Musicians look at the legacy of Margaret Thatcher
The death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday led many musicians of her era to look back at her controversial legacy. Her social policies in the UK, her unwillingness to impose sanctions on the apartheid government in South Africa and support for Chilean dictator…
April 09, 2013

Interviews: The Story of the Crassical Collection
Crass didn't define punk as much as show punk had no set definition. Through a string of six albums and many, many singles, the band used boot boy rocking, expressionist soundscapes, and straight up screaming to not only express a point, but to engage in direct action. Now, twenty-six years later, Crass have finished re-releasing…
March 01, 2013

Punknews Podcast: The week of February 12, 2013
Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but the Punknews Podcast is still here to "serenade" you with our "beautiful voices." This week Bryne Yancey, Chris Moran and Kira Wisniewski discuss whether or not we were once that kid in that new Bad Religion video.…
February 17, 2013

Punknews Podcast: Frank Turner hits the studio, hates John Lennon's "Imagine"
With his US tour wrapped and his live album out this week, Frank Turner has returned to the studio as promised to work on his 2013 full…
October 04, 2012

Break-ups: Chumbawamba (1982-2012)
After more than 30 years, anarchist punk collective Chumbawamba have called it quits. The group formed in 1982, as contemporaries inspired by fellow English anarchists Crass and The Ex. They were…
July 09, 2012

Break-ups: GBH, Street Dogs, Sum 41 only "true" punk bands, claim scientists
After using harmony, pitch, beat, media sponsorship, and label tracking software, a team of scientists have determined that there are only three "True" punk bands. those bands are GBH, Street Dogs, and Sum 41. The scientists, who late last year released the study of…
April 01, 2012

Break-ups: Dave King on the Crass Symbol controversy
BoingBoing recently published an article by Dave King, designer of the iconic Crass Symbol, which has been in the news recently having been appropriated by the UK…
February 01, 2012

Break-ups: Crass logo used for upscale London fashion brand
Cult Punk is reporting that upscale UK fashion house Hardware has appropriated Crass's iconic logo for their corporate logo. The brand has taken the band's self-designed logo and altered it slightly--…
January 03, 2012

Media: Mark Stewart: "Nothing Is Sacred" featuring Eve Libertine of Crass
Rolling Stone is currently streaming a new track from Mark Stewart, former vocalist of the British post-punk band The Pop Group. The track, which the magazine says was…
December 07, 2011

Interviews: Steve Ignorant (Crass)
If The Sex Pistols and The Clash were the first political punk rock action in Callaghan/Thatcher England, then Crass were the first opposite reaction. While Lydon and Strummer questioned English norms, Crass put punk and public policy to task, digging into both with equal fervor in order to…
February 24, 2011