Dealing with the police is never pleasant and is often very intimidating. Most folks get nervous around police and see them as what they are: the armed enforcers of the status quo. The police exist to protect that status quo … Continue reading →

It’s not that i’m super emotional. In fact, I always thought i was less emotional than other girls. Or maybe I was just really good at hiding it. Maybe I had a tough childhood that had hardened me to the … Continue reading →

august flew in and she said, this is yours. all of my days. take them and brew me and and steep my leaves. september will follow and so will my breeze. now ice those weak knees. and with each new … Continue reading →

Between the ages of 19 and 21 I wrote 5 issues of a zine I called Eleanor Rigby that was typed on a typewriter and cut and pasted and copied and was mostly just given out at shows and left … Continue reading →

the other night i was standing against a wall at a fabulous party thrown at bartertown diner and a pretty girl-angel named marlee came up to me and told me i need to stop bullshitting, take 3 minutes out of … Continue reading →

this may be brief and scattered. but so are my days. precious messy days. finding the divine in all of my hours. finding patience in unknown places and sacred moments. drinking more water and eating more oatmeal. my skin has … Continue reading →

Over the past decade or so, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has consistently said that “eco-terrorists and animal extremists” are the most serious domestic terrorist threat. In response to animal liberation and earth liberation activists taking direct action to … Continue reading →

I can’t really trust the fact that you’re “that fucking punk rock” when you’re sitting behind your merch table checking to see who likes you on Facebook! I go see about 5 shows a month sometimes more sometimes less. Either … Continue reading →

I have been attending punk and hardcore shows for about 20 years. I have been putting them on for about 16. Over the years the methods and styles have changed due to different advancements in technology. Some good some not … Continue reading →

I was tricked into going to college. I Just wanted everyone to shut up. I’m one of the few of myfriends who finished high school. I did it, stoned, hungover, listening to Slayer in the back ofthe class just to … Continue reading →