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face : buTHE OFFENSE #13(1585N. HighSt . . Columbus, Ohio 43201 41 .50)--- One

‘Al4of my favorites! Pages of record reviews, a fantastic letters section ,personal insights, a regular column on the eternal music of Frank

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,Sinatra plus much more . Editor TKA puts the whole thing together .Intelligent but funny writing that primarily deals with the British stuff, ,,(Factory, 4AD,Postcard) but there's a little bit of everything .' „TERMINAL!

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Al (P .O . Box 2141B, PHILA ., PA . 19103 $1 .00)--- Fantastic cove rphoto of X!An incredible issue with coverage on some of my favorit e„ , bands like ESG, X, and the Slits . Also a very interesting articleSon some of the concert promoters in Philly .

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CATCH 22#5(25 GOULD DRIVE.Ashchurch Tewkesbury .GLOS . GL20 8RL England)A N iNhs4-..- The only fanzine I've recieved in the mail from England . A great

zinc with coverage on the Damned, Bauhaus and even some lesser known

,4bands (at least from my American perspective) like Strychnine, Ski d

Risk and the Lost Famous . I enjoyed this very much and Kevin assured

Al4me that not everyone over there was into funk . I'm not sure of theprice but send something .

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N~ Am \r \/ \/ 1/ \,WASHINGTON WAVES (821N.Taylor . Arlington Va . 22203 free?sendS

,,A one sheeter similar to NY's Short Newz, that's full of, local news and record reviews . Plenty of content and intelligen tA writing make this worthwhile . They like the Stick Figures too !.' A' A' A A' A' A Al NE A ANA THE HATES IN IRAN 4200 W 4th Bo

2 H .us on Texas 02 no rice,, bu send --- A comic book- great let'. n order a free the hostages l'

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A■ AN. AN.SONGSPROMTHEWOOD VOL.3#10(8951SW53St . . Cooper City . Fl 33 '32 8free plus50¢)-- When I first saw this I thought OH GOD! a fanzine ,,,

named after a Jethro Tull record! Well the name is still distastful

,A but how can you knock a guy who has covered Charlie Pickett, the Bobs ,Larry Joe & the Rockabilly Rockets and other worthwhile causes i n

recent issues . You can't beat the price either !"A.. NAN. NAM NAME 'IKEW MUSICAL EXCESS #15 3118 43rd St . . Lubbock . Texas 79413)--- From ,the land of Buddy Holly comes this great fanzine . Plenty of info on

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alAIDLE THOUGHTS #7 (5462 44Av.Delta . B .C ., Canada U4K-1C7 50 - Thus ,came in at the last minute and all I can say is . . . WOW! The scene in

òCanada looks like it's cookin' . . . plenty of' reviews and write ups~ covering Canadian bands like Moev and the Modernettes plus America nbands such as X and Suicide .

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Fishman . "Whyfor Americans ,:periencinged afterWhy be such as fun, andk I'm sure ,y of thinking ,band or the

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These guyscover all areas of a ternative music ro■ pc) a to robing Gristle .Intelligent and generally unbiased reviews .Lo/\I \I \I \I \I ►I \I \I \I \I \I \I\I\I \FLIPSIDE #29 (P .O . Box 363 .Whittier . Ca . 90608 $1,00)--- The print' s

still smaller than ever but if you can afford a pair of good glasses

' ,it's well Worth it . Another incredible issue with stuff on Black Flag ,Necros, Gun Club!, Meat Puppets and all the latest parties . An entertainingletters section also .■r .`~ .`r .`~ .% .`r .,r .," .%r ..P" `F `r .`r .■r .`r .`. .46

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' SAVAGE PINK #4 (1248 Day St . . Phila. Pa . 19125 50;4--- Dead Kennedys, reviews ,Sadistic Exploits . . . . Put together by some very charming young ladies but

'what's all this 'sadistic) dyke' stuff? I don't understand .I•

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THE BOB DEC . ISSUE (508WhitbyDr. Wilmington . DE- U2 plus a Siouxsie interview . iouxsie getsTScOPru?el and almost shatters

/'my dreamsPrimarily covers the Philly scene .\ /\ P./. /\ /\ tn.

,/NOISE #7 (3588 SouthbrookDr . . Xenia . Ohio 45201 4 .75)--- Good hardcoretine from Ohio (the state with more fanzines than bands) . UK punk ,

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/ 6 )FALLOUT #4 (3838 NebraskaAv.,Tampa,Fl . 3303 free plus$--- Not reall ya zine in that it's put out by a radio station, WMNF . Good reading on1

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ands that have played the area (Bad Brains, Red Rockers, etc .) plusplenty of local stuff and reviews . Why can't WSHE put out a paper like

4SAIAlA 1Althis? Maybe they aren't "listener sponsered' like WMNF . I don' tthink many of these were printed but if you see one lying around pick

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RIPPER #6 (1494 TeresitaDr ., San Jose ca . 9512975¢)--- Another hardcore Izinc from California . Good interviews frith Black Flag, TSOL, and Wasted

/L̀outh . Excellent photos and layout make this a good bet . Also an Au Pairastory .14 IA IA IA IA IA'/ IAN/ 1I\A\ANA':ABORINGTON JOURNAL VOLII #1 (2421 Nassau Rd . .Mirimar.Fl . 33023 free+50¢) 1I decided to review this even though editor, Dave Fun didn t mentionSuburban Relapse in his list of fanzines he's heard from . Well I'mfinally over my initial hurt and depression so what the hell? A coolissue that includes a Throbs interview, L .A . report, almost nothing onn or Adam & the Ants, D .C . news, and the latest from Haulover Beach .

/ To get to Haulover you just take a left at Hunnington Beach from thenorth and travel in a diagonal line for about 3000 miles . See how eas yit is ?

`AlAlAlA Al AlJETLAG #21(P .O . Box7941 .St . Louis, MO . 63106 50¢)--- I wonder if' we'l lbe around for our 21st issue? A good zine with articles on the Blasters, /,/Rick James, and Bow Wow Wow .`I `I 'I.,I.\I ,I.\!,I.,!\!\!\~.\~\! VV `►'' AFTERTASTE P .O . Box 6 •2 W . Des Moines Iowa 026

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