A bold special issue, dubbed the “Mike Alway Charm School” issue, and covering the weird, flat-line pop irony of mid to late 80s UK record label �l records, whose sound Bleek describes as “flaunting beauty and whimsy, sunshine and pop-elegance.” This is an in-depth look at the pioneering label, featuring interviews with �l head Mike Alway and former �l recording artists including Momus, Louis Phillippe, and Simon Fisher Turner. A classic fanzine, Bleek indulges his insatiable appetite for the label’s history, while still managing to entertain and educate the rest of us. (HN)
zine, #5, $2, Bleek, Box 556, Merrit, BC, V1K 1B8