The latest edition of Suspect Device fanzine is out now.   SD78 features an article on Punk in China, loads of great reviews, photos from The Sound of the Apocalypse, and interviews with the Maus Maus, Dim Prospects, Ancient Lights, Grail Guard, Lo and Behold, Pizza Death and our very own David Insurrection , the author of ‘ Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988 ’. The expanded edition of which is now available for, all good book and records shops, as well a

Jet-setting author Alexandros Anesiadis is in Sao Paolo, Brazil right now and will be at the historical SUB records on 1st April to make a presentation about his awesome new HC book, ‘ Tear It Down ’. He’ll be discussing the book, the bands, and the hardcore scene in general if you want to swing by.  Event starts at 12.30pm in Sub Discos  and he has a few goodies to give away. The opportunity came up at the last minute and so he’s making the most of the opportunity to spread

Massive thanks to Mr. G, Joe Public, Tracy, Mat, and everyone who has placed a review of Charlie Harper ’s autobiography ‘ An Anarchy of Demons ’ online so far. We really appreciate it , and so does Charlie; He reads every comment.   Grab yourself a copy of his book and read about the “Tooting Legend”, in this “brutal”, “honest” & “excellent” book from “an absolute legend of punk”. “You will not regret it!” Charlie Harper ’s brilliant book ‘ An Anarchy of Demons ’ has been gi

April 2026 marks fifty years since  The Ramones  dropped their self-titled debut, a record that helped define what punk rock became. To mark the milestone, a new book titled  All Good Cretins Go To Heaven: The Enduring Spirit Of The Ramones  digs into the band’s history through first-hand accounts and detailed research.   Written by  Jenn L. Beckwith  and published by  DiWulf Publishing  in the U.S. and  Earth Island Books in the U.K., the 280-page release looks at the group

James Burns' classic " Let's Go to Hell: Scattered Memories of the Butthole Surfers " has been re-issued by DiWulf for its 10th anniversary and contains new and expanded interviews and photos from Pat Blashill. You can pick it up in the US direct from DiWulf here . Or in the UK / Europe from Earth Island Books here .

James Domestic is in high demand for spoken word shows. On 4th March he headlined a sold-out show at HotBox, Chelmsford.  Two days later he was supporting the comedy writing legend, Andy Riley, at Sudbury Arts Centre. Around half his set was new material that will feature in his next book, tentatively titled …Is an Acquired Taste. You can check out videos from the Sudbury show here: The Ballad of Sticky Steve:  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zNcO2soamso Saturated Fat!: ...

Great to see that Charlie Harper ’s brilliant book ‘ An Anarchy of Demons ’ has been given so many 5 out of 5 reviews from fans and readers on Amazon and GoodReads lately. With an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 74 reviews posted, that’s a fantastically high rating. Check out what fans are saying on the posters below… Of course you can buy the book from Amazon, or order it from your local bookstore, but if you order it direct from us at Earth Island Books , then Charlie gets a m

The new expanded edition of David Insurrection ’s excellent and important “ Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988 ” has been reviewed in the latest issue of Vive Le Rock magazine.   In his review, Lee Powell, says “ There's no denying the cultural impact the anarcho scene has had on society since the 80s and in this book David explores a plethora of venues and residencies of those who lived through these politically charged times and strive to disassociate t

' Three And A Half Minutes of Fame ' by Alex Boucher is back in the Amazon Top 75, nestled nicely between Shane Macgowan (who features in the book) and Yungblud (who doesn’t) so it's a good time to read the backstory and book before the new documentary film comes out! Signing a record deal at the age of 17 is something Alex didn’t plan for, but it sets him on a path that will bring him tantalisingly close to fame, not once, but three and a half times over the next 7 years.Th

We’ve chosen an excerpt from Christian Späth's superb ‘ This Is My Everything ’ book. It’s about when Tidal recorded their awesome screamo HC ‘Moment’ LP in 2000. This section mentions another great German band, Yage, whose singer Oliver ‘Krabbe‘ Krebs, who also used to run a label called Earth Water Sky in the 90s, died last year. So this is a small reminder and tribute to him from Chris, EI Books and the HC scene he knew so well.   “At a festival at the legendary Club Kucku

‘ All Good Cretins Go To Heaven: The Enduring Spirit of the Ramones ’ by Jenn L. Beckwith .   In 1974, a music revolution began with a band in New York City’s Bowery neighbourhood. They played in a small near-empty bar to an audience that included the ex-Marine bar owner and his dog. The band consisted of four misfits from Forest Hills, Queens with clashing personalities: an opinionated construction worker, a shy and towering sensitive soul, a high-energy Army brat, and a tal

“This is the origins of our scene… created by punks for punks”   ANARCHO-PUNK: Music And Resistance In London 1977-1988 - EXPANDED EDITION by David Insurrection - Earth Island Books I reviewed the original version of this book a little while ago and really enjoyed reading about the venues and locations I’d heard about on record sleeves and in fanzines, and see pictures of the actual locations. David is from Aberdeen, so it was quite a trek for him to come down to London and

Join us and Charlie Harper , founder and frontman of UK Subs, on Friday 12th June at The Chester Tavern in Kidderminster for an evening in the company of a true punk legend! Charlie’s autobiography ‘ An Anarchy of Demons ’ was published last year so you can expect to hear stories from it, along with songs spanning his fantastic career. Tickets available from: https://wegottickets.com/event/693449 Also, the following evening from 6pm on Saturday 13th June at Signature Brew in

Well, it's been a month since Ian Glasper pestered y'all for obscure punk band leads, but every time we post there's a subsequent breakthrough, which all bring the next book, ' A Country Fit for Heroes Volume Two ', closer to completion, so here goes again!   Ian is still looking for: Animal Farm (London) Beyond Religion (Oakham) The Cause (Wigan) The Clergy (Reading).. .   And here's a few others off the huge list he's looking to track down: The Genocides (Preston) Idiot Sa

Greg Soden has been obsessing over  Propagandhi  for much of his life, as evidenced by the years of deep-dives on his  Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi … but he’s taking things a step further with the new release of  a book  of interviews with the band and a companion  CD compilation . Greg Soden is the host of ' Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi ' and a super-fan of the band, with whom he worked to put together this book of candid conversations

Time to wake up and challenge those aging punk-rock grey cells.  It’s not a test, it’s just for fun, and ideally answered with a few mates over a pint down the pub.  Ideal for hosting between bands at Rebellion, or even down the local bingo or record fair.  In any case, here are a few punktastic brain-bogglers from Martin Punktilious’ recent new Punk Quiz Book to keep you guessing…   Questions: 62.   What anti-romantic song gave The Vibrators a heart-warming hit in 1978?   6

Here it is, at last, the book cover of Alex Anesiadis (Author of ' We Can Be The New Wind ' and 'Crossover the edge') excellent new, forthcoming book on crossover, ‘ Tear It Down ’. This massive work of love for the HC scene will be out pretty soon, this Spring, via Earth Island Books , with a photo cover by Alison Braun Photography  (you can spot Brian Walsby  on it too!), and a foreword by Parris Mayhew .   ‘ Tear It Down: How Crossover bridged metal and hardcore punk ’ co

‘ Poems About Love and Punk Rock ’, by Joe McNally , blends poetry, memoirs, and punk storytelling rooted in Southern California.  As a member of Voodoo Glow Skulls, he toured widely and shared stages with Offspring, No Doubt, Blink 182, Rancid, NOFX, and Sublime, and he also toured with Green Day as a trumpet player, and has appeared in Rolling Stone twice, including once right after a street brawl with bandages still on his head.    The book is not about name-dropping. It’s

Big thanks to Eugene Butcher  for his review of the ‘ Charlie Harper - An aural accompaniment to An Anarchy of Demons ’ CD in the latest issue of the always-ace Vive Le Rock  magazine. The sixteen track CD is a joint label release between Engineer Records (The sister label of publishers Earth Island Books) and their partners in this UK Subs recording, Time & Matter Recordings .   Eugene talks about Charlie’s book being “A great, fact packed, bar story of a book that tells

There are five more episodes of the Razorcake podcast looking at a soundtrack made up from songs on compilations featured in Welly Artcore’s ‘ NEFARIOUS ARTISTS: THE EVOLUTION AND ART OF THE PUNK ROCK, POST-PUNK, NEW WAVE, HARDCORE PUNK AND ALTERNATIVE ROCK COMPILATION RECORD 1976 – 1989 ’ book.   Long before online streaming and even TV music videos, that were beyond the reach of many new bands outside of a lucky spin on the radio, the compilation became the most effective w