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On this day in 1977, a band from Salford, England called Warsaw took to the stage for the very first time in their career. They were supporting the Buzzcocks at the Electric Circus concert in Manchester.

“Warsaw” was the name chosen by a group of young men, namely Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Terry Mason, and Peter Hook, Read more …

Published: May 29, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged art, articles, depression, ennui, Joy Division, music reviews, North American New Right, originals, post-punk, Scott Weisswald, white dispossesion | 10 Responses

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Crisis’ Holocaust Hymns

Scott Weisswald

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Crisis was an English punk-rock band formed in 1977 in Surrey. Their initial lineup consisted of Insect Robin the Cleaner, Phrazer, and the most famous two who didn’t have absurd nicknames: Douglas Pearce and Tony Wakeford. Crisis was explicitly a Leftist band, appearing at various Rock Against Racism concerts and collaborating with artists and organizers from the Anti-Nazi League. Read more …

Published: April 29, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, crisis, Death in June, Douglas Pearce, music reviews, neofolk, North American New Right, originals, post-punk, punk music, punk rock, Scott Weisswald | 1 Response

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Remembering Genesis P-Orridge
(February 22nd, 1950 — March 14, 2020)

Scott Weisswald

Throbbing Gristle. From left: Sleazy, Genesis, Cosey, and Chris.

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Visual artist, composer, singer, DJ, and general architect of chaos Genesis P-Orridge passed away on March 14, 2020. The Dissident Right shares a surprising amount of common ground with the counterculture icon — and owes some of its aesthetics and methods to them [1] as well.

Born February 22nd, 1950 in Manchester, Neil Andrew Megson adopted the name Genesis P-Orridge — a woo-ish corruption of the word “porridge” — while living in London. Read more …