The London Zine Symposium are having a zine feast at POGO CAFE on April 1st

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4 years ago a group of activists began a campaign against the Brighton arms manufacturers EDO MBM. This campaign escalated into SMASH EDO! …

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There’s an awesome benefit gig for the London Anarchist Bookfair happening on Monday April 7th

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This collection shouldn’t be nearly as wonderful as it is. In fact it may just be the best album I’ve heard in the past six months. From Buffalo, New York, this trio have been together since 2004, releasing a series of splits along the way with the likes of The Ergs, Kind of Like Spitting [...]

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Two people were arrested last weekend down in Brixton for handing out free food at a Reclaim Food event in Brixton square.

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I had never been to the Roundhouse before tonight, and it is a beautiful venue, inside and out. Despite the tall ceiling and odd shape, the room has brilliant sound all round, and the audience experiences a closeness with the artist that isn’t possible in most venues of this size.
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip [...]

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This show was originally scheduled at the Mean Fiddler, but was upgraded and managed to sell out its big sister venue. There was an excited buzz outside, with people of all ages, those seeing the Fish for the first time and those who could probably remember them from the first tour.
Before the venue had even [...]

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Another new Do The Dog release, the label seems to have been furiously signing bands and releasing CDs while my back has been turned.
I haven’t heard of this lot before, apparently they’re a four piece from Sussex., and already here they are with a full-length They have a female vocalist, same as other recent Dog [...]

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At the time of writing, this lot are on tour with Anti-Flag, and I expected them to be some kind of poppy punk thing in the same vein. Nope. They are heavier than that, and the guitars are a bit more prominent. The album chugs, whines and thuds along at a fair old pace and [...]

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My immediate reaction to the artwork of this CD was this was it was a Drive Thru band. Well anyone who knows who they are will probably kick me. This is a release on Household Name Records, and this lot are bits of Belvedere who have come back for another round since splitting up a [...]

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