Category Archives: Collingwood

By the skin of their teeth

Posted on August 17, 2007 by @ndy

For the 137th time, the Collingwood proletariat has secured victory against the bourgeois Melbourne establishment, albeit in a manner about as convincing as used car salesman Joe Hockey is in the role of Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. After … Continue reading →

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Hurrah!

Posted on August 4, 2007 by @ndy

Good news comrades! COLLINGWOOD 18.12 (120) def. Carlton 14.12 (96). “Collingwood were coming off a 93-point thrashing from Brisbane last week and were forced to make three late changes today. Shane O’Bree, Shane Wakelin and Guy Richards went out of … Continue reading →

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Collingwood is good and old forever and Vince is a big fat l o s e r

Posted on July 21, 2007 by @ndy

How good was that? The soon-to-be-ex Federal Treasurer and his “beloved” Bombers were once again shot down by the Magpies today: the first time since 1997 Collingwood has defeated Essendon twice in a season, and just the fifth win of … Continue reading →

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Boycotting The Birmingham Hotel

Posted on July 11, 2007 by @ndy

Joel (Bulldog Spirit, Death’s Head, Fortress, GGF, Ravenous), April 3, 2007 : “Be sure not to let @ndy see this!” Introduction On Saturday, September 23rd last year, a local Melbourne pub named The Birmingham Hotel in Fitzroy hosted a neo-Nazi … Continue reading →

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Poseurs laughing, dancing, “having a say” … and speaking volumes

Posted on July 4, 2007 by @ndy

This Saturday, July 7, locals are holding another punk fashion show at local neo-Nazi venue The Birmingham Hotel in Fitzroy. Thus, while local boneheads may have deserted The Birmy, Distorted Truth, Sewer Cider, The Boots, The Worst and Wot Rot … Continue reading →

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Magpies defeat Swans

Posted on June 23, 2007 by @ndy

In another spirited display, Collingwood has downed a lacklustre Sydney, the bunch of geese simply unable to match the intensity with which the Magpies attacked the ball. Go Pies! Collingwood 10.16 76 Sydney 8.9 57 Previously, Swans aim to skittle … Continue reading →

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ISD Memorial / Ian Stuart is Dead Celebration, 2007 // Working class punks support The Birmy

Posted on June 21, 2007 by @ndy

Blood & Honour Australia and the Southern Cross Hammerskins have announced a date and line-up for their annual Road Safety Awareness concert. The date is Saturday, October 13 (two weeks after Collingwood wins the AFL Grand Final) and the line-up … Continue reading →

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The Birmy: now six times less hardcore

Posted on June 18, 2007 by @ndy

The hardcore show scheduled for this Friday @ The Birmy has been cancelled according to Choppaz from Tenth Dan, one of the six bands scheduled to play. Tenth Dan will, however, be playing in Melbourne on Sunday, June 24th @ … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Shows @ The Birmy

Posted on June 10, 2007 by @ndy

Boycott the Birmingham! [Update : June 18 : The gig as a whole has since been CANCELLED.] On Friday June 22, Sydney-based hardcore/punk label Snapshot Records is organising a gig by some of its bands. They are: Crosscheck Flame the … Continue reading →

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More gigs @ The neo-Nazi Birmy

Posted on June 2, 2007 by @ndy

A pseudonymous supporter of Blood & Honour Australia / the Southern Cross Hammerskins (and their HQ in Melbourne, a/k/a The Birmingham Hotel), has alerted me to the fact that, in addition to the dozen or so right-wing middle-class punk scabs … Continue reading →

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