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5th Inning: A Memoir

5th Inning: A Memoir

£14.00

 The 5th Inning is poet and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller's second memoir. Coming after Fathering Words: The Ma…

A Celebration of the Life and Work of Robert Burns 1759-1786: An Independent Revolutionary Radical

A Celebration of the Life and Work of Robert Burns 1759-1786: An Independent Revolutionary Radical

£3.95

Historian James D Young on Burns, with two purposes: to rescue the real independent revolutionary poet and radical; and to…

A More Intimate Fame

A More Intimate Fame

£6.00

The ultimate poetry collection for the urban romantic, this collects all the pieces from 'Is Love Like Science Fiction?' '…

A Series of Un/Natural/Disasters

A Series of Un/Natural/Disasters

£12.00

A Series of Un/Natural/Disasters explores the many forms of mutual aid and possibility that appear in moments of state fai…

A Voice In Three Mirrors

A Voice In Three Mirrors

£6.95

Active in the Spanish Revolution of 1936 and the later overthrow of Cuban dictator Batista, Mary Low has also played an im…

All The Power: Revolution Without Illusion

All The Power: Revolution Without Illusion

£11.99

A mixture of history, autobiography and how-to manual, this "anti-manifesto" challenges popular concepts of radical activi…

American Hardcore: A Tribal History

American Hardcore: A Tribal History

£20.99

 Huge tome, loads of illustrations (photos, fliers, albums) on the bands, the characters, the history. Second edition, au…

An Encyclopedia of Political Record Labels

An Encyclopedia of Political Record Labels

£19.95

An Encyclopedia of Political Record Labels is a compendium of information about political music. Focusing on vinyl records, …

Bakunin Brand Vodka: Anarchism in Early Punk 1976-1980

Bakunin Brand Vodka: Anarchism in Early Punk 1976-1980

£1.50

Pamphlet, reflections on the interaction between punk and anarchism in the 70s. Written by Dickhead Bidge, published by Ac…

Barred for Life: How Black Flag's Iconic Logo Became Punk Rock's Secret Handshake

Barred for Life: How Black Flag's Iconic Logo Became Punk Rock's Secret Handshake

£21.99

'Barred for Life is a photo documentary cataloging the legacy of Punk Rock pioneers Black Flag, through stories, interviews, …

Beyond the Music: How Punks are Saving the World with DIY Ethics, Skills, & Values

Beyond the Music: How Punks are Saving the World with DIY Ethics, Skills, & Values

£14.99

A series of interviews exploring the nature of punk culture. "Punk is notorious for its loud music, aggressive attitud…

Blissed Out for 5

Blissed Out for 5

£4.00

Work from 5 of the best writers working on these islands: David Crystal, Graham Fulton, Des Dillon, Ally May, Shug Hanlan.…

Brainlift

Brainlift

£4.50

Debut book from Hoboken based writer/musician Tricia Warden. Savagely honest and darkly humorous collection from a strong …

Bridal Gown Shroud

Bridal Gown Shroud

£6.95

Essays, prose-poems and stories. Only one copy, and it's a bit shelf-worn.

Crass Reflections

Crass Reflections

£4.84

Out of stock

This book comprises an undergraduate monograph and essays written in the mid 1990s. The central theme sets up and critically …

Datacide # 13

Datacide # 13

£4.00

New edition of Datacide: Magazine for Noise & Politics. News, features, fiction and reviews. Includes a review of rece…

Datacide # 6

Datacide # 6

£1.50

Beneath the surface of a dance-music 'zine with an eye-aching cover lies writing of both intelligence and wide ranging int…

Datacide 12

Datacide 12

£3.50

Hefty twelfth issue of Datacide, the magazine for noise & politics.

Datacide 9

Datacide 9

£4.00

Newly laid-out 2014 reprint of the popular ninth issue of Datacide: the magazine for noize & politics (originally publishe…

Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables. The Early Years

Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables. The Early Years

£12.99

Author Alex Ogg uses dozens of first-hand interviews (including all five founding members of the group), photos, and origi…

Do I Come Here Often? Black Coffee Blues Pt 2

Do I Come Here Often? Black Coffee Blues Pt 2

£15.00

Henry Rollins interviews Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lee Hooker and Isaac Hayes, includes articles on Roky Erickson and David Le…

Dreams My Father Sold Me

Dreams My Father Sold Me

£14.99

Poetry and graphic art work from the actor who has played Hamlet, Jesus and Khomeini but is probably best known for his ro…

Earth Writings

Earth Writings

£9.99

Collected in this volume are Graham Burnett's articles, artwork, songs and conversations spanning 3 decades of involvement…

em two

em two

£4.00

Mixed media anthology of fiction writing, art and music. . Published in 1997. Comes with a free tape! (Attached at vel…

Excess – The Factory

Excess – The Factory

£13.50

In 1968, Leslie Kaplan, a young American poet living in France, went to work in a factory. This was the Maoist practice of…

Faultline

Faultline

£5.00

"Poems, journal, lyrics, observations, snapshots, conversations, meditations." Lisa Fannen, published by Active Distributi…

Four Letter World: Selected Writings from 1993–1997

Four Letter World: Selected Writings from 1993–1997

£4.95

Collection of notebooks, journal entries, prose and random thought from the hardcore heartthrob. O'Mahony deals with the u…

Fresh Oceans

Fresh Oceans

£3.95

An anothology of poetry - in English, Scottish and Gaelic - by Scottish women.

Future Che

Future Che

£16.00

Future Che brings together, for the first time, the art, poetry and music of legendary free jazz saxophonist and composer …

Glastonbury - The Festival

Glastonbury - The Festival

£9.95

Black & white photos from two distinct periods - 1972 and 1992 - in the life of everyone's favourite festival. With a fore…

Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1989

Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1989

£19.99

"The product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, Going Underground, written by 1980s scene veteran G…

Hardcore Anxiety: A Graphic Guide to Punk Rock and Mental Health

Hardcore Anxiety: A Graphic Guide to Punk Rock and Mental Health

£12.99

As you can guess from the subtitle, a graphic novel of artis and musician Reid Chancellor's history of playing in punk bands,…

Hauling up the Morning

Hauling up the Morning

£12.95

Bumper collection of political writings, personal accounts, fiction, poetry and paintings (reproduced in colour) by North …

Hens in the Hay

Hens in the Hay

£1.60

A collection of poems from the Scottish-based feminist publishing collective.

I, Shithead - A Life in Punk

I, Shithead - A Life in Punk

£16.99

This is the story of the legendary punk band D.O.A from its conception - a story of riots, drinking, travelling, playing and …

I.W.W. Songs to Fan The Flames of Discontent

I.W.W. Songs to Fan The Flames of Discontent

£4.99

Facsimlie reprint of the Little (roughly A6) Red Songbook from 1923 - lyrics by Joe Hill, Ralph Chaplin and many others. T…

If Evolution is Outlawed Only the Outlaws Will Evolve

If Evolution is Outlawed Only the Outlaws Will Evolve

£15.00

The fifth of Biafra's legendary biting and poignant spoken word albums. Tracks include: Depends on the Drug, Wake Up and S…

Incredibly Strange Music - Vol. 2

Incredibly Strange Music - Vol. 2

£16.99

Categories in this volume include: outer space, exotica-ploitation, Brazilian psychedelic, singing truck drivers, yodeling, s…

Industrial Worker #1707

Industrial Worker #1707

£1.00

Official newspaper of the Industrial Workers of the World. Vol. 105, No. 5 – July/August 2008. Includes a final inte…

Interregnum

Interregnum

£7.95

In 1612, ten people from the Pendle area of East Lancs were hanged as witches. They had fallen victim to a language-magic …

Island Songs

Island Songs

£6.00

New collection of poems from Steve Pottinger. Published by Ignite Books. "Whether heʼs dissecting hypocrisy, raging …

Joe Hill: The IWW & The Making of a Revolutionary Working Class Counterculture

Joe Hill: The IWW & The Making of a Revolutionary Working Class Counterculture

£22.99

"A monumental work, expansive in scope, covering the life, times, and culture of that most famous of the Wobblies - songwr…

Journals: Early Fifties, Early Sixties

Journals: Early Fifties, Early Sixties

£10.95

Collected highlight of eighteen notebooks kept by Allen Ginsberg, documenting an extraordinary period - poems, prose, dood…

Kissing It All

Kissing It All

£4.95

The second awe-inspiring volume of verse from the poet previously known as Spot. What can we say? This wordsmith gets bett…

Left of the Dial: Conversations wih Punk Icons

Left of the Dial: Conversations wih Punk Icons

£17.99

"Left of the Dial features interviews by musical journalist, folklorist, educator, and musician David Ensminger with leadi…

Love and Men

Love and Men

£1.00

Found a bunch of these pamphlets lurking in the warehouse - mostly poetry on themes of sexism, patriarchy, masculinity and…

Meat Boutique

Meat Boutique

£2.50

Anthology from Nick Toczek, with various poems, rants and song lyrics... Our copies are all a little bit scruffy, we'v…

Miximum Ca'Canny - The Sabotage Manuals

Miximum Ca'Canny - The Sabotage Manuals

£13.50

“One of the most important poets in Scandinavia.”—Kamilla Löfström, Information At once practical handbo…

Mozart - Overture to Revolution

Mozart - Overture to Revolution

£4.99

A clear introduction to Mozart and his music, placing both firmly in their late eighteenth-century European context and th…

MP3 and the Infinite Digital Jukebox

MP3 and the Infinite Digital Jukebox

£11.99

A step-by-step guide to accessing and downloading quality music from the Net. The defintive 'How to' guide for freeloaders…

Mute Vol 2 #8

Mute Vol 2 #8

£5.00

Mute Vol 2 #8 features Stewart Martin on aesthetic education in post-Fordism, a prizewinning essay on music and code by Si…

Muzak To My Ears

Muzak To My Ears

£1.00

 Subtitled " Canned Music and Class Struggle: Public Spacing and Muzak as Policing", this pamphlet traces the history and…

My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories

My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories

£11.00

Everyone remembers their first punk show... and this book collects all those memories, tales of inspiration, of life-chang…

My Mother Wears Combat Boots: A Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us

My Mother Wears Combat Boots: A Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us

£10.00

Jessica Mills is a touring musician, artist, activist, writer, teacher and mother of two. Disappointed by run-of-the-mill par…

Naked Songs - and Rythms of Hope

Naked Songs - and Rythms of Hope

£7.95

An illustrated collection of writings and poetry by Frank Bangay.

Nude Modelling For The Afterlife

Nude Modelling For The Afterlife

£5.95

Poignant poetry, funny poetry by Henry Normal... Published by Bloodaxe Books, 1994.

Out From Beneath the Boot - Issue 3

Out From Beneath the Boot - Issue 3

£2.50

Excellent anthology of radical poetry, edited by Jim Ferguson. See also Issues 2 & 4. Contributors: Paul Birtill …

Out From Beneath The Boot - Issue 4

Out From Beneath The Boot - Issue 4

£2.50

Excellent anthology of radical poetry, edited by Bobby Christie and Jim Ferguson. See also Issues 2 & 3. Contributors:…

Paradoxes of Utopia: Anarchist Culture and Politics in Buenos Aires 1890-1910

Paradoxes of Utopia: Anarchist Culture and Politics in Buenos Aires 1890-1910

£14.00

 When the Argentine economy collapsed in 2001, many were surprised by the factory takeovers and neighborhood assemblies t…

Paul Robeson: A Watched Man

Paul Robeson: A Watched Man

£20.00

'The first new work on the leading African-American singer for over a decade, Paul Robeson: A Watched Man is a story of pa…

Play the Piano Drunk

Play the Piano Drunk

£11.99

Play the Piano introduces Charles Bukowski's poetry from the 1970s. He leads a life full of gambling and booze but also fi…

poems and insults

poems and insults

£15.00

An hour long live reading from City Lights Poets Theatre in San Francisco, 1973. With some lively audience reaction Charle…

Prisoncamp Reality

Prisoncamp Reality

£1.00

A collection of poems, songs and writings by the singer, poet, guitarist and first amendment activist Bob Z.

Prolegomena:

Prolegomena:

£4.50

A collection of prose and poetry with 300 years of outrage, passion, sarcasm and wit in a new edition, introduced and illu…

Red & Green Songs # 3

Red & Green Songs # 3

£3.50

A song book of political folksongs from singer songwriters including Martin Carthy, Peggy Seeger and others. Volume 3 is t…

Ruchazie Moon & Some Other Poems

Ruchazie Moon & Some Other Poems

£4.00

Poems on love, life and Ruchazie. Written by Joe Murray, pamphlet published by Neruda Press, 1998.

Seaton Point

Seaton Point

£6.95

Now this really is excellent, both in content and conception. Written by seven authors (Ted Curtis, Robert Dellar, Martin …

Shariah Don't Like It...? Punk and Religion in Indonesia

Shariah Don't Like It...? Punk and Religion in Indonesia

£1.50

Essay - fully footnoted - describing some interview based social research done recently in Indonesia. Includes a bibliography…

SIC - Adventures In Anti-Capitalism (They took what they wanted...and they wanted the world!)

SIC - Adventures In Anti-Capitalism (They took what they wanted...and they wanted the world!)

£4.95

SIC is an anti-dote to to all the product-driven, passionless skim-it-quick crap which crowds the shelves... From Jeremy H…

Sing a Battle Song: The Revolutionary Poetry, Statements and Communiqués of the Weather Underground 1970-1974

Sing a Battle Song: The Revolutionary Poetry, Statements and Communiqués of the Weather Underground 1970-1974

£11.99

 Edited by Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers and Jeff Jones, this collects in their original form the three publications - The…

Sing For Your Supper: A DIY Guide to Playing Music, Writing Songs and Booking Your Own Gigs

Sing For Your Supper: A DIY Guide to Playing Music, Writing Songs and Booking Your Own Gigs

£4.99

 Succinct and to the point, David Rovics demystifies the very different skills necessary to cultivate the arts of songwri…

Socialist and Labor Songs: An International Revolutionary Songbook

Socialist and Labor Songs: An International Revolutionary Songbook

£10.99

A collection of words and sheet music to several generations' worth of revolutionary songs, compiled and edited by America…

Some Winded, Wild Beast

Some Winded, Wild Beast

£4.00

Anthology, suffused with the spirit of the situationists - ranges from 'The Shores Of Rage' to 'Love Poems For The Other'.…

Songs of Freedom (CD) The James Connolly Songs of Freedom Band CD

Songs of Freedom (CD) The James Connolly Songs of Freedom Band CD

£10.99

Songs by and about James Connolly, performed by the James Connolly Songs of Freedom Band.

Songs of Freedom: The James Connolly Songbook

Songs of Freedom: The James Connolly Songbook

£9.99

"Songs of Freedom is a celebration of the life and work of James Connolly, the Irish revolutionary socialist martyred by t…

SPK - Krankheit im Recht

SPK - Krankheit im Recht

£12.00

A history of the legendary German SPK - Socialist Patients' Collective which sees illness as an appropriate response to th…

Splitting in Two & other Rock 'n' Roll Habits

Splitting in Two & other Rock 'n' Roll Habits

£2.00

 A4 zine style collection of short stories and and interview with Kevin Coyne (by Frank Bangay) from the folks who brough…

Spoke: New Scottish Voices

Spoke: New Scottish Voices

£8.00

A cosmopolitan stew of (mostly) Glasgow-based writers captures the excitement of the spoken word scene in Scotland today. …

Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag

Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag

£17.99

"Black Flag were the pioneers of American Hardcore, and this is their blood-spattered story. Formed in Hermosa Beach, Cali…

Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook

Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook

£25.00

Bumper collection of the man's life work – 61 songs, each introduced and put in context by Phillips, who is joined by gu…

Tales From The Punkside

Tales From The Punkside

£5.00

An eclectic collection of academic articles, personal recollections, short stories, artwork, poetry and more. An anthology…

Talk - Action = 0

Talk - Action = 0

£23.99

"The punk band D.O.A., established in 1978, is considered one of the founders of hardcore punk, alongside such other seminal …

That Winter the Wolf Came

That Winter the Wolf Came

£12.00

Out of stock

That Winter the Wolf Came is written for this era of global struggle. It finds its ferment at the intersection of ecologic…

The Aesthetic of Our Anger

The Aesthetic of Our Anger

£18.00

Anarcho-punk, Politics and Music, edited by Mike Dines and Matthew Worley.  This is a collection of essays from the place in…

The Anarchist & The Devil Do Cabaret

The Anarchist & The Devil Do Cabaret

£6.00

Norman Nawrocki's journal/travelogue of a Rhythm Activism tour of Europe - squats, hardcore clubs, politics and music.  A…

The Art Of Catching A Bus and Other Poems

The Art Of Catching A Bus and Other Poems

£5.95

Jim Ferguson is well known in the Glasgow area as a performer of his own work. The Art of Catching A Bus is his first book…

The Baffler #10

The Baffler #10

£4.95

An excellent abrasive, critical journal, rampaging through culture, from pop to corporate. While it has a good selection o…

The Ballad of Robin Hood and the Deer

The Ballad of Robin Hood and the Deer

£7.00

Every land has its hero. Ours is an outlaw, rebel and thief - Robin Hood. We are here given a new version of Robin - hunte…

The Ballad of Santo Caserio

The Ballad of Santo Caserio

£7.00

Beautifully produced work, Clifford Harper illustrating John Gallas's ballad poem about the life and times of the Italian …

The Big Red Songbook: 250+ IWW Songs

The Big Red Songbook: 250+ IWW Songs

£26.99

"In 1905, representatives from dozens of radical labour groups came together in Chicago to form One Big Union — the Industr…

The City of Dreadful Night

The City of Dreadful Night

£10.00

James Thomson's epic poem first appeared in 1874 and achieved in its day some fame, but has since sunk into obscurity. It …

The Clash Retrospective:

The Clash Retrospective:

£25.00

A history of the Clash via their discography - over 300 pictures of rare and deleted releases through the world - from 'Wh…

The Dream Ticket

The Dream Ticket

£4.80

Second edition of this collection of poetic masterpieces. Some of the pieces appeared in Henry's 'Postcard from Crumpsall'…

The Emergence of Social Space: Rimbaud and the Paris Commune

The Emergence of Social Space: Rimbaud and the Paris Commune

£13.99

"The 1870s in France – Rimbaud’s moment, and the subject of this book – is a decade virtually ignored in most standa…

The Fifteenth Of February

The Fifteenth Of February

£4.80

A unique cocktail of perceptive observation and carefully measured delivery. (2nd edition) Poetry by Henry Normal, pub…

The Hammer

The Hammer

£14.00

Winner of the prestigious Premio Rio de Literatura in Brazil, and now available in expert English translation, The Hammer nai…

The Hardcore/Punk Guide to Christianity

The Hardcore/Punk Guide to Christianity

£3.00

Written as a response to the increasing presence of Christian-identified record labels, bands and zines in the hardcore/pu…

The Judges Are Going To Jail

The Judges Are Going To Jail

£0.50

A rousing Chartist song for all the family...  slim pamphlet (really it's a songsheet) from Past Tense, giving the lyrics…

The Last of the Hippies An Hysterical Romance

The Last of the Hippies An Hysterical Romance

£1.50

The Last of the Hippies, An Hysterical Romance. by Penny Rimbaud. First published in 1982 as part of Crass’s album Chris…

The Letters of Joe Hill: Centenary Edition

The Letters of Joe Hill: Centenary Edition

£10.99

The legendary IWW songwriter and activist, brought to life through his letters, songs, and writings. Murdered by the state…

The Mask of Anarchy

The Mask of Anarchy

£4.00

Pamphlet version of Shelley's famous poem, written in 1819 in response to the Peterloo Massacre, and first published in 18…

The Popular Front of Contemporary Poetry Anthology

The Popular Front of Contemporary Poetry Anthology

£4.00

Paperback collection of poetry from an impressive roster of contemporary voices: This book features 50 contemporary poets …

The Pride Of Lions

The Pride Of Lions

£6.95

Powerful accounts of life in the modern city. Gripping tales of self-destruction, death and desolation, mental cruelty and…

The Primal Screamer

The Primal Screamer

£13.99

2012 reprint of the original gothic horror novel about severe mental distress and punk rock - originally published by Spare C…

The Rhyming Guide to Grenfell Britain

The Rhyming Guide to Grenfell Britain

£7.00

The Rhyming Guide to Grenfell Britain is Potent Whisper's debut spoken word collection. Bringing together nine full-length…

The Skin Of Your Back

The Skin Of Your Back

£5.50

Michael Rosen's second book of poetry for an adult audience, drawing on experiences as diverse as cremation, milk fever, a…

The Sound of Crying

The Sound of Crying

£6.95

A story of UK Techno in the nineties, beginning in the 70's and through the eighties told through the three characters, two D…

The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band

The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band

£14.99

Michelle Cruz Gonzales' memories of her time in '90s feminist hardcore band Spitboy. Michelle Cruz Gonzales, with preface …

The Story of Crass

The Story of Crass

£15.00

 US Edition of the George Berger book. Published by PM Press, 2009.

The Trouble With Music

The Trouble With Music

£10.00

There is a crisis in music. The signs are everywhere, from the saturation of public space by tuneful trivia to the digital…

The War Against Abstract Nouns

The War Against Abstract Nouns

£2.50

At last! Thanks to the miracle of electricity you can now enjoy all the excitement of a spoken word performance by informa…

Tonguing the Zeitgeist

Tonguing the Zeitgeist

£5.00

"So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star? In a future that isn't distant enough, you'll have to sell your soul to MTV just …

Transnational Battle Field

Transnational Battle Field

£14.00

“Heriberto Yépez is one of the most active and protean writers of his generation.” —Review: Literature and Arts…

Two Blocks East of Vine

Two Blocks East of Vine

£4.00

Short stories and poems by Iris Berry, with illustrations by Kristian Hoffman. Limited First Edition; one of just 1000 cop…

Two Men Did It : New Writing

Two Men Did It : New Writing

£4.00

Poetry and a short story from two Glasgow writers, Gerry Lennon and Jim McSharry - humorous, hard-hitting work in Glasgow …

Underwater Overground & Gaffer Tape

Underwater Overground & Gaffer Tape

£16.00

Punk ska band Citizen Fish goes on tour round planet with video camera!  DVD includes 2 feature length documentaries, 10 …

Visions Of Poesy

Visions Of Poesy

£8.00

Seventy anarchist poets provide 200 poems for this stunning anthology, beautifully illustrated by Clifford Harper. All the…

Voir Dire

Voir Dire

£7.95

The first collection of poetry from pj flaming.

We Are Nothing and So Can You

We Are Nothing and So Can You

£12.00

We Are Nothing and So Can You is a book-length poem for the long 21st century to come, a poem of revolts past, present, a…

What Is Anarchist Music?

What Is Anarchist Music?

£2.00

A pocketbook (A6 size) discussion of the nature of anarchist music with an academic slant.  This book lays out an evaluat…

Whose Been Sleeping In My Bed

Whose Been Sleeping In My Bed

£3.95

 "Explores the relationships between men and women with a blend of humour and realism: will leave you wanting to fall in …

William Shakespeare: In His Times, For Our Times

William Shakespeare: In His Times, For Our Times

£5.99

"A concise, unapologetically political argument for a more dangerous Shakespeare." - Adriano Shaplin, The Riot Group and a…

Words and Chords. A Robb Johnson Songbook (part 1)

Words and Chords. A Robb Johnson Songbook (part 1)

£8.00

One of Britain's finest singer songwriters has at last published a book of his lyrics and chords. Here are 52 of Robbs bes…

Zounds Demystified

Zounds Demystified

£6.00

5.0 average, based on 1 reviews

"In this book Steve Lake, principal writer of the band Zounds, collects all the band's lyrics and illuminates each with a …

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