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In-depth conversations with artists, bands, and activists from the DIY underground music scene (hardcore punk, crust, anarcho, noise, d-beat, screamo, and more)
Violent Disorder: A United Front of Punks, Skins, Hardcore Kids, and Rastas
Violent Disorder is a UK-style Oi! band made up of Sean Muttaqi, Patrick “Rat” Poole, and Sina Khanum. Sean is known for his work with Vegan Reich, Captive Nation Rising, and Pressure, while…
Remain: Keeping Straight Edge Antifascist & Working Class
Remain is a straight edge band from Dresden. Their discography may be short, spanning just two demos and the End of the World EP from 2023, but what immediately caught my attention was how…
The Counterforce: Building a DIY Punk Infrastructure Against Corporate Platforms
The Counterforce is a DIY punk project that launched on the symbolic date of May 1st, 2024, and it’s quickly become one of the projects I’m most excited about. Based in Montreal but run by…
Zevk: Finding Pleasure, Fighting Erasure, and Amplifying Representation
Zevk is a queer-feminist punk quartet from Paris who dropped one of the best demos this summer, released on tape by Dirty Slap Records in France and A World Divided Tapes internationally.…
An Oral History of The Apostles & Militant Anarcho-Punk: An Interview with Chris Low
From 1979 onward, Crass reshaped punk and its connection to the anarchist movement, as well as the very nature of protest music and subculture worldwide. Their impact is undeniable. Yet it…
Urgent Kill: Dutch Youth Crew Returns With ‘It’s OK To Be Kind’
Tony Raven is a hardcore lifer from West-Friesland, Holland. A family man, barber, and cancer survivor, Tony is known for making his passions apparent to all. He’s curated his look to…