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Conversations with bands, artists, writers, organizers, and others involved in DIY punk scenes and projects around the world.
Faircamp: A Radically Sustainable Tool for Music Publishing
Faircamp is a free software tool for artists who want to publish music on their own terms. You point it to a folder of audio files, and it generates a clean, portable, self-contained static…
The History of SHARP: Marcus Pacheco on Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice
SHARP (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice) was founded in 1987 in New York City by Marcus Pacheco. SHARP consists of those who want to reclaim the original history of skinheads, which was…
SPAR: Skins & Punks Against Racism in Late ’80s NYC
I remember sometime in the summer of 1989 being handed a flyer for SPAR (Skins & Punks Against Racism) at a Squat or Rot show on NYC’s Lower East Side. A notorious skinhead brawl on…
Active Bastard: “The Golem” and The Monster Within
Active Bastard is a studio project hailing from Toronto, Ontario. These two lost souls have created their very own blend of ’80s US hardcore, mixed with some heavy skinhead rock and…
Faucheuse: Bordeaux Adult Oriented D-Beat Returns With Comme Un Poignard
Besides countless demos, niche labels, and bands self-releasing their own records in small runs, I’ve always kept an eye on a couple of established imprints that consistently put out things…
La Cultura del Barrio: Sports, Antifascism & Neighborhood Power in Buenos Aires
La Cultura del Barrio in the neighborhood of Villa Crespo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was one of the 2025 recipients of the funds distributed annually by DIY Solidarity. With the 2026…