THE PUNC REPORT

Howdy, hi, haigh, hello……………… and welcome to what will hopefully be the first PUNC Report newsletter of many to come.

As you probably know, the PUNC Report is a radio programme (Thusrdays at 6pm on Near 90.3 FM) as well as an occasional fanzine. There’s also a website (punc.neocities.org), a Mastodon account (https://mastodon.ie/@punc) and an Instagram account.

Instagram have locked me out of my account (@punc_fm) because I don’t have a 2FA PIN. I have established a replacement account (@punc.fm) but I have lost my trust in Instagram, because Instagram are bastards. As such, I have decided to supplant/slowly replace my conventional social media with an email newsletter. And that’s what this is.

— DJ MAL

Keep scrolling down for radio show notes and PUNC news.

📻 SHOW NOTES | AN CHLÁR SEO CHUGAINN

13th of JUNE: I spoke to Patrick Dillon about the Virgin Prunes, local elections, and Bran.

20th of JUNE: I speak to Rob Tibia and Rod Fibula ahead of the last ever Dance to the Underground. If you went to Dance to the Underground and would like to pass on a message to Rod and Rob, email me at punc@tuta.io, subject line “Dance to the Underground”.

27th of JUNE: It’s a mystery to me too !

📡 PUNC NEWS | NUACHT PHUNCACH

💃 Gigeanna:

• June 13^th: Slightly Dishevelled, Affection to Rent & Silverglass play Whelan’s in Dublin. Free in!

• June 15^th: Crossfire, 12 Gauge Outrage, Bruiser & Equinox play the Presentation Arts Centre in Enniscorthy, Wexford.

• Jun 15^th: Problem Patterns play the Nerve Centre in Derry with Lord Jane on support.

• Jun 16^th: Spit, Thee Usuals play Anseo in Dublin. Tenner on the door. It’s Thee Usuals’ first gig!

• Jun 18^th: A Dead Human, Theta, Afterthought and Huntings play the Sound House in Dublin. Tix 5/10.

• Jun 20^th: Slightly Dishevelled, Lifts, play Workmans in aid of Palestine Red Crescent Society. Minimum donation a fiver.

• Jun 21-24: “Summer Solstice Meitheal”! The Affinity Collective is a housing co-op and “land project” in Cavan. They want you to work for them for a long weekend. In return, they will give you food and a place to sleep and a place to wash the scum off your body. There will also be a bonfire. Prepare for your post-ecological-collapse lifestyle!

• Jun 22^nd: Invertebrates (US), MANA, Big Tears & Hunger Pains play the Daylight Centre in Glasnevin. Fifteen euro. Come early to ensure entry as the Daylight Centre has a very small crowd capacity.

📨 Zines:

• Out Now: City of Culture #3 (“the biggest issue yet” - Emmy City and Niamh Culture)!

• In Cinemas Soon: Swarm #7 (ft. Henry Rollins)! Out on July 20th.

🥁 Bandmates Wanted:

• Eli Borelli is looking for bandmates. Eli plays the bass and sings, & he has released some music under the name A Very Tired Guy (listen here). Eli said they’re only really looking for other transmasc people as bandmates at the moment, and I said that was probably illegal as discrimation on the basis of gender is prohibited under Irish employment law, and then Eli pointed out that as the band would probably not be making any money it was not in fact a job application. In any case, Eli also said that anyone with the “right vibe” would be seriously considered, regardless of gender. If you think that could be you, email me (punc@tuta.io, subject line “Eli Borelli”) and I will pass your messages on.

• Scrum are currently looking for a guitarist. They say this guitarist must be comfortable “recording and performing live”. They say “No posers, no losers & no bigots”. If you’re interested, dm them on Instagram (@scrum__band).

🎊 Forthcoming Fests:

• July 13th-14th: Filth and the Floodlights celebrates 20 years of DIY punk at Bohemians FC in Phibsboro(ugh). Lineup includes: Surge, Okus, Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Yop, Genuflection, Special Branch, Nichts, Mana, Fizzy Spinsters, Hunger Pains, Wild Rocket, Yurt, Bar Tape, Chrononaut, 50 Foot Woman, Big Tears, Marrowbone, Hectic Bins and A Dead Human.

🪧 Notes

• Bands Boycott Barclays have one simple goal: get as many bands as possible to pull out from music festivals sponsored by BDS-busting bank Barclays, which invests in arms companies like Elbit Systems. Roughly 1/3rd of the acts playing “The Great Escape” festival in Brighton pulled out - one of the first to boycott were Derry pop-punkers CHERYM. Now BBB are organizing boycotts of Latitude and this weekend’s Download festival. Three Irish acts have already pulled out of Latitude - CMAT, Pillow Queens & THUMPER - while a number of punk & metal bands have decided to boycott Download. Bands Boycott Barclays are also calling for punters to join the boycott by staying away. For further information & updates, see @bandsboycottbarclays on Instagram or email them via bandsboycottbarclays@gmail.com.

• That Social Centre were evicted from their international headquarters in the Jam Factory on May the 29th. They are currently on the hunt for new premises, but you can find them on Instagram (@thatsocialcentre).

• Trans & Intersex Pride takes place in Dublin on July the 13th, organized by members of Socialist Feminist group Rosa. The march begins at 2pm from the Garden of Remembrance.

📝 Dates For Your Diary:

• June 12^th: Anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida.

• June 13^th: Trans Day of Revenge.

• June 16^th: Bloomsday.

• June 17^th: International Drag Queen Day, incorporating Drag Kings and Drag Things. Also: Happy Birthday, Jello Biafra, born this day 1958!

• June 18^th: RIP Finbarr Donnelly who died on this day in 1989. Also: Autistic Pride Day.

• June 25^th : RIP Patrick Coultry, stabbed to death at the Belfield Is Burning punk festival in Dublin, 1977. Also: Happy Birthday, George Michael, born this day 1963!

• June 28^th : Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots!

…That about wraps it up for this week, folks. Thanks for reading. For more Irish punk news, views & nonsense, visit punc.neocities.org.