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Enter the world of the hardcore geek
For the last twenty seven years, Mass Movement has been a bastion of underground and alternative culture, interviewing and publishing...
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Oct 31, 20241 min read


welcome to Sin City
Ray Canham doesn’t adhere to the cultural norms and societal expectations that the herd mentality he rejected clings to in an attempt to...
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Oct 31, 20241 min read


Coming in your ears
Alex Boucher’s brilliant tale of playing in a rock band in the 90’s, ‘ Three and a Half Minutes of Fame ’ is currently riding high in the...
david1170
Oct 26, 20241 min read


Take a walk on the geek side
If you’ve ever, as Minor Threat so eloquently put it, felt as though you’re out of step with the world, have been rejected and cast aside...
david1170
Oct 24, 20241 min read


Here comes the raccoon!
The counterculture creative force who gave vivid, full colour life to Punks in the Willows , Alex CF is about to unleash his sophomore...
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Oct 24, 20241 min read


20% off 'Music and Lifestyle' books
We know it's tough out there right now and everyone is struggling a bit with the cost of living, so as a massive thankyou to all our...
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Oct 13, 20242 min read


I'll be Damned
Happy Birthday to David Lett, that little gravedigger from London who went on to lead The Damned and was reborn as one Dave Vanian. The...
david1170
Oct 13, 20241 min read


Book Authority's verdict on Nefarious Artists
Nefarious Artists is #5 in the Book Authority’s “10 Best New Alternative Music Books To Read In 2024” so that’s a good reason for us to...
david1170
Oct 13, 20241 min read


The Fire Still Burns
For all those who actually made it all the way through the massive tome about the nineties UK hardcore scene that is ' A Hardcore Heart '...
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Oct 5, 20242 min read


Jim X Dodge at Bay County Writers Fest
If you are in Florida, anywhere near Bay County, put down that alligator or get off the beach and go and see Jim X Dodge at the Bay...
david1170
Oct 5, 20241 min read


Pre-order 'Raccoon Starts a band' now
From Alex CF , the creator of ‘ Punks In The Willows ’, the beautiful new book, ‘ Raccoon Starts A Band ’ is a semi-autobiographical tale...
david1170
Oct 4, 20241 min read


Britpop Bop
Earth Island's resident polymath Alex Boucher has been here, there and everywhere spreading the good word about his literary debut,...
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Oct 1, 20241 min read


'See Facts' with Domesticated Vol 3
If you were watching BBC Breakfast on the morning of Monday 23rd September, you may have seen an unexpected face pop up! Yes, James...
david1170
Sep 24, 20241 min read


Raising Hell fanzine reviews the new Suspect Device book
Just reading through the latest edition of 'Raising Hell' and came across this great review of Tony & Gaz Suspect's new book, ' Running...
david1170
Sep 20, 20241 min read


In Effect Hardcore review 'Directions'
"Set during the summers of 1994 and 1998, 'Directions To The Outskirts Of Town' captures a bygone era in punk rock via a twist on the...
david1170
Sep 20, 20243 min read


Lovely, friendly, creative people.
It's always a pleasure to spend the day in the company of friendly, creative, like-minded people, chatting about books and music and...
david1170
Sep 16, 20241 min read


Top of the Pops
Happiness may well be subjective, but one thing that’s guaranteed to make every writer smile, is being given the double thumbs up and...
david1170
Sep 16, 20241 min read


James Domestic and Sam Marsh at the Hastings Book Fair this weekend
Earth Island Books, along with authors James Domestic and Sam Marsh , will be in Hastings this weekend with a stall at the Book Festival....
david1170
Sep 9, 20241 min read


1, 2, 3, 4,
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to saddle up, amp up, and hit the road with one of the members of the legendary Bruddahs...
david1170
Sep 9, 20241 min read


Time to die
Take Effect caught up with, and were blown away by, E.D. Evans forthright and emotive exploration of her time in the punk rock scene,...
david1170
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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