August 2024 listings OUT NOW + weekends upcoming + buy my bag

Hello, paper punks.

Taking a little advantage of last month’s listings taking us up until today so apologies for the late update but August’s Another Subculture listings are available now - in all the usual places be they BOOKS or Waste or on the website. As ever, subscribers’ copies were in the post as soon as I recieved them last Friday, and if you’ve got a space that could do with some biodegradable listings filling up the place, give me a shout and they’ll be sent your way.

I always assume that August is a quieter month, the allure of ‘not London’ calling, but yeah there’s about 60 events in this month’s calendar, including the usual brace of gigs but also a BBQ, a small press festival in London’s best comic shop, a few favourite club nights and a five day free festival down by the Ravensbourne. Loads!

I put Grazia on the cover next to a 40 year old television reference this month, and the back’s got yet more venue trouble alongside a collection of festival posters to help you choose how messily to herald autumn: Oh What Fun, Decolonise Fest and Loud Women Fest threaten to overwhelm my templates in September, with progress continuing on our very own weekend Attempting Something too - expect more details very soon 👀

Once again: here is a plug for SEL OUT, the mysterious indie one sheet poster page that I keep finding on my paper rounds and which packs interviews, a crossword puzzle, gig recommendations and all sorts into two sides of finest A3. Find them here, get a copy in the pub, see them at the George Tavern. Enjoyed the new Wonder of It All zine on how video game microtransactions are hell as well; pick up an inkjet copy.

That is once again all I have this month, apart from a plea for anyone who fancies submitting something for the newsletter between now and the end of the year to get pitching - it’s been fun making a big page of text for you all to read but I relish distribution as much as the next man!

Oh yes, and you should buy a big tote bag.

Take care, bash the fash, 🍉 🍉 🍉, soon be Christmas, best of luck / / B P / A S / /