us that Punk International has launched a new section of its zine - featured hip hop artists. The first one is with Shades of Culture from Montreal (signed to Union Label Group), a three-person group who has been around for ten years and has played with everyone from Bad Brains to KRS-ONE to NOFX.

In other Punk International affairs, the webzine now has a news section intended primarily to give coverage to bands outside the United States that are sometimes overlooked outside their own country. Artists who fit that description are encouraged to take advantage of this feature.