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Marla's punk-rock European tour
Marla Watson, the photographer behind the lens, scene author extraordinaire responsible. for My Punk Rock Liferecently appeared on The...
david1170
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes
If you’re anything like us here at Earth Island Books the title of noted punk rock author and scene scholar Ian Glasper’s new book, 'A...
david1170
Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Get off your ass and do something
'Running at The Edge of their World' is the behind-the-scenes, warts, and all story of one of the UK’s longest running, and best-loved...
david1170
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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A half too far
Alex Boucher always wanted to be a musician, and having signed a record deal at seventeen thought that fame, fortune, and all of the...
david1170
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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Cover Reveal - Jim X Dodge's Pig Iron
How do you make the latest offering from rising horror author extraordinaire Jim X Dodge even better and more essential than it already...
david1170
Apr 10, 20242 min read
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Marla Watson at The Punk Rock Museum's first year anniversary
After taking part in the punk rock museum's 'My Shot' photo exhibition Marla hung around for the first birthday celebrations, events and...
david1170
Apr 7, 20241 min read
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The Personal, The Political, The Weird And The Wonderful
Diving headlong into the realm of neglected literary genres with their latest anthology Ten Poets written by some of the punk scene's...
david1170
Apr 7, 20241 min read
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'A Country Fit For Heroes' launches today!
Championing the underdogs buried deep within our alternative culture, Ian Glasper is back with another superb and in-depth look at the...
david1170
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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The Last Battle Cry Of A Forgotten Generation
As the generational war wages unchecked on TikTok and the video feeds that nurture and sustain Facebook and Instagram, it's all too easy...
david1170
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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Strength In Numbers…
How did that old saying go? What’s better than one poet? Why, ten of course. We might have just made that whole poet adage thing up, so...
david1170
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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The Old School And The New
As uncomfortable as it can sometimes be, the punk scene isn’t a unified utopia built on an all-purpose, one-size-fits-all set of rules...
david1170
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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The punk poet on a one-man mission to save the scene
Having never been content to sit back and enjoy life, James Domestic is on a one punk mission to ensure that the scene lives up to the...
david1170
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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Celebrating the unsung punk rock bastion
Labelled as “a field study of over 500 punk rock, post-punk, new wave, hardcore punk, and alternative rock compilations from their...
david1170
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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Thoughts Words Action review The Dark Chronicles
It’s time to stop whatever it is that you’re doing, and meet the punk rock guru that you never knew you wanted, but always needed. James...
david1170
Apr 2, 20241 min read
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Suspect Device review The Bite
It isn’t often that the undead add a punk rock rock cadaver to the legions of the damned, and convert a lost soul to the zombie cause,...
david1170
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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Marla Watson at My Shot: Punk Rock Museum Photo exhibition
If your Spring Break takes you to Las Vegas this weekend check out the photography show at The Punk Rock Museum. My Shot: A photo exhibit...
david1170
Mar 30, 20241 min read
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Street Voice UK review Paul Wainwright’s ‘The Resurrection of The Crazed’ and make it their ‘Book of the year’
"Many apologies for getting this review on line but the site was seriously hacked and Word Press have worked hard to get it all back for...
david1170
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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It Ruined My Life!
Late next year Earth Island is going to be publishing a book based on the Mass Movement feature, It Ruined My Life, called strangely...
david1170
Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Littsburgh Q&A with Andrea Janov
Littsburgh Q&A with Andrea Janov (author of ‘Mix Tapes and Photo Albums’ & ‘Short Skirts and Whiskey Shots’) Can you tell me a bit about...
david1170
Mar 23, 20246 min read
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Postie's beware - Ian Glasper's new book is coming
Apologies in advance to post persons everywhere... Ian Glasper promised us he'd make sure his next offering was at least slightly smaller...
david1170
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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