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Conversations with bands, artists, writers, organizers, and others involved in DIY punk scenes and projects around the world.
Al Mal Tiempo: Straight Edge Art & Illustrations (Interview)
I met Javi through Ugly and Proud Records a few years ago. He ordered something and when I sent him an email about his order he offered to draw something for the label.
We've kept in touch…
Yuen from Shock&Awe! Media on Punk in Malaysia
Being thrilled about DIY hardcore punk coming from distant parts of the world I was curious to contact Yuen from Malaysia, the editor of the fascinating Shock&Awe! fanzine, author of…
Interview: Ecotopia Biketour 2014
Ecotopia Biketour is an eco-mobile and do-it-yourself community that has been practicing aspects of activism, alternative ways of organizing and sustainable living throughout different areas…
Scum Fest: South London DIY Punk Festival Interview
Scum Fest and Scum Winter Fest are international DIY punk gigs happening in South London. Since it’s conception in 2005 Scum Fest has raised over £10,000 for wide range of grassroots…
Interview with Heinzel & Pascal from Shivery Productions
I first met Heinzel somewhere around Serbia during the first European tour we made with Expectations. Pascal I met on our next tour, and my last with the band, when we shared the stage with…
Landverraad: Make Anarchism Make Sense in Punk Again
Landverraad are a four-piece fast hardcore / stop-and-go powerviolence band from Amsterdam. Their shows are chaotic, funny, and full of energy, often involving costumes, jokes, and…
Tim Holehouse: I Book My Own Shows, I Drive Myself, It’s All Down to Me
Tim Holehouse comes from Portsmouth, UK. He's probably one of the most active musicians you have ever met. Playing music since the age of 14, and with a solid background in various…
xTrue Naturex: The Vegan Straight Edge is More Important Than Ever
xTrue Naturex was started as a recording project by Keegan Kuhn, also known as xKeegan the Veganx, with the intention of reaching people outside hardcore music while raising awareness around…
Monument X: Thailand Straight Edge
Bangkok straight edge band Monument X are bringing the positive youth crew spirit and message to a new generation of hardcore kids in Thailand. Formed around May 2012, the band came together…
Mindset: You Have a Lot More Potential With a Clear Mind
Mindset were one of the most vital bands to come out of the late-2000s wave of US straight edge hardcore. Formed in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2008, they took the classic youth crew template of…
Kalashnikov: Romantic Punk for Love & Revolution
Kalashnikov were born in 1996 on the dirty floor of a squat in Milano, Italy, created to give vent to the adolescent restlessness of three punx. Drunk on heavenly libertarian nectar and…
Jason Flower: An International DIY Punk Archivist & Renowned Record Collector
Jason Flower has been involved in many different bands and projects, including Stick Farm, Third World Planet, and Mexican Power Authority. He is a longtime punk musician, obscure record…