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RETRO MAN BLOG’S SUPERB REVIEW OF ALVIN'S THIRD BOOK earthislandbooks.com/post/re…

RETRO MAN BLOG’S SUPERB REVIEW OF ALVIN'S THIRD BOOK

"...Alvin tells all with his usual searing honesty and superb descriptive prose... an exhilarating roller coaster of a ride through Alvin’s experiences travelling the world... " Steve Worrall was...

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Voice of a Generation by Marquis H.K. earthislandbooks.com/post/vo…

Voice of a Generation by Marquis H.K.

Yep, MC has gone punk rock crazy with our books this month, thanks to this string of releases from the Earth Island imprint. Voice of a Generation is tagged “80s UK punx in their own words,” and...

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Not Just Bits of Paper earthislandbooks.com/post/no…

Not Just Bits of Paper

Mickey Penguin visited All Ages Records and the Museum of Youth Culture recently, both in Camden, and both stocking his excellent Not Just Bits of Paper book, as do Freedom Press and Housemans book...

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Did you watch it yet? earthislandbooks.com/post/di…

Did you watch it yet?

So, it’s out. Alex Boucher’s movie trailer for ‘Three and a Half Minutes of Fame’ is on YouTube now for all to see.The 90’s indie music documentary film based on his book is officially a thing and...

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The Ramones in Portuguese earthislandbooks.com/post/th…

The Ramones in Portuguese

‘All Good Cretins Go To Heaven: The Enduring Spirit of the Ramones’ by Jenn L. Beckwith is published in English in both the USA, by DiWulf Publishing and the UK, by Earth Island Books, and we want to...

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Flair, eloquence and Diminished Responsibility earthislandbooks.com/post/fl…

Flair, eloquence and Diminished Responsibility

Just a reminder that Volume 3 of Alvin Gibbs’ fabulous, critically acclaimed trio of autobiographies, is available now from Earth Island Books, having recently welcomed and incorporated the original...

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Kirkus review Ruby Dee’s Bag of Tricks A group of music-loving young people attempt to survive in 1970s and ‘80s San Francisco in Philippa’s collection of stories. earthislandbooks.com/post/ki…

Kirkus review Ruby Dee’s Bag of Tricks

A group of music-loving young people attempt to survive in 1970s and ‘80s San Francisco in Philippa’s collection of stories. A series of interlinked stories portrays the impoverished lives and...

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Earth Island Books To Release “My Life as The Plasmatics Drummer: The Diaries of Stu Deutsch (1979-1981)” @EIBooksUK #punkrock #music #news thoughtswordsaction.com/2026…

Earth Island Books To Release "My Life as The Plasmatics Drummer: The Diaries of Stu Deutsch...

Alongside the singer Wendy O. Williams, lead guitarist Richie Stotts, and bassist Chosei Funahara (later to be replaced by bassist Jean Beauvoir),

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Review: “Tin Knocker” by Mike Magrann (DiWulf Publishing) @EIBooksUK #hardcorepunk #punkrock #book #books #literature #music #review thoughtswordsaction.com/2026…

"Tin Knocker" by Mike Magrann (DiWulf Publishing) - Thoughts Words Action

When discussing Southern California punk rock, the conversation usually circles back to the same hand-picked names that get plastered onto fast-fashion

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New interview at IDIOTEQ! @eibooksuk idioteq.com/dorde-miladinovi…

Inside Đorđe Miladinović's writing life, from hardcore records to Beat poetry and independent books...

For more than 25 years, Đorđe Miladinović has been involved in underground music through bands, fanzines, record releases, artwork and his own music

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Diminished Responsibility: Life as a U.K. Sub and other strange stories earthislandbooks.com/post/di…

Diminished Responsibility: Life as a U.K. Sub and other strange stories

The third and final volume in the UK Subs bassist, Alvin Gibbs, excellent and insightful trilogy of autobiographies, ‘Diminished Responsibility: My life as a U.K. Sub, and other strange stories. Vol...

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50 Years of Chaos Christopher Duda interviews Charlie Harper of the U.K. Subs for Scene Point Blank earthislandbooks.com/post/50…

50 Years of Chaos

Christopher Duda interviews Charlie Harper of the U.K. Subs for Scene Point Blankhttps://www.scenepointblank.com/features/interviews/uk-subs-Charlie-Harper/The long-established Scene Point Blank...

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Interview: Djordje Miladinović, Author and Poet @EIBooksUK #punkrockpoet #punkrock #poetry #book #books #literature #interview thoughtswordsaction.com/2026…

Interview: Djordje Miladinović, Author and Poet

Djordje Miladinović has been a foundational force in underground culture for years, whether running the independent webzine Thoughts Words Action

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Calling all fans of The Fall in and around Liverpool! earthislandbooks.com/post/ca…

Calling all fans of The Fall in and around Liverpool!

Paddy Shennan, author of ‘Not JUST About The Fall: 50 Adventures In A Post-Punk Paradise’, will be part of a special evening at the British Music Experience in the Cunard Building on Liverpool's...

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50 Years of Chaos Christopher Duda interviews Charlie Harper of the U.K. Subs for Scene Point Blank earthislandbooks.com/post/50…

50 Years of Chaos

Christopher Duda interviews Charlie Harper of the U.K. Subs for Scene Point Blankhttps://www.scenepointblank.com/features/interviews/uk-subs-Charlie-Harper/The long-established Scene Point Blank...

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Diminished Responsibility: Life as a U.K. Sub and other strange stories earthislandbooks.com/post/di…

Diminished Responsibility: Life as a U.K. Sub and other strange stories

The third and final volume in the UK Subs bassist, Alvin Gibbs, excellent and insightful trilogy of autobiographies, ‘Diminished Responsibility: My life as a U.K. Sub, and other strange stories. Vol...

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The beautifully chaotic mess that is Scene Police earthislandbooks.com/post/th…

The beautifully chaotic mess that is Scene Police

Trust magazine review ‘The Scene Police Story – A Story of Rebellion, Passion, and Financial Ruin’ by Dennis-P. Merklinghaus with memory boosts from his friends."Scene Police was a label/organisation...

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Punk's not dead Trust review - 'Punk at Sea: A Rebellion Festival photo book' by Michiel Blijboom earthislandbooks.com/post/pu…

Punk's not dead

Trust review - 'Punk at Sea: A Rebellion Festival photo book' by Michiel BlijboomThis year (2026) the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool/UK celebrates its 30th anniversary. The author of the book is a...

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DIY punk is as real, raw, and vital as it gets earthislandbooks.com/post/di…

DIY punk is as real, raw, and vital as it gets

Thoughts Words Action review ‘The Scene Police Story: A Story Of Rebellion, Passion, and Financial Ruin’ by Dennis P. Merklinghaus Let’s be honest for a second, most books about punk rock tend to...

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Three more authors of Hardcore Horror short stories have now had interviews published by our friends at Thoughts Words Action blog earthislandbooks.com/post/th…

Three more hardcore Horror interviews

Three more authors of Hardcore Horror short stories have now had interviews published by our friends at Thoughts Words Action blog, and they all make for excellent and interesting reading. The...

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