Razorcake
Daryl Gussin (Ed.), Issue 93, Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc. PO Box 42129 Los Angeles, CA 90042, $4.00 USD
The latest issue of that *other* west coast punk fanzine brings you cover stars Basement Benders plus interviews with Aaron Cometbus, Lenny Lashley, and Eureka California. Those familiar with this mag know the format. Highlights include a sweet comic by Ben Snakepit, a transcribed Narduar interview, a cool photo of Murs, plus more reviews and top fives than you can shake a stick at. What I love about Razorcake is it is such a product of love founded in the obstinate belief print and punk rock still matters. I appreciated that co founder Todd Taylor lets his interviews go long, offering a depth of content not always present in our attention-span challenged media landscape. Hearing Aaron Cometbus reflect on his deceased parents or what his songs mean to him decades later when their subjects grew older was pretty cool. Plus Razorcake still does zine reviews which gives them a thumbs up from this guy any day. (Chris Landry)