‘DIY’ Archives
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 own bound books can be [Read More]
How To Run A Band Without Running It Into The Ground
This is not an article that’s going to help you get shows, and it’s not about getting your stuff heard. This article is about how to manage those bizarre creatures known as musicians from killing each other, smoking pot all day, and/or getting wasted at a show [Read More]
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 look punk rock. [Read More]
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 are people who have [Read More]
Punk Rock Diet: How To Eat Well On A Budget
We’ve all tried to survive on nothing but ramen noodles or Kraft Easy Mac at one point or another. Perhaps you’ve tried the tuna and water diet. Or maybe you took the line about liquid bread from Joss Whedon’s Firefly a little too seriously and think beer [Read More]
Punk Furniture: The Streets Are My Ikea
Real Ikea furniture is just horrible. It’s cheap in every sense of the word except the part about being affordable. And no self-respecting punk rocker is about to lounge around in a Swedish piece of crap like that. But that doesn’t mean your house can’t be [Read More]
Chicken Wire: Birds and the Punk Ethos
The sun was high in the sky and the fig tree in the back yard provided ample shade for the work ahead. I had my MP3 player cranked up all the way with the headphone chord taped to my shirt so it wouldn’t drag. The Briefs blared warnings of terrorist attacks as I [Read More]
