Category: Anarchy For Sale

Squirty Dotters

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Dirty Squatters coverIt’s been a while in the making, but the “Dirty Squatters Compilation: Music For The Homeless” project is now ready and available for download. Featuring two CDs worth of music, one full of punk / hardcore / crust / grind and the other with ska / dub / folk / spoken word, there should be plenty for every revolutionary spirit to enjoy.

The comp is dedicated to the memory of Gary DS (2000 Dirty Squatters etc.) and the family and friends who were tragically killed with him in a car crash in 2011. Gary and the band were stalwarts of the punk / squat scene and are fondly remembered by this old punk.

The minimum donation is £3 per disc, from which two quid goes to the two groups being supported (Punk 4 The Homeless and Squatters’ Action For Secure Homes) and the other quid towards the physical release of the comps, with any extra donations going straight to the homelessness projects. Once enough money has been raised for the pressing, you’ll also get the hard copy sent to you too (of course, this depends on enough people buying the download in the first place).

There are some mighty fine artists contributing to this, and the folks behind it have put in a lot of work to get to this point. You shouldn’t really need to think twice about clicking the download links. So don’t waste brain power, just do it.

Download part 1
Download part 2

VA – Terminal Decay LP / Artcore Fanzine #29

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AKA ‘Artcore Vinyl Fanzine Volume Five’. Punk rock fixture ‘n’ fitting Welly is back with yet another broadside in his war against mediocrity in the zine scene. And he’s a veteran in every sense – this is issue #29 of the exceptional ‘Artcore‘, an organ that he’s been thrusting into the hands of grateful punks since 1986. But with the printed word becoming harder to sell to the internet masses, Welly’s risen to the challenge and occasionally produces a vinyl fanzine to bring something a bit different to the table. Like this one.

Artcore zineThe mag is as jam-packed as ever and, with Welly’s experienced eye, beautifully laid out. All of the bands on the album are covered within, some with full interviews and the rest with smaller info panels, there are a few dozen quick reviews (I wish I had the ability to be both that brief and informative), a couple of Wellian polemics (the one on ‘knowing your place’ is outstanding), a bit of ranting banter from a few mates, some history lessons (MDC and more German punk), interviews with a range of deviant types (the highlight for me has to be the one with Rob ‘The Baron’ Miller of Amebix), and all tail-ended by some lovely ’50s horror comic style artwork courtesy of Dirty Donny, who also gets to say a few words.

Crammed on to the large round thing that accompanies the mag (AKA ‘Terminal Decay’) are twenty tracks that showcase a load of new(ish) bands from across the punk spectrum who are taking punk forwards on their own terms (whilst respecting the traditions that preceded them). Like any comp, there will almost certainly be a track or two that don’t quite gel with your ears. It’s music, it’s a personal response, that’s what happens. But, to these ears, this one hits the spot far more often than not, and even the ‘worst’ of the tunes is alright.

Other great things about the comp are that the bands represent 12 countries between them, thirteen of the tracks are previously unreleased while, for two more, it’s their first vinyl outing. That’s proper old-school, when comp albums would be made up almost exclusively of new songs and / or unknown bands from all over the place.

Welly wants to keep this deal as analogue as possible, but has kindly agreed to let me upload the title track (as used in the above video). If you want to hear the rest of it (and you’d be bonkers not to), you’ll have to grab this quick.

OP’s opinion: Four half

Download ‘Terminal Decay‘ (FLAC) by Burning Sensation (on hiatus)
Visit Welly’s website
Buy from Iron Column Records

More Misery Makes Me Happy!

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Responding to the earnest demands of aged aesthetes, veteran crusters Misery have had their recent DIY download-only release pressed on to vinyl by the good people at Inimical Records. Not any old vinyl, of course. It’s a double album, cut at 45rpm to ensure maximum heaviness, on beautiful grey splatter vinyl (limited to the first 200 who mailorder from Inimical, plain black after that), with a weighty matt card gatefold sleeve illustrated by Leffer that reflects the intricate monotones of the contents. Grey has never been so dynamic or intense.

The whole deal is only twelve Yankee bucks. Even with the postage across the pond, I got this beast for the equivalent of twenty quid. And that’s a price I’m more than happy to have paid.

OP’s opinion: Five (it gets the extra half an @ over the download for being a proper record with loads of class).

Anthrax – One Last Drop 7″

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No, not that one, the proper one.

This is a limited vinyl pressing (300, each numbered) of their first new studio tracks in 25 years, originally released on MCD in 2009. The band have put this out to raise money for Bradford’s legendary ‘1 in 12 Club‘, who are facing large bills for essential safety work on their building.

Which means the first thing you’ll get for your money is a warm glow from having helped out a punk institution.

You’ll also get a heavy fold-out card cover with a piece about the club, lyrics to both tracks and some classic Anthrax artwork. They even include the MCD for free. Oh, and there’s a record.

Never mind the 25 year gap, this is about as fresh as punk gets. The pace may have slowed a fraction but the urgency hasn’t diminished one bit. The A side has a really powerful sound, almost an Oi! feel but with more depth to it. The flip is more traditionally moody @-punk, perked up with a simple semi-acoustic refrain along the way. The whole thing is like the second EP on steroids, and I’m really impressed with the progression. I’d even go as far as saying that, as a whole package, it’s the best thing they’ve done to date.

The whole deal is £4 plus postage direct from the band at anthrax_uk@hotmail.com or buy it on ebay for a little bit more.

OP’s opinion: Five

Squat The Lot!

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Squatingt benefit CD poster

I’ve been using whatever remnants of knowledge and wisdom I have in my head to help a young punk put this benefit compilation together. And I’m very excited by how it’s turning out.

There are some great acts involved, covering the whole gamut of punk, ska, folk and other related noise, and they’ve all given their time and tracks for free. Things like this just reinforce why punk will always be a central part of my life and why it’s about so much more than just the music.

Stay tuned for the release date, you’ll hear it here first.

Old Distro Closed, New One Open!

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Iron Column Records logoSome of you may have noticed that I had a small distro hidden within these pages. Many of you probably didn’t. So, in an effort to make things more visible (and make it easier to spread the word), I’ve removed the page here and given it a makeover and domain all of its own. So please go and check out

IRON COLUMN RECORDS

Not only is it a distro for fine anti-fascist music and merch, within the next month or so I’ll also be co-releasing the debut album from radical ska-punkers Spanner (on limited edition coloured wax, obviously) under the ‘Iron Column Records’ label. Exciting!

It’s being run as a non-profit project, with 100% of all proceeds going to anti-fascists in need. Feel free to spread the word far and wide, and maybe even spend a little bit of your hard-earned dosh on the gems contained therein.

The Freebooters – Ordinary Level Oi! CD

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Freebooters coverThe Freebooters play no-nonsense ska-tinged streetpunk with a big fucking smile on its face! This is one infectious album, full of life and energy. It’s clear to hear that these Irish girls and boys have a burning desire to stand up and shout ‘Shut the fuck up! Listen! Dance! Change the fuckin’ world!’, a task they take on and complete with admirable ease.

While they’re not afraid to take a political stance, they manage to do it with a healthy dose of humour, particularly when it comes to their no-nonsense anti-fascist position. Just check out the chorus to ‘Paddy Hitler’ –

Paddy Hitler was a man who just couldn’t understand
Why things never came together in his master plan
Was his head too fat? Or his brain too small?
Either way he knows fuck all

or the amusingly titled ‘Stormfront In A Teacup’ that mercilessly rips the piss out of pasty-faced cyber-nazis. Putting their money where their mouths are, the band and label are also allowing antifa groups to buy a bundle of the CDs at a heavily discounted wholesale price and will throw in a load free aswell so that anti-nazis can raise some much needed cash (get in touch with Distro-y Records for the lowdown).

Other tunes deal with army recruiters targeting the unemployed, bar room pool-playing alkies, cops, priests, all-night partying and an ode to the fans of the finest anti-fascist football team on the planet, FC St Pauli.

Musically, it’s all as solid as a pint of Guinness – snappy basslines, brickwall beats, guitars that’ll get your Granny spinning and reeling on the dancefloor, and rousing choruses just begging for you to sing along with ’em. With the punk knowledge on display here it’s no surprise to learn that members have been part and parcel of the scene for a long time, having been involved with such luminary acts as The Dagda, Pink Turds In Space, Nappyrash, Toxic Waste, The Poke and Bleeding Rectum.

This is a bit of a departure for Distro-y, probably better known for putting out D-beat and crust flavoured outfits, and I take my hat of to Alex for spreading his punk rock wings in this direction. Diversity is one of the things that makes our culture so great, especially when it’s as sterling as this.

For people who also like: The Restarts, Stage Bottles, Runnin’ Riot

OP’s opinion: Five

Download sample track – St. Pauli (FLAC)
The Freebooters Myspace
Buy from Iron Column Records for £5 plus p&p (all proceeds to my local antifa friends), or Distro-y for €5 plus p&p

Prisoner Of War Benefit CD

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Prisoner Of War coverJJ, the guitarist from Active Slaughter, is currently doing a 3-year stretch for his part in the campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences. His friends in Trauma Unit have put together a benefit CD to get some cash together for him when he gets out. This is a ‘Pay What You Can’ release with 23 tracks from the likes of Extinction Of Mankind, Oi Polloi, Anthrax, Andy T, Doom (doing a Discharge cover) and loads of other noisemongers, with many of the tracks previously unreleased. It’s an absolute corker in every respect – the punk-as-fuck cover tells you everything you need to know about what’s gonna follow. It’s well worth at least a fiver, even if you have to raid your penny jar. You can find out more and order the CD here.

Please buy it if you can and help spread the word. Mutual solidarity ‘n’ all that…

OP’s opinion: Five

Spanner In The Manor

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This is a quick heads-up to let you know that my good friends Spanner are on the verge of releasing ‘Crisis’, their first full-length album, in April. It’ll be available on both CD and 12 inches of shiny vinyl and is a collaborative effort between some of my favourite DIY labels – Active Distribution, Pumpkin Records and Maloka Records, as well as my new project Iron Column Records. Spanner logoYou can listen to / download four tracks from it on their Soundcloud page right now, and the rest of the album will be going up very shortly (all under a people-friendly Creative Commons licence).

Spanner knock out in-yer-face political punky ska, more spikey than skanky but still eminently danceable. They almost exclusively play benefit gigs at grassroots / DIY venues and band members aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty at the sharp end of the struggle. And, while work and families occupy a lot of their time, they try and get out on the road as often as possible, including the odd jaunt to Europe. If they turn up somewhere near you, go and check ’em out.

Rodent Popsicle Records Year End Clearance Sale!

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I’m posting this on behalf of Bill, the bloke behind the excellent Rodent Popsicle Records. He’s a top fella and you could do far worse than take full advantage of this generous offer. Take the ‘mindless’ out of ‘mindless consumerism’ and get your hands on some of the absolute bargains to be had from him right now.

Need to fill someones stocking with good music cheap? Is it time to stock up your distro? Maybe you just missed our sale last year? Let’s face it, CDs are not very popular anymore and everyone is hurtin’ for cash and so are we! So everything’s on sale until the holidays are over or we run out of stock! Please forward this to anyone you know that might be interested and thank you for your support!

Any 10 of the following items are $25 (including media mail postage in USA)

A GLOBAL THREAT – IN THE RED 7″
TOXIC NARCOTIC / A GLOBAL THREAT – THE SPLIT 7″
TOMMY & THE TERRORS – OUTBOUND 7″
TOXIC NARCOTIC – HAD IT COMING 7″
MIDNIGHT CREEPS – DOOMED FROM THE GET GO CD
A GLOBAL THREAT – EARACHE/PASS THE TIME 7″ EP
TOMMY & THE TERRORS / WHISKEY REBELS – HELLA WICKED SPLIT 7″EP
BOSTON PUNK COMP 2003 DOUBLE CD
MISERY/ PATH OF DESTRUCTION – SPLIT CD
BRISTLE – 30 BLASTS FROM THE PAST CD
FLEAS AND LICE – RECIPES FOR CATASTROPHES CD
TOXIC NARCOTIC – LIVE IN BOSTON DVD
FLEAS AND LICE – PREPARE FOR ARMAGEDDON CD
MOUTH SEWN SHUT – PANDEMIC = SOLUTION CD
AGAINST EMPIRE / ISKRA – BRING THE WAR HOME SPLIT CD
BRISTLE – 1984450 CD
MIDNIGHT CREEPS – SINGLES/SPLITS/DEMOS/LIVE CD/DVD
MOUTH SEWN SHUT – DOOMED FUTURE TODAY CD
ANTIDOTE – ANOTHER DOSE CD
ANTIDOTE – BACK IN YEAR ZERO CD
ANTIDOTE – NO COMMUNICATION CD
THE RESTARTS – OUTSIDER CD
INNER TERRESTRIALS – X CD
PUBLIC NUISANCE – BACK WITH A SWILL CD
SOLID EP (CITIZEN FISH, MDC, MOUTH SEWN SHUT, ETK) SPLIT 7″ EP
TWO MAN ADVANTAGE – SOUTH OF CANADA CD
HUMAN EP – (PHOBIA, MDC, RESTARTS, EMBRACE THE KILL) SPLIT 7″ EP
TOXIC NARCOTIC -21st CENTURY DISCOGRAPHY CD
MOUTH SEWN SHUT “2009” CD

Let’s sweeten the deal with some non-Rodent Popsicle items from our distro that are included as part of this sale! While supplies last!

THE VARUKERS “KILLING YOURSELF TO LIVE” CD
V/A STILL OUR FUTURE YOU’RE MESSING UP COMP CD (DISCHARGE, VARUKERS, BROKEN BONES, etc.)
POISON IDEA “LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT” CD
WOLFBRIGADE “COMALIVE” DIGIPACK CD
PHOBIA / SKRUPEL – SPLIT CD
MISERY – EARLY YEARS CD
MISERY / EXTINCTION OF MANKIND – SPLIT CD
END OF ALL – THE ART OF DECADANCE CD

Please note that we always include free records and CDs with any large order!

International orders email us first with you’re your order and country to calculate shipping!

Also the following LPs are available from RP Records!

ABSINTHE ROSE / HUMANWINE “SPLIT” LP
Two very unique yet similar Boston based bands on this new split full-length album! Both of these bands exist on the fringe of musical categorization but basically fall within the realm of Acoustic, Folk and Gypsy Punk! Both bands have strong DIY ethic and mix many various styles of music with political, personal and apocalyptic subject matter! Limited Edition LP – 500 pressed on Bronze Vinyl RPR 114

THE VARUKERS “MURDER / NOTHING’S CHANGED” LP
Eighteen tracks from the Murder LP and the Nothing’s Changed EP re-mastered on one LP from this legendary UK Hardcore Punk band making this a complete collection of the bands nineties studio recordings! Limited Edition LP – 500 White Vinyl and 500 Black & White Quartered Vinyl! RPR 082

MOUTH SEWN SHUT “2009” GATEFOLD LP
Fourteen songs recorded in 2009 from this Boston based DIY Eco-Political Hardcore Reggae Ska Crust Punk band! Recorded by Richard Marr at Galaxy Park and Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless! Limited Edition Gatefold LP – 400 Opaque Yellow Vinyl, 300 Opaque Yellow and Black Half & Half Vinyl and 300 Yellow and Black Splatter Vinyl! RPR 112

MDC / THE RESTARTS “MOBOCRACY” SPLIT LP
One of the most anticipated splits of 2009 is finally out! US Punk legends MDC are back with seven new songs that are without a doubt their best material in recent years along with one of the UK’s finest DIY Punk bands THE RESTARTS with eight new songs of killer punk rock! LP comes with full color cover and printed inner sleeve with art from Kieran from THE RESTARTS! RPR 117

ABSINTHE ROSE / HUMANWINE “SPLIT” LP (Bronze Vinyl) Comes with free CD inside LP!
THE VARUKERS “MURDER / NOTHING’S CHANGED” LP (White Vinyl)
THE VARUKERS “MURDER / NOTHING’S CHANGED” LP (Black & White Quartered Vinyl)
MOUTH SEWN SHUT “2009” GATEFOLD LP – Opaque Yellow Vinyl
MOUTH SEWN SHUT “2009” GATEFOLD LP – Opaque Yellow and Black Half & Half Vinyl
MOUTH SEWN SHUT “2009” GATEFOLD LP – Black and White on Yellow Splatter Vinyl
MDC / THE RESTARTS “MOBOCRACY” SPLIT LP Brown and White Quartered Vinyl
THE RESTARTS “OUTSIDER” LP (Black, Red and White Splatter)
THE RESTARTS “OUTSIDER” LP (Red and White Half and Half Vinyl)
TOXIC NARCOTIC “89-99” PICTURE DISC LP

RODENT POPSICLE DISTRO! (Yes, we’ve begun a very limited distro again)

THE PIST “IDEAS ARE BULLETPROOF” LP (Havoc)
THE PIST “INPUT EQUALS OUTPUT ALBUM ONE” LP (Havoc)
THE PIST “INPUT EQUALS OUTPUT ALBUM TWO” LP (Havoc)
THE VARUKERS “KILLING YOURSELF TO LIVE” LP (Vile Recs, UK)
DISCHARGE “DISENSITISE” PICTURE DISC LP (Vile Recs, UK)
V/A STILL OUR FUTURE… COMP LP (DISCHARGE, VARUKERS, BROKEN BONES, etc.) (Vile, UK)
THE RESTARTS “ACTIVELY SEEKING WORK” LP (Plastic Bomb Recs, Germany)

To keep things simple all LPs are $10 each plus shipping! For international orders email first with your request and where you live so we can calculate your total!

Here’s the deal for LPs shipped in USA

1 for $13 Including media rate postage in USA
2 for $25 Including media rate postage in USA
3 for $35 Including media rate postage in USA
4 for $40 Including media rate postage in USA

NOTE: we are only accepting PAYPAL for this offer! This offer is only available from RP Records!

Please email your wish list and address to bill |at| rodentpopsicle.com

Send PAYPAL payments to bill |at| rodentpopsicle.com

Thank you everyone for your support please forward this to any of your friends that might be interested! Any help is greatly appreciated!

Rodent Popsicle Records

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