Crass/Thatchergate/ Secret Cabinet papers released under 30 year rule

With the recent release of the 1984 secret cabinet papers, under the 30 year rule,   Crass have again had a flurry of interest and publicity in the media regarding the infamous Thatchergate tape that they made and released in … Continue reading

Video seminar “From Protest to Resistance”: British anarcho-punk fanzines (1980-1984) as sites of resistance and symbols of defiance’

http://uontv.uk/?page_id=13 A video seminar of me presenting some of my work on anarcho-punk fanzines at Northampton University. “From Protest to Resistance”: British anarcho-punk fanzines (1980-1984) as sites of resistance and symbols of defiance’ This presentation focuses on the role that … Continue reading

Forthcoming presentation on Anarcho-punk at Oxford Brookes University

Here is the poster for a forthcoming symposium reconsidering the legacy of Crass and Anarcho-punk.               I will be delivering a presentation on the Alexander Oey documentary ‘about Crass called ‘There is No Authority … Continue reading

From Protest to Resistance: British anarcho-punk fanzines (1980-1984) as sites of resistance and symbols of defiance

Following on from my previous blog post about writing chapters for future books on punk  I have decided to share with you the abstract for my next solo submission for a forthcoming book specifically on anarcho-punk. The book is titled The … Continue reading

Steve Ignorant discusses the emotion of performing the final gig of his The Last Supper Tour

Here is a link to Steve Ignorant’s (Crass) blog discussing his recent final performance of The Last Supper tour. Really honest and insightful piece of writing. I had the pleasure of seeing this tour in Sep2010 when he came to … Continue reading

Never Trust A Hippie

Here is a link to an interesting article/paper from Ana Raposo on the representation of ‘extreme’ politics in punk music graphics. She draws on the work of Gee Vaucher’s contribution to the artwork of Crass http://www.historiadeldisseny.org/congres/pdf/Ana%20Raposo%20NEVER%20TRUST%20A%20HIPPIE.pdf