top of page
BLOG
Search


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,...
david1170
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


I Heartbreak The Ramones publishes today!
Dive into the heart and soul of punk rock with I 'Heartbreak' the Ramones - The Life and Times of the Speed Kings’. The ideal and...
david1170
Aug 30, 20241 min read


Hastings here we come!
Earth Island Books are heading to Hastings Book Fair with authors James Domestic and Sam Marsh , and if you’re in the area, or fancy a...
david1170
Aug 30, 20241 min read


When Personal Punk met Suspect Device
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock in the Australian Outback, you’ll know what happened when Harry Met Sally, when Luke Skywalker...
david1170
Aug 29, 20241 min read


When words fail you
Gary Hill from Music Street Journal spent some time with Marla Watson's incredible photo-centric journey through the early eighties Los...
david1170
Aug 29, 20241 min read


What to do on a rainy evening in Mull?...
If you lived up on the Isle of Mull in the West of Scotland and it was a stormy evening you might well wonder what to do with yourself,...
david1170
Aug 24, 20242 min read


Mass Movement: The Digital Years
A long time ago in a scene far, far away Mass Movement Magazine used to be a physical and digital magazine, and Earth Island Books have...
david1170
Aug 24, 20241 min read


The origin story of Dr Strange
You can pre-order a copy of the brand new ' My life song by song: The story of Dr Strange Records ' by Bill ‘Doc’ Plaster, right here in...
david1170
Aug 18, 20241 min read


discounted trips to the nineties for your summer hols
There's an eleven percent(?!) discount on Alex Boucher's brilliant ' Three and a half minutes of fame ' book at the moment over on...
david1170
Aug 18, 20241 min read
bottom of page





