Holy smoke!

Discount the flattery, but do listen to this...it's a fun conversation. In Part 1 (of 2), we discuss the zine tradition, corporate Situationism, whether people need to be afraid of ubiquitous computing, and a whole bunch more.

(“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Shite.")

We're self-publishing my next book. No idea what we're doing. No net. Never felt better.

Has anyone ever been quite as awesome as Penelope Houston?

Pics of the harDCore scene circa '82, luminous with generosity. Gorgeous reminiscences from Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye, too.

Compare to http://thanksgivingisruined.blogspot.com/2006/12/gimme-gimme-chaos-art-is-reinforcement.html

Blacks in Punk, New Wave and Hardcore 1976-1983

I think I literally laughed out loud three, maybe four times. In the first paragraph alone.

Probably the best article ever written

"If you can make a zine, you can make a book."

Nice subtle hack - not that I can bring myself to believe they're necessary in 2004 *sobs*

"Yes, I'm a fucking homo. And I'm a goddamn motherfucker of a metal guitar player with my metal brother, who's not a fucking homo."

Lovely Scott McLemee piece