Zines, Volume 2

Cultural Studies. Literary Criticism. Self-expression obsession returns in volume 2 of ZINES! Featuring in-depth interviews with 12 unusual publishers. From a 15-year-old subarbanite former punk, to a filmmaker and tracker (8-track collecter/expert); a French self-publisher of art books, to the dishwasher whose goal it is to wash dishes in every state of the U.S.A. Also a history of proletarian novels, zine reviews and more!

Johnny Brewton, interviewee:

Johnny Brewton produces X-RAY, a publication whichmust be seen and touched to be fully appreciated. It features different coloredpapers, inserts, found photographs, color xeroxes and objects such asmatchbooks and Chinese fortunes—each issue is a hand-produced artwork, with notwo copies exactly alike.

Growing up in Ventura, California, Johnny got involved inthe Los Angeles punk rock scene at the age of fourteen. A decade ago, he helpedproduce a zine, Sixty Miles North, and then published KandykornJackhammer, all the while playing bass and drums in bands such as M.I.A.,Missiles of October, the Screaming Things, Frankenstein and Big BiscuitExpress. He has a small collection of early punk records, sixties Mexicanpunk/garage band recordings, and odd jazz, jug band and unclassifiable vinyl.As a hobby he plays the ukulele and musical saw. In his wanderings, Johnny isalways on the alert for found materials to incorporate in his outstanding andamazing X-RAY…

Lynn Peril, interviewee:

Lynn Peril publishes Mystery Date, a zine drawing on diversesources such as fifties home economics textbooks, etiquette manuals, datingmanuals, biographies of stars and starlets, as well as rereleased films andeducational videos. She grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and in the eightiesmoved to San Francisco, where she lives with husband Johnny Bartlett of thePhantom Surfers…