Category Archives: Music

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Gary “Birmy” and Blood & Honour Australia

Posted on November 8, 2006 by @ndy

Gary is the proprietor of The Birmingham Hotel (Cnr. Johnston & Smith Streets, Fitzroy | (03) 9417 2706). Above is a photo of the kind of scum Gary likes to play host to: the neo-Nazi Blood & Honour Australia and … Continue reading →

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Tacky Souvenirs of Pre-Revolutionary Australia

Posted on November 8, 2006 by @ndy

“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.” — Dom Helda Camara Next Friday, November 17 — the day before the G20 … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Times on Protest @ The Birmy

Posted on November 6, 2006 by @ndy

[Wednesday, November 1, 2006] Protesters put hard word on Fitzroy pub Marika Dobbin More than 150 punks, skinheads, feminists and other protesters picketed a Fitzroy hotel on Saturday to condemn a recent neo-Nazi concert at the pub. Tensions were high … Continue reading →

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In the Name of the Fatherland, and of the Reich, and of the Holy Spirit of Capitalism, Amen

Posted on November 1, 2006 by @ndy

Neo-Nazi Muzak Too Harsh For Polish Ears Polish state authorities obviously take this shit more seriously than do the Australian. EJP reports that ‘Hundreds of neo-Nazi CDs seized in Poland’: “WARSAW (EJP) — Customs officers in Poland have intercepted a … Continue reading →

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Song for Dr. Cam

Posted on October 29, 2006 by @ndy

Dad was a big fan of Flanagan & Allen, the British comedy duo popular during WWII. The pair used cockney good humour to gently mock class snobbery, and in general their songs spoke to the trials and tribulations of ‘the … Continue reading →

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No Gary, No! More on neo-Nazism @ The Birmy

Posted on October 19, 2006 by @ndy

Following last month’s article on The Birmingham Hotel (Cnr. Johnston & Smith Sts, Fitzroy, 9417 2706) detailing its hosting a gig organised by two local neo-Nazi groups, The Melbourne Times has published another; this time reporting the racial abuse of … Continue reading →

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Mentalfest : November 11, The Espy

Posted on October 15, 2006 by @ndy

Pith Records presents Mentalfest, 3pm, Saturday, November 11, @ The Espy. Art, stalls, DJs, info, cheap food and much frivolity. Tickets $14 from Missing Link, The Espy and the usual suspects. All proceeds to charity. Fuck Becton. Shoot the black … Continue reading →

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Taking a brea | k

Posted on October 7, 2006 by @ndy

I’ve decided to take a break from blogging, in order to concentrate on other activities. Blogging is time-consuming, and the rewards, such as they are, often amount to little more than annoying a few fascists and racists (and their sympathisers … Continue reading →

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“Working class punk” : Oi fucking oi

Posted on October 5, 2006 by @ndy

…ha fucking ha. Working class punk bands are holding a working class punk gig this working class punk weekend (Saturday, October 7th). The working class punk bands in question are the working class punk The Assailants and the working class … Continue reading →

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / We want Mosley, dead or alive

Posted on October 5, 2006 by @ndy

70 years ago, on October 4th, 1936, the people of the East End of London — men, women and children, young and old, “bearded Jews and Irish Catholic dockers” — told the British Union of Fascists to fuck off. And … Continue reading →

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