What started as your typical Rush, sex and midgets zine has become so much more. Scott regales us with his previous nine glorious issues, taking us from the depth of his own pathos – Why I’ll Never Be Cool – to the heights of infantile gibbering – The Facts of Flatulence. The best-of issue relies heavily on highlights from the ever popular Cygnals Sex Corner. But you can’t beat the interview with Rusell Oliver, late night commercial personality and owner of his own used jewels business. Rusell reduces sentiment to the mere twaddle of the financially daft in his obsession to get you to convert your jewelry to CASH! This best of issue is like a brief history of Canadian indie cultcha; what Scott thought was neat back then, and what he still thinks is alright right now. Cygnals gives us signals from the underside of our own pop landscape. Scott might never be cool, but his zine always was (and will be). (HN)
zine, #10 / main creator: Scott Simpson / $2 / Box 40024 RPO Marlee, Toronto, ON, M6B 4K4