zine, #3&4, 30 pgs, $2, Karley Tabak & Chris George, P.O. Box 21055 LPMPO, 84 Lynden Park Rd., Brantford, ON, N3R 7W9, [email protected], www.piezine. cjb.net
Issue three of Piezine is mostly breathless, inarticulate young punks interviewing other breathless, inarticulate young punks uncritically about the music industry. There’s an article by Ralph Nader reprinted from his website, there are some lame-ish movie and CD reviews and some tasty-looking vegan recipes… All in all, not a bad way to beguile those last sleepy drag days of suburban youth, but not exactly dazzling. Issue four is way better, more focused and political, with more interesting interviews. Even the layout’s more attractive. They’ve got the right idea, and they’re moving in the right direction. I’m curious to see what they do with issue five. (Wendy Banks)