PUNKS LISTEN is the third in a series of ‘benefit books’ from the Hope Collective, Dublin’s punk/Do-It-Yourself group. It is designed to raise funds for the Red Cross Ukraine Refugee appeal. The new book is a collection of pieces of writing from musicians, writers, actors and music fans. They were asked to write about a record (or a gig) that was significant to them and includes over 290 contributions. Full list of contributors here.. Please note UK orders sent from UK, US orders sent from US - all others posted from Ireland
Great Gig Memories From Punks and friends
**First edition now sold out. Limited run of Second edition now available - Great Gig memories is a collection of Favourite Gigs. Recalling some gig memories from punks and their Friends. Reminding us of great times gone and great times to come. Celebrating Community, Solidarity and Hope. All proceeds go to NHS Charities Together. Featuring over 200 contributions from bands such as UK Subs, The Ruts, Paranoid Visions, Crass, Gang of Four, The Cure, SLF, Rollins Band, Stano, Shudder To Think, DOA, Hagar The Womb, Crass, Vice Squad, The Vulpynes and so many more.
In Concert
Previously available but now sold out It’s been over 12 months in the making but we have finally released In Concert, Favourite Gigs of Ireland’s Music Community. When we first saw the heartbreaking pictures from Aleppo we reached out to those people we know best, our friends in the music community. Six months ago Hope *2 came out and this featured those in the punk community in an effort to raise money for pikpa lesvos centre. We held back on many contributions from the Irish music scene as we felt it would be nice for this group to extend their support. The results are In Concert and whilst there are many more who could and deserve to be included we feel this can help form part of a ‘secret history’ of the irish music scene. People like Ted Carroll who founded Chiswick Records, Pete Holidai from Radiators, Cáit O’Riordan from the Pogues, Pat Clafferty of Mexican Pets, Deko Dachau from Paranoid Visions to more recent luminaries like Constance Keane from M(h)aol or Rob Flynn from Winter Passing. 105 contributors altogether speaking of showbands, leonard cohen, the clash, theatre of hate, golden horde, therapy? and so many more including U2.
Book Bundle – Punks Listen book and fanzine
For a limited time only purchase our last 2 collections of Stories from Punks and Friends. Punks Listen features over 290 people from the punk community and beyond talking of their favourite records and the fanzine with stories from over 80 punks and friends.