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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...

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 Crossword #1
Across 1. What many punks have on their bodies. 10. 1920 play by Čapek that coined the word robot. 11. Suffix for the intensification of “funny.” 12. Shoes that have a sports mode. 16. DIY musical gift to make your crush. 17. What you might fold in a protest. 19. What you challenge a skateboarder to do in passing. 21. A group of canine furries, perhaps? 24. US narc cops, for short. 25. First band on the lineup. 27. No ___ Records, pop punk label. 28. National leader targeted by many 80s punk so...
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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....
Newest Reviews

GLASS DOLLS - Old Friend

LUCKLESS - I Promise To Be Good

MASS HALLUCINATION - Self Titled CS

CELL DETH – Death Seller 7"

POISON RUÏN - Hymns From The Hills

DEMONSTRATE - Prove Me Wrong

DRES CODE - Not From TX Demo

HAVANA SYNDROME - Tour Tape

