Happy Native American Genocide Day!

Just wanted to make a quick post to let people know that H.I.D.S. does not celebrate Thanksgiving. Alot of people seem to forget or are simply not well educated on the subject of what really happened. We are celebrating the crooks who came to America to steal and rape the land from the Native Americans. We Support the Native Americans in their struggle. Our message is not to tell people not to celebrate thanksgiving, but to get you to think about what you are really celebrating. HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN GENOCIDE DAY from your friends at H.I.D.S.!

No Thanks, No giving!

Nate Macias Footy!

We been very inactive lately as far as updating the blog and stuff, but we are still working real hard on putting the "Gone Postal" compilation together. We have added Screw you and the Four Chords and Hello Apathy to the line-up. Look out for that, it should be available for FREE download real soon. In the meantime enjoy this footy of our good friend Nate Macias who is also a contributing musician to the compilation under the name Macias the Kid. Enjoy the footy.

Filmed & edited by Ali Safdari

Free Downloadable Compilation "GONE POSTAL: VOL.1" Coming Soon!

Thats right! We are putting out a free downloadable compilation of some underground Ska-punk, acoustic punk, and hip hop material, with the help from our friend Ernie Sosa of the ska punk band "No Cops For Miles". At the moment we are currently working on getting the cover art together so, if you want to help out with that contact us. We would appreciate it. Also, we still have openings for your tracks. So please send some shit our way to heavyindastreets@gmail.com At the moment, the bands and musicians that will be included are as follows, No Cops For Miles, Jesus Buys Heroine, Homosexual Patriot, Zkapatistas, Status The Shokwave, and Macias The Kid. If you got any punk or hip hop shit that you or a friend made, send it our way so that it can be included in "GONE POSTAL" Vol.1.

(A) Beatnik Bum Zine!(Release) Interview + FREE DOWNLOAD!

Today is the release of the "(A) Beatnik Bum Zine". We have got our hands on an official advance copy of the zine. We enjoyed it & recommend everybody to go download it. The zine is a (DIY [Do It Yourself] magazine) capturing the mind of an existential lover in regards to political/social/musical tastes of the beatnik bum himself. This zine includes art, poetry, lyrics and cartoons and anything else that will make this sentence redundant. DOWNLOAD THE "(A) BEATNIK BUM ZINE" FREE PDF HERE!

We were able to get an interview with the author of the zine, The Beatnik Bum himself. Check it out.

HIDS: Who and what is (A) Beatnik Bum Zine?

Beatnik Bum: A Beatnik Bum Zine is the writings and sketches of the Beatnik Bum himself. I, The Bum, have tried to create this depiction of life through the eyes of a youth living and feeling the waves of the energy for the first time.

HIDS: Are you new to the Zine scene?

Beatnik Bum:I've been making zines in the past, have taught workshops on zine making and edited/published many. I say I've been around 3 years.

HIDS: What inspired you to make this zine?

Beatnik Bum: Looking through old zines, I regained that joy for zine making. My past is what made me revisit the zine scene.

HIDS: Is there a targeted audience for this zine or is it for everybody?

Beatnik Bum: This zine is for anyone who is interested in the mind of an anti social who struggles with identity and the lessons of the cruel world.

HIDS: How does this zine differ from any of your earlier work?

Beatnik Bum: This zine is more personal whereas others have focused on socio-politikill issues.

HIDS: After a person is done reading the zine, what is the message you want that person to get?

Beatnik Bum: I think I just want people to keep reading and see that there is always a war for your mind whether it is external (ie. Capitalism) or internal such as depression.

HIDS: How can people who are interested help out the cause?

Beatnik Bum:I haven't really thought of that. DIY man. Everyone can create their own media, their own world. Just start thinking in a positive way to change the world and we can all make this the world we wanna see.

HIDS: Shout outs?

Beatnik Bum: Shout out to Geronimo, Bernie, Jojo and my girlfriend Jasmin who have all been very supportive. Also I would like to thank David for helping with the scanning and Massive for helping with uploading pdfs. Much love to those I've left out.

DOWNLOAD "(A) BEATNIK BUM ZINE" FREE PDF HERE!

If you want a free printed copy email us @ heavyindastreets@gmail.com If you are not from the U.S. you will need to pay for the shipping. This is a limited offer so act quickly.

FREE TISLAM!

Our good friend Tislam Smith has been done dirty by the fucking pigs. Fuck the police! FREE Tislam!!!! If you would like Tislams booking number to send him some money, just hit us up on our contacts and we will be more than happy to give it to you. You can also donate money that will go to beer in honor of Tislam Smith, or we can just send it to him instead.

New "blackbalance" montage!

Check out the new montage filmed and edited by filmer Marvin. The skaters include Lamare Hemmings, Jimmy Van Pelt, Eddie "Mighty" Moreno, Rowbie Orsatti, Derrick Nua, Lalo Trejo, Andrew Pott, Luis Estrada, Matty Lemond, Tristan Funkhouser, Tislam Smith, Nate Macias, and Cyril Jackson. You have to watch it through to the end to see this funny clip of Tislam and CJ roasting each other. Enjoy.

Defending Against Tear Gas!

Here is a quick guide on how to defend yourself from tear gas. Remember that this is a guide for defense purposes and are to be used in the event of police using tear gas in a peaceful protest. Remember to keep this in mind and share this information with your friends.