Why Diet When You Could Riot - compilation 

One of my favourite records and one that is very sentimental. Despite that, I have not spun it in years. Was good to dig this one out. I've been on a bit of a punk tip lately.

This album is a collection of tracks from the bands that preformed at the DIY space Riots Not Diets in Bighton UK from 2011 - 2012. It's a cute little package with surprise feature of Jarvis Cocker throughout the record (use to go to the gigs from what I can gather), a cartoon of Kathleen Hanna on the label, cardboard zine about the DYI space and insert with snippets about the bands all packed by the DIY label Tough Enuff. It includes early singles by Trash Kit who were one of my favourite post punk revival acts of that era, Skinny Girl Diet and many others. I use to play tracks from this comp a lot on our radio show. 

I bought this at a time when we were going to lots of DIY punk shows in Tarntanya / Adelaide at Animal House (now something different) and Mad Mouse Alley (RIP). After years of not going to gigs because the only local shows playing in my local area were white men in pubs noodling on guitars, it was incredibly refreshing to have these DIY spaces and sounds. 

In the current political climate queer punk DIY spaces are needed more then ever right now. 

Keep On Rioting. ✊️

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