Category Archives: Music

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Wade Michael Page and the (Southern Cross) Hammerskins

[This post was made possible by contributions from Anonymous, HS and PS. As of this date, the main Hammerskins site hammerskins.net is down but the Southern X Hammerskins site is up. Wade Michael Page’s record label, Label 56, has also … Continue reading →

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Label 56 interview with Wade Michael Page

Further Update (August 7) : Facebook has apparently deleted the page belonging to Wade’s record label (Label 56). The label’s website also appears to have deleted the interview with Wade (see below) it conducted in April 2010. The label is … Continue reading →

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ANARCHO-PUNK.NET ~vs~ CRASS

Huh. In the same week Chumbwamba deaded, What-Was-Once-Crass-But-Now-Knows-Better-Than-Not-To-Enforce-Its-Copyright successfully complained to file-sharing site Mediafire to have several of its recordings removed. Further, in response to the complaint, Mediafire apparently removed not only the Crass material (por ejemplo) but over 3000 … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Psychos documentary is pozible?

Matt Weston is looking for funding for a documentary film about Melbourne band the Cosmic Psychos. He needs to raise $28,000 by the end of August. Do yourselves a favour and pledge your support on pozible.

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Loophole closing?

Loophole Community Centre — “an umbrella organisation providing a home to a wide array of arts and humanities projects” — appears to be on the verge of closing. Well, perhaps only at its current location (670–672 High St, Northcote), having … Continue reading →

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NB. Vomitor

‘Evil Invaders IV’ organiser Hushy today fwded me the following statement by Brisbane band Vomitor: The impetuosity of youth can lend itself to an over-zealous desire to shock and offend for what end up being all the wrong reasons. To … Continue reading →

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National Socialist Black Metalhead Bumped Into Parliament (Heil Hitler! Heil !nataS)

Giorgos Germenis I reckon this has gotta be a first. Among the 21 Golden Dawn candidates bumped into the Greek Parliament Last Thursday is ‘Kaiadas’ (Giorgos Germenis when he’s at home), bass player for Naer Mataron. Germenis’ success gots me … Continue reading →

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#BobHawke trolls the ACTU : ‘Solidarity Forever’

*hic* ‘Solidarity Forever’ was written by Ralph Chaplin (1887–1961), a member of the ‘Industrial Workers of the World’ (IWW). In Australia, the IWW (‘Wobblies’) frequently battled the ALP for the hearts and minds of the working class. They lost, and … Continue reading →

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Free Pussy Riot! Melbourne rally, Friday, April 20

PuSsY RiOt is a kick-arse group of anarchist/feminist/punk malcontents from Russia. Formed in October last year, their creative acts of resistance to the plutocracy in that country has made them, like so many others, targets of state repression. Currently, three … Continue reading →

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Frankie Goes to Prison : The Rumjacks

[Update (September 1, 2016) : This post has been edited. In August this year, The Rumjacks released a new album, Sleepin’ Rough, and are currently on tour. Their return has sparked some controversy in the music press, and the band … Continue reading →

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