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| 4 MINUTE WARNING Issue 1 Summer 2000 *** Fucking hell it seems like there's only punkette zinesters in this current batch of reviews which I ain't complaining about in the least, coz they all have something to say. This is a debut UK issue from a punkette from Blackpool who said she'd never do a zine after I pleaded with her to get something out in print for the last 3 years. So times call for some new blood in the UK's current, barren zine scene. And this is a welcome debut. The layout is very basic handwritten text on 26 A4 one-sided photocopied sheets. But lacking in design means nothing as long as the spirit is alive and kicking. Which it certainly is amongst this opinionated verbal. Yeah this is from former 'Nihilism On The Prowl' columnist, Mitch. So maybe I'm biased but I've always liked her no-holds barred attacks. However she kicks off proceedings with her somewhat naive 'Reclaim The Streets' article that left me feeling somewhat disolutioned. Yeah the yobs defaced Winston, stormed McDonalds and kicked in mobile phone shops all over the capital. But when I read the list of culprits published in the dailys, it wasn't a cross section of the council tenancy living on giro's who were doing the damage, but mainly middle class public school-boys, snotty little rich kids and worst of all it was organised by a geezer who's old man has gotta title!!! Am I missing something here? These cunts ain't skint, on the poverty line or unemployed! In fact most of em ain't got fuck all to lose apart from Daddy's favour! I just get a feeling these so-called Anarcho rebellions are bored little rich kids working off a few calories till they get fed up and decide to join the board of some hotshot company! On a more positive note there's some good interviews particularly with Dutch punks Love Kills...which are rapidly becoming my favourite Euro punk band, plus the Sick On The Bus interview that is purloined on this site! There's a massive Conflict history that covers every nook and cranny of ex-Eltham's Anarcho hoodlums, who are making a return to the live circuit next month, so maybe it's well timed? Plus some in-depth zine and record reviews. It's early days yet and the name ain't very original and the cover price is high, but Newsagents ain't the cheapest place to get your zines printed up. So give her time coz I can see this only getting better with each issue. For a sniff of what you gonna get, read her soon columns on this site. £1.20 plus a4 s.a.e. from 31 Fir Grove, Marton, Blackpool, Lancs, FY1 6PJ, England. |
| RUNNING DOWN THE BACKSTREETS #9 Spring/Summer 2000 **** It's always a good read when you pick up a copy of this the UK's best Oi! zine. And some fucking good bands are let loose on an unsuspecting public with a massive in-depth Menace autopsy taking the biscuit. The news column sets the scene with up to date sharp news stories concerning the world of Oi!. But Angela Rippon's Bum and the dysfunctional and boring Loyalty were the only let down being as they ain't got a lot to say that interested me and what they do say was pretty fucking bland. But let's not let that get in the way of an otherwise chocka read. Surprisingly Raise A Flag from Japan introduce us to an interesting snapshot of Japan's Oi! scene followed by an in-depth article on Football Hooliganism with some hilarious bovver reports from across the divisions ...aahh it brought back fond memories! Perry from US Skin band The Templers gives us a good look at Streetpunk's birth over in the States while back home, London's Guitar Gangsters keep the punk links alive. The reviews are worth a look at coz you know they are telling the truth. Running Down The Backstreets closes with the portly Tony 'Van' Frater lead guitarist out of Sunderland's Red Alert who has a tale or two to tell on his long punk career. Did you know he was once took out for a piss-up by New Romantic pop stars the cringing crooner Tony Hadley and Brummy poseur about town Simon Le Bon after he played guitar on an unreleased Tony Hadley sonet! Yep a solid varied read which we like here in the no bullshit zone! £1.00 plus 33p s.a.e. from 13 The Croft, Badsworth, Pontefract, W. Yorks , WF9 1AS, England or e-mail oisweb@hotmail.com |
