Hey listen up. I’m trying to talk above the noise of crashing guitars and Allen Watermelon’s enthusiastic expletives. Great! Awesome! Blow My Mind! This is Edmonton’s guide to rock ‘n roll. This is also the Punch issue. There is a recipe for punch, interviews with Sucker Punch and other Punch named bands. While all the q&a interviews are entertaining, Watermelon’s musical enthusiasm and obvious knowledge of pop history are best applied to his home turf. So, the interview with Punched Unconscious, local Alberta band from Watermelon’s hometown of St. Albert (“you won’t like it”), pulls no punches, provides the most punch, is a fist-a-cuff throwing ball-buster punch-out. Reviews, vinyl, nifty ads. Probably essential for Prairie scenesters — Hey shut up. I’m trying to hear some fucking music.
zine / #2, 32 pages / publisher: Allen Watermelon / main creator: Allen Watermelon / Free / Box 52147 Garneau PO, 8210-109 St., Edmonton, AB T6G 2T5