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An interview with David Gamage, author of “The Fire Still Burns” and “A Hardcore Heart”
Sometimes, a journey through music and life becomes more than just a personal story. It becomes a reflection of an entire scene, an era,...
david1170
Apr 5, 202511 min read


A Country FIT For Heroes and a SCene that wouldn't die
Primarily collecting the stories of over 140 UK punk bands from the eighties who only released EPs and demos, or only appeared on...
david1170
Apr 5, 20252 min read


Appleby’s words will feel like home
Djordje Miladinović of Thoughts Words Action reviews ‘In Pursuit of Expression’ by Martin Appleby… Poetry, at its best, is honest. It...
david1170
Apr 5, 20254 min read


The Ten year anniversary of 'Not Just Bits Of Paper'
Not Just Bits Of Paper is a portal into a world now diminished, a world where the importance of specific bits of paper cannot be...
david1170
Apr 2, 20252 min read


Thoughts Words Action reviews 'Bag of Tricks'
"The book reads like a fever dream, an equally nostalgic love letter and recollection of a subculture that burned brightly and...
david1170
Apr 2, 20255 min read


Guitargonaut - Underground Rock Adventures by Sluggo Cawley
Guitargonaut (gĭ-tär′gə-nôt) An adventurer engaged in a quest. With a guitar. And a constantly evolving idea of how to play it. Sluggo ...
david1170
Apr 2, 20251 min read


Shared love and enthusiasm for the music and comradery
Issuepunkzine #135 has a great review of ‘ The Fire Still Burns ’ by David Gamage. Neil Duncan has been reading the hefty collection of...
david1170
Mar 30, 20252 min read


Nefarious Artists: The Soundtrack: Part Four is live on Razorcake now
Razorcake Podcast #912 with Welly Artcore Nefarious Artists : The Soundtrack: Part Four: 1981 All digitised direct from vinyl with snap,...
david1170
Mar 30, 20252 min read


Diverse and vital
Leon the poet’s debut collection, Sometimes I’m The Bull, Sometimes I’m The China Shop , is a deep dive into the chaos and tenderness of...
david1170
Mar 30, 20253 min read


Anarcho-Punk: Resistance in London book launch at Freedom Press
To celebrate the publication of ' Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-88 ' Freedom Press, Britain's largest anarchist...
david1170
Mar 27, 20252 min read


Alex CF’s Spring Prize Draw
Super talented author, musician and artist, Alex CF is having a fund-raising prize draw and you can win awesome goodies! Purchase as...
david1170
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Unleashing a bag of tricks
Film actress, lead vocalist of Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers, and now published author, Ruby Dee Philippa launched her superb new book,...
david1170
Mar 24, 20251 min read


a visceral, courageous dive into the institutions that shape us
A new review of James Domestic’s Poets Day Dream by the TWA punk-rock blog says that it is; "An outstanding collection of poems, prose,...
david1170
Mar 24, 20253 min read


Saturday's Book fair Shenanigans
On Saturday, Mass Movement's (podcast and magazine) middle-aged crew left the geeky confines of their podcasting cave to venture to the...
david1170
Mar 10, 20251 min read


like a brick through a shop window
There are books that whisper, books that sing, and books that hit like a brick through a shop window. Spent by Paul Case is the latter....
david1170
Mar 10, 20254 min read


james Domestic is back on the road
As part of the celebrations around the publication of his new book, Poets Day Dream , James Domestic is back gigging again after his...
david1170
Mar 4, 20252 min read


Did you hear that?!?
The audiobook of ‘ Three and a Half Minutes of Fame ’ is now published! The book’s author and narrator, Alex Boucher , has shared this:...
david1170
Feb 22, 20251 min read


Street Voice review The Fire Still Burns
Hope Lye of Street Voice UK sent us this review of ' The Fire Still Burns ', the story of the post-punk adventures of more than eighty...
david1170
Feb 22, 20252 min read


In Pursuit of Expression
This collection brings together all of Martin Appleby's small press poetry publications that were released between 2016 and 2024. From...
david1170
Feb 22, 20252 min read


My Altercation with the melodic punk scene
' My Altercation ' weaves together notes and memories to capture the essence of Bandung and Indonesia's HC music scene with a...
david1170
Feb 18, 20251 min read
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