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Email - christinasophiadixon@gmail.com
Profile - Chris studies, drinks, cooks, rides and writes. Currently in London, but who knows where next?

It is customary for traditional Austrians to have what is called a ‘Stammtisch’.  This means a table in a bar or restaurant that is reserved for the same group of people at the same time every week or month.  When I first came to Graz I thought it would be a great idea to have [...]

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Have you ever tried to trace your life back to one single moment? One point in time which helped define you as the person you are today? It’s easy to get caught up in the past and pondering over “what ifs”, but sometimes I am fascinated by looking at the friends I shared certain experiences [...]

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Five cheeky lads from Liverpool set out to emulate the finest bands of the melodic hardcore punk genre with this debut album. Okay, so it might pinch all the best bits of bands like Strike Anywhere, Propagandhi and Rise Against, but seeing as those

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Rentokill is a hardcore punk band from Austria. Formed about four years ago they’ve just released their second album, ‘Antichorus’. This is an interview with Jack from the band conducted just before the album came out.
LH: You guys come from Austria, which probably couldn’t be described as the punk rock capital of Europe, but still [...]

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Zine reviews from issue 15. Some of the contact details might be out of date now.

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I spent a week at the end of the summer on a holiday for people who are visually impaired. My role, apart from to have loads of fun, was to act as the ‘eyes’ for a different person each day. I didn’t have any experience working with blind people, or anyone with any kind of disability, so to say I felt like I was thrown in the deep end would be a real understatement.

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The Dauntless Elite are an elusive fast-paced punk band from the sunny city of Leeds. Featuring members of Fig 4.0 and Joe90 they have records out on Plan-it-X, Somebody’s Song and Bombed Out.

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Sorry if my archive is a bit confusing! I don’t have any back issues here to know which issues things went in so I have to guess. I hope you like this old rant about photography.

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Zine reviews from a back issue. Some of the contact details may not still be valid.

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I study broadcast journalism at the University of Leeds. A lot of people, not least myself sometimes, have a problem with the idea of the mass media, a body that chooses the stories it deems worthy of reporting, discarding others that may be important but are not thought to be ‘in the public interest’.

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