In an example of extreme, rapid DIY production, designer Yuri Suzuki recorded and pressed a series of vinyl records all in one night. Teaming up with a trio of Luxembourg punk bands, she produced the messy but beautiful artifacts as part of the Coalition of Amateurs exhibition at Mudam in Luxembourg.

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Online indie rock superstore Insound has announced a new design project- an extension of last year’s Insound 20- which saw one artist design t-shirts and hoodies for 20 contemporary bands.
This year’s version is called the “Insound 10 Classic“- which pairs designer Mike Perry with 10 seminal punk, new-wave and indie rock artists (shown above) from 1977 to 1997.  The new designs are featured on limited-edition t-shirts, posters and bags. The purpose of this project was to inject a fresh visual life into influential bands of the past- who have not had any new  merchandise created for them in years- creating [...]

The story of punks living in “communist China” is a compelling story for many visitors to China and we’ve covered some of the previous documentation by journalists and photographers. Now, there is a new feature length documentary film by Australian writer and director, Shaun Jefford.  “Beijing Punk”  was filmed last summer, while the 2008 Olympics were taking place.
The film focuses on four Chinese bands – Demerit, PK14, Hedgehog and Misandao – as well as some of the key players in the Chinese underground music scene.
Check out SPIN Earth’s interview with Shaun Jefford and more photos here.
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Sure it looks a lot like BAPE or a Kanye West album cover, but that’s what the kids want this summer. And we actually like how wearable and unpretentious Kidrobot’s new “KidPunk” line is, even if they do describe it as “combining 80’s punk edginess with KidRobot fun.”
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