Artcore Fanzine #28 out next week (with video preview)

zine-cover-artcore-28I was only recently just hipped to Artcore Fanzine via a link from Jerk Store‘s Facebook page, and I can’t believe I’ve never heard of it. Artcore was first published in 1986, and has been putting out a new issue just about every year since then.

Covering both modern hardcore, as well as devoting half of each issue to “Vaultage” – which looks at bands of yesteryear – Artcore might be the only ‘zine out there to effectively bridge the gap between the mid-’80s DIY scene and today. Past issues have featured what were thought to be long-lost recordings on 7-inch and LP, and are rather difficult to track down (the 2006 issue is currently on eBay for about $25).

The issue ships next Tuesday, but you can order it now for £2.75 out of their store.
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Intellect Books to publish Iain Ellis’ next book

iain-ellisMusic historian Iain Ellis is a gent we see out and about around Lawrence on a fairly regular basis, and he’s a hell of a nice guy. In addition, we’re big fans of his writing here in the Nuthouse – both of his work for Popmatters, as well as his book Rebels Wit Attitude, a history and analysis of humor in American rock music.

I interviewed Ellis back in 2008 regarding the publication, and have been eagerly awaiting the follow-up ever since he officially announced its completion over a year ago.

Well, Ellis announced this morning via his Facebook page that Intellect Books has agreed to publish Brit Wits: A History of British Rock Humor. Hooray! We’ll have more details regarding publishing dates and so forth when we get ’em.

Decharne’s history of rockabilly covers them all, big and small

book-cover-rocket-in-my-pocketMax Decharne‘s new history of rockabilly for Serpent’s Tail, A Rocket In My Pocket: The Hipster’s Guide to Rockabilly, takes a little bit to get going. It’s understandable – there’s a lot of history to set up, and a lot of characters to introduce, be they Sun Records owner Sam Phllips, cover boy Elvis Presley, or the queen of rockabilly, Wanda Jackson. Basically, Decharne takes several dozen rockabilly musicians, as well as various labels that run the gamut from international to recording in someone’s garage, and gives them to the reader in a flurry of names.
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