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Free Society Zine & Distro

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About Me

FREE SOCIETY first began as a zine in 1998 in Sarnia, ON, Canada, to enable my friends and I to express ourselves within our community.
By 1999 this had grown (by necessity) into a distribution for literature, and eventually into carrying records, and then demo tapes. This is also when I started doing shows with my then-partner.
The zine and distro are currently based out of Peterborough, ON, Canada. Also, if you're interested in hearing about when new releases come in, subscribe to the blog.
I should mention that above everything else, the purpose of the distro is to assist the proliferation of the things noted in my interests. No racist, sexist, homophobic shit.
This is now also my personal profile as well, as I am attempting to wrestle some of my time back from the computer. If you're wondering who this is that's adding you, just message me and I will tell you.

My Interests

Anarchist, animal liberationist, queer positive, feminist, internationalist DIY hardcore, punk, metal/grind that doesn't suck, pop-punk that doesn't suck, etc...
BOYCOTT CHAPTERS/INDIGO

I'd like to meet:

International bands, labels, distros, and people interested in similar things, people who want to know about updates to the catalog, or new issues of the zine.

Music:

Antiproduct (NY/PA, USA),Antischism (NC, USA),The Apostles (UK), Appalachian Terror Unit (Huntington, WV, USA),The Assassinators (Copenhagen, Denmark),Behind Enemy Lines (Pittsburg, PA, USA),Besthöven (Brazil),Born Against (NY, USA),Career Suicide (Toronto, ON, Canada),Civil Disobedience (MI/MN, USA),Complications (QC, Canada),Crass (UK), Crazy Bomber (Peterborough, ON, Canada),Criminal Damage (OR, USA),Diskonto (Uppsala/Gävle, Sweden),Down To Agony (Zaragoza, Spain),Effigy (Takamastsu City, Osaka, Japan),Fall of Efrafa (Brighton, UK),Giant Haystacks (Oakland, CA, USA),Harum Scarum (Portland, OR, USA),Hellshock (Portland, OR, USA),His Hero Is Gone (TN, USA),I Object! (NY, USA),Kyklooppien Sukupuutto (Tampere, Finland),Look Back And Laugh (Oakland, CA, USA),Margaret Thrasher (BC, Canada),Massmord (Helsingborg/Lund, Sweden),The Mob (UK), Oi Polloi (Edinburgh/Dùn Eideann, Scotland, United Kingdom),Rakkaus (Finland),Sanctum (Seattle, WA, USA),Selfish (Finland),Signal Lost (Austin, TX, USA),Sotatila (Wien, Austria),Splitting Headache (NJ, USA),Stormcrow (Oakland, CA, USA),This Is My Fist (CA/IL, USA),Tragedy (Portland, OR, USA),Trioxin 245 (Ottawa/Montreal, Canada),Ümlaut (Finland, but not really),The Vicious (Sweden),Wasted Time (Richmond, VA, USA).Warcry (OR, USA),Witch Hunt (Philly, PA, USA).

Movies:

Another State of Mind, DIY or DIE, FUGAZI: Instrument, etc

Television:

NA

Books:

924 Gilman compiled by Brian Edge, 'Memoirs of a Revolutionist' by Peter Kropotkin, 'No Gods No Masters' edited by Daniel Guerin, Profane Existence Magazine... more to come.

Heroes:

Crass Records, Dischord Records, Profane Existence Records, Vivisick Distro

My Blog

DISTRO UPDATE (2008/03/08)

DISTRO UPDATE (2008/03/08):Still working on Free Society 19. I've completed the writings and half of the layout and now it's just a matter of completing the layout. Intensive work on Free Society 20 w...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:31:00 PST

DISTRO UPDATE (FEB 27/08)

DISTRO UPDATE (2008/02/27):Still working on Free Society 19. I have a bunch of new stuff in the distro. This is only part of it (what I've had a chance to review and scan). Prices are in Canadian fund...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:06:00 PST

DISTRO UPDATE (JANUARY 9, 2008)

UPDATE (JANUARY 9, 2008):Happy New Year. Still working on 19 of the zine. Here's some new stuff I got in. Prices don't include shipping or paypal, and are in Canadian funds. If you want anything, e-ma...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:38:00 PST

Zine/Distro Update (Dec 18/07)

UPDATE (DECEMBER 18, 2007):In zine news, Free Society 19 is coming along well. I've been working on layout mostly and finishing up some writings that have been holding me up. Hopefully this new issue ...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:06:00 PST

DISTRO UPDATE (2007/08/24)

If you're interested in ordering anything, msg me, or e-mail freesociety[at]hotmail[dot]com. Prices are in Canadian funds and don't include shipping. Also, check out my website for images of the relea...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:43:00 PST

DISTRO UPDATE (2007/08/16):

DISTRO UPDATE (2007/08/16):If you're interested in ordering anything, msg me, or e-mail freesociety[at]hotmail[dot]com. Prices are in Canadian funds and don't include shipping. Also, check out my webs...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:02:00 PST

DISTRO UPDATE (2007/08/11)

If you're interested in ordering anything, msg me, or e-mail [email protected]. Prices are in Canadian funds and don't include shipping. Also, check out my website for images of the releases and...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:23:00 PST

UPDATE (2007/08/04):

Got ssome new stuff added to the catalog. If you're interested in ordering anything, msg me, or e-mail [email protected]. Prices are in Canadian funds and don't include shipping. Also, check out...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:05:00 PST

DISTRO UPDATE (05/17/2007)

I've got a lot of new stuff in the last month... here it is finally posted. You can check that list in my "Interests" section for links to most of these bands' music. If you'd like to order, msg me, o...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Fri, 18 May 2007 09:20:00 PST

UPDATE (Mar 29/07)

I received some new records the other day (prices in Canadian funds):NAKED AGGRESSION March March Along LP - $13OROKU Living Through the End Time LP - $13PERSONKRETS 3:1 The Glorious Dead LP - $13PROT...
Posted by Free Society Zine & Distro on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:41:00 PST