After various media reports back in 2011 stating that Sharia police were assaulting punks in Aceh, Indonesia, Vice now released a documentary on the cause. “Indonesia’s punk scene is one of the biggest and most vibrant in the world. It’s a place where the country’s silenced youth can revolt against endemic corruption, social conventions, and … Continue reading
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Turkey; A Revolution of Love
The word is spreading about the protests in Turkey at Istanbul’s Gezi Park. A friend of mine, Ela Goksun – who is not involved in the Hardcore scene whatsoever – is a political science masters student at Leiden University, Holland. Her mother is English, her father is Turkish. She was born and raised in Istanbul: the place … Continue reading