Guardian Music — November 1982: Number 25 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe brainchild of Cherry Red's Iain McNay, a chart dedicated to independent labels debuted in 1980. In its early years, barely a week went by without an appearan... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG The Dwarves at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by Tim Griffin) "THE DWARVES were kicked off tour with Motorhead for sleeping with the girls the aging metalheads had hired to hang out backstage. They were banned from venerable... more info

KEXP Seattle — Coming out in May 2011 will be Fantagraphics Books’ beguiling tie-in for the Experience Music Project’s next humongous documentation of the Pacific NW music scene: Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind, edited by EMP curator Jacob ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — I knew that Steve Ignorant saying "The only the problem is the visas" wasn't a good sign. Steve posted the following 'Emergency Annoucement' to his website:I'm really really gutted to have to let you all know that we have... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Steve Ignorant Daily Swarm: How have the preparations been going? Steve Ignorant: The only the problem is the visas. Lots of forms to fill and I've got to go down to the American embassy and all that... but... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Crass 2011: Gizz Butt on guitar, Beki Straughan on vocals, Steve Ignorant, Bob Butler on bass and Spike T. Smith on drums Crass were an English punk rock band that was formed in 1977, which promoted anarchism as... more info

Guardian Music — The anarchist group are back and more relevant than ever. The band's chief agitator tells John Robb why he draws inspiration from soft porn, philosophy and Alice in WonderlandLast heard of fighting the establishment in the early eighties, anarchist g... more info

Guardian Music — Crass might have split up in 1984, but their politics have come back into currency again, says Rosie SwashIf you were a teenage romantic in the 80s, you might have been the kind of little dreamer who bought Loving magazine. Filled with swooning love ... more info

Altsounds — In 2007, Steve Ignorant gathered some friends together and put on two shows at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. Called The Feeding Of 5000, the show was a celebration of the Crass album of the same name, which was performed in its entir... more info