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How to make a show poster
If a show flyer was only posted on Instagram, did the show even happen?...

THINK! Column #3
THE LIMITS (pt. 1) I've been taking a lot more walks lately, dropping off newsletters in the little libraries. Punishment by proxy! A great big fakeout! Congrats, you have in your hands what looks like a punk zine but is actually 6-10 pgs of RFK's Exhibit A when it's time for my Tismternment at the Barron Trump Wellness Camp. Nerds, sloths, masturbators, they're coming for you and me alike so I'll see you on the chain gang for another 12hr shift spent smashing Kristi Noem's dog's head in for ti...

I Will Do My Worst #4
How-to Contribute to The Counterforce The Counterforce is a distributed and community project! Through 11 issues and 280+ posts, we've been lucky enough to have contributors from all over the world: many are friends, many are strangers, and some were strangers and are now friends. But we can always use more contributors! I don't particularly like writing, and I didn't start this to have a place to publish my own writing. I would really much prefer to just do the shit-work and provide a platform...
The Counterforce CrosswOird #2
ACROSS 1. Oi fanatics against white power, abbr. 6. Scooter-riding youth of the 60s, disdained by skins. 10. Grassroots union with a red logo and cat 13. Real name: Douglas Colvin 14. Sum, short form? 15. The sound of one befuddled 16. A no scratches, no wear, record 18. 1960s radical student activist org. 19. Investment yield, short form 20. End of the name for playwright Oscar 21. Philly's sandwich 24. Former Breitbart editor, target of 2017 Berkeley protests. 25. Snitch on 28. The 1990s pred...

Questions & Statements #2
Singalong Song When’s the last time you saw a room full of people singing a song that wasn’t a hit on the radio at one point or another? Growing up in St John’s, Newfoundland, one song stuck out for many years, most importantly for its story: "Dry Show" by CONDITIONER. The band’s member have served in different punk projects over the years like BAD PLAN, YEE GIRLS and PILLOWCOUNT. It’s not a punk song, it’s a song about punk. The story describes the atmosphere of St John’s shows at one time. ...

How To: Make a band website with Faircamp
A step-by-step guide for making your own self-hosted band website, geared toward punks with zero knowledge about code or making websites....

I Will Do My Worst #3
The first and only time I ever used the DICE app was to go to a show in New York City. It was the only way to get a ticket to a show I was traveling many hours and crossing an international border to attend. The only way to buy a ticket was by installing the app on a mobile phone – a deranged, dystopic idea. To purchase a ticket for this hardcore punk show, I needed not only a credit card, but a decently-new mobile phone running an OS made by Apple or Google. I needed my phone to be working at t...

BROKE ASS COMICS ZONE #2
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The Counterforce #11
The Counterforce Issue #11 has arrived. This zine compiles everything on the site since the last issue: How to make a show poster, numerous reviews and columns, and the second edition of The Counterforce Crossword. With a front cover by contributor Ralph Rivera. Download the PDF for printing here and view more issues on The Counterforce Zines page....
The Counterforce is 2 + MRR Reviews #515
Another May Day means that The Counterforce is now 2 years old. Not much to say, but the project continues with more contributors sending stuff in and more people printing stuff out from all over the world. Thanks to everyone who has supported and contributed to this project, as always there's more coming,... And another month, another MRR Reviews Digest zine is here. Print is, distro it, keep print zines alive. More MRR Review Digest zines on the Zines page....

The Counterforce #10 + MRR Reviews #514
We made to TEN issues of The Counterforce in print form! The latest zine compiles everything on the site since the last issue: PERSONA Southeast Asia tour zine haul, The Counterforce Crossword, How To build your own band website, Broke Ass Comic Zone, interview with Ergot + all the usual reviews and columns. Taylor, who has done the layout for all 10 of these issues, made a special cover for this one. Download the PDF for printing here and view more issues on The Counterforce Zines page. Also ...

The Counterforce #9
The Counterforce Issue #9 has arrived. This zine compiles everything on the site since the last issue: 2025 year-end lists, columns, reviews, and an interview with K-Town Hardcore Fest. With a front cover by Bad Sasha. Download the PDF for printing here and view more issues on The Counterforce Zines page....
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