Dear friends, bands and those just passing by.
After
a lot of thinking and analyzing current situation in our so called DIY
hc/punk "scene" we made the final decision. In the next months we will
take a break from all our activities. It was an easy decision to make,
but still, we are very disappointment with general reaction from all the people that are involved in alternative/DIY/punk community. After more than six years of constant organizing
shows for touring bands it seems that there is still no larger interest
in what we do. We are still suffering from a lack of attendance to our
shows and it is time to slow down. Is it because of apathy in our fucked
up society or kids really dont care about punk anymore? Well, you
answer these questions...
Last saturday was a peak of our tolerance to all the shitty punx that don't have any respect to our small squatted venue.
Your outbursts will not be tolerated and leave your personal
frustrations at home. Wrongly directed violence and sexist behaviour is
unacceptable to us. As a group of friends dedicated to DIY activities
this situation is just way to much. We finally realized in how fucked up
place we live and it is time to say - enough! This town doesn't deserve
any kind of a venue for shows because its only about getting wasted and
making trouble. At the moment, punk as we know it, is dead. There is no
doubt about it. If only few of us have an energy to keep the "scene"
alive then it's a huge problem that needs more time to resolve. In six
active years there was not a single individual interested in our
"project". Rijeka never had such a place with all autonomy you need and
still not so many people were coming to support the whole thing. Without
our friends from other urban areas we would probably be more frustrated
then now. So, if you ever ask us why there are no more shows, then,
suicidal tendencies is what your fucked up brain need.
Of
course, this is not a final goodbye or anything like that. We still
believe that we can create a place where people can come and share their
emotions and ideas, where we can have fun and at the same time be part
of the international DIY network. But now, we need to step back for
couple months and have a proper rest from all the negative things that
were developing in last couple of years.
We are really sorry because of all the canceled shows for touring bands but there was no other choice. Please try to understand our situation!
Hopefully we will meet sometimes in the future and have a nice hang outs!
For
sure, some shows will be added and mostly for bands we know or bands
that have become good friends. Some radical changes need to be done. So,
expect all the news on our blog...
Now, go fuck yourself somewhere far away from here! DIY conspiracy will continue without us anyway.
(A) // (E)
