How To Make Your Own Bound Books
There’s a lot of reasons why you might want to make your own bound books with covers. Maybe you want to make a personal planner. Perhaps you need a place to write down your songs. Or you just need a new journal. Whatever the reason, making your...
How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 6 - Gearing up for a Show
A lot of people on the infamous interwebs have been asking “how do I look like a punk so I don’t stand out at the punk show I’m going to?” People who are not familiar with the culture often get anxious before attending their first...
Keeping up with School with a Hangover
When being a punk and taking classes, attitude is everything You’re drifting off in math class. When you showed up late for PoliSci 101, the professor gave you a stern lecture that to your overpartied head sounded like a booming announcement of...
How To Run A Band Without Running It Into The Ground
The Rat City Ruckus, a Seattle punk staple, rocks out. From personal experience I know that these guys are great at staying cohesive - they all get drunk at once! This is not an article that’s going to help you get shows, and it’s not about...
How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 5 - Women of Punk Rock
Fashion DON'T. Blondie sold out - we all know this. But did you know that Debbie Harry was also the first Brittney Spears? Here we can see her genitals as she performs in the late 1970s. Say it with me now: "EEEEEW" Mothers, sisters, daughters...
How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 4 - The Early Years
Looking like a punk rocker isn’t easy. The whole premise of punk philosophy is to be yourself and to hell with what people think of you. Expressing yourself, no matter how, is what’s important. But you want people to know what that philosophy...
How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 3 - Styling a Mohawk
For the history of the mohawk see How To Look Punk Volume Vol. 3 - History of Mohawks Giving yourself a mohawk is a little difficult. It’s a lot of hair in very certain places. Here’s a quick breakdown of how to style your hair so you can...
Curanto - The Chilean Indian Barbeque
The American Indians of Chile and Argentina are famous for their resistance to Colonial influence. Unlike other parts of the Americas, the people of southwestern South America have managed to keep their population high and their culture thriving. These...
How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 2 - History of Mohawks
We call them mohawks. In essence it’s any time you shave part of your head and leave only a strip of hair. You can wear them down, you can wear them up; they can be curly and short or straight and long; they can reach from the nape of your neck...
Clonycavan man proves Irish were first punk rockers
In 2006 Irish murder detectives were summoned to a peat moss bog in central Ireland where someone reported finding a body in the muck. When the police officers arrived they did in fact find a murder case - but the trail had already been cold for two thousand...