S1 EP1: Welcome to Punksacola
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
Release Date: 03/23/2024
S2 EP2: Happy 3/09 Day!
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
The world is devouring itself from the inside out, but we choose joy and resistance. The month of March is a holiday in Punksacola. March 9 is 3/09 Day, and we celebrate with lots of happenings during the month, hugs and twinkling lights and punk music. It was a beautiful time surrounded by beautiful people here in Punksacola – or shall we say Pensacola Rock N Rolla? Episode 2 features Opening music by performing "Pensacola Rock N Rolla" Music by ("Punk for a Day"), ("Those Anarcho Punks Are Mysterious"), Dan Kirk ("Wake Up and Fight"), ("Fuck It!"), and ("Bad Guy" and "Free Man") , L7...
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S2 EP1: Punk is Queer, vol 2
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
Punksacola is moving into new territory. In the year 2025, we are building a community of empathic curiosity. We need this.This is the first episode of our second season of audiozines. We'll be releasing 10 monthly episodes between February and November. Punksacola plays with audio the way that paper and digital zines play with printed content. Each episode is a sampling of things usually gathered around a theme. This is the second volume in our Punk is Queer series. Episode 1 features: Opening music by s performing “Uncontrollable Decay” Music by ("MAGA"), ("Walk You Home"), and ...
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S1 EP10: Radical Friendship
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
Welcome back to the Punksacola audiozine. This is our 10th episode, and we took a bit of an unexpected break in December. Truth be told, we were plenty busy but just didn’t get an episode out. received an award in December – the Placemaking Award which recognizes that 309 Punk Project has created a significant place in our community. We were really touched by this recognition from , which pushed us to reflect a bit on some of the events and shows we’ve been working on over the last few years. This podcast is a helpful container for gathering together some of that work. Having spaces,...
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S1 EP9: Scene Kids
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
The scene. It’s a sort of community, like a family, maybe a dysfunctional family. Some people stumble into the scene. Others are basically born into it. This episode of Punksacola is about a few Scene Kids, the people who came to the punk scene because their parents were already here, going to shows, booking bands, making flyers, or writing zines. Being a parent is tough, but punk and the DIY ethos that goes with it can serve as a framework for some parents who introduce their kids to the community and values that punk espouses. Being a punk parent makes sense for the parents, but what about...
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S1 EP8: Punk is Queer, vol 1
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
The queering of the punk scene over the last several decades has become decidedly more noticeable and beautiful to see with queer and femme musicians and showgoers proudly and boldly taking up more space in the community while other punks and venues likewise also allow more space for people to show up with their full selves. Punk has always been queer – in the sense that punk music and counterculture has always been about deviance, blurring lines and pushing the boundaries of acceptability, mostly notably with seminal bands such as The Slits, Pansy Division, Team Dresch, and Limp Wrist. This...
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S1 EP7: Underground
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
The underground stands in contrast to the mainstream. The mainstream – you know, all the stuff that everyone is consuming. The burgers, the sneakers, the speakers, the cosmetic upgrades. But the underground -- in shadowy rooms, to small but intimate crowds, usually unnoticed by the mainstream – is where we dwell. We live on a different frequency, different values, different interests. We can’t stand the gray and the monotony and the pressure over things that are so meaningless. We’re not buying what they’re selling. We are rowdy and vibrant and creative. We are the underground....
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S1 EP6: Some Summer
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
There was a lot going on in Punksacola this summer. Summer is hot, and it’s fire. We started with an excellent celebration in June and were joined later that month by Artist in Residence Jamal STEELE. We had a full July with of Wales, and actor, director, and drummer staged a one-act play with an interactive music program in August. Episode 6 features: Music by , & leads a group in Funga Alafia at 309 Punk Project (0:40) discusses his documentary about early punk and hardcore in Corpus Christi, Texas (5:41) "Fort Morgan" by Mark Gubb with vocals by Valerie George (18:01) Scene...
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S1 EP5: The Soundtracks of Our Lives
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
Punk music evokes feelings, memories, visceral experiences. Whether punk is all you listen to or just one genre among many that you enjoy, we keep coming back to punk music and all that it means to us here in Punksacola. As we spend time with friends, perform in bands, or go about our days in this heaven or hell on earth, punk plays on the soundtrack of our lives. Episode 5 features: Opening music by Music by , & Maggot Sandwich talks about the early days of punk in Pensacola (2:06) "Redoubt" by Mark Gubb with vocals by Barrett Williamson (16:20) Pat Jennings describes growing up in the...
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S1 EP4: Fellow Travelers
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
Punks are known for traveling, touring, meeting people, and making friends all over. However we define ourselves in Punksacola, we recognize fellow travelers when we see them, folks who share an ethos, a worldview, a way of life. Episode 4 features: Opening music by Music by , , , & Poets in the Punkhouse: “You’ve Been Wrapped in Plastic” by (2:05) talks about photography, traveling & punk houses (4:20) shares a story and some tunes (15:28) discusses performance art (21:38) (28:08) (30:20) For more info & to support:
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S1 EP3: Re-Member
Punksacola: an audiozine on punk art, music & culture
All punks got is each other. We are the ones who look out for each other and carry on our legacies. In this episode of Punksacola, we put together the pieces as we re-member our friends, peers, and the ones who came before us. Episode 3 features: Opening music by Music by , & Scott interviews Board Member Mike Kimberl about his best last fight (1:52) John Rash talks about , the film and the band (10:00) Poets in the Punkhouse:: "Remember" by (15:00) Scene Report by Lauren (19:12) (22:08) For more info & to support:
info_outlineIn the tradition of analog zines and underground publications, this audiozine showcases punk & diy values and aesthetics through interviews, scene reports, playlists, and sound collage compiled by members of the 309 Punk Project (Pensacola, FL), along with the project's artists in residence and guest collaborators all over.
Episode 1 features:
Opening music by This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, "Memoirs from the Secret Spot"
Music by Kent Stanton
Scott interviews Ian Hamilton about "Pensacola Punks" documentary (3:35)
Audiotour with Crystal (11:45)
Lauren interviews Britt & Seth (21:13)
Scene Report by Melody (29:22)
Rhizabove.org (35:25)
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