so it's been basically a year now, and a lot of shit has happened since that last post. not in the magazine, just in life. we've lost all members except riley and michelle (the two originals) and just a lot of shit has happened that i'm not going to go into on here. just know that we're still planning on releasing issue 6, and very soon might i add ... i just have to do some of the reviews that the ex-members won't give to me. so it'll be a few more weeks at most.
i've also restocked our ink supply (at $20 a cartridge for 6 cartridges, that's a whole fucking lot of ink) so we'll be printing up more copies once issue 6 is released. we've also got our comp coming out at issue 10 so any bands who wanna get on that had better get themselves into the magazine before then.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Saturday, May 31, 2008
updates
we've lost a member of the zine (jimmy demised) but he will be a contributor at times so we're glad to still kind of have him.
the zine laptop has been offline for several months due to about 280 viruses which got downloaded onto the computer. finally, about a week ago, the laptop was restored back to almost new condition, so the issue #6 will be out shortly. all that is left to fix is re-installing microsoft word, and then re-doing all of the reviews and interviews for the issue which got deleted when the viruses attacked the hardrive.
so, issue 6 will be out in june. we know it's been many months since the last issue and we're hoping this one does not disappoint. we've got dropkick murphys and more, plau the first 50 copies come with a free demo CD by the Klix. so watch for it soon!
the zine laptop has been offline for several months due to about 280 viruses which got downloaded onto the computer. finally, about a week ago, the laptop was restored back to almost new condition, so the issue #6 will be out shortly. all that is left to fix is re-installing microsoft word, and then re-doing all of the reviews and interviews for the issue which got deleted when the viruses attacked the hardrive.
so, issue 6 will be out in june. we know it's been many months since the last issue and we're hoping this one does not disappoint. we've got dropkick murphys and more, plau the first 50 copies come with a free demo CD by the Klix. so watch for it soon!
Friday, March 14, 2008
our band
as i mentioned in the last post, we all basically have bands of our own which we also spend our time on when we're not writing for the zine and doing all that other fun stuff that we do. in case anyone cared to check out the bands, here they are.
(edit: 5/31/2008)
since this post, three of the bands kicked out our zine members who were a part of them. so there is only one band left to show you guys. sorry there's not more.
the street rats - tim (drums), michelle (guitar), riley (bass)
street punk band from the 860 and the 203 that just recently formed. tim on drums, michelle on guitar, riley on bass, and danny as frontman, look for a release in the near future.
(edit: 5/31/2008)
since this post, three of the bands kicked out our zine members who were a part of them. so there is only one band left to show you guys. sorry there's not more.
the street rats - tim (drums), michelle (guitar), riley (bass)
street punk band from the 860 and the 203 that just recently formed. tim on drums, michelle on guitar, riley on bass, and danny as frontman, look for a release in the near future.
UPDATES!
okay, so it's been a few months since the last update to this thing so i figured it was about time to clue everybody in on the world of DIY PUNK zine.
we gained another member, tim chaos (or street rat tim, whatever you wanna call him) who has already helped us a ton with finding local shops to distro the zine down in the 203 part of Connecticut. Plus, he's interviewing some awesome bands for us and CD reviews and all that ... he's most excited about the Rabble review/interview, and we don't blame him. in fact, we're jealous of him. the CD looks awesome and comes with a two-sided poster. WE NEVER GET THOSE! anyways, now the zine staff is up to six of us crazy kids, so i think we're at a good enough number right now to keep this thing going for a while.
we were about to put together ISSUE 6 with our greenland whalefishers / dropkick murphys st. pat's day theme when the main computer linked to the zine with all the zine stuff on it got hacked and basically destroyed. so the release date of issue 6 got pushed back a few weeks late. as soon as it's out we'll let everyone know.
other than that we've all been working on side projects of our own, most of us have got bands that we're either practiving, recording, or playing shows with... so we're all pretty busy outside of the zine too. i'm thinking we'll aim for the magazine to come out four times a year, once every three months. we've got a ton of awesome artists and bands lined up for the upcoming issues and we're really excited about all of that. another side project includes a book on the connecticut punk scene from the 1970s til the present, and a punk rock comic book, both to be published by the zine in the upcoming months.
issue 6 should be out by the end of march. check for it!
we gained another member, tim chaos (or street rat tim, whatever you wanna call him) who has already helped us a ton with finding local shops to distro the zine down in the 203 part of Connecticut. Plus, he's interviewing some awesome bands for us and CD reviews and all that ... he's most excited about the Rabble review/interview, and we don't blame him. in fact, we're jealous of him. the CD looks awesome and comes with a two-sided poster. WE NEVER GET THOSE! anyways, now the zine staff is up to six of us crazy kids, so i think we're at a good enough number right now to keep this thing going for a while.
we were about to put together ISSUE 6 with our greenland whalefishers / dropkick murphys st. pat's day theme when the main computer linked to the zine with all the zine stuff on it got hacked and basically destroyed. so the release date of issue 6 got pushed back a few weeks late. as soon as it's out we'll let everyone know.
other than that we've all been working on side projects of our own, most of us have got bands that we're either practiving, recording, or playing shows with... so we're all pretty busy outside of the zine too. i'm thinking we'll aim for the magazine to come out four times a year, once every three months. we've got a ton of awesome artists and bands lined up for the upcoming issues and we're really excited about all of that. another side project includes a book on the connecticut punk scene from the 1970s til the present, and a punk rock comic book, both to be published by the zine in the upcoming months.
issue 6 should be out by the end of march. check for it!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
issue 5 updates
wow, we've been really super-lazy with updating this thing.
there's been a lot of stuff going on in the world of DIY PUNK ZINE...we finally bought the printer, and paper, and ink, and long-reach stapler and staples and everything else necessary to print a US B magazine. So it's now finally available in print, for all those not completely content just looking at it online. and let me tell you, the print version is way awesomer than the online version. i mean, it's like all officially a "real" zine now...you can hold it in your hand and flip through it and circle and highlight things. we are, needless to say, very proud of this giant leap for the zine. this giant leap which set us back five-hundred fucking dollars. but despite the financial setback and obvious lack of money for the future, we're glad to have finally taken this step.
also, we've gained a fourth member to the DIY PUNK zine family... a dude named Johnny Blitz, who has actually been writing for us for a very long time under a different name. i really don't know why he hadn't become part of the zine crew much earlier, probably because of the geographical inconvenience...but you know what, screw geographical inconveniences, this is the 21st century and there is a little thing called technology and the internet in our favor. so sure, he won't be able to physically put it together, but he can still write everything he needs to and send it on over to us. what a great time it is to live in, i tell you.
...and as if that was not enough, we also got ourselves our very own PR person, a dude named Zeke from our town. so yes, things are looking WAY up for the DIY PUNK ZINE.
i don't know how reliable we will be in future issues for updating this site, so if you really need to know how the progress of the zine is going, you can always just contact us directly.
email: diyctpunk@hotmail.com
AIM: diyctpunk [or] michellethreat [or] missrileychaos
there's been a lot of stuff going on in the world of DIY PUNK ZINE...we finally bought the printer, and paper, and ink, and long-reach stapler and staples and everything else necessary to print a US B magazine. So it's now finally available in print, for all those not completely content just looking at it online. and let me tell you, the print version is way awesomer than the online version. i mean, it's like all officially a "real" zine now...you can hold it in your hand and flip through it and circle and highlight things. we are, needless to say, very proud of this giant leap for the zine. this giant leap which set us back five-hundred fucking dollars. but despite the financial setback and obvious lack of money for the future, we're glad to have finally taken this step.
also, we've gained a fourth member to the DIY PUNK zine family... a dude named Johnny Blitz, who has actually been writing for us for a very long time under a different name. i really don't know why he hadn't become part of the zine crew much earlier, probably because of the geographical inconvenience...but you know what, screw geographical inconveniences, this is the 21st century and there is a little thing called technology and the internet in our favor. so sure, he won't be able to physically put it together, but he can still write everything he needs to and send it on over to us. what a great time it is to live in, i tell you.
...and as if that was not enough, we also got ourselves our very own PR person, a dude named Zeke from our town. so yes, things are looking WAY up for the DIY PUNK ZINE.
i don't know how reliable we will be in future issues for updating this site, so if you really need to know how the progress of the zine is going, you can always just contact us directly.
email: diyctpunk@hotmail.com
AIM: diyctpunk [or] michellethreat [or] missrileychaos
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
"guilty pleasures"
The Wednesday Night Heroes
Guilty Pleasures
Listening to The Wednesday Night Heroes’ latest album, Guilty Pleasures, made me long for them to come back to Connecticut as soon as possible and play another show. Last time they were here I was stuck in Vermont, much to my disappointment – but quite honestly, I didn’t know what I was missing. I had heard one song of theirs on a comp a year or two back so I knew they were a kick-ass band, but I didn’t really know any songs other than that one so I wasn’t too broken up over it. But now, after hearing Guilty Pleasures, I know exactly what I was missing back when they played the Webster in Hartford, and I hope they liked it here because I am now a huge Wednesday Night Heroes fan. And I’d imagine anyone who likes punk would feel the same way after just one go-around of the album.
This is the kind of punk that everyone can appreciate. It’s fast-paced, aggressive, catchy (but not pop, there is a difference which listening to one song of this band’s would clearly illustrate for you), with amazing songs that you can not help singing along with. On the punk spectrum there are usually two extremes with “punk” [the general, original, unadulterated form of punk, that is] in the middle. There’s the punks who likes punk, metal, and some oldschool rap on one side; on the other there are the kids who like punk, psychobilly and rockabilly. Well, the kids who like punk and metal will appreciate this band [a friend of mine who fits this description will attest to that], the kids who like punk and psychobilly will like this band [I myself fit this category, so there’s your proof for that statement], and the kids who like all forms of punk will obviously like this band.
I’m trying to think of a good way to describe Guilty Pleasures without sounding like I’m some kind of advertiser trying desperately to convince the kids of the punk movement that it is equivalent to the second coming of Christ, but really, I’m at a loss for words. Usually there is at least one song on an album that I just don’t like, or that I don’t like as much as the rest of the songs. When my favorite band was the Casualties I couldn’t stand “No Turning Back” and when my favorite band was Social Distortion I would always skip past “Sometimes I Do”. But on Guilty Pleasures there is not one song that I would even consider skipping past. Not a one.
I would say that the standout songs on this album would have to be “Uncivilized Bastard” and “Move to Press”, but honestly I love all of the songs equally. Those two were just instant favorites of mine the first time I heard the album, and ever since I have been shoving them down my friends’ throats, hoping to create a few more WNH fans. “Uncivilized Bastards” has quite possibly one of the best choruses on the album – just singing along feels like giving society a slap in the face. And “Move to Press” has one of the catchier choruses on the album that you can not help singing along with. It’s irresistible.
The energy in this album, if it could somehow be bottled and distributed in pill form, would be one hundred times more potent than speed. The music is amazing: the lyrics, vocals, backing vocals, drums, guitar, bass…I can definitely see why the Wednesday Night Heroes are gaining popularity. They’re fucking amazing, that’s why. This is the kind of punk that makes you want to go, drag out your bass or guitar or drumsticks, and then just play until your fingers and throat bleed. Or at least, that’s what happened when I started listening to it.
I would say that fans of any and all forms of punk would appreciate the Wednesday Night Heroes, but if I had to be more specific I would say that anyone into bands like the Unseen (before they went all post-hardcore on us), Dropkick Murphy’s, the Casualties…damn, any band along those lines…would want to check out WNH and Guilty Pleasures. It’s more hardcore and fast and in-your-face than a band like, say, Against Me! or Bad Religion or Operation Ivy, but still something that I think nearly everyone could enjoy. Give the new CD a listen and I swear you’ll become a WNH fan too.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
interviews
holy hell we just got an interview with GBH
this is amazing...GBH is my sister's (Michelle) favorite band of all time. and we are interviewing them tomorrow. fucking GBH. wow. okay, i'm good now!
this is amazing...GBH is my sister's (Michelle) favorite band of all time. and we are interviewing them tomorrow. fucking GBH. wow. okay, i'm good now!
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