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This Is Our Battlefield

@tiob.diy
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A DIY record label in Glasgow, Scotland. www.tiob.diy

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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 22/09/2026
Twenty years ago last week: the first TIOB gig. So long ago we had a MySpace link on the poster. Only Avast!, who went on to be TIOB regulars, are still going (going again?). Sleazies remains a crucial Glasgow venue. (The posters got better later when other people started to help with them.)
a This Is Our Battlefield presentation
Mercury Tilt Switch
Piano Bar Fight
Avast!
Nice n Sleazy
Saturday 16th September, 2006
£4, 18+, 8.30pm
tiob.co uk: myspace.com/tiob

Text is just overlaid on a black and white of a moody sky with some trees at the bottom.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 11/09/2026
“What’s your favourite gruff punk album?” The kitchen in my work:
A sign above a sink that says

CAUTION
HOT WATER
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 10/09/2026
Horrible news. Even though the bands we used to put on probably weren’t entirely within the Skinny’s editorial wheelhouse, they were still dead supportive of our gigs and always gave us a good showing in their listings. Solidarity with staff and hope you get sorted soon.
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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
This is a good band that people should listen to
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 08/09/2026
Big fan of this smashing photo by the splendid Jake Lewis of the delightful Nico of the superlative Avast!, for some reason. (Get all up in my DMs if you would like to be a follower of Nico's fashion.)
Nico from Avast! rocking out while clad in a black TIOB tshirt.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 07/09/2026
We don't have a contract because this is DIY but Kaddish and I wrote an agreement on how we'll do stuff based on the things we think are important. Here's what we've called the 'values of DIY' for the purposes of putting out their next album together.
The Band and The Label make this agreement in line with the values of
DIY, which for these purposes are:
- To value music for music's sake, and over profit
- To value the community of which music is part, and to which it contributes
- To use music to help to foster solidarity, inclusion and social connection
- That the use of AI in the writing, playing or development of music, lyrics and art is antithetical to DIY
- To keep the price of The Record and any related merchandise or gigs reasonable; and
- To treat each other, any others involved in the creation, promotion or celebration of The Record, and anyone who buys or wishes to buy The Record fairly and well.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 05/09/2026
Kaddish Episode 4: The Final Mix Listening Party. The album exists and with a few last tweaks, some final vocals and massive thanks to the endlessly patient Ross Middlemiss, it's ready to go for mastering. More chat on release logistics in the not too distant future.
Dom doing some vocals. Kaddish and Ross playing football. John taking a picture of Ross’s mixing screen as Dom looks on. Team photo: Kaddish, Ross, me.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 02/08/2026
Watching the athletes wearing cone hats at the closing ceremony in line with the current trend and for the record the TIOB logo has featured a coned duke since 2006.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 23/07/2026
Our lovely friends Avast! are now on @subvert.fm. Go listen if you like 00s midwestmo-influenced Scottish indie rock of the highest order!
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Avast! - Subvert
Scotland's Avast!, established 2004, have been described by countless (0) people as the country's most prolific indie rock band. Now, 20 years after their debut album 'Faultlines' was released - Andy,...
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 05/07/2026
It’s happening, pals.
A screen grab of a Dropbox folder titled “Kaddish mixes”, containing several wav files with their titles covered.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 08/06/2026
TIOB tshirt in the wild, courtesy of Kevin from Wrong Life.
Wrong Life. Kevin is wearing a black TIOB tshirt. It looks great.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 29/05/2026
TIOB tshirt in the wild klaxon 🚨 (Please support the Wee Pink Dot!)
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The Wee Pink Dot - Scotland Men's National Team
YouTube video by We are SAMH, Scottish Action for Mental Health
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 22/05/2026
Very excited to get my lugs round this. These lovely lads played a TIOB gig back in 2013 which was... decent.
Raein, Crash, Kaddish and Carson Wells at the Note in January 2013.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 07/05/2026
Pals, its the worst-kept secret in the world… The new incarnation of TIOB is a record label. It will exist to help document and amplify DIY music in Scotland. TIOB01 will be the 4th LP from your friends and mine, Kaddish. More details - release date, pre-order, and the like - to follow soon. Ta.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 20/04/2026
Twenty years ago today I put this gig on, which was the direct inspiration for TIOB coming together as a gigs collective.
Gig poster for Latterman at Nice n Sleazy on Thurs 20 April 2006. £5 in! Alpacinos, I Stand Alone and 15 Minutes supporting. Poster is Mattie Jo Canino from Latterman singing birds.
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Subvert @subvert.fm · 24/03/2026
Artist pages are now unlocked on Subvert for all Artist-Members. If you are an Artist-Member and have been waiting for access - you can sign in today, set up your profile, upload your tracks, and get your presence live on the platform - right now, ahead of our public launch in the coming weeks.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 08/02/2026
Suits you, Dom.
Dom from Kaddish wearing a black TIOB tshirt (which has the logo on it in white).
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Subvert @subvert.fm · 03/02/2026
subvert.fm
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 31/01/2026
This has been an exciting development for me.
A stamp in the shape of the TIOB logo with evidence of successful stamping beside it.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 29/01/2026
NOFX have briefly unretired to turn their song “Huntington Beach Nazis” into “Minnesota Nazis”.
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Minnesota Nazis
YouTube video by NOFX - Topic
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 26/01/2026
A pillar in so many communities.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 19/01/2026
One of the saddest sights in Glasgow. I don’t know why City Property refused the former workers’ bid to take it over but surely any plan to bring it back is better than letting it decay like this.
The 13th Note Cafe from across the street. It looks manky and it's increasingly covered in posters and general clattiness.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 15/01/2026
👀
A close up of part of the TIOB logo on fabric.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 13/01/2026
The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that new TIOB has a slightly different logo. Originally designed by Sean Leahy back in 2006 (!), it has been refreshed for TIOB 2.0 by DIY punk rock stalwart and player in many good bands, Gone Wishing. Thanks, GW! www.gone-wishing.com
The TIOB logo, white on a pink background. Inside a circle it says 'THIS IS OUR BATTLEFIELD' at the top and 'GLASGOW DIY' at the bottom. Inside another circle there's a stylised image of the Duke of Wellington.
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This Is Our Battlefield @tiob.diy · 02/01/2026
Hiya pals. TIOB v1 - the gigs collective - is over. TIOB v2 is coming soon(ish). Visit www.tiob.diy to sign up for the mailing list and find links to other socials, and you will be the first to know more.
A TIOB logo sticker on a lamppost.
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