Download Episode 93! dissident island radio - episode 93 - 18 November 2011 yo yo yo - you should check out the latest show! For a healthy starter we had some cats comin' in, fresh from the Fortnum and Mason trial. If that doesn't fill you up we had some people from in to talk to us about what's in the shiney wraper for November 30th in London. To fill you up even more we hear part II of the antikrak talk, which'll be full of squaty goodness. If you rekon you're still up for it, we've got some words from the Pedelars arms in Leeds, tellin' us about how they're doin' too. To top it all off we've got a DI regular, DJ Delsa on the decks servin' up bass orientated beats. Lovin' it, D*I (Right) click to download mp3 (110MB)
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Tune in tonight for Dissident Island Radio. dissident island radio - episode 92 - 4 November 2011 - live 9pm+ after a dark week for class war and social justice, dissident island presents a less than happy show, we have squash in the house talking about the dreaded clause 26... grow heathrow update us on their impending eviction and resistance. we present the first of a three part series covering the criminalisation of squatting in the Netherlands. and finally the LAF debates on consensus decision-making. but hold up it aint all bad, we have the very tall '10foot' mashing up the digital air waves, helping us forget. fkuc yer Click here to Download the show
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Tune in tonight for Dissident Island Radio. Dissident Island Radio - 21 October 2011 - Episode 91 - Cooperative Special! Tonight we're doing up a special show all about different kinds of cooperatives - because cooperatives are pretty rad! We'll be hearing from a bunch of folks that get up to good things in a cooperative way, including: * James on the UK cooperative housing scene * the Cowley Club, a cooperative social centre in Brighton * Heavy D, on the beginnings of a cooperative social care enterprise * Jo, on being part of the actor's cooperative CCM * Occupy London SX, music, banter, bollocks, and... * some Nokken on decks with minimal techno.
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Tune in tonight for Dissident Island Radio. Hello fellow dissidents, We bring you news of tonight's show (our 90th!) which includes: * UK uncut live in the studio to tell us about why they've been so quiet and what their next move is going to be * Words from Occupy Wall Street - quite possibly the U.S. Left's answer to the Tea Party * A trip down memory lane, looking at Dissident Island's previous homes in social centres past * Little Sh*t on the decks spinning some dubstep goodness * The usual chat, annoucements, and randomness
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Tune in tonight for episode 89 of Dissident Island Radio. We've got many fingers in may pies including: - Photojournalist Guy Smallman discussing Afghanistan, war, and imperialism 10 years in to the 'war on terror'. - Words from a member of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) on the activities surrounding this year's DESI arms fair in east London. - Derek from tokepure telling us about the need to break the link between cannabis and tobacco as well as the new political face of the cannabis liberation movement. - A shout-out from Land and Freedom on eve of their day of action. - DJ Timorous and his magic bag o records. Plus the usual mix of chat, tunes, announcements, and the return of our Prisoner of the Month segment - have those pens at the ready!
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Episode 88 of Dissident Island sees some of the crew crawl back after their summer hiatus to bring you the latest from the streets of London and beyond. We'll be hearing from ALARM about what to expect from tomorrow's EDL demonstration in Tower Hamlets. There'll be an update from Dale Farm, which is facing eviction in the coming days and weeks. We'll also be having a bit of a look back at the month of August - with riots and multiple deaths at the hands of the police it's been a busy one! Our musical entertainment for the evening comes courtesy of Dissident Island's resident selector - Turbo Lobster.
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July 15th
Dissident Island Radio - July 15th 2011 - episode 86 - UK HOUSING CRISIS SPECIAL - features:
- Georgina, a former Clifton Mansions resident - on the recent eviction of the 22 flats in the oldest squat in Brixton, and the council's planned installation of Camelot renters
- Jody Boeh, from the SQUASH campaign, on the parliamentary consultation addressing the proposed squatting ban and building a broad coalition to
- Adrian Glasspool, one of the last six remaining residents of the Heygate Estate, on the fight to save the trees and the space for urban garden and community projects
- Folks on Dale Farm in Essex, the largest travellers' site in Europe, which got its eviction notice...
- DJ Buster spinning dubby dubstep goodies
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July 1st
Dissident Island Radio - July 1st 2011 - episode 85 - STRIKE SPECIAL - features:
* Christos from Syntagma in Greece
* Audio and interviews from J30 strike in London
* Maqui on grassroots organising in Spain to date
* General Strike banter and music
* Ben is a dark horse with sweet acoustic tunes
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June 17th
Dissident Island Radio - June 17th 2011 - episode 84 - features:
* Ben Morea
* Alex on Athens, austerity and general strike action
* NAMA, reclaiming economic spaces in Dublin
* Luddites 200 discussion at Barncamp 2011
* BPM with DJ related noise
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June 3rd
Dissident Island Radio - June 3rd 2011 - episode 83 - features:
* the PEDAL project on their journey to Palestine so far
* an update from a protestor who's down with the ongoing protest activities in Barcelona, Spain
* SQUASH (Squatters' Action for Secure Homes) on the latest Tory campaigns to criminalise and campaign action
Banter, bollox, and music from the bands who will be playing at our upcoming Acoustic Insurgency gig! Including Pressgang, the Jack Ratts and Ben is a dark horse. DJ Buster came along to spin some nice tunes into the late hours too...So check it!
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May 6th
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- Berlin Mayday
- Advisory Service for Squatters on outlawing squatting in England & Wales
- Anarchist Critique of Democracy
- Hot Topic discussion on the recent AV vote
- Hue Jah Fink on wheels of Steel
(THIS IS A RSVP ONLY PARTY - FOR GUEST-LIST PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME TO DANZSHLAG@GMAIL.COM!)
Four to the Floor Frag-Beat & Fuck-Step, Pomp & Quirk, Shlagstomp...
DANZSHLAG returns with an intimate party for London based activist radio station Dissident Island. After recently DJing the show, DANZSHLAG felt inspired to put on a fundraising event for us! The party will feature an experimental and charismatic line-up of live music and DJ's, visuals and video art in a radical space with a bargain bar, dissident mojitos, a chill out area and mini terrace where you can make the most of the evening sun. We are likely to reach capacity quickly so the sooner you RSVP the better! We will send you an email on the day revealing set-times and the party location. This is a benefit gig, all proceeds go some much needed Dissident Island equipment. Entry will be a suggested donation of 2-6 squids.
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- Berlin Mayday
- Advisory Service for Squatters on outlawing squatting in England & Wales
- Anarchist Critique of Democracy
- Hot Topic discussion on the recent AV vote
- Hue Jah Fink on wheels of Steel
April 15th
- The notorious WAG
- Update from the Ian Tomlinson inquest
- London Mexico Solidarity Group
- Freddy Frog brings clownstep madness.
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April 1st
- Deptford 'Social Centre Plus'
- Discussion of March 26th mobilisations in London
- Kwerk: live experemental set from recycled noise
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x26 Radio
On March 26th Dissident Island teamed up with various other radio and tech crews from Radio Kebele, Radio Interference, Ucrony, London Indymedia, Northern Indymedia, Plentyfact and more to produce a live strem throughout the day. We spoke to various correspondents on the streets, did regular news updates, and played a varied selection of tunes. The archives are avialable here:
March 18th - Sex Worker Special
* Ava Caradona from x:talk
* Claire, speaking about different sex work settings
* Luca, from the Open Sex Workers' University
* Shibby Shitegeist and Bunni Splanchnik with back-to-back Danzchlag
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March 4th
- Grow Heathrow residents about the PEDAL bike ride to Palestine and Reclaim the Fields
- Justus speaking about Antifa in Dresden and Anit-Nuclear actions across Germany
- Voices from Dale Farm
- Little Shit knockin out fat dubstep tunes
- Some announcement about upcoming events
- Music from Killabomb, 52 Commercial Road & audio poetry by Charles Bukowski
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February 18th
• Cardiff Unemplymed Daytime Disco
• New Cross Library Occupation & aboutlordbrowne
• Manchester Airport blockade trials
• Dj AK plays soul
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February 4th
• Collective for better Collectives
• Space for Change with Camp for Climate Action UK
• "non-lethal" weapons - and experements in Palestine
• Audio montage from recent London Anti-cuts demonstration
• More from the Free Radio veterans in Amsterdam
• the usual banter, bullsh*t and a sissling-HOT TOPIC: Egypt!
• Joe Ryan-Leah with some dirty punk & ska
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January 21st
• Resistance to GM with Stop GM
• Bloomsbury Freeskool, telling us about where they're at and plans for the building
• Anti cuts updates from IWW, UK Uncut, UCL Occupation, Disabled People Against the Cuts, and Right to Work
• Free radio veterans is Amsterdam
• Thessaloniki 4 trial update & messages of solidarity
• Drowned City, pirate radio documentary
• Sarah Bear live acoustic set
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January 7th
Dissident Island returns to your earholes fresh from the holidays. On this show we've got the usual mixed bag of goodness including:
• Peeps from UK Uncut discussing plans for the year and ideas around tax
• A defendant from the recent Ratcliffe conspiracy trail
• Words from London's newest social space, Off Market
• A 'How To' on digital mastering
• Lung Collapser on the virtual wheels o steel
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December 17th
• Michael Albert discusses Participatory Economics
• Wayne from the Green and Black Cross
• An update on the Ratcliffe trial
• Hot Topic: Benefit cuts
• Alternative media & the anti-cuts demos
• D*I Djs end the year with an 80's mashup
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December 3rd
• London Rising Tide on Buy Nothing Day
• Coverage of the recent student protests
• ZAD on resisting airport expansion near Nantes
• Radical Childcare Collective in the US Bay Area
• The Santa Belles with a seasonal track
• DJ Steene wraps it up on the wheels of steel
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November 19th
• Thoughts on the Fitwatch website, internet providers and the
state.• Updates from the recent Anti-nuclear actions in Germany
• Tetsuo Kogawa with some thoughts on radio
• Siege of Sidney Street exhibition
• Hot Topic: Students
• Info on Hackney Benefits Collective & Radio Kebele
• DJ Delsa with some heavy dubstep
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November 5th
Jam packed full of the good shit:
• Footprint turns 10!
• Updates from the streets of Bacelona & Amsterdam
• Anti Monsanto actions in NL
• Anarchist Bookfair audio
• 52 Commercial Rd on their new album
• Part 2 of 'You're Next'
• Hot Topic: Strikes
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October 15th
• Part 1 of 'You're next'
• General strike in Spain
• Reflections on Birmingham & Brighton
All our previous shows are available from the archives