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Loud Women at Rebellion and Beyond

The LOUD WOMEN stage has become a Rebellion Festival highlight over the last three years, but it turns out the stage is only part of the story. Our lovely and talented Dick Slaughter wisely convinces LOUD WOMEN founder Cassie Fox to write his article for him, saving us from him trying to mansplain how LOUD WOMEN is putting women, femme-fronted, and feminist artists on stages around the world, and giving Dick a chance to add photos and be quiet for a change.

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An Institution Does Not Have To Be The Lengthened Shadow of One Person, The Gee Vaucher Foundation.

Gee Vaucher has spent a lifetime making art that refuses to behave. Our Dick Slaughter guides us through some of Gee’s work, shares unreleased photos, and talks with Gee about the Gee Vaucher Foundation, a newly founded registered charity whose mission is to preserve Gee’s artistic legacy while supporting future artists.

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Rebellion day one and two

Part 1 of Dick Slaughter’s Rebellion 2026 recap covers Days One and Two.

Featuring air conditioning, Punk Hunks, The Stranglers, Steve Ignorant Band, Sham 69, The Rezillos, Bar Stool Preachers, Citizen Fish, Millie Manders and the Shutup, Lost Wallets, Bow Wow Wow, Bite Me Bambi, and more. Come along as Dick wanders the Rebellion Festivals. Also included are Dick’s picks of 30 or so favorite offstage photos from in and around the Winter Gardens.

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Breakfast with the Dickies

After three years of persistent whining from the author, Dick Slaughter’s Breakfast with the Dickies is finally here. Join Leonard, Stan, and the gang for fancy cheese, Pokémon hunting, newly released photos, questionable breakfast decisions, and a fart bomb that nearly delayed the entire tour. Plus, discover Stan Lee’s favorite candy bar and the proper way to hang toilet paper.

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Blag and Dick Talk about Punk in the Park and Cocaine

Blag Dahlia of the always a mess, always entertaining pop punk band The Dwarves took time to talk to Dick Slaughter about Punk in the Park, politics, and, of course, cocaine. This interview took place before the cancellation of the Punk in the Park tour. For the record, Blag and The Dwarves were never booked on the PITP Pittsburgh date.

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What Wouldn't Jello Do? Play Punk in the park

Dick talks with Shawn Stern and gets Jello Biafra’s thoughts on the Dead Kennedys in their current incarnation playing Punk in the Park, while attempts to get a response from the band go unanswered. Featuring newly released photos of Jello, his former bandmates, and Skip, plus Paul Rotzler's spot-on flyer that feels especially relevant right now.

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Dick’s Favorite 26 Unreleased Dick Pics of 2025

Our favorite punk rock grandpa Dick Slaughter gives us his picks of photos from 2025 that didn’t get picked, featuring outtakes from Cruel World, PRB, and Rebellion Festivals, with artists including Hayley Williams of Paramore, St. Vincent, Rebecca Black, the Knuckleheadz Band, Nick Cave, Bootsy Collins, the Rifleman String Band, Keith Morris, Iggy Pop, Dick Lucas of the Subhumans, and Perry Boris, plus trips to the Cadillac Ranch in Texas and the “Army” Trump birthday War on America festival in Washington, DC.

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Little Rebellion in Lincolnshire

We all love Charlie Harper and the UK Subs at Rebellion Festival—but maybe not as much as Lorraine Cater. She’s getting geared up for Blackpool by catching Rebellion acts on the road, including the UK Subs, Destructors 82, and Yur Mum at a rare Lincolnshire gig.

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