This Is Diy
The countercultural manifesto of rasta punk Don Letts
'The minute you want what the Man is offering, you’re fucked.' — To celebrate 10 years of Huck, we're digging through the archives to unearth our favourite stories. For Huck 22: The Counterculture Issue, the 'visual terrorist' who introduced reggae to punk revealed why great things happen when worlds collide.
Written by: Cian Traynor
This Patti Smith fan turned her music collection into an artistic haven
Living off the vinyl frontier — After spending years living off borrowed cash, Katayoon Yousef started Horses Records so that she could have a home for life, building a following of loyal customers in the process.
Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon
How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style
Amplifying writers that go unheard... — Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas. This is her guide to making yourself heard and packing a stylistic punch.
Written by: Richard Daniels
Launching a band with no money, no connections and no following
The art of touring — Meet the Nude Party: an indie psych-group learning to navigate American's DIY circuit – a network defined by its lack of rules, its opportunity for growth... and the need to sleep rough.
Written by: Cian Traynor
DIY legend Tim Kerr on living a creative life that transcends labels
Colouring outside the lines — As a formative influence in independent music, Big Boys founder Tim Kerr helped to develop styles varying from punk-funk to skate-rock. Yet the artist has always resisted categorisation, repeatedly asking: 'If self-expression has no boundaries, why do people keep putting labels on it?' This is the story of Kerr's journey as an artist and the responsibility that comes with it.
Written by: Erick Lyle
The East Coast, but not the one you're thinking of
The Shhhh Collective are at the heart of a cultural boom in Norwich — When Sam Harrons started tagging his native Yarmouth as a teenager, he was just trying to mark his territory. Seven years on, he's at the heart of a cultural scene in a city that's about to bloom.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Shell's Arctic drilling mission is back in Greenpeace's line of fire
Oil, Ice, Fire, Dystopian Future — One year on from a successful campaign, the charity has launched a new project to halt the corporation's potentially catastrophic activities.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
What lessons can we learn from independent record labels?
Wisdom from Gearbox Records — Independent labels are thinking in a different way to bring the experience back to buying a record.
Written by: Alex Taylor
Cyclist Juliet Elliott on her groundbreaking publication for active women
The story of Coven Magazine — When former pro snowboarder and bike messenger Juliet Elliott turned her hand to self-publishing we knew something special was about to happen.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Flow Festival Helsinki
'DIY or Die' Moments: Part 3 — At Flow Festival, a carnival of creativity and culture in an abandoned Helsinki power plant, we're asking bands big and small to share their 'DIY or Die' moments.
Written by: Alex King
Filmonik
Summer Kabaret — Filmonik take over spaces around Manchester to present 10 days of experimental moving image, film art, live performances and collaborative filmmaking.
Written by: Katy Sykes
The Great Escape Festival
Band 'DIY or Die' Moments: Part 4 — At The Great Escape Festival, Europe's largest new music showcase, we asked up and coming bands to share their 'DIY or Die' moments.
Written by: Alex King