AUTHOR DAVID INSURRECTION is continuing his series of public events discussing his new book Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London 1977-1988 with an appearance at Housmans Bookshop on London’s Caledonian Road on 13 September.

David will be joined by Tony Drayton, who provided the foreword for the book, at the event which begins at 19:00 (and last until 20:30).

Signed copies of the book will be available to buy at the event, which can also be purchased online from the publisher Earth Island Books.

With a second, updated edition already published, David is still researching and writing additional chapters which will feature in a later, updated version.

David Insurrection will be back in London speaking about his ‘Anarcho-Punk: Music and Resistance in London, 1977 – 1988’ at Housmans book store on Saturday 13th September, at a free event from 7pm until 8.30pm. Tony Drayton, the foreword author in the book, will be there too, and you’ll be able to ask any questions and pick up signed copies on the evening.

David is currently working on more chapters for his excellent book, constantly finding more squats and anarcho-punk venues around London, and adding to this important piece of punk-rock social history. He is hoping anyone with interesting details or stories could get in touch for inclusion.

— Earth Island Books

‘Insurrection at Housmans’
Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX
13 September 2025 | 19:00-20:30
Advance tickets: Free to £19.99 [which includes a copy of the book]

David spoke with The Hippies Now Wear Black about his work on the project in an interview published last November.