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Conversations with bands, artists, writers, organizers, and others involved in DIY punk scenes and projects around the world.
Waste: Straight Edge is a Political Position
Hailing from Gothenburg and featuring members of The Hammer, Waste bring a distinctly visceral take on straight edge.
With a new seven-inch coming soon, along with a bunch of tour dates…
Days N’ Daze: Punk is a Movement and a State of Mind
Everyone's favorite DIY folk-punk extravaganza Days N' Daze is just releasing their new record CRUSTFALL and we couldn't resist the urge to interview them for DIY Conspiracy!
What’s the…
Beau Navire: Stay Punk. Stay Beautiful!
Beau Navire have been one of my favorite bands recently, so I couldn't resist but to interview this Californian emotional hellfire during their European tour in 2011. Photos by Austin Kamps…
Statement: An Interview With the Godfather of Vegan Straight Edge
Known by some as the "Godfather of Vegan Straight Edge," Patrick "Rat" Poole is an old punk from the UK who has been involved in the punk scene since the age of fourteen.
As both a vegan…
Ruined Families: An Education in Unlearning
You know, 2016 was a tough year, but being involved in the DIY hardcore punk scene is still something I'm wholeheartedly passionate about. Looking back, there are so many bands and records…
Liberty: The People Who Care Are Still Angry!
When it comes to the early ‘80s UK anarcho-punk scene, few bands were as militant and uncompromising as Liberty. Formed in North Kent in 1980, they made it clear from the start that nothing…
Bratakus: Riot Riot (Grrrl) Upstart
Hailing from the north of Scotland, riot grrrl duo Bratakus, siblings Brèagha and Onnagh Cuinn, represent something of an anomaly in Scottish punk, in that they are vegan and straight edge.…
Omega Tribe: Anarcho-Punk Veterans Back to Raise the Banner High
Omega Tribe originiated in 1981 and their "Angry Songs" EP (1982, Crass Records) has been marked out by many entrenched anarchos as a classic of the UK anarcho-punk genre, not to mention the…
Tejka Vasiljevic: DIY Shows, Pizza & Life in Skopje
Tejka Vasiljevic is our friend from Skopje, Macedonia Macadamia's capital.
She is a kindhearted person who books DIY hardcore punk shows with Coffee Mug Booking and plays drums in…
The City Keys could be in Each and Everyone’s Hand!
City Keys is a new straight edge hardcore powerhouse based in Scandinavia and we're very excited about them!
Prior to their debut EP Tip The Scale we reached the band to check about all…
Human Hands: Still Surprised When Asked to Play in Other Countries
UK's finest emo band Human Hands released their Morning Sun LP earlier this year that I couldn't stop listening to for weeks and weeks after that.
But the LP wasn't enough for the emotive…
Writing Songs about Weird Things: an Alicia Edelweiss Interview
Vienna-based musician and street performer Alicia Edelweiss is about to release her first full-length album “Mother, How Could You”.
Alicia spent the last four years travelling and busking…