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Received in the post today: Back in June of 2009, the St. John's-based band Class War Kids recorded several cover songs before going on tour, but it wasn't until the recent earthquake hit Haiti that it was clear what to do with those recordings. As of January 28, these tracks have been released on an EP [...] Profane Existence are drastically scaling back operations, and are having a major distro blow-out to clear the space Dan needs for his family. Not everything's been discounted (yet), but the price reductions so far have been huge – up to 90% in some cases and at least 50% for most of the others. Dan's refocusing [...] In a display of mutual solidarity with my friends in Bristol Antifa, I've set up a small (but perfectly formed) distro – Ye Olde Punke Shoppe. I hope to raise a few quid for them while spreading that groovy anti-fascist musical vibe – 100% of all money made from this little venture (after costs) is [...] Sometime in the new year, The Amebix will be playing in my living room. Not the real live people that make up the band, obviously, but the DVD that the band are releasing in collaboration with Belfast Records. There's still just about enough time left to pre-order one. This has the potential to be one [...] Perfectly proportioned UK punkyska label and distro Household Name Records, run by the suave and debonair Lil and Kafren, have redesigned and relaunched their website. And it's all very slick and cutting edge (unlike this clunky affair). To celebrate their ability to remain young and trendy, they're having a sale. And there are some proper bargains [...] Moshpit Tragedy, purveyors of the mighty Amebix and other worthy noise merchants, are having a few problems with their old web URL. So they've bought a new one – http://moshpittragedy.com – which will be their permanent home from now on. And they're asking their friends to spread the word. So there ya go. They're working on [...] The other day I spotted what could well turn out to be the bargain of the year, an annual sub of £18 for six issues of Profane Existence (via Active Rebellion, their UK distributor). The last time I picked up a copy of this, it was still a newspaper. Now it's a proper magazine with [...] Not so long ago, it seemed that you couldn't turn on the news without seeing some story or another about the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico. The media darlings couldn't get enough of the enigmatic Subcommandante Marcos and his stylishly sexy balaclava-and-pipe combo. But, as is the way with the corporate press, they soon became [...] On a slightly-different-but-still-related tack to the post directly below, we had another international sports-and-socialising tournament over the August bank holiday earlier this year to celebrate our club's 15th birthday. Over a thousand people turned up for a weekend of ball-related madness, musical shenanigans and the freak show known as 'Shame Academy'. My personal responsibility this time [...] This is a bit late notice but I think it's a worthwhile story… Workers at the Bike Systems GmbH bike factory in Thuringian Nordhausen, Germany, have followed the lead of their Argentinian comrades and occupied their factory (unfortunately, there are no reports of them having shot the bosses first). The occupation was in response to a [...] |
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