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Book Review: ‘Born of Struggle, Living in Hope: The Anarcho-Punk Lives of the Centro Iberico, 1971-1983’

By Herman de Tollenaere
In ‘Born of Struggle, Living in Hope: The Anarcho-Punk Lives of the Centro Iberico, 1971-1983’, author Nicky Soulsby explains the links between the anarcho-syndicalist trade union federation CNT in Spain in the 1930s, and bands such as Crass, Poison Girls, Zounds and The Mob playing in London in the 1980s. Nick deserves praise for his meticulous research into the many Continue Reading
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Live Review: Steve Ignorant Band, Hagar the Womb, & Headsticks rock Amsterdam!

By Herman de Tollenaere
A trio of UK punk bands got a warm welcome at Melkweg, The Netherlands! On 14 May 2026, it was the turn of the Steve Ignorant Band and Headsticks, who together had played the Melkweg before, in 2022. And Hagar the Womb, for the first time. The Melkweg was filled with an enthusiastic audience, ranging from people who had already been fans of Steve Ignorant's first band Continue Reading
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Album review: Conflict release their LP ‘Live In Holland’

By Herman de Tollenaere
During the 2025 tour, on the 26th of September, Conflict's only concert in the Netherlands was at Bibelot in Dordrecht. That show was recorded for this new live album ‘To Live On In Hearts – Live In Holland’. Furiously, dedicatedly, the band roared through a set of eleven classic Conflict songs and six tracks from their last studio album from 2025 'This Much Remains'.Continue Reading
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Album review: Greek punks The Overjoyed release ‘Overjoyed’

By Herman de Tollenaere
Athens, Greece punk rock quartet The Overjoyed have just released their third self-titled studio album. The songs are about subjects like personal struggles, mental health, addiction and identity.  Of the opening track 'Can’t Write Music', Leonidas writes: “I was in a really dark place… struggling with self-identity, drugs, a break-up… while living in a world recovering Continue Reading
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EP Review: Dutch punks Antillectual’s new record, in their native language!

By Herman de Tollenaere
After expressing themselves in the English language for over 20 years, Antillectual is taking a radical turn, with an EP sung entirely in Dutch. For this release, the band felt urged to write songs in their mother tongue about local symptoms of the current global shift to the right. The title of the new EP, 'Antillectueel' is the Dutch translation of the band name.Continue Reading