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‘We’re Not Here to Entertain’ Is Not Here to Break the Cycle of Punk’s Failures
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‘We’re Not Here to Entertain’ Is Not Here to Break the Cycle of Punk’s Failures

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Megan Volpert
/ 29 September 2020

Even as it irritates me, Kevin Mattson's We're Not Here to Entertain is worth reading because it has so much direct relevance to American punks operating today.

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“I Now Possess a Righteous Anger”: An Intimate Chat with Say Anything

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Evan Sawdey
/ 15 March 2012
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Anarchy by James Robert Baker

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PopMatters Staff
/ 19 June 2002
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Busta Rhymes: Anarchy

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Dave Heaton
/ 19 June 2000

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