artcore fanzine issue 25  (Magazine + 7", £5.95)

ARTCORE VINYL FANZINE VOL. 2 - BEEF PEOPLE – PAVLOV’S DOG 7” EP: The Beef People were a hardcore band from Virginia in the mid 80’s. They recorded one session in 1985 with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA. Half of the session was released as the ‘Music For Men’ 7” EP while the other, stronger half, went undocumented, until now. Beef People played an inventive hardcore punk that took its influence from Washington, DC and other touring US bands of the early 80’s. You can hear echoes of Minor Threat, Faith, Black Flag, Negative Approach and other classic hardcore in this lost band. Late vocalist Brian Childers went on to NYHC band Crawlpappy, while guitarist Michael W. Dean went onto S.F.’s Bomb. The EP comes with a large foldout sleeve with lyrics, unpublished photos, a complete biography of the bands, seven songs, radio edits and of course, a polythene sleeve. ARTCORE #25 – THE 40 PAGE ZINE - HAS IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH: DOUBLE NEGATIVE – great new hardcore featuring members of various great 80’s bands, for fans of Void and C.O.C. VIOLENT ARREST – former members of Ripcord playing old Boston hardcore inspired hardcore. This is Weston not L.A. OFF WITH THEIR HEADS – Minneapolis gruff punk crazies blow the lid on some myths and misdemeanours. TOUR REPORT – Four Letter Word take you down the East Coast with Off With Their Heads to the Fest last autumn in an amusing fashion. VAULTAGE - THE HISTORY BIT: THE NUNS – History of this legendary first wave S.F. Punk band with a classic Posh Boy album. RIPCORD – Tieing in with Violent Arrest, a yet-to-be published biography by Ian Glasper of these West Coast thrashers. LOOKOUT RECORDS – A history of the early years of this legendary Bay Area label with unpublished photos. THE ART OF JEFF NELSON – Exclusive in depth graphics talk with the man behind the Dischord covers and more. AIMEE COOPER – Tells the story of her book ‘Colouring Outside the Lines’ a memoir of the early days of the L.A. Punk scene. WELCOME TO BOOZE COUNTRY – Unpublished photos of classic bands of yesteryear. RANTING, RAVING, REVIEWING AND MORE! Everything is housed in a custom graphic stamped envelope.