AUTONOMIA SQUAT info

 

Autonomia is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit social center in the Central District of Seattle. The space is managed collectively, and all decisions are made by group consensus. We strive to create a space that embodies the principles of equality, anti-oppression, and social justice, and we wish to empower the Seattle grassroots community by giving it access to a public space for community organizing. The Autonomia collective aims to support the diverse multitude of anti-authoritarian and working-class struggles in the Seattle area and around the world. We believe that a well-organized community is able to solve its own problems and better meet the needs of its community members when it practices group decision making and direct democracy.
Autonomia offers:
-Free coffee
-Free literature
-Free computer and internet access
-Free clothes
-A space for artists to showcase their work
-A space for grassroots organizations to meet
-Events such as benefit concerts, film screenings, open-mics, workshops, and Seattle Free School classes 

 

Autonomia Social Center is an example of creating radical infrastructure in the Seattle community. It's a place to meet comrades in struggle, a place for educating yourself and others, a place to hang out, laugh, eat, inspire and conspire together. As a result of Seattle's passionate struggle against oppression in the last few months, many are looking at radicals and asking "Well if not capitalism, if not police, if not hierarchy, exploitation, and environmental degradation, then what?" Autonomia strives to offer answers, to create a microcosm of alternatives to oppression as we tear this macrocosm of injustice down, to serve as a reminder of what we are for while we fight the relentless oppression of the state we are so passionately against.

 

contact: autonomiaseattle@riseup.net or 600 24th Ave. South Seattle, WA 98144

web: http://www.autonomiaseattle.org/

KONTATTO video report of U.S.A. tour 2010

woow..this is great..I found those two videos today at you tube.. it's a video report of last year's Kontatto US tour made by Marziona, the drummer..

"August/September 2010, Kontatto second tour in the States. All the tour was amazing thanx to Matt Sachs who booked it and all the amazing people and friends we met on the road, new and old friends. This is a report I made for fun (it's full of mistakes and edited with a crappy program ahah) just to have a visual memory of one of the best experiences in my/our life.
Thanx to all the people we met and please, if you want, drop a line with the names of those we forgot to thank and cheer, so many!!!
Marziona"

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part 2:

Anarchist Bookfair in Trbovlje, Slovenia

"Hey, this is an invitation for anyone who would like to attend anarchist bookfair/festival in Slovenia this May.
It will happen between 13. and 15th of May in Trbovlje, small industrial city about one hour drive from capital city Ljubljana. It is a historical sight of many antifascist and workers struggle through out late 19th and entire 20th century. Lately the focus of local people is mostly on the ecological issue. Our federation-Federation for anarchist organizing (FAO)-has a group in the area. Anyway, the main concept of this event is: bookfair with anarchist literature, cultural events (choir of women who sing antifascist songs from our history, choir of old partisans from 2nd world war and their supporters, social theater etc.), market with ecological products, public kitchen, different workshops (about ecological issues, women issues etc.)and perhaps most importantly two big panel discussions with guests from Slovenia and abroad.
On the last day we are planning to have a general assembly where we would write a joint statement from the event that we are hoping will become annual. We are expecting many guests from entire Slovenia, and of course abroad, especially Balkans, Italy and other places. We would like the event to be the meeting point for local people, activist from Slovenia and abroad, a common space of reflection of current situation and our involvement in it.
At this point we can only send these guidelines. If somebody is interested in attending let me know. We would like to host people/groups with anarchist distributions (especially literature), but if somebody has interests in other areas (like workshops) we would be glad.

for more information contact me, Marica"

www.a-federacija.org

source: http://anarchistnews.org/?q=node/13845

Copenhagen: Squat The Naval Mine!

"Occupy, share and enjoy the free space of The Naval Mine (Søminen) in Copenhagen. An action to occupy and liberate the area of an old storage facility for Naval Mines and turn it into a social centre. The area is located right next to the Freetown Christiania by the lake in beautiful green surroundings. It's been open for several years and is used daily by picnicking cityfolks, graffiti artists, dog walkers, bird watchers and everyone else. We're gonna keep on using it and open it up in style.
The 21st of may we're having a demonstration and opening of our new space and you're all invited. Come with your tent, camper, tools and dreams. Your imagination is the only limitation - not the cops!
We know we're in violation of the private property when we're opening up the area, but we cannot obey laws that's allowing beautiful places to decay while the city is suffocating. We hope that authorities, cops and owners realize that everyone wins if we're allowed to show what we can do with the place while everyone will lose if we have to use plan B, C or D to get it.
We're removing the barbed wire to make room for the flowers in our city.
Come join us.
Demonstration, occupation and opening party
Saturday the 21st of may at 14:00. From Christianshavns metro station.
Contact us: bzminen@gmail.com

Facebook (danish)

Squat The Naval Mine!"


I found this at hcmorethanmusic blog, originaly posted at squ@t!net

DEATHDROP SQUAT info

The Deathdrop Squat is a DIY space squatted since 25 January 2009 in London, U.K.. We do monthly DIY punk benefit shows. The house has a Band Practice Space and Recording Studio. Wireless Fm will be broadcasting from the house every Saturday afternoon between 14:00 and 16:00. We encourage people to host workshops. Besides all that We love a good party and seem to have quite a reputation for it!!! See you there motherfuckers!!!! If you would like to get involved, organise a gig, workshop, party, event, borrow equipment or use the practice space you can send us a message on myspazz or alternativly email us at 666.d.drop@googlemail.com or call us on 0207 6228763

http://www.myspace.com/deathdropsquat

PŽBUKA

Pžbuka was all girl punk band from Karlovac, Croatia, active only for two years.. but even in such a short period of action they had a big role on Croatian hc punk scene, I think.. music was filthy and raw hc punk.. considering on current active similar bands, they remind me a little on Beyond Pink from Sweden, only something slower music..
here is some story about them translated from This is Karlovac not L.A. and also a short video from their live show in EKH squat, Vienna..

"during the postwar inflation of the bands here, 4 girls saturated with flood of male bands decides to try out with playing.. after a couple of months of negotiation we find a rehearsal room and shortly after that an band (Monosaharidi) with which we will share it, because in that time we wasn't had any equipment except the instruments.. 1st rehearsal was held in February, 1996 and that is how Pžbuka was officially born in following line up: Silvia - guitar, Tina - drums, Struja - vocal and Đez - bass..

now we can say that those beginnings wasn't so bad, considering the fact that the only one who have some music knowledge and experience  was Silvia and we others were starting from the beginning.. but after only a few rehearsals we had some our own songs and we even start with live shows..
after a while Gabi joins the band as a 2nd guitarist, so all until Silvia's leaving from the band we play with 2 guitars.. in meantime Struja starts to sing in one more band, Starla Dick which were looking for rehearsal space and they joined us in atomic shelter..
shortly after, under the suspicious and never dismissed circumstances we leave the shelter and move to another "hole" - Partizan.. in that time were a bunch of other bands playing there and this was really the nest of Karlovac's underground..
in summer of 1997 Pžbuka records their 1st, but also the last demo "The Power Muscles of Vagina".. after that we all separated (fax, job, moving to England for doing babysitting...) so Pžbuka stops with work..
Pžbuka had a few gigs in Croatia and a gig in legendary Vienna's EKH squat.."

their demo you can download from HERE

promo video for upcoming split LP of Last Legion Alive & Hellstorm

here is promo video for upcoming release of those two great bands, which I've founded at you tube few days ago.. it contains two songs from both sides.. awesome stuff!..



http://www.activerebellion.com/
http://www.svoboda-records.net/
http://www.myspace.com/screamrecords
http://www.blackravenrecords.blogspot.com/

upcoming gig in Modena, Italy

Greece Meets Italy!!

who?..........GO FILTH GO (GR) - d-beat
                  REPULSIONE (IT) - powerviolence
                  BLACK TRINITY (GR) - primitive black metal
                  DIHIL DUM (IT) - stenchcore
when?.........30.04.2011.
where?........La Scintila squat, Modena, Italy

SCUM FEST 2011

one more great festival, ScumFest in London.. some really cool bands this year..
it's benefit festival and founds generated this year will go to:
-to the family of Phil Vane (E.N.T.)
-relif for Te Whare Roimata (The House of Tears)
-Polish Anti-Hate Crimes Group






bands?.........Extreme Noise Terror (UK) holocaust in your head
                   Deviated Instinct (UK)  stench-core pioneers
                   Appalacian Terror Unit (USA) thrashing mountain punx
                   Genital Deformities (UK) old-school crust
                   FUK (UK) punk rock!
                   Shades of Grey (SWEDEN)
                   Simbiose (PORTUGAL)
                   Icon of Evil (POLAND) Death metal punk…
                   Unhaim (Switzerland) Hardcore punk…
                   Meinhof (UK) Londahn angry punx
                   Bullet Ridden (UK) cider-fueled mayhem
                   Falling Down (UK) female fronted (and drummed) hardcore punk                    Lowest Form (UK)  hardcore
when?.........27.-29.05.2011.
where?........The Bussey Building, Peckham, London

for more info go to: http://www.scumfest.org/

upcoming gig in Požega, Croatia

evo nakon skoro točno godinu dana novi Nonsense koncert.. opet se vračaju na prošlogodišnje mjesto zločina, Evergreen u Požegi, opet koncert organizira udruga K.A.M.P. dakle dobar provod je opet zagarantiran!..
Nonsense će predstaviti svoje nove stvari i mali pomak u svom zvuku..
jedino ovaj put ostali bendovi nisu baš po mom ukusu, ali nema veze, vidimo se (najvjerojatnije) tamo!.. nadajmo se samo da se Nonsense nisu pretvorili u melodični punk bend, heheh..

and after one year new Nonsense gig is coming.. they are coming again at the last year's crime scene, Evergreen in Požega, again the gig is organized by K.A.M.P. association, it means some good fun is guaranteed again!
Nonsense will present some of their new songs and small sound changes..
only the other bands are not into my taste this time, but that isn't matter, so see you (most likely) there!.. let's just hope that Nonsense aren't turn into melodic punk band, heheh..

bands?.........NONSENSE, PASI, DRLOG
when?.........30.04.2011.
where?........caffe bar Evergreen, Požega, Croatia
entrance?....20kn

festivals, festivals..

the time of summer festivals is closing, again.. like it was yesterday since last year's were finished..
my this year's favorites are: Play Fast Or Don't (Czech Republic), Monte Paradiso (Croatia) and of course, Balkanika Core fest (Slovenia)..
first 2 of them already give us some info about the current line ups, so here they are:

PLAY FAST OR DON'T festival 2011
first is my unfulfilled wish for already 3 years now.. this year again amazing line up, great place as I saw on some pics and videos.. I really hope that I will find some sponsors to go there, heheeh..

bands confirmed 'till now:

LOBOTOMIA (BRA)
CANCER SPREADING (ITA)
MONDO GECKO (IL)
LYCANTHROPHY (CZ)
THE ATROCITY EXHIBIT (UK)
MESRINE (CAN)
GIUDA (ITA)
SUMMON THE CROWS (NOR)
MOB 47 (SWE)
PRETTY LITTLE FLOWER (USA)
CHIENS (FRA)
SENATA FOX (CRO)
DICK TRACY (SWE)
AGRIMONIA (SWE)
AGATHOCLES (BEL)
SEE YOU IN HELL (CZ)
VISIONS OF WAR (BEL)
LAST LEGION ALIVE (BEL)
TOTALICKERS (SPA)
THE ARSON PROJECT (SWE)
MARUTA (USA)
LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER (SPA)
DISTRESS (RUS)
GLÖM DÄ (SWE)
SCORCHED EARTH (SWE)
HELLISHEAVEN (POL)
HELLSHOCK (USA)


29.-30.07.2011. Červenec airport, Hradec Kralove, Czech
http://www.playfast.cz
http://www.myspace.com/playfastordont



19th MONTEPARADISO festival 2011
and 2nd is already legendary Monteparadiso.. according to this first line up list there will be great bands again.. if nothing more, Skitsystem will play and that's enough for me..

bands confirmed 'till now:

DISLIKE (CRO)
MOTHERPIG (B&H)
SKITSYSTEM (SWE)
INSANE (SLO)
INPACT (IT)
TRASHCAT (UK)
RABBIA E DISPERAZIONE (IT)
WARFARE (IT)
RAW SIDE (DE)
JAIBO! (SER)


05.-06.08.2011. Karlo Rojc, Pula, Croatia
http://www.myspace.com/monteparadisopula

ROVINA HARDCORE 2011

 who?...........PARASYTIC
                    NUX VOMICA
                    CONTRASTO 
                    BHOPAL
                    MURDERS CALLING
                    ROBANERA

when?..........Saturday, 7.05.2011.

where?.........Next Emerson, Firenze, Italy

http://www.myspace.com/rovina_hardcore

DISSIDENTES

last week I received an email from this Brazilian band with kind request for help them out with spreading the word about their CD.. then Toni (vocal) send me some more info about the band and download link for their release..

"hardcore punk band with direct and simple lyrics.. that's the way how to define a style of band Dissidentes.. formed in 2002., have gone through several formations but always retained the style of sound that is characteristic for this band.. mainly influenced by international and domestic bands from the 80s and 90s as: Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat, Replicantes, Ratos de Porão, Black Flag, Os Cabeloduro, among others..

the band has recorded 3 works.. The first demo entitled "Brazil: Hunger, misery and exploitation," was recorded live and has 14 songs, without any great sound quality.. however, just "Do it Yourself." This recording was made in 2004 and still represents the old formation, with André on vocals.. 

the 2nd released record is the demo "Sedentary", recorded in 2005 and it already shows more maturity of a members and the recording quality than the previous demo. This cd has 5 songs which were half recorded live before some line up changes.. Toni, who is now leading vocalist has left the guitar in hands of Royal who returns into the band, after leaving the band due some personal problems.. Mario continues on the drums and Alex Sub on bass guitar..

The third material is the band's album "Dissidentes", where recording was made per channel on all 13 tracks, showing that the band took a few more rungs on the ladder of evolution, and was released in Avare Carnarock in 2008, where it was welcomed by the local crew..
we also had participated on some compilations, among others on Lixeria Humana vol. 6 and Abecedario Punk/Hardcore vol 2 which follows the line of Lixeria Humana.."

Dissidentes are:

Mário - drums
Royal - guitar
Sub - bass
Toni - vocals

Contacts: dissidentespunkrock@hotmail.com
                dissidentespunkhc@gmail.com

Blog: www.dissidentespunkhc.blogspot.com

Myspace: www.myspace.com/dissidentes

DISSIDENTES - Dissidentes (2008) CD

 

so Dissidentes are band from Sao Paolo, Brazil and here we have their album from 2008.. about their influences you can read more in the info above.. their music can be described as classical old school punk/hardcore on the way how it was played back then in '80s, it means fast and simple.. on this CD we have 13 songs in decent production, but still with a lot of the d.i.y. spirit..

also considering on their name (and the names of the songs, like False Images, Prejudice, Only Hits Woman,etc...) you can easily conclude about what are their lyrics, even if they sing on Portuguese..

maybe they are not something that I would listen to every single day, but if you want to give your ears a rest of all this crust noise this is the right stuff for that.. it goes fine with me..

they offer this record for free download so here is the link..

DOWNLOAD

GLÖM DÄ! on euro tour

one more band will be spreading d-beat madness thro' Europe in next few days, actually the rest of the April.. this time that would be Glöm Dä! from Sweden.. be sure to check them if you will have an opportunity for that, 'cause they are great band..

here are the dates for shows.. for more info about the tour and to listen their stuff check one of theirs sites.. 

11-04-15 – at Egalia, Göteborg, Sweden

11-04-16 – at VEB, Lübeck, Germany
11-04-17 – Hamburg, Germany
11-04-18 – at Koma-F Berlin, Germany
11-04-19 – at M/S Stutsnitz Rostock, Germany
11-04-20 – Osnabruck, Germany
11-04-21 – ??
11-04-22 – at Jet Club, Prauge, Czech rep
11-04-23 – Brno, Cech rep
11-04-24 – Čadca, Slovakia
11-04-25 – Bardejov, Slovakia
11-04-26 –Wien, Austria
11-04-27 – ??
11-04-28 – Buchloe, Germany
11-04-29 – at Sonice Ballroom, Köln, Germany
11-04-30 – at G16, Leipzig, Germany

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my space

bandcamp

squatting action in Amsterdam (3.04.2011.)

On April 3rd, there were two attempts to squat different buildings in Amsterdam. This all took place within the context of squatting being illegalized. The first attempt one took place in the early afternoon. Several dozen people guarded the door while people opened the building. Just as it would happen before the squatting ban, the police were allowed into the building. Surprisingly, the police allowed the building to be squatted.
The second attempt happened in the early evening. Fourty people surrounded the door to the building where the squatted apartment was. The rest of the apartments had a rent-cap (or the Dutch equivalent) and rent could not be raised. The squatted apartment was going to be put on the ‘free’ market which simply means that rent could rise and fall with the ‘free market’. Because of this, the residents of the building supported the squat.

Supporters on the ground distributed leaflets to all the neighbors, explaining what was happening and reminding them of the new squatting ban. 

After a small contingent of police arrived, banners were dropped from the front of the building, one of them reading ‘WHEN HOUSING IS A PRIVILEGE, SQUATTING IS A RIGHT.’ The residents of the building went out on their front porches and drank wine, staring down at the crowd and smiling, pleased to be part of the effort.

After a few hours, four vans of riot police (ME—mobile entity) arrived. After ordering everyone to leave over the van loudspeakers, the police got out of their vans and began to beat people away to the edge of the block. Because the residents were so supportive, they did not allow the police into the building and the front door had to be forced open. There were no arrests because the squatters had escaped by boat (an event unique to Amsterdam).
The squatters and anarchists of Amsterdam are in a tricky and overall shitty situation. Squatting is now illegal, making everything difficult and confusing. For example, one squat was allowed to happen, the other was not, with no reason as to why. Also, there are is a government sponsored campaign called ‘anti-squat’ that has been gaining steam since the 1980’s.
This campaign allows a few people to pay cheap rent and live in empty properties just so that they are legally occupied and cannot be squatted. There are over fifteen thousand people willingly taking part in this ‘anti-squat’ effort that is very similar to strike-breaking in the US. The squatters and anarchists are repeating the tactics they have inherited from the 1980’s onward but are now in a completely different enivronment. There is now an urgent nead for more creative and confrontational tactics.



source: http://anarchistnews.org/?q=node/14376

GO FILTH GO on euro tour

 Go Filth Go are raw dis-beaters from Greece and they are preparing for an Euro-tour.. unfortunately they would miss Croatia.. you can check the dates and places bellow..
also they still need help for two days, so if you could help get in touch with them at their blog page: http://gofilthgo.blogspot.com/

15/04 - TBA / Torino (IT)
16/04 - Kud Subart / Kranj (SLO)
17/04 - Venster / Vienna (AU)
18/04 - Boss / Poděbrady (CZ)
19/04 - El Arriero / Prague (CZ)
20/04 - Köpi / Berlin (GER)
21/04 - Ungdomshuset Dortheavej 61 / Copenhagen (DK)
22/04 - Kulturhuset Underjorden / Göteborg (SWE)
23/04 - Denmark (NEED HELP)
24/04 - Northern/West Germany (NEED HELP)
25/04 - Sub 071 / Leiden (NL)
26/04 - TBA / Amsterdam (NL)
27/04 - The Frontline / Gent (BEL)
28/04 - Espace Autogéré des Tanneries / Dijon (FR)
29/04 - Underground Pollution Garage / Bourg-en-Bresse (FR)
30/04 - La Scintilla / Modena (IT)

Come to Cologne! - For the Autnomous Center (Koln, Germany)

Callout: For an autonomous Center! - Everything has to be done by ourselfs!
The Autonomous Center in Cologne-Kalk exists nearly since a year. During this time thousands of guests used and created this special place in more than 250 events. The first cinema of the neighborhood was founded, in many workshops skills were being developed, the weekly unemployed-consultation helped many people in their problems with the Unemployment-agency, concerts gave the opportunity to local bands to make free appearances, exhibitions met their public, political groups used the house for their work – everything self-organized and uncomercial, without a cent from the city. The idea of a place, where people can enjoy and create culture without depending of their walle, found many new friends.

The squatted ex-cantine of the company KHD had been left empty from the mucinipal savings bank (Sparkasse) and abandoned to its expiration. Without the squatting the result would be more years without use. The squatters were seeking from the beginning the discussion with responsible political persons. In many conversations not only the idea of the Autonomous Center was presented, but also a plan of use and financing opened the way for a cultural center in Cologne.

The mayor named Roters and the municipal savings bank are against a meaningful utilisation of Wiesbergstreet 44. Under flimsy excuses and through desinformation of the public the Autonomous Center is to be evicted and the building to be demolished, without that further plans exist. As allready with the Barmer-quarter in Deutz, the next "most-expensive-parking place-Germanys" is being prepared.

We, friends of the Autonomous Center, Leftists, Syndicalists call out for the demonstration "For an autonomous center! - Everything has to be done by ourselfs" on Saturday 2nd of April 2011. The houses can be evicted, the buildings can be replaced by parking-places – the idea for a self-organized life and culture can not be demolished!

Saturday 2n of April, 18:00, Cologne, in front of the Dome of Cologne (near the central station, station Köln Hbf)

source: http://london.indymedia.org/articles/8592

7th Anarchist Bookfair in Zagreb

The 7th Anarchist Bookfair in Zagreb will take place on April 1st to April 3rd, 2011.

Anarchist Bookfair in Zagreb (ASK - Anarhisticki sajam knjiga) is annual anarchist event that aims to become a long-term, developing project. First six bookfairs went well, and we hope to bring in more and more people every year as participants, publishers, groups, projects - whoever is interested in what the bookfair has to offer. This year we decided to send out call for photo exhibition titled "Anarchism in practice"..

for more info and a program of bookfair check their web site..

upcoming benefit gig in Novi Marof..

udruga mladih Alternativa, u suradnji sa udrugom mladih Low Distance, vam predstavlja povratak koncerata benefit karaktera u Novi Marof!
razlog? sakupljanje sredstava za daljnji rad i više nego važan projekt uređenja stare sportske dvorane. planovi su veliki, proljetni koncert postao je svojevrsna tradicija pa zašto ne jednim takvim projektom pomoći ostvarivanje drugoga?

youth association Alternativa, in cooperation with youth association Low Distance, presents return of benefit-character concerts in Novi Marof!
reason? raising funds necessary for following work and for more than important project - arrangement of old sports hall..
plans are big, spring concert became kind of tradition, so why not with one such project help to accomplish other?

Bendovi koji će nam pomoći u toj namjeri su: / bands which will help in that purpose are:


D.J. and The Wootchyak (hardcore/punk, Pula)
Nulla Osta (hardcore, Pula)
Godlike (thrash metal/hardcore, Zagreb)
Decomposing Entity (death/experimental metal, Zagreb)
Sentence (hardcore, Zagreb)
Apfuken (hardcore/punk, Varaždin)

where?.............sports hall Novi Marof
when?..............26.03.2011.
entrance?.........20kn

sumrak iluzija

                       "pogledaj dobro svoju obećanu zemlju
                       od zemlje obećanja nastala je zemlja iluzija...

                       gdje su nestala sva tvoja obećanja
                       stalno se množe ista stara sranja
                       tvoj san te je vodio sad ga ima jako malo
                       netko ga je jeftino prodao
                       policija- u službi građana
                       vlast- u ime naroda
                       sve to zvući kao jako loša šala
                       ali je nažalost i predobro uspjela

                       uče te da stojiš poslušno u redu
                       da nevidiš jad ,da nevidiš bijedu
                       da i dalje vjeruješ u obečanja
                       i živiš od davno umrlog sna
                       ali san je san, a san je iluzija
                       iluzija je obmana, obmana i prevara
                       ti više ne možeš živjeti od obećanja
                       jer ti sada gledaš sumrak iluzija
                       on polako te obavija, u sebe te uvija
                       iznutra te ispunjava i nikada ne napušta
                       i sada sebe gledaš kao potpunog stranca
                       gledaš se odnekud izdaleka

                      i dok stojim sam na nepoznatom mjestu
                      ukoćeno promatram sumrak iluzija
                      nebo je tamno kao budućnost
                      što više gledam naprijed sve više vidim prošlost
                      u buci ratnih strojeva i propagandnih slogana
                      izgubilo se moje srce nestalo je moje ja
                      u buci ratnih strojeva i propagandnih slogana
                      izgubilo se moje srce nestalo je moje JA"

                                                             R.Promjena

LIFE ERASED

few days ago I've got an e-mail from this 'till now unknown band to me, with link to their bandcamp page and demo.. was positively surprised with their mix of d-beat crust with hc and metal.. here is some info about them written by Jason..



"We are Life Erased from Dallas, Texas. We formed in mid-2009 and have played somewhere around 60-70 gigs since our first show September 11, 2009. We've been lucky to share the stage with some amazing bands, so far... to name a few: Nux Vomica, Phobia, Coche Bomba, Giuda, Caulfield, Kontatto, Hellbastard, Hatred Surge, Vile Intent, Man The Conveyors, Kill The Client, Book of Black Earth, Mutilation Rtes, The Skuds, Varix, Paranoid Freakout, Javelina. We help run a DIY venue called The Phoenix Project and work to further promote the underground scene here. Life Erased is Jason Barnett (vocals), Wyatt Burton (guitar & vocals), Tyler Wolfe (bass) & Matt Preston (drums)."

LIFE ERASED - Atop The Mountain Of Your Dead Selves (demo)

Life Erased delivers here 6 songs in very good mixture of modern d-beat crust with strong hc and metal influences,it means a lot of fast beats and riffs combined with some heavy guitar parts, furious solos here and there, and with great dual vocals.. all together, something more than 17 min of metal punk madness.. 

as music itself, lyrics are also full of darkness and misery, as it is commonly for such bands, but written interesting and good.. Jason told me that this is their demo, but considering on great production and band drill this could be one proper album..

anyhow, worth to checking band, that's for sure..

they offer those recordings for free download at the best qualities from their bandcamp page, which is commendable, of course..

upcoming benefit gig for anarchist bookfair in Zagreb

Saturday, 5.03.2011., Jedinstvo, Zagreb

benefit gig for 7th Anarchist Bookfair in Zagreb

LOŠ PRIMJER (melodic hc punk, Požega)
LJUBIŠA SAMARDŽIĆ (metal punk, Zagreb)
KRIVA ISTINA (melodic hc punk, Sl. Brod)

entrance: 30kn

more info about the bookfair check here: http://www.ask-zagreb.org/engleski.htm

ANTITUDE

one more band from Požega, Croatia, active in '90s.. in short, raw hc punk on old fashioned balkan style with m/f vocals.. thanx to kktz on some info and on forwarding download link for their discography to me..
besides this CD-R I know that they released the demo "Vlast Stvara Mržnju" and they appeared on numerous compilations all over the globe, from which I would single out legendary "Bullshit Detector vol. 4"..



"anarcho punk in old Požega's style, formed in '92 in next line up: Edita - vox, Dinko - bass & vox, Kktz - guitar & vox, Želja - drums.. then the sound was mostly peace punk.. then line up changes in: Edita - vox, Kktz - vox, Gera - guitar, Dinko - bass, Robi drums and it comes to more hc and crust influences..
in the last line up Lolić from Našice changes Gera on guitar, also the sound is changing a little, but still remains real underground punk..
after that Dinko and Edita went to study and then live in Zagreb and the band stops with work..."

ANTITUDE - discography CD-R

"...this is ripped from CD-R released for Australian label Smell The Stench, published a way after the band stopped working, somewhere at the beginnings of '00s.. songs and its versions are scattered from all of  the band's stages, it means recordings from some rehearsals, live from Monte Paradiso fest '93.. something of those recordings we released back then in the '90s at our own, but here we have all that on one place..

all is very raw, but that's the way like old diy was.. about some studio demo there weren't any thoughts.."

the link is originally published at descargandorabia.blogspot and you can download it here

LAST LEGION ALIVE news

yes, I'm fuckn in love with this band, lately!!.. Last Legion Alive from Hellgium, you had an opportunity to get to know them better by reading the interview with them in some previous post here at blog..
their music is just perfect mix of some heavy as fuck mid-tempo parts and some fast crusty thrashing,  voKILL sounds like coming from dark depths of hell.. what do you need more!??

the news are, 1st, that their split LP with Hellstorm (also great crust band from Greece) is almost finished.. the LP will be pressed at the beginning of March and it should be out by end of the March.. and 2nd, and even better, they will hit the road and visit us again here at Balkans.. after their last year euro-tour when they were visited Croatia and Slovenia this year they will hit it even further to Serbia, B&H, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece.. the tour will be from September the 30th to October the 13th.. be sure to check the tour dates at their my space page, and don't miss them when they come in your town/country.. also there you can hear one song for the upcoming split 12"..

besides this euro-tour they will play on this years Play Fast Or Don't festival in Hradec Kralove, CZ, together with their countrymen Visions Of War and bunch of other great bands..

also, download their demo, and read better description then this my clumsy attempt at here..

NUCLEAR DEATH TERROR tour report

uff, this is awesome!!
you want something fun and interesting for reading?!.. something full of drunken/stoned/perverse/kangaroo/crusty/beer adventures?!.. I have something for you.. there's an great and huge (it's really big!!) tour diary of N.D.T. of Australia, Japan and south-east Asia at their blog.. it includes also some videos from their shows.. give it a reading THERE..

EXISTENCH

band from Nova Scotia, Canada formed in 1991(!?) under the name Disabuse.. members were Drock - guitar and vox, Amanda - bass, Gerald - drums and Pete -guitar/vox.. but after some line up changes (actually, numerous changes of 2nd guitarist) and when they realized that there are many bands calling Disabuse all over the world they changed their name into Existench..

soon they released their first demo under that name The Cost Of Living, then few years later split 7" with The Chitz and legendary 7" Divisions.. after those releases they started to appear on bunch of split tapes, 7", CDs, some official ones and many bootlegs, also their songs shows up on bunch of compilations from all over the globe.. members of the band were active on some other projects and bands at the same time (like System Shit for example...).. Gerald, the drummer was also the editor of Guttural Response fanzine..
my first touch with Existench was when I listen their demo The Cost Of Living on tape, and first thought was: "what are those animals on vocals!?" and I remember that I like very much their drumming.. their mix of grindcore and crust was something new to me and it was most originally band in that time which I ever heard of, I think.. and this demo, actually remained their the best and favorite release for me all up to this days.. songs like Pointless, Directions, Divisions, Tolerance, Blinded and others just don't goes out of my head..
lyrics were also very good, intelligent and were the unavoidable to notice part of this band.. they singed about the things they were worried about, about awful business world which is part of every culture, about stupid people.. all in all very engaged themes said/sung on clever and direct way..
everyone who were listening to them knows what about I'm talking about and all you others who didn't heard of them, give a little bit of effort and try to find some download links for their releases (it's really easy job, 'cause there is a bunch of them on the net) and give yourself a pleasure with listening this old school gods..

I don't know exact time when they had stopped with work, but as the members says: "Existench never really broke out, just faded away!"

EXISTENCH

DISABUSE

7" Divisions on you tube side A

7" Divisions on you tube side B

upcoming gig in Ljubljana (Slovenia)

concert in support of club Subart
the Subart crew in last half year was contributed significantly to the enrichment of the Kranj's alternative scene and the two series of the inspection visits, in December and January, didn't stop them.. despite sanctions the club is working on, a financially exhausted.. similar situations have recently been numerous; today alternative is shaken by contracts, numerous inspection services which are not harvested on the whole, but on the functioning individuals which they criminally expose and financially exhaust.. as it's known, there is no need for legislation, also that the principles that are set are firmly anchored.. and it proves that day after day, with a program which is performed in the premises which we like.. we are here because we love this scene, because we love this music and everything what is built around it..
when the reality hits the idealism it is necessary to choose - are we going to withdraw all together and leave or we will face up to the given situation and try to defend what's possible.. but if we step back, what do we have remained?

together with R.A.F.A.L., the Subart crew will be supported by:

PSIHOZA grind core crew from ex MOZAK..
TNT explosion of crust and grind.. on the menu there will be just old stuff from 1996 - 2008
HELL PATROL melodic dark hardcore crusties are rising from the ashes.. members of Baka Yaro, TNT, AK-47, A. Propaganda

Saturday 26.02.2011.
club Gromka, AKC Metelkova, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
entrance fee: 4 euro


http://www.klubgromka.org/index.php?mode=program&id=2714

Senseless post is updated!!

so Senseless post is updated with download links for few more releases.. check it out there..

just few words about...

again I'm not something active here, apart from this "copy/paste shit" you can find at this blog lately.. it's because I'm involved in and active (or at least I'm trying to be,heheh..) on one other project.. what is it about, let it be the secret, for now.. you'll find out on time.. anyhow it takes me a lot of my free time, so with my job, alcoholic adventures (which are often again, btw) I don't have time to give some special attention to this webzine..

riots in Berlin as Liebig 14 housing project eviction begins (2.2.2011.)

Police turned up in force at 4am, as well as protesters – mainly residents from other housing projects on Rigaer strasse in a show of solidarity against the eviction, despite the below freezing temperatures.

The building at Liebigstraße 14 was formerly a squat, and became a housing project in 1990 following the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

By 4:30am hundreds of protesters were outside Liebig 14, and at 5:00am police began to push them back in every direction. They also entered the surrounding buildings to gain access to the rooftops to monitor the situation as it unfolded.

One man was arrested and separated from his dog which police then tied to a metal fence down a side alley .

At 7:30am the police completely removed the press from within sight of the entrance to the building – at least 100 metres up the road. Vans were strategically positioned around the entrance to the squat so the media were blocked out. One policeman can be quoted as saying, “Today there is no fucking press freedom.” They were aggressive in pushing people back with many aggravated but ultimately unable to do anything to get the shots they wanted.

Just before 8:00am the police entered Liebig 14 through a window to the left of the main door. A battering ram and other tactical unit lined the streets – it was unclear what role they played however as they were out of sight.

At 8:15am the press were moved further back in a more aggressive manner.

Protesters began to run riot in the surrounding area, ending up on Frankfurter Allee before marching to Frankfurter Tor. Here riot police moved in trying to contain people with not much luck. Missiles in the form of rocks and bottles were thrown at the police, smashing on their helmets, whilst firecrackers disorientated some.

A number of arrests were made in a unnecessarily brutal fashion.

Tactical units in the form of armoured vehicles and water cannons turned up en masse, so much so that at one point all you could see were lines of police vehicles.

Most people began to leave the area around 10:00. Further action in solidarity with the residents of Liebig 14 is happening throughout the day.

The police managed to get into the basement and ground floor but are having issues progressing with the eviction as the residents removes the stairwell and have barricaded access from the roof. The fire brigade were also called as a bath tub was found full of water with electrical wires hanging out.

The residents of the housing project have been struggling with the owner of the building Suitbert Beulker and manager of child protection agency Unna, Edwin Thöne, over the termination of all the housing contracts. Negotiations with politicians to buy the house with the help of a foundation failed as they claimed they had no say in the matter.

Even politicians such as interior senator Erhard Körting and the senator for city development, Ingeborg Junge-Reyer who have been pushing a neo-liberal housing policy turned a blind eye and recently abolished rent benefits for people on unemployment benefits (Hartz IV). Holger Lippmann, manager of Liegenschaftsfonds (the Berlin real estate holding company), refused up to the end to negotiate honestly for an alternative space for the project.

Other housing projects in the area such as Rigaer 94 and nearby Køpi remain as self-governing free spaces.

source: http://signalfire.org/?p=7112

events and actions against the squatting ban (october 2010 - january 2011) in Netherlands

you can read a timeline of events and actions in Netherlands during the squatting ban at squat!net

NEGATIVE INSIGHT #1 fanzine

Negative Insight zine #1 out now! This is the debut issue dedicated to British hardcore with lengthy interviews with The Varukers, Sacrilege, and Disaster. This issue features previously unpublished photos of Varukers, Sacrilege, and Concrete Sox, highlights of some of our favorite UK HC records, a bit of politics, and some Cold War propaganda among other features. 28 pages total full size of black and white, cut 'n paste professionally printed hardcore. Zine is also accompanied by a live set of both Sacrilege (1986) and Disaster (1991) that can be ordered as either two CDrs or as one split tape. It also comes in a poly bag.

Personal single copies are $6.00 ppd. USA / $8.50 North America / $12.50 international. Sorry for the high price, but postage is expensive.
Paypal can be sent to ewrecknap@hotmail.com (PLEASE mark as Personal/Gift). I can also do regular mail orders, just email me for my address!

Please write for wholesale rates. I know these seem expensive, but please keep in mind that we went with a union print shop to print it, it comes in a poly bag, and 2 live sets of music. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for your time,
-Erik

Erik/Social Napalm
P.O. Box 4073
S. Chelmsford, MA
01824-0773
U.S.A.
http://www.socialnapalm.com/

ON'T ROAD #15 fanzine

"DIY Punk & Travel Zine - OUT NOW!"
Another 20,000 word bumper issue featuring travels in Romania (Bucharest & Brasov), Mallorca (Spain), Czech Republic (Fluff Fest & Prague), USA (Vancouver, Los Angeles, Warped Tour, Las Vegas, Summerslam, Bay Area, Weed, Portland area), as well as articles on the infamous Concrete Sox bodged euro tour, Lady Gaga, Accidents in punk-rock, Manic Street Preachers, Bad Religions 30th anniversary tour, and a short history of the 1 in 12 club darts tournament in Bradford.

Copies are £1 in person (at gigs), £1.50p postage paid, or 50p to distros (5 copies or more, get in touch first).
Paypal/contact: ska1ska@yahoo.com
Postal: 14 Hessle Mount,Leeds, LS6 1EP, UK. International orders email first for postage information. Trades welcome but get in touch first.

Back issue:
Ont Road #14 (150 copies remaining) A bumper 20,000 word issue about a 2 month trip I made on the West Coast/Deep South of the USA, taking in Seattle, Portland, Bay Area, Los Angles, and Houston. It features the usual tales of drunken debauchery, punk-rock gigs, wrestling, and amusing anecdotes of things that I have experienced on the road. Available at the rates above.

Back issues:
Ont Road #13 / Go Fuck Yourself #1 - Split zine - Sold Out
Ont Road #12 - Sold Out
Ont Road #11 - Sold Out

reposted from hcmorethanmusic blog