In celebration of love, here are some thoughts on the subject from punk rockers I’ve chatted to over the years (mostly) taken from my Conversations With Punx project. “Maintaining a healthy self-image and really loving yourself is something that’s really important to me. People let life get to them too much and they get beaten down [...]

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Dear Friends, I hope you all have been well! Just in time for the holidays, CWP Zine #2/12 [Courage] is now available!!  Cover art (design, handpainted screen + screenprinted) by Jhonny.  The featured conversations on punk, spirituality & creativity in Zine Two of the limited edition 12 zine series include: Larry Livermore (Lookout Records, the Potatomen, the Lookouts) Henry [...]

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It’s almost time to retire CWP Zine One featuring: Ian MacKaye, Don Letts, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Johnny Siera, Greg Attonito and Shanti Wintergate. Thank you to everyone who ordered a copy, subscribed, came to the launch or wrote me saying they enjoy reading the site—your correspondence, feedback, encouragement, love & support is appreciated. I thought I’d [...]

Tags: black flag, blackheart, built on respect, conversations with punx zine two, conversations with punx: a spiritual dialogue, correspondence, dan jones, Don Letts, franky & minx, god so loved the world, gratitude, greg attonito, heidi minx, henry rollins, Ian MacKaye, jason cruz, jhonny hobo, johnny siera, larry livermore, lookout records, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, porcell, punk rock domestics, seraph's coal, shanti wintergate, shelter, spirituality and punk, strung out, the lookouts, the potatomen, the rollins band, youth of today

Let’s reach for the stars like my good friend Efrem, Photo by Rubén Navarro Martín “In fact, punk rock means exemplary manners towards your fellow human being” ~Joe Strummer Punk rock and hip hop music have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have my older brother and [...]

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