How Philly anarcho-punks blended music, noise and social justice in the 1990s and 2000s

From The Conversation by by Edward Anthony Avery-Natale

While New York City is commonly considered the birthplace of American punk rock, just 100 miles south of the famous CBGB club where the Ramones and other early punk bands got their start is Philadelphia, which has had its own vibrant punk rock scene since at least 1974 – and it has persisted through the present day.

The Apostles & Militant Anarcho-Punk: An Interview with Chris Low

From DIY Conspiracy

Around 1980 to 1983/84, there really were no others who espoused insurrectionary, direct-action anarchism other than us... the Assassins of Hope, The Sinyx, Ian Bone’s Living Legends, and Ian ‘Slaughter’ Rawes with his fanzine Pigs for Slaughter. And, of course, Conflict when they became more vocal and pro–direct action slightly later. You could certainly never have imagined anarcho-punks being involved with something like antifa back then. Also, we were involved with the Anarchist Youth Federation (AYF), which was an attempt to unite all the non-pacifist bands, fanzines, and activists affiliated with the anarcho-punk scene.

Book 3 is taking shape – Punk Anarchy in Action!

From The Anarchism and Punk Book Project

Good things come to those who wait…

Punk Anarchy in Action! is the third volume in the Anarchism and Punk Book Project series. It will provide activist and scholarly accounts of how anarchism and punk overlap in practice.

15 Newer Hardcore Punk Records from Indonesia to Set Cops on Fire

From DIY Conspiracy

Amidst record inflation and police killings of civilians, Indonesia's punk scene has taken a militant, insurrectionary stance.

Tensions exploded again in the summer of 2025 after the government approved a scandalous housing allowance ten times the minimum wage. As if that weren’t enough, an armored police vehicle ran down and killed Affan Kurniawan, a 21-year-old motorbike taxi driver, last Thursday. That night, the riots intensified. Police stations were attacked. Members of punk bands were in the streets...

UK: Anarcho-punk discussion panel at Rebellion Literary Festival, August 7-10

From The Hippies Now Wear Black and Rebellion Festival

MARK WILSON (THE Mob), Steve Lake (Zounds), Andy ‘Marnie’ Burndon (Alternative/The System) and Andy Coward (The System) will join an anarcho-punk panel hosted by Peter Jones (Paranoid Visions) at this year’s literary festival at Rebellion in Blackpool.

Interview with Israeli Anarcho-Punk Band Ka’tzon La’tevach

From DIY Conspiracy

One year has passed since the genocidal military campaign that Israel launched against Gaza following the October 7 attack. After slaughtering more than 40,000 Palestinians, including more than 16,500 children, and displacing nearly one million people, the Israeli military is now invading Lebanon and threatening to go to war with Iran.

Popularizing Autogestión: Punk, Zapatismo, & Anarchist Ethics in Mexico City

From AnthroSource

Autogestión (self-management), has been a popular articulation of radical politics since its emergence in the 1960s. This article examines how Mexico City's anarcho-punk scene transformed autogestión in the 1990s from an anarcho-syndicalist principle into a unique ethical practice detached from industrial material production. It was then popularized and made more mainstream through university rock festivals. As these were Zapatista benefit concerts, autogestión became inadvertently attached to Zapatismo and detached from anarchism and punk. This history is a crucial one for understanding the political development of an entire generation of the political left in Mexico City who were young in the 1990s.

D.I.Y. ZINE #2 Out Now!

From Razorcake & diyzine.com

The spirit of this zine is very much about connection, sharing, and freedom. Overall, it offers band profiles, coverage on events (from fundraisers for Palestine to punk fests), and interviews with people involved in anarcho punk. People in the zine are from all over and represent many different lived experiences.

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