Was over reading 138's blog and noticed a picture of a fanzine, had to that - it's been a while since I've seen or bought one!
The fanzine is/was my favorite medium, used to be every gig you went to someone was selling one or another...hardly seem 'em these days!
For those not in the know, a fanzine or "zine" was usually a photocopied magazine of sorts usually put together by one person or a small group specialising in punk (a fanzine didn't have to be about punk but it's here that they were most used I think).
Here is a list of some of my faves from long ago!
MAXIMUM ROCK & ROLL
Is still going today and has done since way way back before Henry Rollins joined Black Flag. It's still in the same format it always has been and is made mostly of contributions and funded by advertisments - it's the holy bible of punk rock, Divided into letters, columns, album reviews, demo reviews, fanzine reviews, book & film reviews, band interviews and scene reports along with the odd bit of news and stuff.
A wonderful read, very involved and compact - filled with every thing you could want really!
You can have a look at their page HERE - it's awesome.
SHORT FAST & LOUD
Did a quick googlez for this and it seems that they are not around anymore, I could be wrong though!
Very similar in format to MRR but concentrates more on the thrash and grindcore end of the punk spectrum - my fave to pick up when I could!
PUNKEMON
Used to pick this one up in the UK, it was run by a couple and was aimed more at the poppy-punk and skate-punk scene at the time (late 90s-early 00s).
Interviews, reviews but also a whole load of personal and funny stuff too which is always fun to read - such as celebrity mugshots, crosswords containing only words that relate to drunken night out and reports of the contributors road trips. A really pleasant 'zine.
TRAILER PARK TRASH
A little 'zine based in Bristol/Bath (UK), the usual reviews an interviews but also fun stuff such as (in this issue) "Whatever happened to Naked Raygun", Cartoons, a report on Cult TV (this issue - MONKEY!) - this issue had interviews with Bad Religion, Baysix, Horrorpops and your truly contributed with a Flaming Sideburns interview. I once even got them an interview with AFI...hand written by Davey Havok (this was pre-green and pink make-up days).
UNCLE MONKEYS HOUSE OF BANANAS
This is the daddy of all the fanzines I ever read - the ultimate. It's written by a guy called Dean who was a big fan of both my former UK bands and used to send us VHS videos of himself reading fake news and playing songs on his guitar to our shared house - truly genius but scary!
The fanzine never really spoke about bands but..well for example in this issue there is:
- A story about the assassination of Russ Abbot
- Mary Poppins - evil crack whore
- A guide to eating fruit
- Excuses the writers brother has given to people calling for him as to why he can't answer the phone
- and the best of all....as he had no new records to review he went to the 2nd hand store and bought 2 and reviewed them....
And well...of course I had my go too!
FUCKYOUALL!
I wrote this back in the late 90s, it was fun! interviewed: Olotilla, Hellnation, Doom, Cress, Blind Destruction Records, did DIY guides etc - by the end 3rd issue I had 4 contributors, our record reviews were written by Gene Simmons...hmmm.
And this Fanzine I found about Ninjas is also awesome.
ALSO CHECK OUT:
PROFANE EXISTENCE
MASS MOVEMENT (every issue is free to download).
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