FANZINES

Rip It Up, Issue 168, 1 July 1991, Page 30

FANZINES

AAAARGHHNoT From out of Palmerston North's chilly environs comes Aaaarrgh No 7, the latest installment in one of NZ's highest quality zines. This one ain't gong to appeal to the spotty alternative mob though, this is a solidly metal publication. Aaaarghh is huge, crammed with interviews and reviews of not only albums but demos as well. If you like getting mail and new music then the demo addresses will provide you with hours of fun. The musical slant is very much on the totally brutal side, lots of death/thrash/speed stuff with everyone from Anthrax through! to the likes of Sedition, Gore Story and Pestilence. Well written and presented, Aaaarrgh lives up to the true fanzine test and fills a big gap in the market. At only $5 it's definitely worth checking out, even if only to get the latest on the Swedish doom scene (oh yeah — they even cover local stuff—cool Shihad interview). Write to PO Box 782, Palmerston North. BEATO From the king of the Christchurch underground Beato scene. Duane Zarakov, with a little help from his friends ■ (Steve McCabe, Celia Pavlova, Bill Fosby to name but a few), jam packed with record reviews (Tater Totz, the Tinklers, Redd Kross, Jad Fair, the Dirty Lovers and much more), the whole shebang i fly-spotted with lame jokes and inane rumours, arcane scatological references,

B-grade flicks and pulp fictionalisms. In short, very funny indeed. But be warned, i Beato is for people who know howto read — crowded text, few pictures, may perplex Aucklanders. Next issue out eventually. I ALLEY OOP Intellectually circumspect South Island orientated fanzine, described by head scribe Paul McKessar as "a parochial Dunedin magazine with a perspective on the like-minded global c scene rather than the rest of New Zealand. We try to cover what we're interested in as well as informing NZers about the sort of 7"'s from America you won't read about in Option". Which means issue number 9 includes US Singles column, plus reviews of releases by Terminals, 3Ds, Dead C, Plagal Grind, Peter Jefferies, Skeptics etc. Bruce Expressway Russell 1 and Jeff Ruston are the other two brains involved in this enterprise. A thousand copies are printed. Sold locally for $2 but most destined for overseas. Latest issue features interviews with Dead C, Strange Loves and Skeptics. SUNBURN The grandaddy of Christchurch fanzines, edited by Grant McDonagh, who is also the man behind Passage ( Tapes. Famous for its mind-bending political tracts on major subjects like fascism and "reintegrating the misunderstood as well as coverage of

local music scene. Unfortunately poor quality photocopying means a lot of the text is hard to read, but there is lots of local archival information hidden in them there back issues. Available from Box 16356, Christchurch. YEAH BO Auckland fanzine supposedly about ’ skateboarding but just as much about music — live reviews, interviews with people like Second Child and S.P.U.D., record reviews etc written in the manner of als year old surf punk from California (in fact, Andrew More from Herne Bay). Regular cult features include Dr Moanheads advice column A and pornographic ranting from local * A-head and GG Allen disciple "Kid" Bukowski. But if you're just interested in skateboarding, there's pics of that kind of activity as well. Available irregularly from retail outlets like Real Groovy. Next issue coming out in video form . soon. ' SPLINTER Originates in Blockhouse Bay, stories ; from as far away as Seattle (the editor has contacts). That's why the last issue had a chat with Babes in Toyland and a kooky cartoon interview with Jad Fair, plus articles on Seattle band Coffin. Lotsa local reviews of baby boomer bands like the Semi-Lemon Colas, Anonymous Guru and Deep Sea Racing Mullets. One dollar from 228 ■ Whitney Street, Blockhouse Bay, f I Auckland.