hardcore punk festivals providing space for DIY fanzines and it seems the 'FANZINE Tent' will be there once again this year. This time Amsterdam based…
Punk Won’t Always Be Problematic
There is an issue in the world of punk with the lack of direct action. I had recently read an article titled 'Punk Will Always Be Problematic' that was published after another article…
Is It REALLY Veganism That’s Changing The Face of Extreme Music?
Recently, an article on CVLT Nation titled "Is Veganism Changing the Face of Extreme Music?" caught my attention. It took me a few reads to try and decipher this enigmatic piece, and I'm…
Out On The Open Sea With Boats Without Owners
In the movie "Shakespeare in Love" Shakespeare wins a bet by explaining what the essence of love is in a play. The romantic love between Shakespeare and Viola de Lesseps is intense,…
Wolf Down Pooped Their Pants This Time
Germany's vegan straight edge band Wolf Down's desire to always be radical in their political messages has this time proven their extensive lack of education. The band's newly released…
The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized!
Traveling by bike? What a strange idea! For example, why it takes 1 month and a half, last Summer, to arrive in Istanbul from France whereas it only takes 3 hours by plane… or an instant…
Is Cost Effective Life Effective?
A month ago I entered a huge chain store in London and having come from Eastern Europe's Bulgaria I found myself super excited by the fact you can scan your groceries on your own, then pay…
But What About Beer?
Our friends sent us this short zine—а FAQ on drug (alcohol) consumption at common DIY and activist spaces. Feel free to comment, share, copy, edit, translate and distribute widely.
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Punk Rock is The Reason
It's a Saturday night in Jerusalem, the holy city littered with cultural and historical sites. I've come here on a kind of holiday, you could say. However I'm not a tourist like the…
“Hardcore More Than Music” Rant #2
“Hardcore punk (or referred to simply as Hardcore) is a punk rock music genre that originated in the late 1970s”. (source: Wikipedia) Fuck that. Fuck Wikipedia and fuck every other source…
“Hardcore More Than Music” Rant #1
For most people, hardcore culture will never hold any real significance. In fact, many will never even hear about it. But that doesn't mean our culture lacks revolutionary potential. For…
Breaking Cages, Breaking Rituals
Crime is naught but misdirected energy. So long as every institution of today, economic, political, social, and moral, conspires to misdirect human energy into wrong channels; so long as…