JOE HENLEY is a freelance writer, author, and musician.
Based in Taipei, his second novel, set in the Taipei punk
scene, is due out in early 2017.Rumah Api’s doors remain defiantly open in the spirit
of spreading the punk ethos of non-conformity and
non-violence.
What punk has embodied, perhaps more than any other
music form, is a freedom of expression, in cultures where
dissent is often not welcome. Beneath this subculture’s
opposition to the mainstream is a quiet power in the form of
social commentary that is becoming increasingly relevant as it
emerges from the underground, and finds a voice. ag
above left A man
shows off some unusual
punk-style accessories
in Kuala Lumpurabove A group of
teenagers dressed
in punk gear in Bukit
Bintang in Kuala Lumpurculture