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small press and independent publishing

    'This is what I find most encouraging about the writing trades: they allow mediocre people who are patient and industrious to revise their stupidity, to edit themselves into something like intelligence. They also allow lunatics to seem saner than sane.'
    - Kurt Vonnegut
  • Footprint printers
    Footprint is a Leeds-based workers co-operative that aims to work to the highest ethical and environmental standards. They are also really cheap. Their site not only has details about them, but also a handy 'tips if you're doing a zine' section.
  • Oxford Greenprint
    Based, unsurprisingly enough, in Oxford, they're another company who do a good conscientious job at good prices with high regard for ethical factors.
  • Making Publications More Accessible
    The proliferation of self-publishing on computers has meant an upsurge in use of fancy fonts and other obstructions to being readable. If you're going to be publishing something, here's a few tips on how to keep it clear.
  • Phil Hine's advice to self-publishers
    Excellent advice and thoughts in three sections: Some thoughts on writing - musings on approaching writing; Starting out in self-publishing - some guidelines on DIY print publishing; Occult magazine publishing - notes on producing pagan/occult magazines.
  • Re-Pressed Distribution
    Leeds-based distributor of radical ecological and anarchist books and zines.
  • Hand Me Down Distribution
    Superb feminist book & zine ditro, primarily covering feminist health, politics, sex and sexuality
  • Active Distribution
    Superb London-based distributor of a wide variety of radical literature and music
  • Natterjack Press
    Wide ranging radical press and distro
  • Heart of Albion Press
    Great publications on folklore, local history, mythology and much more.
  • Arthur magazine
    Cool American bi-monthly covering a sweep of counterculture; music, politics and some stuff by Merrick too
  • Ladymen distro
    American distributor of feminist and radical political zines, cool music and more
  • Nail Bunny distro
    Distributor of anarchist and counterculture zines and books, and loads of DIY punk music too
  • Steve's distro
    Irish distributor of DIY anarchist and counterculture zines and a ton of punk stuff
things that bear our fingerprints

    'Painting is only a minute part of my genius!'
    - Salvador Dali
  • Radio Savage Houndy Beasty
    The Godhaven team as audio mongonauts, delivering a hefty dollop of high octane absurdity, comedy, and deranged DJing, shot through with truth, beauty and a sprinkling of political savvy.
  • Dreamflesh
    Articles, interviews, reviews and blogging from Gyrus: Intelligent, inventive in-depth consideration of conscience and consciousness.
  • Slumberwall
    Mahalia writes songs and sings and plays them too, sweet and aching and true.
  • Bristling Badger
    Merrick's blog; an ongoing online scrapbook of opinionated musings, meandering thoughts and curiosities.
  • U-Know!
    Merrick helms the righteous and political subsite of Julian Cope's Head Heritage
  • Dust On The Stylus
    Merrick's MP3 blog; tracks to download and his musical musing and rants.
  • Strawberry Switchblade
    a comprehensive fansite for Strawberry Switchblade, the mid-80s Scottish pop group with the best ever vegetable matter/cutting implement name for a band, at least until the advent of Daisy Chainsaw.

people we like

    'If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants'
    - Isaac Newton
  • Bill Hicks
    The most daring, righteous comedian-philosopher who ever lived.
  • Martin Millar
    Writer of wry, witty novels and stories of the Giro Generation. Compassionate, sharp and often hilariously accurate mythologising of British urban subculture.
  • Head Heritage
    Music, megaliths and message boards at the homepage of the Arch-Drude of Wessex, Julian Cope.
  • Tom Robinson
    Songwriter, activist, broadcaster, writer and saucy devil
  • George Monbiot
    Britain's most prominent compassionate journalist, writing powerfully and eloquently on a whole range of issues of social and environmental justice.
  • Kate Evans
    Extraordinarily talented activist-cartoonist who does vibrant, intelligent accessible zines and posters about a range of vital political topics.
  • Andy Worthington
    Writer of detailed and heartfelt counterculture history, at the point where paganism and politics meet
some of our friends and the stuff they do

    'Friends, who needs them? All they do is borrow money and fart in your car'
    - John Peel
  • I Fix Bicycles
    Nottingham's mobile bike repair. Broken bikes are, by definition, a bugger to transport. So a bike repair shop that comes to where your bike is solves the problem. Ethically-minded, reasonably priced, devoted to joy of life on two self-powered wheels.
  • Lupine Adventure
    Veggie/vegan walking holidays run by a workers' co-operative of highly qualified and experienced mountaineering and outdoor pursuits folks; scheduled trips several times a year, or if you've got a big troop then hire them specially.
  • Cornerstone Housing Co-operative
    Since 1993, Cornerstone has been not just a Leeds housing co-operative but a base for all manner of activism, debauched bravado and rodents both domestic and feral.
  • The Quiet Road
    Sterling witty informed intelligent cultural commentary in this fine blog from Jim Bliss. Great archive of stuff at his old blog, too.
  • Head Over Heels
    Home site of Donal Ruane - former pop video director and art therapist for psychiatric patients, now deeply exploring South American shamanism.
  • James Davies
    Multi media artist bristling with wit and ideas, also does mashed-up music as Spunkle.
  • Harmony With LEGO Bricks
    Conrad Cork's revolutionary book on learning to play improvised jazz, quickly, simply, properly.
  • London Rising Tide
    Creative, committed, inspiring folks dedicated to direct action on climate change.
  • Iotacism
    Captivating twisted mesmeric music and writing from the effervescent mindswamp of Zali Krishna.
  • Phil Hine
    Down-to-earth, in-the-know writer and occultist Phil Hine, featuring his online journal and lots on modern magic and occulture.
  • Uncarved
    John Eden - the goofy Sufi and his life of playful pranksterness, magic, intelligence and reggae-immersion, catalogued and blogged.
  • At The Edge
    Archives of the excellent magazine exploring new interpretations of past and place in archaeology, folklore and mythology.
  • Radish
    Enlightened books, non-food fair trade things, and all manner of thoughtful items at this fine Leeds emporium.
  • Rozi Fuller
    Gifted animator of short films and suchlike
activism

    'Yet my mind was not at rest, because nothing was acted, and thoughts run in me that words and writings were all nothing and must die, for action is the life of all, and if thou dost not act, thou dost nothing'
    - Gerrard Winstanley, 1649
  • Cornerstone Resource Centre
    Leeds' main hive of eco-activity, based at the lovely Cornerstone Housing Co-op.
  • SchNEWS
    The inimitable direct action news & info people, with their magnificant free weekly newsletter.
  • Shifting Ground
    Run by sussed anarcho-academics at the University of Lancaster in northern England, this large site has archives of discussion papers, an interactive bibliography, discussion forum & lots more stuff concerning a broad range of radical social change topics.
  • Rising Tide UK
    Direct action on the most important issue of the century, climate change. A network of small groups and individuals, the RT site has loads of resources and info as well as ideas and info on doing something about it.
  • Corporate Watch
    It would be cool enough if these guys just did exhaustive research on specific big corporations and how they are fucking us and the ecosystems that sustain us, but they then collate it, analyse it and present it with clarity, wit and style. Loads of info, loads of how-to-do-it-yourself. Not to be confused with the also excellent American site of the same name.
  • Climate Indymedia
    If we're to have any hope of finding a solution to the problems of climate change, we can't hope for those at the top to take the lead nor merely change our own individual lives, we have to co-ordinate info and action. Taking the successful grassroots Indymedia format and applying it to the most important issue of our time, Climate Indymedia compiles mass-media reports with direct action write-ups and activist inspiration and networking.
silly things

    'I do not think it is time wasted to be idle, to dream, to play, very much the contrary, I think. It may be that the world is not yet arranged for people to live that way - but that does not prove that I am wrong.'
    - Henry Miller
  • HOT AIR: Postal Experiments
    A committed and meticulously enacted load of mad mailings done in the USA. What happens if you put stamps on a hammer and post it? If someone posts a helium balloon shouldn't it be free because postage is charged by weight and the balloon is actually lighter than air? Here's some folks who've tried it.
  • The Payphone Project
    Want to call a payphone? And why not. This odd place looks at payphones (yes, payphones) from around the world. Pictures of them, stories about them... and their numbers.
  • Jesus dress-up
    There's Jesus on the cross and you can give him a variety of outfits to wear; a kind of blasphemous cyber-Girl's World. The outfits are updated periodically, so keep going back and make sure Jesus gets to stay lookin fly.
  • Rolf Harris or Adolf Hitler?
    Judging only by their published words, can you tell them apart?
  • Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?
    They all look the same to me

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