Punk For Peace

We have one extra ticket to this Saturday's Hayley Williams show in Saratoga Springs, NY, so we're giving it away! Comment "ego death" to enter, and we will announce the winner on Thursday!

The ticket is a lawn seat and will be transferred to the winner digitally. We will use a random name picker and direct message the winner, who will need to provide an email or phone number for us to transfer the ticket to them. If the winner does not respond within 8 hours, we will select another name.

This memory is a great reminder of why Punk For Peace was started and why we're relaunching it.

17 years ago, Rise Against invited Iraq Veterans Against the War (now About Face: Veterans Against the War) to connect with fans at their show. They dedicated a song to us, encouraged everyone to stop by our table, and used their platform to remind thousands of people that punk is about more than the music. It's about getting involved to make things better.

As a longtime Rise Against fan, it was a personal moment that has stayed with me, and it popping back up today feels special because Renea and I are so close to relaunching the website. - Ken

Save-the-date announcement coming soon! 🖤✊

We were lucky enough to catch the 50 Years of PUNK MAGAZINE exhibit at MASS MoCA!

"50 Years of PUNK, honoring the groundbreaking legacy of PUNK Magazine. 50 Years of PUNK celebrates not only the publication’s enduring cultural impact, but also the artists, photographers, and musicians who helped shape one of the most influential creative movements of the 20th century.
The collection of works is organized by Ki Smith Gallery and features art and photographs by Roberta Bayley, R. Crumb, Shepard Fairey, Danny Fields, Bob Gruen, and Chris Stein, and special contributions from Brian Eno, Debbie Harry, David Byrne, Mark Mothersbaugh, Joan Jett, and many more.

At the heart of 50 Years of PUNK is a suite of eleven signed and numbered silk screens produced by Gary Lichtenstein Editions. These works reimagine and revive original stills from PUNK Magazine, transforming the publication’s playful, subversive art and photography into bold, large-scale, and collectible fine art screen prints.

January 1976 saw the first issues of PUNK Magazine Issue #1 sold at the burgeoning downtown NYC club CBGB. When Rough Trade (U.K. Indie Label & Record Shop) imported thousands of copies of PUNK Magazine Issue #3 to England, it guaranteed attention for the Ramones’ legendary first UK performance (July 1976 at the Roundhouse) and the co-mingling of the U.S. and U.K. punk scenes. This underground zine would help define a generation and transform a downtown New York art and music scene into a global punk movement.

50 Years of PUNK invites audiences to revisit — and rediscover — the rebellious energy, humor, and artistic innovation that made PUNK Magazine a defining force in contemporary culture."

It's on exhibit until January 3, 2027. Check the link in our bio for more info!

And it'll happen once again
You'll turn to a friend...

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.

And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

Howard Zinn

A sealed special edition CD of Four Year Strong 's Enemy Of The World album and an embroidered Bullet For My Valentine patch were unexpected and exciting surprises at Braveheart Books & Bazaar

We also got another book for our library, the great book trail map in our previous post, and some amazing home baked goods from Black River Farm.

Be sure to stop by if you're near the NY/MA border!

We found a treasure map! 👀👀

Messages we love to see and a great selection of social justice books at Bookstore & Get Lit Wine Bar. Be sure to stop here if you're in Western Massachusetts. ✊️♥️