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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...

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...

Over the past year or so, I’ve taken an unprecedented hiatus from punk. Sure, I’ve had my occasional months-long breaks, but this one has dragged on longer than I’d like to admit. Thankfully, ZYCLONE, is the band that’s finally breaking my silence. Visions of Impending Death marks ZYCLONE’s debut self-release. Clocking in at under 7 minutes, the demo is a surge of aggression, holding a sense of urgency essential for any hardcore band worth their salt. This is fast-as-hell D-beat hardcore, firml...

I have been sitting on this review for a while but have been, for whatever reason, repeatedly putting off finishing it (I'd like to say it's because I've been too busy, but that is a shit excuse retrospectively). Alas, today I called in sick to work, which felt like the perfect time to focus on this review instead of more pressing important things I should actually be doing. I have now finally gotten my lazy ass to click the upload and save button to this website, finally leading me four months ...

Clocking in at just 10 minutes, UMBRO's 2024 demo solidifies Japan's reputation as a powerhouse in the punk scene. UMBRO delivers chaotic, disparaging noise, but not in the way typically associated with Japanese punk outfits. Instead, they create a soundscape that's both abrasive and dissonant, setting themselves apart in the noisy punk genre through their use of a chorus pedal and inconsistency in tempo. While the chorus pedal in hardcore punk isn't for everyone, UMBRO's gritty vocals distingui...