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Conversations with bands, artists, writers, organizers, and others involved in DIY punk scenes and projects around the world.
Manual de Combate: We Can Seek the Greatest Possible Creative Freedom by Daring to Sound Different
Mapas Auténticos del Mundo Imaginario, Mapas Imaginarios del Mundo Real is the new album by the experimental punk quartet Manual de Combate from Santiago, Chile. After releasing the single…
Faim: Allow Yourself to Be Vulnerable but Also Inspired
Denver’s hardcore whirlwind Faim is composed of transplants from many inspiring DIY hardcore scenes from both the East and West Coast in the United States. At the forefront of their music,…
Chaotic End: Keep The Fire of Life Burning!
Χαοτικό Τέλος (Chaotic End) is a metallic crust band formed in Athens, Greece around September 1989.
The original line-up consisted of Alekos on guitar/vocals, Stefanos on bass, drummer…
Killdren: We Believe Things Such as Poverty, Racism and Sexism are All Violent
Poking fun at right-wing bigotry, London's two-bit rave-punk duo Killdren were all over the news this past week, being featured on the prime time of The Sunday Times, Daily Mail, The Sun,…
WAR//PLAGUE: Punk is a Way of Protest & Political Movement
Hailing from the prolific crust punk scene in Minneapolis, War//Plague have been going strong since the early 2008. Making anarchist politics relevant again and steering away from being a…
Seventh Genocide: Spreading DIY Ethics & Politics Through Metal
Seventh Genocide is a post-black metal band from Rome. They are currently touring and we managed to catch them right before their departure. We got them to answer a few questions regarding…
Ghostlimb: In This World of Music Where Everything is Disposable, DIY Punk Still Matters
Ghostlimb are a raging hardcore punk trio from Southern California formed around 2005 as a two-piece guitar and drum outfit. Fueled by a love for all things melodic and ridiculously enraged,…
Violent Technologies: Osaka’s Vegan Straight Edge Punk-Rockers
Osaka-based punk rocker Hirokazu Emura has been vegan and straight edge for over 20 years. During that time, he has done a great deal for both vegan advocacy and the DIY hardcore scene.…
Dawn Ray’d: Fascism is Worthless, Dangerous, and Not to be Debated
Dawn Ray'd are without doubt one of the most politically outspoken, gloriously inspiring and passionate black metal bands in Europe right now. Appearing at Roadburn and Bloodshed Fest,…
Jihad Rabah: Hardcore Is in My Blood and There Is No Way It’s Ever Leaving Me
When the Ghost Spirit / Frail Hands split LP dropped in August, it quickly became one of my most eagerly awaited screamo records of the year. This emotional hellfire was co-released by Blue…
Sam Thurston: Hardcore Punk in Aotearoa, Land of The Long White Cloud
Sam Thurston is a member of Wellington's hardcore punks Rogernomix and heaps of other bands. Here's an interview with him about history and present of New Zealand's punk scene I originally…
Wake of Humanity: We’re Not The Cool Kids. We Want to Change The World.
Seattle-based hardcore band Wake of Humanity has just announced the release date for their upcoming record, FIGHT/RESIST, scheduled for November 3rd, with a record release show planned for…