First they came for the anarchists

06Aug11

Published in Weekly Worker, 4th August 2011                  “Any information relating to anarchists should be reported to the local police” – that is what the good citizens of Westminster were being urged in a notice recently issued by the Metropolitan Police. After all, they are told, “anarchism is […]

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Tags: anarchism, anarchists, communism, donnacha delong, National union of journalists, nuj, the met, the police

Laurie Penny meets the ‘old left’

28Jan11

                A report from the Laurie Penny vs. AWL debate on 27th Jan 2011 in central London “If you have come to see a bloodbath, you’re in the wrong place”, announced Alliance for Workers Liberty member Ed Maltby. No worries Ed, I didn’t expect that. After all, various […]

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Tags: alliance for workers liberty, anarchism, laurie penny, leninism, marxism, socialist workers party, student leaders, student protests, the left

Happy birthday, Rio Reiser

09Jan10

If he were still alive, Rio Reiser would turn 60 today. Vocalist and main songwriter of 1970s Berlin band Ton Steine Scherben, he led a rock group unlike any other in the world.

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Tags: 1968, anarchism, berlin, communism, mc5, proto punk, rio reiser, rock, ton steine scherben

Noize Punishment: the future of jihad?

17Apr08

  Noize Punishment aka Jindrich Brejcha is a one-man act from the Czech Republic, and as the name suggests, an absolutely punishing experience. Do you remember Atari Teenage Riot? Gabba techno beats, distorted hardcore/metal guitars, shouty political lyrics? Noize Punishment takes the concept a few steps further, mixing grindcore and breakbeats into a infernal racket […]

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Tags: anarchism, atari teenage riot, breakbeat, digital hardcore, grindcore, hardcore punk, metal, noise music, noize punishment, Punk, techno