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How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style
Culture

How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style

Amplifying writers that go unheard... — Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas. This is her guide to making yourself heard and packing a stylistic punch.

Written by: Richard Daniels

Launching a band with no money, no connections and no following
Culture

Launching a band with no money, no connections and no following

The art of touring — Meet the Nude Party: an indie psych-group learning to navigate American's DIY circuit – a network defined by its lack of rules, its opportunity for growth... and the need to sleep rough.

Written by: Cian Traynor

DIY legend Tim Kerr on living a creative life that transcends labels
Art

DIY legend Tim Kerr on living a creative life that transcends labels

Colouring outside the lines — As a formative influence in independent music, Big Boys founder Tim Kerr helped to develop styles varying from punk-funk to skate-rock. Yet the artist has always resisted categorisation, repeatedly asking: 'If self-expression has no boundaries, why do people keep putting labels on it?' This is the story of Kerr's journey as an artist and the responsibility that comes with it.

Written by: Erick Lyle

The East Coast, but not the one you're thinking of
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The East Coast, but not the one you're thinking of

The Shhhh Collective are at the heart of a cultural boom in Norwich — When Sam Harrons started tagging his native Yarmouth as a teenager, he was just trying to mark his territory. Seven years on, he's at the heart of a cultural scene in a city that's about to bloom.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

Shell's Arctic drilling mission is back in Greenpeace's line of fire
Culture

Shell's Arctic drilling mission is back in Greenpeace's line of fire

Oil, Ice, Fire, Dystopian Future — One year on from a successful campaign, the charity has launched a new project to halt the corporation's potentially catastrophic activities.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

What lessons can we learn from independent record labels?
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What lessons can we learn from independent record labels?

Wisdom from Gearbox Records — Independent labels are thinking in a different way to bring the experience back to buying a record.

Written by: Alex Taylor

Cyclist Juliet Elliott on her groundbreaking publication for active women
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Cyclist Juliet Elliott on her groundbreaking publication for active women

The story of Coven Magazine — When former pro snowboarder and bike messenger Juliet Elliott turned her hand to self-publishing we knew something special was about to happen.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Flow Festival Helsinki
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Flow Festival Helsinki

'DIY or Die' Moments: Part 3 — At Flow Festival, a carnival of creativity and culture in an abandoned Helsinki power plant, we're asking bands big and small to share their 'DIY or Die' moments.

Written by: Alex King

Filmonik
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Filmonik

Summer Kabaret — Filmonik take over spaces around Manchester to present 10 days of experimental moving image, film art, live performances and collaborative filmmaking.

Written by: Katy Sykes

The Great Escape Festival
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The Great Escape Festival

Band 'DIY or Die' Moments: Part 4 — At The Great Escape Festival, Europe's largest new music showcase, we asked up and coming bands to share their 'DIY or Die' moments.

Written by: Alex King

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