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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.

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  • 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Filmonik

Summer Kabaret — Filmonik take over spaces around Manchester to present 10 days of experimental moving image, film art, live performances and collaborative filmmaking.

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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.

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